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Fw: Planetary Scientist to Speak at BYU Nov. 21
by Richard Tenney 28 Oct '08

28 Oct '08

--- On Mon, 10/27/08, Roger Layton <roger_layton(a)byu.edu> wrote: > From: Roger Layton <roger_layton(a)byu.edu> > Subject: Planetary Scientist to Speak at BYU Nov. 21 > To: "retenney(a)yahoo.com" <retenney(a)yahoo.com> > Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 12:59 PM > Dear Mr. Tenny, > > Our library is hosting an event that we think will appeal > to your organization. > > Dr. Jani Radebaugh, a planetary scientist, has been chosen > to deliver the annual Alice Louise Reynolds Lecture on > November 21 at 2:00 pm in the Harold B. Lee Library at BYU. > Dr. Radebaugh has traveled to Hawaii to study volcanoes and > to Antarctica to search for meteorites. Her work focuses on > moons including Saturn's moon Titian, Jupiter's moon > Io, and Earth's own Moon. > > You can learn more about Dr. Radebaugh on her faculty > information page at: > http://www.geology.byu.edu/faculty/jr/jr.htm > > Thanks, > Roger Layton > > ---------------------------- > Roger Layton > Communications Manager > The Harold B. Lee Library > HBLL 2082 > BYU > Provo, UT 84602 > 801-422-6687 > roger_layton(a)byu.edu

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WorldWide Star Count
by Mark Hanning-Lee 24 Oct '08

24 Oct '08

The next two weekends may be a good time to share the Great WorldWide Star Count with the public. The appearance of Cygnus is compared to maps printed for various limiting magnitudes. See http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/starcount/ . The project runs until the return of significant evening moonlight on Nov. 3. During a star party, we could bring up several topics: Light pollution The stages of evening twilight Dark adaptation No white lights The scatter among measurements made by different people The more you look the more you see Aperture and magnification, and how they affect the field of view ... Best, Mark

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Fw: BYU Astronomical Society Star Party This Weekend
by Richard Tenney 23 Oct '08

23 Oct '08

--- On Tue, 10/21/08, Nicholas Herrick <nick.herrick(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: Nicholas Herrick <nick.herrick(a)gmail.com> > Subject: BYU Astronomical Society Star Party This Weekend > To: "Rich Tenney - UVAA" <retenney(a)yahoo.com> > Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 12:41 PM > Rich, > > We're having a Halloween Star Party this Friday up at > Big Springs Park. Your > association is welcome to join us, as well as any public > you may want to > invite. We'll have candy at each telescope and people > can dress up in (warm) > Halloween costumes. We might even decorate the telescopes, > who knows... > > Place: Big Springs Park - upper parking lot (toward the > back of the lot this > time - that way we won't have the lights in our eyes) > Google > map<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Big+Springs+Park+%4040.332…> > Time: Dark > > Nick Herrick > President - BYU Astronomical Society

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Star Party tonight in South Fork (Provo) Canyon for BYU astronomy club
by Richard Tenney 20 Oct '08

20 Oct '08

There's supposed to be 200 people showing up, so come and help or just hang out if you are otherwise home and bored tonight! The turnoff into the park where we will set up is about 3.25 miles up from the turnoff in Provo Canyon at Vivian Park (where we have been before) -- large paved parking area. Not great horizons, but OK for a 15-minute drive up the canyon! See you there, /Rich

