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Re: [UVAA] Anyone up for tonight in Rush Valley?
by David Trevino 10 Mar '05

10 Mar '05

I got things to do tonight, but my brother and I are thinking on going out tomorrow night. The stars were great last night, I took my 80mm scope out last night in the backyard and had a good time. --- Richard Tenney <retenney(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > There's a lot of wisdom in the expression (among > horse > owners anyway) "make hay while the sun shines". I'm > looking at the blue sky and how nice the stars > looked > last night and feel like I should take advantage of > this unusual (for Utah) spring weather and new moon > opportunity, and not wait to see what happens on the > weekend. > > If I can get someone to join me (hate to be out in > the > boonies by myself) I'd like to drag the scope out > tonight to the Pit-n-pole. Any takers? > > Rich > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage > less. > http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Re: [UVAA] Anyone up for tonight in Rush Valley?
by David Trevino 10 Mar '05

10 Mar '05

I forgot to add that the forecast look as good as it gets around here: http://cleardarksky.com/c/SpnsFkUTkey.html?1 --- David Trevino <dotrevino(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > I got things to do tonight, but my brother and I are > thinking on going out tomorrow night. > > The stars were great last night, I took my 80mm > scope > out last night in the backyard and had a good time. > > --- Richard Tenney <retenney(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > There's a lot of wisdom in the expression (among > > horse > > owners anyway) "make hay while the sun shines". > I'm > > looking at the blue sky and how nice the stars > > looked > > last night and feel like I should take advantage > of > > this unusual (for Utah) spring weather and new > moon > > opportunity, and not wait to see what happens on > the > > weekend. > > > > If I can get someone to join me (hate to be out in > > the > > boonies by myself) I'd like to drag the scope out > > tonight to the Pit-n-pole. Any takers? > > > > Rich > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage > > less. > > http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Anyone up for tonight in Rush Valley?
by Richard Tenney 10 Mar '05

10 Mar '05

There's a lot of wisdom in the expression (among horse owners anyway) "make hay while the sun shines". I'm looking at the blue sky and how nice the stars looked last night and feel like I should take advantage of this unusual (for Utah) spring weather and new moon opportunity, and not wait to see what happens on the weekend. If I can get someone to join me (hate to be out in the boonies by myself) I'd like to drag the scope out tonight to the Pit-n-pole. Any takers? Rich __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250

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OT: Frontiers of Science Lecture tonight, U of U, 7:30
by Richard Tenney 09 Mar '05

09 Mar '05

Off topic, but may be of interest to some, Norman R. Pace, professor of Biology, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, will be speaking on "New Frontiers in Microbial Biodiversity" in the Aline Wilmot Skaggs Biology Building Auditorium at 7:30 pm tonight (March 9). Lecture is free and open to the public (I'll be there with my dad). -Rich __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/

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Fwd: 15x70mm binos
by Richard Tenney 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

--- Chuck Hards <chuckhards(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > I noticed over the weekend that Big 5 had the Barska > 15x70mm binos on-sale for $59.99 + tax again. Not > sure if the sale is still in-effect but a phone call > should clear it up. Thought you might want to pass > this on to the listers. > These are the ones that are identical to the > Oberwerk/Bear/Galileo/Celestron units, differing > only > in cosmetic details and branding, for substantially > less money. > > C. __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/

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Re: [UVAA] Zodiacal light
by Bobbie Kroeber 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

I am on your email list (obviously) but did not hear anything about a Messier Marathon. Will there be another one soon? Will you let me know when there is? Richard Tenney <retenney(a)yahoo.com> wrote:I failed to mention earlier that all of us at Rush Valley Saturday night were treated to a very, very bright showing of the zodiacal light, so much so that it was a nuisance to those trying to start their Messier Marathon. I don't remember ever seeing it so distinctly before. Did those at SPOC see it as well? What are the necessary conditions that make it visible? Rich __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/ _______________________________________________ UVAA mailing list UVAA(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uvaa --------------------------------- Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web

