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Fw: Goblin Valley State Park - Star Party Invite
by Richard Tenney 20 Aug '14

20 Aug '14

If any of you are interested and/or have time to help out, feel free to contact Mr. Wells and let him know. I'm swamped with work, and would be unlikely to attend this year, but it sounds like a nice opportunity to be under some dark skies. /R ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: James Wells <jameswells(a)utah.gov> To: retenney(a)yahoo.com Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 2:03 PM Subject: Goblin Valley State Park - Star Party Invite Hello. My name is Jim Wells. I'm the park naturalist out here at Goblin Valley State Park in southeastern Utah. Our park is currently in the process of expanding its night sky activities as part of our effort to eventually attain international dark sky certification. Our dark sky is of exceptional quality, with light meter readings to date in the 21.5-21.7 range. Toward this end, we would like to invite the UVAA to host a public star party here at any time over the next year. Our visitation is strongest from September through October, and then again from March through June of each year, though we would be happy to accommodate any day that works best with your schedule - especially as I see you're more of an informal organization. If there is any interest in hosting a star party here, just let me know and we can discuss dates and logistics. Thank you very much for your time, James Wells Park Ranger Goblin Valley State Park PO Box 637 Green River, UT 84525 435-275-4584

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Did you see the google logo?
by Richard Tenney 12 Aug '14

12 Aug '14

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Rosetta comet images
by Richard Tenney 08 Aug '14

08 Aug '14

In case you were asleep yesterday... http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/rosetta-catches-comet-0806201… also: https://www.facebook.com/EarthSky/photos/a.61619521852.81951.36709031852/10… Beautiful stuff -- good job ESA!

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As if we needed another reason for dark sky
by Richard Tenney 30 May '14

30 May '14

This should find some wide appeal (pun intended): The Light Might Make You Heavy - Slashdot The Light Might Make You Heavy - Slashdot Rambo Tribble writes: "Writing in the American Journal of Epidemiology, researchers have found that sleeping with high ambient light levels may contribute to obesit... View on science-beta.slashdot... Preview by Yahoo

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Fw: Meteor Shower
by Richard Tenney 07 May '14

07 May '14

Feel free to respond to the sender if you can help... /R ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Islam Alam <islam.alam.aerospace(a)gmail.com> To: retenney(a)yahoo.com; info <info(a)slas.ws> Sent: Tuesday, May 6, 2014 11:34 AM Subject: Meteor Shower Dear Amateur Astronomy in Utah, We going to take part in University Rover Challenge and We are member in Moustafa Mahmoud Astronomical Society (ASMM) in Egypt. during we are in Utah we wanna to Join any Astro Event. We are asking for if any Astro Event will held from 20/5 to 1/6 and we can able to join in it . we will be at Hanksville, Utah I hope if we able to observe Sky watchers in North America could witness a new meteor shower on May 24th when, for the first time, Earth passes through a cloud of dust from periodic comet 209P/LINEAR. -- *Best Regards, Islam Alam El-Shazly* Member at Astronomy Society Mahmoud Mosque (ASMM) Member at Space system technology lab (SSTL) Student Aerospace Department Faculty of Engineering Cairo University Giza 12613, Egypt. ************************** Cell phone No. : +2011-111-85031 Home Phone : +20-28711784 http://www.facebook.com/islam.alam **************************

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FYI, Star party for tomorrow night cancelled due to weather
by Richard Tenney 19 Feb '14

19 Feb '14

We'll likely reschedule a night next month. I'll keep you posted. /Rich ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Jeremy Brunner <jbrunner(a)alpinedistrict.org> To: Richard Tenney <retenney(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 8:42 PM Subject: Re: Star Party Request RIchard, With an 80% chance of rain in the forecast, we're going to cancel for this Thursday. I spoke with a Mr. Wallace, who apparently is in the Astronomy club, and he said that he would like to work with me to schedule an astronomy night for a different day in March. I'm going to let all my parents and students know not to plan on coming on Thursday. Will you please let your astronomy helpers know? Thank you. Jeremy Brunner Principal Cedar Ridge Elementary

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Star party Cedar Hills Elem. (N. Utah County) next Thurs. -- need help
by Richard Tenney 12 Feb '14

12 Feb '14

I'm planning to host a "star" party (gonna be mostly moon and bright objects instead) for Cedar Hills Elementary school this coming Thursday the 13th, weather permitting, and could use a couple of extra hands/telescopes if you can spare an hour or two that night, I (and the school) would be grateful. More details later; please RSVP to me if you can help. TIA, /Rich

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Star party Cedar Hills Elem. (N. Utah County) next Thurs. -- need help
by Richard Tenney 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

I'm planning to host a "star" party (gonna be mostly moon and bright objects instead) for Cedar Hills Elementary school this coming Thursday the 13th, weather permitting, and could use a couple of extra hands/telescopes if you can spare an hour or two that night, I (and the school) would be grateful. More details later; please RSVP to me if you can help. TIA, /Rich

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Star party Cedar Hills Elem. (N. Utah County) next Thurs. -- need help
by Richard Tenney 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

I'm planning to host a "star" party (gonna be mostly moon and bright objects instead) for Cedar Hills Elementary school this coming Thursday the 13th, weather permitting, and could use a couple of extra hands/telescopes if you can spare an hour or two that night, I (and the school) would be grateful. More details later; please RSVP to me if you can help. TIA, /Rich

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School star party in Mona, Feb 20th, need help. Volunteers?
by Richard Tenney 26 Jan '14

26 Jan '14

Hi all, I was contacted recently by teacher at Mona Elementary school in Mona (about 30 minutes South of Provo), asking if I could help her with a star party the night of February 20th. I'll head down with a scope, but will need assistance; she's guessing maybe 100 students plus others in tow, which is a lot. Anyone that could spare a couple hours that night would be most appreciated/welcome. Thanks in advance... /R

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