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Fw: scope armor covers
by Richard Tenney 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Astro Spam some of you might be interested in... /R --- On Fri, 10/17/08, rogerr(a)mydigiframe.com <rogerr(a)mydigiframe.com> wrote: > From: rogerr(a)mydigiframe.com <rogerr(a)mydigiframe.com> > Subject: scope armor covers > To: retenney(a)yahoo.com > Date: Friday, October 17, 2008, 12:40 PM > Dear astronomy club member, > > > > I would like to propose a special offer for the members of > your astronomy club. > > Scopearmor telescope covers would like to propose a 25% > discount off our regular retail prices. Included in this > discount program are all models of our telescope protectors > as well as our merino wool thermal underwear. To participate > your members need only to mention the name of your club when > submitting the order. We will deduct 25% and refund the > difference to each club member. > > > > Scope armor covers are made from marine grade waterproof > mildew resistant materials. Each cover is unconditional > guaranteed for 5 years. I send a swatch of the material if > your club would like to check it out before placing an > order. See www.scopearmor.com for models and prices. Again > the 25% will be taken off the shown retail prices. > > > > Attached is an order form for your members convenience. > > > > This offer is good until November 30th 2008. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Roger Rivers > > MDF Trading Inc. > > (603) 964 4402 (tel/fax) > > PO Box 504 > > Rye, NH 03870 > > www.scopearmor.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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BYU star party could use some extra help tomorrow (FRI) night
by Richard Tenney 25 Sep '08

25 Sep '08

The BYU Astronomical Society is having a public star party this Friday night. We've done some advertising on campus and it is looking like we're going to be having a LOT more people coming than we're able to handle. We need a few more people to run telescopes - we have extra telescopes, but nobody to run them. Will you please e-mail your group and see if anyone would like to participate? They're welcome to bring their equipment, or use some of ours. We have a couple of 12" Dobs, two 8" schmidt cassegrains, 2 4.5" Newtonian celestrons, and me and another club member have our own scopes. I've attached a flyer with the necessary details as well. We'd appreciate any help you can give. If you or anyone in your group will come, please have them e-mail me (nick.herrick(a)gmail.com) to let us know that they're coming so we won't be so worried. Thanks, Nick Herrick President - BYU Astronomical Society Star Party Details: When: Friday, Sept 26 8-11 (for public) we got permission from the city to stay until 2am Where: Big Springs Park - see Google Map link below http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=1036639416671661454… We'll have food too!

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Help needed for school star party in Lindon, Oct. 3rd, 8 pm.
by Richard Tenney 18 Sep '08

18 Sep '08

Timpanogos Academy in Lindon has a star party scheduled for Friday, October 3rd, 2008. We are planning to start at 8:00 pm and finish no later than 10:00 pm. I would like to ask if there is anyone who would be willing to help with providing telescopes and such for the evening. I personally have two scopes but we expect close to 200 people that evening. I would also like to know if there is someone who would be interested in doing a 20 to 30 minute presentation at the beginning of the event. I would really like to have someone talk about the LHC however, I am completely open to suggestions of other topics. Please contact me at jmremy(a)timpacademy.org if you are able to help. Thanks in advance! Jennifer M. Rémy Middle School Science Timpanogos Academy jmremy(a)timpacademy.org 801.785.4979

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Fwd: astrophotography activity + star party
by Richard Tenney 13 Jul '08

13 Jul '08

Anyone on either list want to respond to Denise as far as volunteering to coming down to BYU and talk about astrophotography? Denise, I think we should have some local interest in a joint star party on July 25 (I'll probably be there). Please reply to all if you can help with either event. Thanks, Rich --- Denise Stephens <denise_stephens(a)byu.edu> wrote: > Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 10:20:00 -0600 > From: Denise Stephens <denise_stephens(a)byu.edu> > To: retenney(a)yahoo.com > Subject: astrophotography activity > > Rich, > > I'm the faculty advisor for the Astronomy club over > at BYU, and we were > wondering if there was anyone in the Utah Valley > Astronomy Association > that knows something about astrophotography and > would be willing to come > and talk to our group during an activity sometime in > August. We'd like > to learn about the kind of equipment you need, basic > techniques, see it > in action if weather permits, and just general > information. We don't > have any definite dates yet, and are quite flexible. > We can work around > the guest's schedule. We'd like to try out some of > the techniques, so > we'll probably plan on having them speak to us in > the evening and then > we would head for a dark sky site for a star party. > If there is > interest within your group, we could combine > together to make this a > joint event. If you don't have anyone within your > group or know of > anyone locally, then I'll trying writing to the Salt > Lake Astronomical > Society next. > > We are also planning to hold a public star party in > the valley on July > 25th. We just set the date yesterday, so it's still > in the relative > planning stages, but this would also be a great > event for our two groups > to team up together to host a star party for the > public if any of your > members are interested. > > Sincerely, > - Denise Stephens

