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ISON tonight, 2013 MAR 05 / PanSTARRS data
by Patrick Wiggins 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

Here's my latest ISON shots: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/C_2012_S1.2013MAR05.JPG Here's the latest from S&T on PanSTARRS http://www.skyandtelescope.com/skytel/beyondthepage/185665152.html I'm really trying not to get my hopes up for PanSTARRS but the latest reports sure seems encouraging. No Comet West to be sure but still a potentially nice comet. Are folks here making any plans to observe it next week? Here are data from the MPC for the comet next week calculated for SPOC: 2013 03 10 at sunset the comet is 12° above a flat western horizon, mag 0.5 2013 03 11 at sunset the comet is 14° above a flat western horizon, mag 0.6 2013 03 12 at sunset the comet is 15° above a flat western horizon, mag 0.7 2013 03 13 at sunset the comet is 16° above a flat western horizon, mag 0.9 2013 03 14 at sunset the comet is 17° above a flat western horizon, mag 1.1 2013 03 15 at sunset the comet is 17° above a flat western horizon, mag 1.3 2013 03 16 at sunset the comet is 18° above a flat western horizon, mag 1.5 2013 03 17 at sunset the comet is 18° above a flat western horizon, mag 1.7 I'm guessing the positions are accurate but I don't know that I'd trust the mag estimates. And one needs to remember that the mags are comet mags not the usually brighter stellar mags. On the 12th the comet will be 4° from a 2% illuminated Moon. Anyone here ever see a 2% illuminated Moon? I don't know if that's doable. What-do-ya-bet Tyler gets a great image of the comet next to an incredibly thin crescent Moon? :) patrick

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Music and Astronomy Festival in Senegal
by Kelly Ricks 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

So, I've been browsing Kickstarter a lot lately, and came across an interesting astronomy-related project in Senegal. With telescopes operated by members of a local astronomy club, live music on stage, and "video remixing" (not quite sure what that means) of images (if I understood the video correctly) projected through the on site telescopes, it sounds like it could really be an interesting night. I had to scratch my head a bit when the astronomer on the video praised the dark skies of the chosen site. I mean, I wonder how dark things can really get with a large video screen and concert stage near by...but I guess the planets will still be nice, and the moon if it is up. Anyway, as both a musician and astro buff, I've always thought it would be fun to integrate musical performance with astronomy. I also wonder if this kind of multi-media production might attract a whole new crowd to the night sky. I almost wish I could afford to go check it out and see how it comes off in the community there. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1937828839/asamaan-festival-of-music-an… ~Kelly

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Time-Lapse comet sequences
by Chuck Hards 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

Some great time-lapse animations posted lately! If anyone is going to shoot one tonight, a suggestion is to compose it with something interesting or familiar in the foreground landscape, and preferably something with an interesting silhouette when it's too dark to see it outright. A tree or old building, or a tower on the horizon, for instance. Good luck, have fun!

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SPOC to gift (Tuesday)
by Patrick Wiggins 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

I will have SPOC's Bogdan refractor open again this evening (Tuesday) from 7:30 to 9:00ish for comet viewing. Moon and Jupiter too. Severe clear skies at SPOC now and SPOC's Clear Sky Clock is indicating it will stay that way with no cirrus clouds that diminished the view last night). All are welcome. patrick Sent from my iPad

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] PANSTARRS Time-lapse Video
by Chris Watson 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

