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Re: [Utah-astronomy] ISON tonight (16 FEB 2013 UT)
by Joe Bauman 15 Feb '13

15 Feb '13

Is it that splotch around 12:30? Impressive that you caught it. ------------------------------ On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 10:15 PM MST Patrick Wiggins wrote: >I think today's event in Russia was a bit more impressive than ISON this eveing. :) > >http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/C_2012_S1.2013FEB16.JPG > >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".

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ISON tonight (16 FEB 2013 UT)
by Patrick Wiggins 15 Feb '13

15 Feb '13

I think today's event in Russia was a bit more impressive than ISON this eveing. :) http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/C_2012_S1.2013FEB16.JPG patrick

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Meteor Damage in Russia
by jcarman6＠q.com 15 Feb '13

15 Feb '13

Jared, thanks for the post for video. Interesting that a car mounted camera actually caught the entire event (police car??????) and some of the amatuer video was pretty interesting, except someone must tell anyone how to hold the camera and keep your dang fingers from covering the lens lol. Still impressive glass damage. Thought it was interesting that one guy was photographing the glass damage and everyone else was just walking along like there was nothing there. Re something was seen last night here in Utah. There was a report by a weatherman last night who showed pictures of it. It was a bright round "thing" that travelled toward and disappeared in the west. It did not leave a contrail or trail. Something was seen from Utah but it is not related to the Russia event - thanks Seth for your post. The scientists are finally weighing in and they say it was a "shallow" entry. Sounded like it passed through the atmosphere - so what punched through the ice in the lake? Inquiring minds what to know.

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2012 DA14: Bright and on schedule
by Patrick Wiggins 15 Feb '13

15 Feb '13

Not even dark yet and 2012 DA14 is already showing up in exposures as short as 1 second. And right where MPC is saying it should be. patrick

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Sky safari and 2012 da14
by Daniel Holmes 15 Feb '13

15 Feb '13

Here is a 6 minute video detailing the flyby using sky safari, if anyone is interested. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EOYCzfvnrbQ Dan -- Sent from an iPad. There should be less mispelings, but more errors.

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FW: Re: Rare Book Trip
by Joe Bauman 15 Feb '13

15 Feb '13

I meant to say all of us own them. ----Forwarded Message---- From: josephmbauman(a)yahoo.com To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Sent: Fri, Feb 15, 2013 3:37 PM MST Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Rare Book Trip Thanks, Craig, It was astounding. The best part is that all of own it, a side benefit of being a Utahn of which I was not aware until Patrick brought it to our attention. -- Joe ------------------------------ On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 8:16 AM MST Craig Smith wrote: >Sounds spectacular, in some ways better than seeing the collection at the >Huntington Library. > >On 2013-02-14 08:40, Joe Bauman wrote: > Dear fellow astro-fans, I've just posting a set of photos on both the SLAS >Facebook site and my section of the SLAS gallery, showing views of a trip to >the rare book section of Marriott Library, University of Utah, on Jan. 30. >Thanks for taking a look and thanks to Patrick for arranging this visit. >Although it wasn't an official SLAS excursion, nearly all of those present >were SLASers, whom Patrick kindly allowed to accompany him. If you see any >errors, please tell me immediately; also, I would like to hear any comments >you have. > > For those not using Facebook, the SLAS gallery location of the album is: > > > http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=5517 > > -- Best wishes, Joe > >_______________________________________________ >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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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Sky safari and 2012 da14
by Joe Bauman 15 Feb '13