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Fwd: Astro spam that may be of interest to some
by Richard Tenney 10 May '08

10 May '08

--- Russ or Cheryl Genet <galileoslegacy(a)msn.com> wrote: > From: Russ or Cheryl Genet <galileoslegacy(a)msn.com> > To: <retenney(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Calif. & Hawaii Telescopes/Astronomical > Conferences! > Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 04:01:15 +0000 > > > Richard TenneyUtah Valley Astronomy Association Dear > Richard, > It is my pleasure to invite you and members of your > club to attend the Small Telescope & Astronomical > Research (STAR) Conference, June 19 - 22, 2008, > which will be held in historic San Luis Obispo on > CaliforniaÂs scenic central coast. You are also > invited to attend GalileoÂs Legacy, December 31, > 2008 - January 5, 2009, at the Makaha Resort, > Waianae, Hawaii. Please see either > www.STARConference.org or www.GalileosLegacy.org for > details. You are welcome to be a panel discussion > member, present a poster, or just attend and enjoy > (and there are still a few speaker slots open). > Attached is a flyer to assist you in bringing these > conference opportunities to the attention of your > club members. > > These two conferences will not only explore the > development of smaller telescopes and their > instruments, but the many areas of scientific > research by both amateur and professional > astronomers where small telescopes excel. These > conferences will also consider how astronomical > research by undergraduate studentsÂeven high school > studentsÂprovides, simultaneously, a unique > scientific education, a career boost, and modest > contributions to the advancement of science, making > these conferences of particular interest to students > and educators alike. Conference proceedings, > included in the registration, will be published by > the Collins Foundation Press as two affordable books > available by way of advanced orders at reduced > prices for those unable to attend the conferences. > > All participants, including speakers, pay their own > registration and other costs, although funds are > being raised for several high school student > scholarships. CaliforniaÂs central coast features > pleasant weather in June, as does the leeward side > of Oahu in January, so I encourage you to bring your > family or friends for a vacation on or near the > California or Hawaii beaches. Conference schedules > are relaxed, with plenty of time off to spend with > your family (or talk telescopes or astronomy with > your colleagues). Guests are welcome at all the > conference social events and evening talks. The > California conference features a mid-conference tour > of the Central California Coast and Hearst Castle, > while the Hawaii conference features a > mid-conference day off with an evening luau and a > post conference tour of the Big Island and the > telescopes on Mauna Kea. > > I would welcome a call from you to discuss your > participation in the STAR Conference or GalileoÂs > Legacy. I hope to see you at the STAR Conference in > California this coming June, at GalileoÂs Legacy in > Hawaii the following New YearÂs Eve, or at both! > > With warmest regards (and aloha), > > Russ > > Russell M. Genet, PhDResearch Scholar in Residence, > California Polytechnic State UniversityAdjunct > Professor of Astronomy, Cuesta CollegePhone (805) > 438-3305, Fax (805) 438-3355russmgenet(a)aol.com, www.orionobservatory.org ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

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kudos to "Killer Ken" Warner
by Richard Tenney 25 Apr '08

25 Apr '08

Kudos to Ken -- he's a computing maniac, and I noticed he completed over 1 million work units last weekend for seti@home. I'm sure he's one in the top list of individuals in the world. If anyone wants to "donate" spare cpu cycles to the cause, we have a small group called "Utah Astronomers" that you can join if you are already running seti@home: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/team_display.php?teamid=32210 If not, you can download it here (it's easy!): http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/ At the very least, it's a pretty screen saver! /R ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

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