What time lapse software did you use? I'm heading out to antelope island tonight to try to recreate your results ________________________________ From: "utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com" <utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com> To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 11:29 AM Subject: Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 121, Issue 128 Send Utah-Astronomy mailing list submissions to utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com You can reach the person managing the list at utah-astronomy-owner(a)mailman.xmission.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Utah-Astronomy digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Comet from SPOC (erikhansen(a)thebluezone.net) 2. Re: Comet from SPOC (Norm Hansen) 3. Re: Comet from SPOC (Chuck Hards) 4. PANSTARRS - Time-lape video (jcarman6(a)q.com) 5. Re: PANSTARRS Time-lapse Video (Joe Bauman) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:29:25 -0600 From: erikhansen(a)thebluezone.net To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet from SPOC Message-ID: <37637fbaf3082952a0c01c2902d5004e.squirrel(a)webmail.thebluezone.net> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 >Well you need to see so so comets to see the great ones. You never really know. I agree. I have seen it, is about the best I can say about that little > comet. -- Joe > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Siegfried Jachmann <siegfried(a)jachmann.org> > To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 10:55 PM > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet from SPOC > > Yep. We saw it in the telescopes, the finders, in binoculars ald as it got > darker naked eye. I was only able to see it naked eye by looking along the > telescope tube. I would not have just picked it out. It's by no means a > great comet, not even a good comet but it is a comet and now I have seen > it. I went out to SPOC with my brother-in-law, George Van Komen. We had a > good time. Later Kurt Fisher picked out Messier A & B on the Moon. I had > not paid attention to them so it was a real treat. Thanks Kurt. > > Sig > > On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 8:29 PM, Patrick Wiggins > <paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com>wrote: > >> Nice crowd at spoc tonight. >> >> A few thin clods but mostly clear, >> >> The comet is showing a stubby tail against a dark blue sky in the Bogdan >> and Siegfried's refractor. >> >> Looking better as it gets darker. >> >> patrick >> _______________________________________________ >> 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". >> > > > > -- > Siegfried > _______________________________________________ > 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". > ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:18:10 -0600 From: Norm Hansen <norm.hansen(a)mtngreen.net> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet from SPOC Message-ID: <51489DD2.3060203(a)mtngreen.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 3/18/2013 8:29 PM, Patrick Wiggins wrote: > Nice crowd at spoc tonight. > > A few thin clods but mostly clear, > > The comet is showing a stubby tail against a dark blue sky in the Bogdan and Siegfried's refractor. > > Looking better as it gets darker. > > patrick I hope you told those clods that they won't be welcome next time... Norm ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:25:20 -0600 From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet from SPOC Message-ID: <CAHmuOYpJyfE75vrTR_B2DwjtLSs=YtTM28sV5_pwuLRMO3Xxcw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sort of like you need to live through a bitter cold winter, to fully appreciate the summer, eh? There is wisdom in that. On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 10:29 AM, <erikhansen(a)thebluezone.net> wrote: > >Well you need to see so so comets to see the great ones. You never really > know. > > ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:28:37 -0400 (EDT) From: jcarman6(a)q.com To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] PANSTARRS - Time-lape video Message-ID: <1005856269.19622.1363714117339.JavaMail.root(a)md30.quartz.synacor.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Jared, that is excellent! Very smooth between images.? You did a super job. Yeah - Way cool! ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:28:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Joe Bauman <josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com> To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] PANSTARRS Time-lapse Video Message-ID: <1363714117.83962.BPMail_high_noncarrier(a)web125105.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 That's an extremely fine time-lapse, Jared. I am impressed that you got such a clear view. Thanks, Joe ------------------------------ On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 9:38 AM MDT Richard Tenney wrote: >Beautiful Jared.? I went out last night at what appeared to be a clear sky, only to have a slew of clouds suddenly appear and radiate to all parts of the sky from where the comet was supposed to be.? I still have yet to see anything. > > > > > >________________________________ > From: Jared Smith <jared(a)smithplanet.com> >To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> >Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 8:25 AM >Subject: [Utah-astronomy] PANSTARRS Time-lapse Video > >Here's a time-lapse video I put together of PANSTARRS setting over >Cache Valley last night - >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROEnG6hslYQ&hd=1 > >It turned out pretty cool, though is a bit shaky due to the strong >wind and me accidentally leaving the VR feature of my lens on. I need >a faster telephoto lens and more stable tripod to do this type of >thing. > >Jared > >_______________________________________________ >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 121, Issue 128 ************************************************

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] PANSTARRS Time-lapse Video (Jared Smith)
by Chris Watson 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

Thanks for the tips on shooting. Interesting that you do a picture every 5 seconds. I've never done time lapse before, so I would have probably done 10 second exposures ever 20 seconds or so depending on how visible the comet is. Joe - I'll probably be out on the west side near the sandy beach to do the photos. Its cold enough I don't want to hike out to one of the "peaks". If you see a gold corolla with me and two girls, come over and say hi. Maybe they will be impressed. :)

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] PANSTARRS Time-lapse Video
by Joe Bauman 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

That's an extremely fine time-lapse, Jared. I am impressed that you got such a clear view. Thanks, Joe ------------------------------ On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 9:38 AM MDT Richard Tenney wrote: >Beautiful Jared. I went out last night at what appeared to be a clear sky, only to have a slew of clouds suddenly appear and radiate to all parts of the sky from where the comet was supposed to be. I still have yet to see anything. > > > > > >________________________________ > From: Jared Smith <jared(a)smithplanet.com> >To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> >Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 8:25 AM >Subject: [Utah-astronomy] PANSTARRS Time-lapse Video > >Here's a time-lapse video I put together of PANSTARRS setting over >Cache Valley last night - >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROEnG6hslYQ&hd=1 > >It turned out pretty cool, though is a bit shaky due to the strong >wind and me accidentally leaving the VR feature of my lens on. I need >a faster telephoto lens and more stable tripod to do this type of >thing. > >Jared > >_______________________________________________ >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".

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PANSTARRS - Time-lape video
by jcarman6＠q.com 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

Jared, that is excellent! Very smooth between images. You did a super job. Yeah - Way cool!

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PANSTARRS Time-lapse Video
by Jared Smith 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

Here's a time-lapse video I put together of PANSTARRS setting over Cache Valley last night - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROEnG6hslYQ&hd=1 It turned out pretty cool, though is a bit shaky due to the strong wind and me accidentally leaving the VR feature of my lens on. I need a faster telephoto lens and more stable tripod to do this type of thing. Jared

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Article on the "Comet of the Century!?"
by Kelly Ricks 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

Too bad they didn't use one of Patrick's recent pictures of ISON. I think his are all better than the one featured in the article. I hope the optimistic predictions pan out. It must be something else to be able to see a comet in the daytime sky. I try to picture how the moon looks when it's up in the afternoon...kind of a translucent bluish gray...and then mold it into the shape of a sweeping comet. It's a fun thought experiment anyway... ~Kelly > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:45:23 -0600 > From: Thomas Sevcik <sfv1ts(a)hotmail.com> > To: SLAS astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Article on the "Comet of the Century!?" > Message-ID: <BAY159-W55EB31CC9814705597BBF79AE90(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Interesting article I came across about what's already being hyped as the > "Comet of the Century!" Sounds like the armada of space telescopes planned > to observe ISON will make this one of the most space vehicle watched comets > that I can recall. I just hope that the public will not become so > desensitized by all the media coverage (mind-blowing images from Hubble for > example) that they don't get outside and take a look for themselves. > > http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/18/17361256-astronomers-gear-up-fo… > Tom Sevcik > >

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