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Fw: September Happenings
by Joe Bauman 31 Aug '17

31 Aug '17

Just FYI, this a news release I emailed to media outlets. -- Joe Bauman SALT LAKE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY NEWS RELEASE September public events: star, sun parties and tales of the eclipse A sun party, six star parties and a meeting in which members describe their eclipse adventures are among the free events hosted by the Salt Lake Astronomical Society during September. All are family-friendly and welcoming to the public. A trio of star parties at the Stansbury Park Observatory Complex (SPOC) will offer glimpses of starry wonders through four impressive telescopes, the newest of which – the gigantic Clements Telescope, housed in the new Kolob Observatory – is the largest amateur telescope in the world used for visual astronomy. SPOC is about 30 miles west of Salt Lake City. From Utah’s capital, take I-80 west, turn off at Exit 99 (the Tooele-Grantsville exit), and travel south on Highway 36. At the third traffic signal turn right onto Stansbury Parkway. Continue west until a sign in the center median that is labeled “Plaza.” Turn left at the plaza and park in a lot adjacent to the skateboard park. The observatory is to the right. Visitors with questions about setting up or operating their own telescopes are invited to bring them to any of the star parties an hour before sunset, and experienced club members will be happy to help. Star parties begin at dusk and continue until 10 p.m., while the sun party is scheduled from 9 a.m. until noon. Many SLAS members will set up their personal telescope and offer views at both types of parties. The parties are held subject to the weather. Public events in September are: ** Friday, Sept. 1, star party at the Bangerter Crossing Harmons Store, 125 E. 13800 South. ** Saturday, Sept. 2, star party at SPOC. ** Saturday, Sept. 9, sun party, Winchester Park at the Jordan River Parkway, 6400 S. 1100 West. Group members will set up specially-filtered telescopes that allow safe viewing of our local star. ** Friday, Sept. 15, star party at Wheeler Farm, 6351 S. 900 East, Salt Lake County. ** Saturday, Sept. 16, star party at SPOC. ** Wednesday, Sept. 20, members will tell of their experiences during the Great American Solar Eclipse that swept across the country on Aug. 21. The venue is the monthly meeting of the Salt Lake Astronomical Society, 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Calvin L. Rampton Building, Salt Lake Community College Taylorsville-Redwood campus, about 4600 S. Redwood Road. The building is in the campus’ northeast corner and free parking is available east of the building in the Q lot. ** Friday, Sept. 29, star party at the Seventh Street Harmons store, 7755 S. 700 East, Midvale. ** Saturday, Sept. 30, star party at SPOC. -30- Note to editors: could you please publish the schedule as a public service? If any events are happening before your publication date, kindly remove them from the article For further information, call Joe Bauman, SLAS vice president, 801-913-3588. Thanks, Joe

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Excellent article on the hunt for planet nine
by Richard Tenney 31 Aug '17

31 Aug '17

This article does a great job of giving you the sense of the difficulty of the task at hand. Enjoy. https://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/satellites/is-there-a-giant-planet-lurk…

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Re astroyard sale
by Marlene Egger 30 Aug '17

30 Aug '17

I'd be interested in looking, and especially if it was a multiple-yard sale. Marlene Egger Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 30, 2017, at 12:00 PM, utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com wrote: > > Send Utah-Astronomy mailing list submissions to > utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://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: Any interest in an astro yard-sale? (Chuck Hards) > 2. Re: Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 174, Issue 38 (Grammy Terry) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 12:38:51 -0600 > From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> > To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Any interest in an astro yard-sale? > Message-ID: > <CAHmuOYqsoMrpD1Shydr=qL5iHyh35twPPgyUvzfuCj66m+XA_w(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > There might not be any room for your stuff, John... that's the biggest > reason I need to get rid of some of it! LOL! > > > On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 11:57 AM, John M. Craig <jmcraig(a)xmission.com> > wrote: > >> I'd definitely be interested contributing to the pile of stuff for sale. >> >> Now, can we line up some folks who'd like to buy stuff ;-) >> >> John Craig >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 07:35:53 -0600 > From: Grammy Terry <grammykt(a)gmail.com> > To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 174, Issue 38 > Message-ID: <D875C5C7-42F1-4A79-8256-1EFA0113ECE9(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > I'd be interested! Have almost new 18x70 Nikons and a few unused or used once accessories I'd like to sell. ? > Kathy > >> On Aug 29, 2017, at 11:44 AM, utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com wrote: >> >> notice. >> >> >> ------------------------------ > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > https://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 174, Issue 40 > ***********************************************

