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Weather Friday and Saturday nights
by Jim Gibson 14 Apr '04

14 Apr '04

The models are showing a weather system moving in Friday night. It looks like Castle Dale will be clear until about midnight, then it starts to deteriorate. St. George looks like it will be better longer. Saturday it will be cloudy state wide and it doesnt look like it will be gone by nightfall. I will get a last minute update tomorrow about this time. JG --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th

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Workshop reminder
by Jim Gibson 13 Apr '04

13 Apr '04

Reminder that there will be a workshop Satruday April 10th at Fort Utah in Proveo. The schedule will be as follows: April 10th l train, collimation - John Zeigler Fort Provo The following is the schedule of events (times are in Daylight-Savings-Time). 6:30 - 7:00 PM Arrive and set up 7:00 7:45 PM John Zeigler will give a workshop on the Optic Train and Collimation. Please dont setup during Johns workshop. For the optical train (which naturally leads to collimation), we have a cute 4.5" truss tube that we take apart and pass the components around. Typically we teach collimation at the end of our classes when everyone had a completed telescope. For the Moon Watch, our 8" F4 scope would also be a good hands on teaching aid. It is short enough that most people can turn the collimation knobs while looking through the focuser. As you are aware, I do not own, or typically even use a laser collimator. I will some times borrow a laser collimator, but honestly I can get the collimation better without one when I spend the time to do it. Some day, I may get a Cheshire, but so far have done a pretty good job by "eyeballing" it. To teach collimation, I will cover the concentric rings concept. Then if time permits, I will show how to collimate the scope by a star test. I can also show how to take a film canister to make a collimation aid. If there is a distant stationary light, like a radio tower, this will work good for this star collimation lesson since the point of light does not move. However, there are about four ways to collimate a scope by star light, and so far, I have only taught one method, and mentioned a second one at a UVAA star party. I will probably only teach the first method at the Moon Watch 7:45 8:00 PM Jim Gibson will give a short presentation on moon features. 8:01 PM the sun sets. 8:02 PM Those who came late can finish setting up. 8:02 9:00 PM people cruse the line of scopes looking at moon features and other fine objects. 9:00 9:30 PM There may be an impromptu class on constellation identification. We must clear the park by 11:00 PM. Jim Gibson --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway - Enter today

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RE: [UVAA] Workshop
by Paul Witte 11 Apr '04

11 Apr '04

I also live close to the park and actually have a pretty good view in my backyard (to the south & west anyway). I live close to the lake so naturally the sky is darkest to the South-West. In the summer I can easily see detail in the milky way. The north & east are pretty bad though, especially because of BYU stadium (I've never understood why they need to leave those bright parking lot lights on all night, year-round). ---------- From: David Trevino Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 5:46 PM To: Utah Valley Astronomy Association Subject: Re: [UVAA] Workshop Sorry I couldn't stay longer last night. Thanks for the colimation instructions and the main moon features. I wanted to do some observing after a few days of cloudiness and rain. For those who stayed, I am curious on how much you were able to see, and what rating would you give the viewing conditions. I live close to the park so I sort of share the same light polution from my backyard. TIA __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html _______________________________________________ UVAA mailing list UVAA(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uvaa

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Venus Question, Take Three
by Jonathan A. Cavender 07 Apr '04

07 Apr '04

Ok, let's hope the third time trying to send this message is the charm. Here is a question for all the math wizards out there. I know we are going to miss Venus making a transit across the sun this year out here in Utah. Does anyone know if the 2012 transit will be visible in Utah? Thanks, Jonathan

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Re: [UVAA] astronomy magazine and books
by PAPAJOEK＠att.net 02 Apr '04

02 Apr '04

Hay every body this is Joe Keller I have a new E-mail add. the old one was papajoek(a)att.net the nwe one is joenightsky(a)yahoo.com Thanks JOE

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Re: [UVAA] astronomy magazine and books
by PAPAJOEK＠att.net 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

Dottie The one you want is (nightskymag.com) it is by sky and telescope You can find both of them at Smiths, at least I did. They are by monthly JOE

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RE: [UVAA] astronomy magazine and books
by Lambert, Aaron 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

I would also recommend Astronomy over Sky and Tel. I subscribed to Sky and Tel about a year ago when I was trying to decide between the two because many amateur astronomers recommended it as better than Astronomy, but even with a physics background I have a difficult time understanding a lot of their articles. I also got a couple issues of Astronomy and they are much easier to read. It would be worth it, as others have mentioned, to get an issue of Astronomy and Sky and Tel's new mag Night Sky to compare and decide which one matches your family's interests most. Your best bet for finding copies of the magazines is probably a store like Barnes and Noble, Borders, or perhaps Media Play. I had a hard time finding them anywhere else when I was looking. HTH, Aaron > -----Original Message----- > From: darren davis [mailto:darren@virtualvoodoo.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 5:45 PM > To: Utah Valley Astronomy Association > Subject: Re: [UVAA] astronomy magazine and books > > > I have subscribed to both Sky and Telescope and Astronomy in the past; > both provide monthly sky maps and highlight special events to look for > in the sky. Out of the two, Astronomy seemed geared more towards > beginners. > > One thing you could do before committing to a subscription is to buy a > copy of one or both at a store and see what you think. Several local > retailers carry at least one of the magazines each month. I think I > used to by mine at Albertsons. > > On Wed, 2004-03-31 at 16:57, J Waterreus wrote: > > I'm thinking about subscribing to an astronomy magazine. I was > > wondering if anyone could recommend a good one for a > beginner. It would > > be used by the whole family, including our teenagers. I > want to start > > to become more familiar with the basics of astronomy and using > > telescopes. Also, suggestions for books to read would be > great too. > > When I read your posts, I sometimes don't understand what > you're talking > > about! > > > > Thanks! > > Dottie > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > UVAA mailing list > > UVAA(a)mailman.xmission.com > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uvaa > > > > _______________________________________________ > UVAA mailing list > UVAA(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uvaa >

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Re: [UVAA] astronomy magazine and books
by Olhomorto＠aol.com 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

Hi Dottie A book that I highly recommend is called "Exploring the Night Sky" by Terrence Dickinson. Mike Bailey (olhomorto(a)aol.com)

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astronomy magazine and books
by J Waterreus 31 Mar '04

31 Mar '04

I'm thinking about subscribing to an astronomy magazine. I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good one for a beginner. It would be used by the whole family, including our teenagers. I want to start to become more familiar with the basics of astronomy and using telescopes. Also, suggestions for books to read would be great too. When I read your posts, I sometimes don't understand what you're talking about! Thanks! Dottie

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Re: [UVAA] Re: Which Creater
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 31 Mar '04

31 Mar '04

yes, that area of the moon really got bombarded during it's early history. That crater is huge. Debbie

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