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Howie Flatter passes
by chuck.hards 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

I learned tonight that Howie Glatter has died. Ad Astra, Howie. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Howie Flatter passes
by chuck.hards 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

I HATE auto-correct! Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message --------From: "chuck.hards" <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> Date: 6/12/17 9:12 PM (GMT-07:00) To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Howie Flatter passes I learned tonight that Howie Glatter has died. Ad Astra, Howie. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 172, Issue 4
by Siegfried Jachmann 10 Jun '17

10 Jun '17

With a small Newtonian it would be perfectly safe to project an image through the eyepiece to a piece of shaded white paper. You however should use only cheaper non-cemented eyepieces. If your reflector is bigger than 6", be sure to stop it down. You don't want to cook an eyepiece. Always exercise extreme caution with the Sun. The Sun does not forgive stupidity or carelessness. Eyes do not react well to sunlight concentrated through a telescope. Matt and Chuck are exactly right in their advice. On Jun 8, 2017 6:45 PM, "Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy" < utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> wrote: I would not use a Dob as a solar scope! Too dangerous! Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 8, 2017, at 5:06 PM, Sue Ellen Ebertz <ebertzs(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > Yes, Joe, and much appreciated. I misspoke. I meant to be addressing 'Sun > Parties' as there are many opportunities for weeknight sky viewing. > > Maybe I can fit a telrad filter and an eyepiece filter into a borrowed Dob? > > Is this possible and if not, maybe not the right way to go about viewing the > sun in a Dob due to its major light collecting bucket function! > > Thanks, Shoshana > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 172, Issue 7
by Sue Ellen Ebertz 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Thanks, Chuck....we are looking forward! Thanks again in advance for your time and kindness to share your knowledge. Best, Shoshana

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 172, Issue 6
by Sue Ellen Ebertz 08 Jun '17

08 Jun '17

Thanks Joe and Siegfried.

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 172, Issue 5
by Sue Ellen Ebertz 08 Jun '17

08 Jun '17

Thanks, Chuck and Mat, for your kind advice. Best, Shoshana

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 172, Issue 4
by Sue Ellen Ebertz 08 Jun '17

08 Jun '17

Yes, Joe, and much appreciated. I misspoke. I meant to be addressing 'Sun Parties' as there are many opportunities for weeknight sky viewing. Maybe I can fit a telrad filter and an eyepiece filter into a borrowed Dob? Is this possible and if not, maybe not the right way to go about viewing the sun in a Dob due to its major light collecting bucket function! Thanks, Shoshana

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 172, Issue 3
by Sue Ellen Ebertz 08 Jun '17

08 Jun '17

Chuck, I am Observant Jewish. Shabbos is Friday sundown to Saturday nightfall (after 3 stars can be seen, and determined by schedule....nowadays that happens at about 9:50 pm). Therefore I cannot go to any Sun OR Star Party. We don't use anything that has anything to do with creating. We don't ignite a spark. I was at ONE Star Party before becoming Observant, at the Museum. I saw the difference between white and red. I discovered I like the red view better. I learned a lot from Rodger that day. We also discussed How all the Jewish Festivals and holidays occur during astronomical events. Our calendar goes by the moon. Best, Shoshana The binocs were from B and H, and I just noticed them. I didn't do ANY research :) I just bought the top pair in this list: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=solar%20binoculars&N=0&InitialSear ch=yes&sts=ma&Top+Nav-Search= I'm sure I will enjoy filters for my 25 X 100's. -----Original Message----- From: Utah-Astronomy [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of utah-astronomy-request(a)mailman.xmission.com Sent: Thursday, June 8, 2017 12:00 PM To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 172, Issue 3 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: Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 172, Issue 2 (Sue Ellen Ebertz) 2. Re: Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 172, Issue 2 (Chuck Hards) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2017 13:41:38 -0600 From: "Sue Ellen Ebertz" <ebertzs(a)comcast.net> To: <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 172, Issue 2 Message-ID: <007e01d2dfc6$1524af10$3f6e0d30$(a)comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Anyone in Sugarhouse have a solar scope? I would love to see! Just ordered solar binoculars, travelling to me as we speak. Shoshana ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2017 15:12:07 -0600 From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 172, Issue 2 Message-ID: <CAHmuOYrXn-dXEcBfeefnN3kXUU4aDtrbj5iXyDY5GAQp70eCrw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Cool, Shoshana! A dedicated solar binocular? What brand? I've never seen such a thing. Are they for white light, or hydrogen-alpha? I have made many sets of Baader filters for friend's binoculars, they work well and are inexpensive. I use them on my 15x70mm Resolux bino. I just checked, and there is one small sunspot group visible in white light, the same group I saw a few days ago. If I have time, I'll take out the PST again today for some H-a views. H-a is where the real details are seen, such as prominences, flocculi, and a myriad of other features. Have you been to a SLAS Sun Party? Lots of scopes to look through, in both white light and H-a. The next one is this coming Saturday at Winchester Park, 8 AM to 11 AM. Everyone is welcome. Winchester Park is located at 64th South 11th West. On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 1:41 PM, Sue Ellen Ebertz <ebertzs(a)comcast.net> wrote: > Anyone in Sugarhouse have a solar scope? I would love to see! > Just ordered solar binoculars, travelling to me as we speak. > ------------------------------ 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 172, Issue 3 **********************************************

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 172, Issue 2
by Sue Ellen Ebertz 07 Jun '17

07 Jun '17

Anyone in Sugarhouse have a solar scope? I would love to see! Just ordered solar binoculars, travelling to me as we speak. Shoshana

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The Sun today
by Chuck Hards 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

Some nice solar activity today in H-a, many small prominences. One on the western limb had a filament associated with it that looked 3D due to the viewing angle. On Sunday in white light I saw a sunspot group that might still be visible, I didn't check in white light today.

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