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News' distribution changing
by Patrick Wiggins 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

*****NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT APPLY TO SLAS MEMBERS.***** News' subscriber list has gotten so big and the way I've always sent it out is so outmoded (I've been sending it out manually) that I've finally decided it's time to join the 21st century. So, News is now going to be sent out automatically to non-SLAS members (we're still working on automating the distribution of the SLAS version of News). If you are not a SLAS member and would like to receive (or continue to receive) News please send an email to astronews(a)slas.us with a subject of "subscribe" (without the quotation marks). Leave the message body blank. Carpe Noctem! Patrick

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Re: [UVAA] Meeting with Governor at 2:00 tomorrow (Thu)
by David Trevino 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

Thank for the info. Also, what observatory are you talking about? --- Patrick Wiggins <paw(a)trilobyte.net> wrote: > David Trevino wrote: > > Pardon my ignorance, but what is this declaration > > about? > > The governor is signing an "Astronomy Week in Utah" > declaration for 11 > to 17 April and setting 16 April (the official > opening of the > observatory) as Astronomy Day in Utah. > > Patrick > > _______________________________________________ > UVAA mailing list > UVAA(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uvaa > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/

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Re: [UVAA] Meeting with Governor at 2:00 tomorrow (Thu)
by David Trevino 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

Pardon my ignorance, but what is this declaration about? --- Siegfried Jachmann <ziggy943(a)xmission.com> wrote: > > All, > > Below is the text of the instructions Ann received > for the proclamation signing at the governors > office. Please note the directions and allow > yourself plenty of time. It looks like they are on a > tight schedule. I suspect that we may or may not be > up right at 2:00. There is probably a time frame > where the Governor does a bunch of these and we will > get our turn on short notice and have to be ready. > I'm just guessing. > > See you all there > > Siegfried > > Rob, I plan to leave about just before 1:00 from the > house if you want a ride. > Guy let me know if you change your mind. > Chuck, out of sight... out of mind... great if you > could make it. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Ann, > > I just wanted to let you know that your declaration > request has been > approved. Although, I have not received your draft. > Governor Huntsman > will sign declarations on the March 24 at 2:00 p.m. > We would be happy > to have your organization attend. Your appointment > will last > approximately four to five minutes. > > Please note that this event will take place at the > new East State > Capitol Complex building behind the State Capitol. > If available, park > in the parking lot East of the East building or > parallel to Memory Grove > park on East Capitol Blvd., on the East side of the > capitol. At the > entrance to the East building make your way through > a dining area into a > large foyer. From the foyer, walk up either side > of the double > staircase (an elevator is also available) to the > second floor; we are > located in suite 220, which is right at the top of > the stairs. > > We can only accommodate groups up to 20 people at > the signing: it is > essential that I know, as soon as possible, how many > people will attend > this event. > > Some practical notes: > --Arrive twenty minutes early. We cannot guarantee > a photo-op if you > are late. > --Allow plenty of time for parking. Some parking > spots may involve > quite a bit of walking. > Please make arrangements for elderly or physically > impaired > individuals in your organization. > --Check in with the receptionist at E220 East State > Capitol Complex > building when you arrive. > --Please designate who will accept the declaration. > > Photography & Press: > --Please do not bring cameras. We will have a > photographer present. > --Press is your responsibility. If you have planned > on having press at > this event, I need to know as soon as possible. > > We look forward to seeing you. > > Cherilyn > _______________________________________________ > UVAA mailing list > UVAA(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uvaa > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: [UVAA] Meeting with Governor at 2:00 tomorrow (Thu)
by Jim Stitley 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

