Hi all, I'm working with SLAS historian Ann Blanchard to update the SLAS history document for 2012. If you've got some ideas please let me know. Here's the existing document: http://slas.us/slasbooks/SLASPAST.PDF Yeah, it's huge... :) Thanks! patrick
Spectacular stuff! I'm wondering if there should be a digital scrapbook to go along with this, showing SLAS in action. -- Thanks, Joe ________________________________ From: Wiggins Patrick <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, November 5, 2012 8:51 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] SLAS history document Hi all, I'm working with SLAS historian Ann Blanchard to update the SLAS history document for 2012. If you've got some ideas please let me know. Here's the existing document: http://slas.us/slasbooks/SLASPAST.PDF Yeah, it's huge... :) Thanks! patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@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".
Interesting idea but it begs the question of who would edit/maintain it. patrick Sent from my iPad On Nov 5, 2012, at 22:03, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
Spectacular stuff! I'm wondering if there should be a digital scrapbook to go along with this, showing SLAS in action. -- Thanks, Joe
She and he who maintain the text version, is my suggestion. It could be a gallery just like the SLAS astrophoto gallery, open to all to see but one of the historians could put a photo on it. We who have interesting pics could just email them to Ann or Patrick. -- Joe ________________________________ From: Wiggins Patrick <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, November 5, 2012 11:00 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] SLAS history document Interesting idea but it begs the question of who would edit/maintain it. patrick Sent from my iPad On Nov 5, 2012, at 22:03, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
Spectacular stuff! I'm wondering if there should be a digital scrapbook to go along with this, showing SLAS in action. -- Thanks, Joe
_______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@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".
One thing you might want to keep in mind Joe is that all SLAS publicity is the responsibility of the SLAS vice president. So whomever might be next year's SLAS VP would have to deal with any such project first. Hmmm, now let me think, who is going to be next year's SLAS VP? :) patrick On 05 Nov 2012, at 23:07, Joe Bauman wrote:
She and he who maintain the text version, is my suggestion. It could be a gallery just like the SLAS astrophoto gallery, open to all to see but one of the historians could put a photo on it. We who have interesting pics could just email them to Ann or Patrick. -- Joe
Nevvverrr mind ..... ________________________________ From: Wiggins Patrick <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 12:25 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] SLAS history document One thing you might want to keep in mind Joe is that all SLAS publicity is the responsibility of the SLAS vice president. So whomever might be next year's SLAS VP would have to deal with any such project first. Hmmm, now let me think, who is going to be next year's SLAS VP? :) patrick On 05 Nov 2012, at 23:07, Joe Bauman wrote:
She and he who maintain the text version, is my suggestion. It could be a gallery just like the SLAS astrophoto gallery, open to all to see but one of the historians could put a photo on it. We who have interesting pics could just email them to Ann or Patrick. -- Joe
_______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@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".
Just a couple of additions: 1.Becky Arnim and Eric Edmunds should be added to Club Romances. I believe they were the first couple to meet and marry as a result of their association with SLAS. 2. About the smoke from my 22 inch dob. It was caused by the image of the sun, but it was almost intentional. We were killing time at Bald Mountain one day and decided to look at the sun via projection. I roughly aligned the scope using its shadow, but while doing so folks started yelling the it was catching fire! The focus on that scope is close to the tube, and the slight mis-alignment placed an almost completely focused, 1.25 inch diameter image of the sun on the black paint on the inside of the tube causing it to nearly erupt in flame. There was smoke pouring out the front of the tube. Needless to say, I quickly pointed it in a different direction and we discontinued that effort. I never did see any damage to the scope from where the image was focused. 3. Fisbees being caught by the 22" Yes - again while killing time during the day. I did manage to catch the frisbee a couple of times with the scope. 4. Watching the folks at the overlook from Bald Mountain was always interesting. It occurred to me that we may be able to use the scopes as parabolic microphones and actually listen to them talk as well. I removed the eyepiece from the 22" and placed my ear near the focus. Yep - I could hear them alright. I could make out about 70% of what they were saying. 5. I also taught three annual mirror grinding classes in my hangar starting around 1996. I don't have the exact dates. Each class had 5-8 participants. I also ran across some old files from the club. If you are interested in them we can arrange for them to be transferred. Brent ________________________________ From: Wiggins Patrick <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, November 5, 2012 8:51 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] SLAS history document Hi all, I'm working with SLAS historian Ann Blanchard to update the SLAS history document for 2012. If you've got some ideas please let me know. Here's the existing document: http://slas.us/slasbooks/SLASPAST.PDF Yeah, it's huge... :) Thanks! patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@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".
