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Dark Site Observing
by Jay Eads 10 May '13

10 May '13

A group of us will be heading out this afternoon/evening to the Forest Road 006 site south of Vernon tonight if anyone wants to join us. Coordinate are: 39.994437,-112.428331 or you can go to my Google Maps at https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=211755030117194028721.00049324662bf653… and go to Forest Road 006 Observing Site 3 or Site 1 and we'll be at one or the other. I'll be talking about the 20" and 36" scopes that are coming for my property out near this location besides observing. Thanks, Jay

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GRB
by Joe Bauman 10 May '13

10 May '13

I think this is Patrick's GRP .... Lucky guy! http://news.yahoo.com/record-breaking-star-explosion-most-powerful-ever-see…

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The Bortle Scale
by D P Pierce 08 May '13

08 May '13

This morning on H2 I watched a show about why we are afraid of the dark. It referenced the darkness of some different sites. I couldn't remember hearing of the term before and asked a few people at the SLAS board meeting tonight and they didn't reconize the term. I found this article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bortle_Dark-Sky_Scal So using these descriptions would SPOC be a 5? Deloy

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] GRB
by Joe Bauman 07 May '13

07 May '13

Then you'd be Patrick "Cosmic Catastrophe" Wiggins. But maybe some civilizations did get fried by it, ever so long ago. ------------------------------ On Tue, May 7, 2013 10:09 PM MDT Patrick Wiggins wrote: >Hi Mike, > >My understanding that some light is given off in all directions but that most of the light goes into two focused beams, one emanating from each pole. > >Someone from NASA/Goddard contacted me about this saying he thought a possible reason it was so bright was that we did happen to be in one of the two beams generated by the GRB. > >So I guess we're lucky it was not closer as a direct hit by such a beam from close up could end most life on Earth (and I'd just as soon my name not be associated with such a beam... <g> ). > >patrick > > >On 07 May 2013, at 06:43, M Wilson wrote: > >> I have a question. According to the article "The collapse of the star's core triggers jets of relativistic matter so powerful that they bore outward through the star and into the surrounding space." Are those jets of matter leaving the star in all directions or in just two (thru the former star's north and south magnetic poles)? I always thought it was the latter and, if so, that would mean that we were in the line of fire from one of those jets. > >_______________________________________________ >Utah-Astronomy mailing list >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > >Send messages to the list to >Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > >The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. > >To unsubscribe go to: >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] GRB
by Kelly Ricks 07 May '13

07 May '13

Hey Patrick, Just read the Sky & Tel article. Maybe it's not "your" GRB, but that looks like a pretty nice light curve that will likely get a lot of use from astronomers. The list of citations you'll be able to claim might prove to be formidable! Very exciting! ~Kelly

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GRB
by jcarman6＠q.com 07 May '13

07 May '13

Congrats Patrick. Nice write-up by Betty. So nice to read an article where the facts are straight. You were in the right place at the right time and smart enough to recognize the situation and continue to "snap" pictures and ha ve the software to get a research grade light curve. I'm not sure "amateur" qualifies sometimes with you and others in this situation, but you make amateurs everywhere proud.

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M100 Neighborhood - A new image from my homemade astrograph
by Tyler Allred 06 May '13

06 May '13

Hi all, This image was taken from my backyard observatory over two recent nights in April, 2013, with my homemade astrograph. It is one of my favorite objects in the sky, and I just love looking around the image at all the smaller galaxies, of which there are literally hundreds. This may be my personal favorite astrophoto I have ever taken. The full version is worth looking at to enjoy all the smaller galaxies. LINK: http://www.allred-astro.com//viewer.php?id=122 <http://www.allred-astro.com/viewer.php?id=122&cat=1&sub=100> &cat=1&sub=100 Cheers, Tyler

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Waning Daytime Moon
by Kelly Ricks 06 May '13

06 May '13

Thanks to all who have commented! ~Kelly > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 5 May 2013 23:19:53 -0700 (PDT) > From: Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> > To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Waning Daytime Moon > Message-ID: > <1367821193.73043.YahooMailNeo(a)web125102.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > > Yes, nice and mellow. > > > ________________________________ > From: Tyler Allred <tyler(a)allred-astro.com> > To: 'Utah Astronomy' <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2013 10:44 PM > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Waning Daytime Moon > > > Nice sketch Kelly.? The blue paper was a perfect canvas for the daytime > moon.? I love it. > Cheers, > Tyler > > > -----Original Message----- > From: utah-astronomy-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com > [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Kelly > Ricks > Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2013 1:56 PM > To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Waning Daytime Moon > > Just completed my first observational sketch of the year. I hope to do more > in the (warmer) months to come. You can view the drawing on my blog here: > > http://www.kellyricks.blogspot.com/2013/05/waning-daylight-moon.html > > When I went back and compared my sketch with a nice photo, I noticed there > were some features my eyes hadn't observed correctly...I guess it's easy to > understand how there were canals on Mars for a while! Still, it's a fun > exercise...and perhaps a good way to improve observing skills. > > ~Kelly > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > > Send messages to the list to > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > > The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. > > To unsubscribe go to: > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on > "Unsubscribe or edit options". > > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > > Send messages to the list to > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > > The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. > > To unsubscribe go to: > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on > "Unsubscribe or edit options". > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php > > End of Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 123, Issue 15 > *********************************************** >

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A boy and his atom
by Patrick Wiggins 06 May '13

06 May '13

A Boy And His Atom http://vimeo.com/65244953 patrick

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Waning Daytime Moon
by Kelly Ricks 06 May '13

06 May '13

Just completed my first observational sketch of the year. I hope to do more in the (warmer) months to come. You can view the drawing on my blog here: http://www.kellyricks.blogspot.com/2013/05/waning-daylight-moon.html When I went back and compared my sketch with a nice photo, I noticed there were some features my eyes hadn't observed correctly...I guess it's easy to understand how there were canals on Mars for a while! Still, it's a fun exercise...and perhaps a good way to improve observing skills. ~Kelly

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