Chuck: I've also been missing alerts and postings, so I knew nothing of the nova until I read your post. High, thin clouds this AM would have made observations less than ideal, anyway, so I'll try to look tomorrow. Nice view of the crescent Moon as it rose over the Wasatch Plateau awhile ago. I probably wouldn't have noticed it but I was watching a lone bald eagle as it (playfully?) tucked its wings for a steep dive toward the ground, then spread them wide to soar upwards again, not unlike a roller coaster. Fascinating to watch. Anyway, it soared right above the horizon and brought my attention to the rising Moon. Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+kimharch=cut.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+kimharch=cut.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 6:41 AM To: Utah-Astro Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Nova Scorpii Easily visible this morning in 12x25mm binocular. The nova forms the head of a little kite-shaped asterism, oriented roughly north-south. Still not visible to the unaided eye, but there was more high cloud this morning than yesterday. It should be visible from a rural location- Kim, have you taken a peek yet? I am not getting my own posts at all anymore. I'm going to check my mail settings on the list tools page and see if something got changed inadvertantly. ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/265 _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned by Cut.Net Managed Email Content Service, using Skeptic(tm) technology powered by MessageLabs. For more information on Cut.Nets Content Service, visit http://www.cut.net ______________________________________________________________________