Well, I'm relieved that there's nothing odd there. I looked last night w/ my C102 at 35x and saw Mizar A & B just like always. I was feeling silly for not looking at much higher power when it seemed I might have missed something. The moral, I suppose, is if it's not on your chart/software, check another source. Odd that the software's not more clear/correct though & a nova (super or otherwise) would have been really neat. John
On 22 Apr 2015, at 16:19, John M. Craig <jmcraig@xmission.com> wrote:
The moral, I suppose, is if it's not on your chart/software, check another source. Odd that the software's not more clear/correct though & a nova (super or otherwise) would have been really neat.
Brings to mind an incident years ago when I was working with a guy out of California on a search for novae. One of the people in the program reported finding a very bright nova where no star was seen on any of his star charts. We eventually found he had "discovered" Uranus. Grins, patrick
Reminds me of a funny story about a fellow reporter who, I'm sad to say, died about a week ago. But Ellie was bright, witty and lots of fun back then. We sat near each other at work and talked a lot. One of the things we discussed was the proper pronunciation of the planet's name, Your-anus or Yourinus. One day we were discussing whether the plural of aspirin was aspirin or aspirins. I said I'd check the huge unabridged dictionary on the other side of the newsroom. As I was walking to it, Ellie yelled, "Why don't you look up Your-anus while you're at it?" Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 22, 2015, at 4:42 PM, Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> wrote:
On 22 Apr 2015, at 16:19, John M. Craig <jmcraig@xmission.com> wrote:
The moral, I suppose, is if it's not on your chart/software, check another source. Odd that the software's not more clear/correct though & a nova (super or otherwise) would have been really neat.
Brings to mind an incident years ago when I was working with a guy out of California on a search for novae.
One of the people in the program reported finding a very bright nova where no star was seen on any of his star charts. We eventually found he had "discovered" Uranus.
Grins,
patrick
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Oh, she was GOOD!! I'm glad you had time w/ her, she must have been fun Sent from Rob's iPad
On Apr 22, 2015, at 12:50 PM, Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Reminds me of a funny story about a fellow reporter who, I'm sad to say, died about a week ago. But Ellie was bright, witty and lots of fun back then. We sat near each other at work and talked a lot. One of the things we discussed was the proper pronunciation of the planet's name, Your-anus or Yourinus. One day we were discussing whether the plural of aspirin was aspirin or aspirins. I said I'd check the huge unabridged dictionary on the other side of the newsroom. As I was walking to it, Ellie yelled, "Why don't you look up Your-anus while you're at it?"
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 22, 2015, at 4:42 PM, Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> wrote:
On 22 Apr 2015, at 16:19, John M. Craig <jmcraig@xmission.com> wrote:
The moral, I suppose, is if it's not on your chart/software, check another source. Odd that the software's not more clear/correct though & a nova (super or otherwise) would have been really neat.
Brings to mind an incident years ago when I was working with a guy out of California on a search for novae.
One of the people in the program reported finding a very bright nova where no star was seen on any of his star charts. We eventually found he had "discovered" Uranus.
Grins,
patrick
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The program I do for 3rd grade involves describing each of the planets. Time was when I got to the 7th planet I'd pronounce it You-Rain-Us in hopes of avoiding the giggle factor. But lately I've found it more fun to just put it out there so when I get to #7 I start by saying, "Ok, here's the planet with the name everyone laughs at, Yur-Anus." Kids laugh, teachers laugh too and then I move on. By the way, that also gives me an excuse to get into how Uranus got it's name and how for a while it was initially named "George" (technically George's Star or Georgium Sidus) but then kids like George. :) patrick On 22 Apr 2015, at 16:50, Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Reminds me of a funny story about a fellow reporter who, I'm sad to say, died about a week ago. But Ellie was bright, witty and lots of fun back then. We sat near each other at work and talked a lot. One of the things we discussed was the proper pronunciation of the planet's name, Your-anus or Yourinus. One day we were discussing whether the plural of aspirin was aspirin or aspirins. I said I'd check the huge unabridged dictionary on the other side of the newsroom. As I was walking to it, Ellie yelled, "Why don't you look up Your-anus while you're at it?"
Sent from my iPhone
That's pretty good Patrick, kids today are farther along then we were that age. I'll be 70 this summer, but I still feel 12 at times R Sent from Rob's iPad
On Apr 22, 2015, at 1:04 PM, Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> wrote:
The program I do for 3rd grade involves describing each of the planets. Time was when I got to the 7th planet I'd pronounce it You-Rain-Us in hopes of avoiding the giggle factor.