On 06 Nov 2012, at 12:07, Brent Watson wrote:
1.Becky Arnim and Eric Edmunds should be added to Club Romances. I believe they were the first couple to meet and marry as a result of their association with SLAS.
I spoke with Becky a while back and she asked she and Eric not be mentioned. She did not say why. patrick
painful memories I guess, Eric and Becky gave me my 1st sono tube. I do remember visiting with Eric a few days before he passed. A reminder of how quickly things can change.
On 06 Nov 2012, at 12:07, Brent Watson wrote:
1.Becky Arnim and Eric Edmunds should be added to Club Romances. I believe they were the first couple to meet and marry as a result of their association with SLAS.
I spoke with Becky a while back and she asked she and Eric not be mentioned. She did not say why.
patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@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".
I guess I don't see what all the fuss is about. Brent's UFO story turned out to really by an IFO story because he correctly determined it was a geosynchonous satellite. Another member told me about a moving dot on the face of the moon which he researched and concluded was a migrating bird. These guys did the due diligence of science and the UFO became an IFO. Another club member saw flashing lights in the east but needed to be told that there was a thunder storm fifty miles in that direction that night and yes you can see them from that far away. UFO turned into IFO. Best to call them IFO stories. As an amateur astronomer I do more than just observe and report. I like to intepret and explain, because that's part of the science process, and astronomy is a science. As an amateur photographer still shoot pictures and process them into their final form. Amateur golfers still hit the ball around. So amateur status in a science field doesn't mean you're free to shut off your brain and pretend. The real world is much more interesting and challenging. But it requires some effort. DT
So an amateur golfer hitting the ball around with other amateur golfers has a right to tell those other people they can't talk about certain topics? Who defines what's science and what isn't, Daniel? Is it you? You take the position that Brent's UFO story is OK because he determined it was a satellite -- but what if he had seen exactly the same thing and had not been able to determine that? If that were the case, should he have just kept it to himself even though he did see something puzzling? That's a pretty controlling attitude. -- Joe ________________________________ From: daniel turner <outwest112@yahoo.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 2:07 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] SLAS history document I guess I don't see what all the fuss is about. Brent's UFO story turned out to really by an IFO story because he correctly determined it was a geosynchonous satellite. Another member told me about a moving dot on the face of the moon which he researched and concluded was a migrating bird. These guys did the due diligence of science and the UFO became an IFO. Another club member saw flashing lights in the east but needed to be told that there was a thunder storm fifty miles in that direction that night and yes you can see them from that far away. UFO turned into IFO. Best to call them IFO stories. As an amateur astronomer I do more than just observe and report. I like to intepret and explain, because that's part of the science process, and astronomy is a science. As an amateur photographer still shoot pictures and process them into their final form. Amateur golfers still hit the ball around. So amateur status in a science field doesn't mean you're free to shut off your brain and pretend. The real world is much more interesting and challenging. But it requires some effort. DT _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@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".
for sure I have been around people who insist strange lights and "dots" in the sky are UFO's, mostly from beginning astronomers, yet personally I have seen and heard reports that are not easily dismissed. I am talking about definable shapes seen through binoculars, in one case I saw it with 2 other experienced observers from SLAS that are often lauded for their knowledge of the sky. We are amateur astronomers not scientists, no one makes a living going into the desert and looking through telescopes. When one starts insisting they are of Alien origin then they are venturing into the world of "crackpots". If it is truly a UFO then is is truly unknown. I am wary of reports gotten from hypnotism that recount tales of Alien Abduction. I remain skeptical of non human beings being responsible for UFO's, they are not dependent on each other.
I guess I don't see what all the fuss is about. Brent's UFO story turned
out to really by an IFO story because he correctly determined it was a geosynchonous satellite. Another member told me about a moving dot on the face of the moon which he researched and concluded was a migrating bird. These guys did the due diligence of science and the UFO became an IFO. Another club member saw flashing lights in the east but needed to be told that there was a thunder storm fifty miles in that direction that night and yes you can see them from that far away. UFO turned into IFO. Best to call them IFO stories. As an amateur astronomer I do more than just observe and report. I like to intepret and explain, because that's part of the science process, and astronomy is a science. As an amateur photographer still shoot pictures and process them into their final form. Amateur golfers still hit the ball around. So amateur status in a science field doesn't mean you're free to shut off your brain and pretend. The real world is much more interesting and challenging. But it requires some effort. DT _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@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".
participants (6)
-
Brent Watson -
daniel turner -
erikhansen＠thebluezone.net -
Joe Bauman -
Larry Holmes -
Wiggins Patrick