15 Feb '13

Hi Dan, When I lived on Kwajalein ('61-'66), a U.S. missile base, a little tracking observatory operated on the lagoon side just a short distance from our home. It purpose was to take high-speed movies of the missiles launched from "Mount Olympus," the launch pad a mile or a bit more farther away on the end of the island. The Nike-Zeus missile was the fastest-accelerating rocket the U.S. had. The telescopic camera in that turret had to track extremely fast. I think the dome was like SPOC's, able to turn as the camera tracked. Best wishes, Joe ------------------------------ On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 7:26 AM MST Daniel Holmes wrote: >As a matter of fact, yes. I'm not sure if Dylan wanted to get an early start searching for the asteroid, or get busy electing a new pope. But he certainly had something on his mind at 5 o'clock this morning. > >Does anyone know (just curious) if there are mounts made specifically for tracking satellites and other fast moving objects? > >Dan > >-- >Sent from my iPhone. Please pardon any mispelings or errors. > >On Feb 15, 2013, at 6:59 AM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Up early on diaper duty (doody?) this morning, Dan? >> >> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 6:54 AM, Daniel Holmes <danielh(a)holmesonics.com>wrote: >> >> Here is a 6 minute video detailing the flyby using sky safari, if anyone >> is interested. >> >> http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EOYCzfvnrbQ >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Sky safari and 2012 da14
by Joe Bauman 15 Feb '13

15 Feb '13

Hi Dan, When I lived on Kwajalein ('61-'66), a U.S. missile base, a little tracking observatory operated on the lagoon side just a short distance from our home. It purpose was to take high-speed movies of the missiles launched from "Mount Olympus," the launch pad a mile or a bit more farther away on the end of the island. The Nike-Zeus missile was the fastest-accelerating rocket the U.S. had. The telescopic camera in that turret had to track extremely fast. I think the dome was like SPOC's, able to turn as the camera tracked. Best wishes, Joe ------------------------------ On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 7:26 AM MST Daniel Holmes wrote: >As a matter of fact, yes. I'm not sure if Dylan wanted to get an early start searching for the asteroid, or get busy electing a new pope. But he certainly had something on his mind at 5 o'clock this morning. > >Does anyone know (just curious) if there are mounts made specifically for tracking satellites and other fast moving objects? > >Dan > >-- >Sent from my iPhone. Please pardon any mispelings or errors. > >On Feb 15, 2013, at 6:59 AM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Up early on diaper duty (doody?) this morning, Dan? >> >> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 6:54 AM, Daniel Holmes <danielh(a)holmesonics.com>wrote: >> >> Here is a 6 minute video detailing the flyby using sky safari, if anyone >> is interested. >> >> http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EOYCzfvnrbQ >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Rare Book Trip
by Joe Bauman 15 Feb '13

15 Feb '13

Thanks, Craig, It was astounding. The best part is that all of own it, a side benefit of being a Utahn of which I was not aware until Patrick brought it to our attention. -- Joe ------------------------------ On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 8:16 AM MST Craig Smith wrote: >Sounds spectacular, in some ways better than seeing the collection at the >Huntington Library. > >On 2013-02-14 08:40, Joe Bauman wrote: >> Dear fellow astro-fans, I've just posting a set of photos on both the SLAS >Facebook site and my section of the SLAS gallery, showing views of a trip to >the rare book section of Marriott Library, University of Utah, on Jan. 30. >Thanks for taking a look and thanks to Patrick for arranging this visit. >Although it wasn't an official SLAS excursion, nearly all of those present >were SLASers, whom Patrick kindly allowed to accompany him. If you see any >errors, please tell me immediately; also, I would like to hear any comments >you have. >> >> For those not using Facebook, the SLAS gallery location of the album is: >> >> >> http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=5517 >> >> -- Best wishes, Joe >> >_______________________________________________ >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] Meteor damage in Russia
by Kelly Ricks 15 Feb '13

15 Feb '13

Here's the story I read. http://www.weather.com/news/meteor-hits-earth-20130215 Features some compelling pictures of the fireball, contrail, and damage resulting from the explosion. According to this, the fragments of the fireball fell into a reservoir...I wonder if any hit elsewhere and might be found. ~Kelly > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:18:30 -0700 > From: Patrick Wiggins <paw(a)wirelessbeehive.com> > To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy > <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Meteor damage in Russia? > Message-ID: <1269B649-4B4E-4F32-B2C2-E4B7B3D99F9D(a)wirelessbeehive.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Interesting to find out if there's any truth to it: > > > http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/02/15/meteorite-falls-in-russia-chelyabin… > > patrick > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 120, Issue 49 > *********************************************** >

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