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 174, Issue 38
by Grammy Terry 30 Aug '17

30 Aug '17

I'd be interested! Have almost new 18x70 Nikons and a few unused or used once accessories I'd like to sell. 🤗 Kathy > On Aug 29, 2017, at 11:44 AM, utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com wrote: > > notice. > > > ------------------------------

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Any interest in an astro yard-sale?
by John M. Craig 29 Aug '17

29 Aug '17

I'd definitely be interested contributing to the pile of stuff for sale. Now, can we line up some folks who'd like to buy stuff ;-) John Craig

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Eclipse
by Joe Bauman 29 Aug '17

29 Aug '17

Dear fellow astro-fans, in case you'd like to read one of the millions of stories about the eclipse, here's ours: http://the-nightly-news.com/blog/blog-26-the-great-american-eclipse Best wishes, Joe

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 174, Issue 37
by Sue Ellen Ebertz 28 Aug '17

28 Aug '17

Sure, I would be interested in a look. Best, Shoshana -----Original Message----- From: Utah-Astronomy [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com Sent: Monday, August 28, 2017 12:00 PM To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 174, Issue 37 Send Utah-Astronomy mailing list submissions to utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://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. Any interest in an astro yard-sale? (Chuck Hards) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2017 14:44:32 -0600 From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Any interest in an astro yard-sale? Message-ID: <CAHmuOYpqZ_5jum9xS0FfsBfa_Y+-w9NyKMFZ-dJeo9Xkp7--eA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I have way too much astro stuff, from ATM bits to collectible telescopes, accessories, etc. I was wondering if, I held an astro yard-sale sometime this fall, would there be enough interest from others to warrant pulling it all out into the driveway for a day? I need to downsize, retirement is only a few years away. If there is sufficient interest, I'll gladly hold the yard sale. I would give everyone at least two or three weeks notice. ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com https://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 174, Issue 37 ***********************************************

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Eclipse Photo from Casper
by Tom Uhland 25 Aug '17

25 Aug '17

All, Just a lucky shot from the parking lot of the Holiday Inn Express in Casper. The staff was extremely hospitable, brought chairs out for one and all and had Eclipse Shades for everybody. Traffic between South Weber and Casper was very good both directions. https://www.flickr.com/photos/108505564@N02/ Nikon D-7000, TAMRON 18-280 mm, ISO 400, 1/30 sec, f/22 per Fred Espenak's very informative site. Never posted a photo before, but would like to thank everyone who does for all the great photos and wonderful information provided. Tom Uhland South Weber

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Eclipse Photo from Casper
by Howard 25 Aug '17

25 Aug '17

Great shot! Love seeing the trusty D7000 doing its thing so well still, I let my daughter use my D7000 with a 70-300mm and she got a great shot of the diamond ring as well. Thanks for sharing. On Aug 25, 2017 2:01 PM, "Tom Uhland" <tuut(a)digis.net> wrote: All, Just a lucky shot from the parking lot of the Holiday Inn Express in Casper. The staff was extremely hospitable, brought chairs out for one and all and had Eclipse Shades for everybody. Traffic between South Weber and Casper was very good both directions. https://www.flickr.com/photos/108505564@N02/ Nikon D-7000, TAMRON 18-280 mm, ISO 400, 1/30 sec, f/22 per Fred Espenak's very informative site. Never posted a photo before, but would like to thank everyone who does for all the great photos and wonderful information provided. Tom Uhland South Weber _______________________________________________ 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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Eclipse Pictures From Riverton, Wyoming
by Howard Jackman 25 Aug '17

25 Aug '17

My first ever Total Solar Eclipse and I can't even begin to find the words to describe it, what an experience! It's one that I will forever be grateful that I was able to have. Now I want to see it again! My first attempts at photographing it were very challenging, but I'm happy with the results all things considered and will try to do better next time, All were shot with a Nikon D750 attached to a 10" SCT with a f/6.3 focal reducer and extension tubes, you can see my efforts on my flickr page here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/27963332@N06/albums/72157687866122646 Thanks!Howard

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