I had the same question! Probably otheres as well. The email covered everything EXCEPT what it was about. Not sure how to ask the question, to get the answer. Thanks, Jim David Trevino <dotrevino(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Pardon my ignorance, but what is this declaration about? --- Siegfried Jachmann wrote: > > All, > > Below is the text of the instructions Ann received > for the proclamation signing at the governors > office. Please note the directions and allow > yourself plenty of time. It looks like they are on a > tight schedule. I suspect that we may or may not be > up right at 2:00. There is probably a time frame > where the Governor does a bunch of these and we will > get our turn on short notice and have to be ready. > I'm just guessing. > > See you all there > > Siegfried > > Rob, I plan to leave about just before 1:00 from the > house if you want a ride. > Guy let me know if you change your mind. > Chuck, out of sight... out of mind... great if you > could make it. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Ann, > > I just wanted to let you know that your declaration > request has been > approved. Although, I have not received your draft. > Governor Huntsman > will sign declarations on the March 24 at 2:00 p.m. > We would be happy > to have your organization attend. Your appointment > will last > approximately four to five minutes. > > Please note that this event will take place at the > new East State > Capitol Complex building behind the State Capitol. > If available, park > in the parking lot East of the East building or > parallel to Memory Grove > park on East Capitol Blvd., on the East side of the > capitol. At the > entrance to the East building make your way through > a dining area into a > large foyer. From the foyer, walk up either side > of the double > staircase (an elevator is also available) to the > second floor; we are > located in suite 220, which is right at the top of > the stairs. > > We can only accommodate groups up to 20 people at > the signing: it is > essential that I know, as soon as possible, how many > people will attend > this event. > > Some practical notes: > --Arrive twenty minutes early. We cannot guarantee > a photo-op if you > are late. > --Allow plenty of time for parking. Some parking > spots may involve > quite a bit of walking. > Please make arrangements for elderly or physically > impaired > individuals in your organization. > --Check in with the receptionist at E220 East State > Capitol Complex > building when you arrive. > --Please designate who will accept the declaration. > > Photography & Press: > --Please do not bring cameras. We will have a > photographer present. > --Press is your responsibility. If you have planned > on having press at > this event, I need to know as soon as possible. > > We look forward to seeing you. > > Cherilyn > _______________________________________________ > UVAA mailing list > UVAA(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uvaa > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ UVAA mailing list UVAA(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uvaa the Perfect You "inside and out" Insightful Seminars, Workshops & Coaching Increase SelfAwareness - Know Who You Are...REALLY! Discover the NEW "Inner You" http:/www.theperfectyou.us/mentor TechnoVation.com

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Meeting with Governor at 2:00 tomorrow (Thu)
by Siegfried Jachmann 23 Mar '05

23 Mar '05

All, Below is the text of the instructions Ann received for the proclamation signing at the governors office. Please note the directions and allow yourself plenty of time. It looks like they are on a tight schedule. I suspect that we may or may not be up right at 2:00. There is probably a time frame where the Governor does a bunch of these and we will get our turn on short notice and have to be ready. I'm just guessing. See you all there Siegfried Rob, I plan to leave about just before 1:00 from the house if you want a ride. Guy let me know if you change your mind. Chuck, out of sight... out of mind... great if you could make it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ann, I just wanted to let you know that your declaration request has been approved. Although, I have not received your draft. Governor Huntsman will sign declarations on the March 24 at 2:00 p.m. We would be happy to have your organization attend. Your appointment will last approximately four to five minutes. Please note that this event will take place at the new East State Capitol Complex building behind the State Capitol. If available, park in the parking lot East of the East building or parallel to Memory Grove park on East Capitol Blvd., on the East side of the capitol. At the entrance to the East building make your way through a dining area into a large foyer. From the foyer, walk up either side of the double staircase (an elevator is also available) to the second floor; we are located in suite 220, which is right at the top of the stairs. We can only accommodate groups up to 20 people at the signing: it is essential that I know, as soon as possible, how many people will attend this event. Some practical notes: --Arrive twenty minutes early. We cannot guarantee a photo-op if you are late. --Allow plenty of time for parking. Some parking spots may involve quite a bit of walking. Please make arrangements for elderly or physically impaired individuals in your organization. --Check in with the receptionist at E220 East State Capitol Complex building when you arrive. --Please designate who will accept the declaration. Photography & Press: --Please do not bring cameras. We will have a photographer present. --Press is your responsibility. If you have planned on having press at this event, I need to know as soon as possible. We look forward to seeing you. Cherilyn

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Re: [UVAA] Three good nights (for March).
by David Trevino 13 Mar '05

13 Mar '05

Congrats on finding some many objects. I have not found all the Messier objects yet, so I am not ready for a marathon. Perhaps next year. --- daniel turner <outwest112(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > The weather has been very good for astronomy in > March. Even the moon was out of the way. > > > > On Wednesday I went to the U of U star party and > looked at Jupiter, Saturn, the Trapezium and some > double stars with Dan Burn. There was a large crowd > of interested students. These Wednesday night > events are at the Physics Building on the roof when > the weather is clear. > > > > Thursday night Rich and Tyler met me at the Pit n > pole in Rush Valley. These guys have their > priorities straight. Up until midnight and then go > to work the next day. Wind was a problem early but > Mercury was very high and bright. Rich bagged > another 27 objects towards his Herschel 400 and > Tyler captured a nice view of M78. It was first > light for the year for my telescope. > > > > Friday night was the Messier Marathon at Stansbury > Park and the weather started great and stayed great > all night long. I had only planned to stay until > weather or fatigue made me quit, but things stayed > great until sunup. > > > > This was my first attempt at a marathon. I caught > the early ones except for M74 and M77. These were > lost in the cirrus clouds to the west. Mercury > punched right through the clouds and showed a very > small half phase at 179x in a 17.5 telescope. Many > of the winter objects were also visible in 10x50 and > 20x80 binoculars. After 11:00pm I had finished > everything west of Leo. I took a break on Saturn > and Jupiter, and then plunged into the Comma and > Virgo Clusters. Things got slow after 2:00am while > the sky slowing turned around above me, but there > were several bright meteors. Things became very > busy as twilight took hold. The Mountains to the > East and the sky glow from Salt Lake City made me > wait until rising objects were very high in the sky > before I could see them. At 6:00am the show was > over as I struggled to find M16. Some day I will do > this from a darker site with better south and east > horizons. Final score 94 objects. > > > > Clear Skies > > > > Daniel Turner > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > > _______________________________________________ > UVAA mailing list > UVAA(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uvaa > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Make Yahoo! your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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Three good nights (for March).
by daniel turner 12 Mar '05