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Zodiacal light
by Richard Tenney 07 Mar '05

07 Mar '05

I failed to mention earlier that all of us at Rush Valley Saturday night were treated to a very, very bright showing of the zodiacal light, so much so that it was a nuisance to those trying to start their Messier Marathon. I don't remember ever seeing it so distinctly before. Did those at SPOC see it as well? What are the necessary conditions that make it visible? Rich __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/

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Observing report from Rush Valley (Saturday 5 March)
by Richard Tenney 07 Mar '05

07 Mar '05

There were about a half-dozen of us that braved the cold Saturday night in Rush Valley ("Pit-n-pole") for fairly good skies (good enough, since any late Winter / early Spring opportunities are rare it seems) and good company. It was a productive night for me -- I managed to observe 21 more objects on my Herschel-400 list, getting all of the open clusters in Canis Major and Monoceros, including the cone and rosette nebulas, 4 galaxies in Leo, and one in Cancer. The "problem" with finding open clusters in Monoceros is like trying to find needles in a haystack -- most of it is rich milky-way starfields that make it difficult to tell where a cluster begins and where it ends. Thank goodness for setting circles! A couple of noteworthy clusters to look for are NGC 2506 in Monoceros, 2204 in Canis Major (looks like the constellation Perseus in miniature), and NGC 2360 in Canis Major, a real beauty in a very rich starfield that fills the eyepiece, visible even in my 9x60 finderscope. One highlight of the evening was having Tyler Allred along with his Tak-90 and CCD camera imaging the cone nebula (NGC 2264); the result was impressive (I'm encouraging him to join the list and post that and some of his other very nice images in the gallery). Dew/Frost pretty much shut us all down about 11:30. I suspect we will try again this coming Saturday, if the weather cooperates. Rich __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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the Pluto controversy continues
by Jim Gibson 15 Feb '05

15 Feb '05

In light of discussions previously held on the list, here is another article on Pluto - Nothing new. http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/02/13/pluto.anniv.ap/index.html --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term'

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Fwd: 3rd High Energy Astrophysics Workshop & Travel Grant Application
by Richard Tenney 09 Feb '05

09 Feb '05

--- aaronp(a)aavso.org wrote: > Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:49:24 -0500 > To: retenney(a)yahoo.com > From: aaronp(a)aavso.org > Subject: 3rd High Energy Astrophysics Workshop & > Travel Grant Application > > > Dear Club Leader, > > Would you mind sharing this information with your > astronomical club in a manner which is appropriate > (web > site, discussion list, newsletter, etc.)? Thank you > and > clear skies! > > You are all invited to the 3rd High Energy > Astrophysics > Workshop for Amateur Astronomers. > > When: March 21-23, 2005 > Where: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM > Who: Sponsored by the AAVSO, NMSU, NASA Marshall > Space Flight > Center, and Sonoma State University through > the NASA SWIFT > and GLAST missions. > What: > The goal of this meaning is to educate the > public on > topics in high energy astrophysics. The focus will > be on > GRBs, magnetars, magnetic cataclysmic variables > ("polars") > and blazars. This is a great meeting for amateur > astronomers, teachers, students and grad students. > A lineup of high energy all stars is speaking > such as > Jerry Fishman, Lynn Cominsky, Arne Henden and Phil > Plait > (author of www.badastronomy.com) > Workshops will be held on high precision CCD > photometry, education and public outreach and an > introduction to data analysis using free Windows > software > tools. > A day-long field trip to the VLA is also > planned > (with a special tour for us, not the regular public > tour!). > Travel grants of $450 and $800 are available > to > residents of the U.S. and an application form is > already > online. Recipients of the travel grants are expected > to > share what they've learned with their local > community upon > return. How this is done can be creative (including > online > methods). Information is here! If you have any > questions > feel free to contact meetings(a)aavso.org. > Clear skies! > > Aaron Price > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com

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