But lately I've found it more fun to just put it out there so when I get to #7 I start by saying, "Ok, here's the planet with the name everyone laughs at, Yur-Anus." Kids laugh, teachers laugh too and then I move on. By the way, that also gives me an excuse to get into how Uranus got it's name and how for a while it was initially named "George" (technically George's Star or Georgium Sidus) but then kids like George. :)
patrick
On 22 Apr 2015, at 16:50, Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Reminds me of a funny story about a fellow reporter who, I'm sad to say, died about a week ago. But Ellie was bright, witty and lots of fun back then. We sat near each other at work and talked a lot. One of the things we discussed was the proper pronunciation of the planet's name, Your-anus or Yourinus. One day we were discussing whether the plural of aspirin was aspirin or aspirins. I said I'd check the huge unabridged dictionary on the other side of the newsroom. As I was walking to it, Ellie yelled, "Why don't you look up Your-anus while you're at it?"
Sent from my iPhone
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Not far behind, Rob. I turned 69 this month. Sent from my iPhone
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That's pretty good Patrick, kids today are farther along then we were that age. I'll be 70 this summer, but I still feel 12 at times
R
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On Apr 22, 2015, at 1:04 PM, Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> wrote:
The program I do for 3rd grade involves describing each of the planets. Time was when I got to the 7th planet I'd pronounce it You-Rain-Us in hopes of avoiding the giggle factor.
But lately I've found it more fun to just put it out there so when I get to #7 I start by saying, "Ok, here's the planet with the name everyone laughs at, Yur-Anus." Kids laugh, teachers laugh too and then I move on. By the way, that also gives me an excuse to get into how Uranus got it's name and how for a while it was initially named "George" (technically George's Star or Georgium Sidus) but then kids like George. :)
patrick
On 22 Apr 2015, at 16:50, Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Reminds me of a funny story about a fellow reporter who, I'm sad to say, died about a week ago. But Ellie was bright, witty and lots of fun back then. We sat near each other at work and talked a lot. One of the things we discussed was the proper pronunciation of the planet's name, Your-anus or Yourinus. One day we were discussing whether the plural of aspirin was aspirin or aspirins. I said I'd check the huge unabridged dictionary on the other side of the newsroom. As I was walking to it, Ellie yelled, "Why don't you look up Your-anus while you're at it?"
Sent from my iPhone
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I'm a little late to the party, but Joe's story reminded me of one of my own. Years ago when I lived and worked in San Diego, I had a colleague who was hitting the gym pretty regularly on her lunch break, then coming back to work seemingly wiped out and a bit disgruntled. One day I asked her, "Yvonne, why do you kill yourself in the gym every day, when you obviously hate it?" She replied "Well, now that I'm 40, my husband, Jurgen has threatened me that if I don't stay in shape, he will trade me in for two twenties!" I was rather shocked at this admission, until she winked at me and followed up with: "...but I told him he wasn't wired for 220." Talk about the perfect comeback :) /R Joe wrote:Reminds me of a funny story about a fellow reporter who, I'm sad to say, died about a week ago. But Ellie was bright, witty and lots of fun back then. We sat near each other at work and talked a lot. One of the things we discussed was the proper pronunciation of the planet's name, Your-anus or Yourinus. One day we were discussing whether the plural of aspirin was aspirin or aspirins. I said I'd check the huge unabridged dictionary on the other side of the newsroom. As I was walking to it, Ellie yelled, "Why don't you look up Your-anus while you're at it?" .
Well Patrick A wild goose chase but now I know to check other sources that have finer details. I enjoyed the teamwork on this simple oversight. Thanks again Aloha Rob Sent from Rob's iPad
On Apr 22, 2015, at 12:42 PM, Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> wrote:
On 22 Apr 2015, at 16:19, John M. Craig <jmcraig@xmission.com> wrote:
The moral, I suppose, is if it's not on your chart/software, check another source. Odd that the software's not more clear/correct though & a nova (super or otherwise) would have been really neat.
Brings to mind an incident years ago when I was working with a guy out of California on a search for novae.
One of the people in the program reported finding a very bright nova where no star was seen on any of his star charts. We eventually found he had "discovered" Uranus.
Grins,
patrick
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I know one thing. I know a lot more about this sextuple system than I did before. How come every time Rob brings something up I have to learn something. He’s knows I hate learnin’ and cipherin’. Dave
On Apr 22, 2015, at 16:42, Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> wrote:
On 22 Apr 2015, at 16:19, John M. Craig <jmcraig@xmission.com> wrote:
The moral, I suppose, is if it's not on your chart/software, check another source. Odd that the software's not more clear/correct though & a nova (super or otherwise) would have been really neat.
Brings to mind an incident years ago when I was working with a guy out of California on a search for novae.
One of the people in the program reported finding a very bright nova where no star was seen on any of his star charts. We eventually found he had "discovered" Uranus.
Grins,
patrick
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Yeah, those fancy degrees came in a cereal box, right? ;-) On Apr 22, 2015 4:58 PM, "Dave Gary" <davegary@me.com> wrote:
I know one thing. I know a lot more about this sextuple system than I did
before. How come every time Rob brings something up I have to learn something. He’s knows I hate learnin’ and cipherin’.
Dave
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