12 Mar '05

The weather has been very good for astronomy in March. Even the moon was out of the way. On Wednesday I went to the U of U star party and looked at Jupiter, Saturn, the Trapezium and some double stars with Dan Burn. There was a large crowd of interested students. These Wednesday night events are at the Physics Building on the roof when the weather is clear. Thursday night Rich and Tyler met me at the Pit n pole in Rush Valley. These guys have their priorities straight. Up until midnight and then go to work the next day. Wind was a problem early but Mercury was very high and bright. Rich bagged another 27 objects towards his Herschel 400 and Tyler captured a nice view of M78. It was first light for the year for my telescope. Friday night was the Messier Marathon at Stansbury Park and the weather started great and stayed great all night long. I had only planned to stay until weather or fatigue made me quit, but things stayed great until sunup. This was my first attempt at a marathon. I caught the early ones except for M74 and M77. These were lost in the cirrus clouds to the west. Mercury punched right through the clouds and showed a very small half phase at 179x in a 17.5 telescope. Many of the winter objects were also visible in 10x50 and 20x80 binoculars. After 11:00pm I had finished everything west of Leo. I took a break on Saturn and Jupiter, and then plunged into the Comma and Virgo Clusters. Things got slow after 2:00am while the sky slowing turned around above me, but there were several bright meteors. Things became very busy as twilight took hold. The Mountains to the East and the sky glow from Salt Lake City made me wait until rising objects were very high in the sky before I could see them. At 6:00am the show was over as I struggled to find M16. Some day I will do this from a darker site with better south and east horizons. Final score 94 objects. Clear Skies Daniel Turner --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site!

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Friday Night at the Pit 'n Pole
by David Trevino 12 Mar '05

12 Mar '05

Last night my son and I went to the Pit 'n Pole to do some observing. There as a small group of scouts camping so we parked on the other side of the pit using the van to block the light from their campsite. While we only stay a little over 2 hours (we started to get cold and tired) we were able to find many objects. Once we got the scope assembled and collimated, we took at peek at Orion's nebula, which of course is always a treat. The pleaides were great in the small scope, and I started hunting for the Crab Nebula, which I finally found. I found the 3 open clusters in Auriga, and I almost forgot, we enjoyed the view of the 1 -1/2 day old moon, mostly lit by earthshine. We found Andromeda, but it certainly was not at the best position. Then I split some doubles, like Castor and Rigel (My son liked Castor because of the difference in color) Saturn was a treat, given it's high position, and then we found for the first time some galaxies in Leo and Ursa Major. Jupiter was starting to come up, and we took a peak despite its low altitude in the horizon. However the air was pretty steady, and we saw about 3 or 4 of the cloud bands before we starting packing things up. Looking forward to the warmer climate, when we can observer for longer periods. Clear Skies. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: [UVAA] Tonight is a go
by daniel turner 10 Mar '05

10 Mar '05

the weather out there is winds gusting to 20 mph. you know springtime weather. But it's forcast to die down at six pm. Bring a pair of Binoculars (call it plan B). in case the wind is still up. I'm loading gear right now. DT Richard Tenney <retenney(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Just got confirmation from Tyler Allred that I will have company tonight, so we're planning on being at the Pit-n-pole tonight if anyone cares to join us. I'm thinking I'll be out there till about 11pm or so, perhaps a tad later. He will be imaging again so latecomers watch your lights! Rich __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ _______________________________________________ UVAA mailing list UVAA(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uvaa --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site!

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Tonight is a go
by Richard Tenney 10 Mar '05

10 Mar '05

Just got confirmation from Tyler Allred that I will have company tonight, so we're planning on being at the Pit-n-pole tonight if anyone cares to join us. I'm thinking I'll be out there till about 11pm or so, perhaps a tad later. He will be imaging again so latecomers watch your lights! Rich __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/

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