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RE: [UVAA] Gravel Pit?
by Griffin Louis A Civ OO-ALC/MAKGBA 19 Mar '04

19 Mar '04

Thanks Jim, are you up for a trek up there? If the weather comply's I will be there Fri night, How 'bout it Rich? - By the way, I will bring both of my 'scopes so if there is a newbie or someone that want's to check out what a nice Mak-Newt can do for you I will be bringing it as well as the 20" -----Original Message----- From: uvaa-bounces+louis.griffin=hill.af.mil(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:uvaa-bounces+louis.griffin=hill.af.mil@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Jim Gibson Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 8:08 AM To: Utah Valley Astronomy Association Subject: Re: [UVAA] Gravel Pit? Lou I don't know the conditions at the gravel pit, but I was fishing up in Midway with my son this past weekend and the mountains are still really covered with snow all around the valley and even where we were fihsing on the Provo River. I would suspect that you will have snow all around but the black top there will probably be free of snow. Dress for the cold and put on extra socks. JG Griffin Louis A Civ OO-ALC/MAKGBA <Louis.Griffin(a)HILL.af.mil> wrote: Is anyone up for the gravel pit this Friday? Does anyone know the conditions at the pit? _______________________________________________ UVAA mailing list UVAA(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uvaa Do you Yahoo!? <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mailtag_us/*http://mail.yahoo.com> Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam

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Please unsubscribe
by John Powell 19 Mar '04

19 Mar '04

Please remove my name from your email listing. Thanks, John Powell

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Change email address
by Jim Gibson 18 Mar '04

18 Mar '04

Calvin I tried to respond to your email directly but it got rejected. I just did the same thing recently ( changed my email address). What I did is I went to http://www.uvaa.org and down at the bottom left is a link to Paul Witte the web master. I just mailed him and told him to change my email address and he took care of it. Jim Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam

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Re: [UVAA] The moon
by David Moulton 18 Mar '04

18 Mar '04

> I never did see it, but what I was looking for looks like this: > > http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/moon/article_1173_2.asp Saw one like that as a teenager. Pretty cool. BTW, the sky was great last night. Jupiter and Saturn were wonderful. I'm not sure when I've seen Saturn so clearly. Mercury is fairly well placed right now too. dave

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Messier Marathon Friday and Saturday
by Patrick Wiggins 17 Mar '04

17 Mar '04

SLAS is having its annual Messier Marathon at SPOC this coming Friday and Saturday nights. We'll be using the Ealing for the marathon. The refractor is not the best for deep sky (it's a 200 mm f/16.8) so we'll probably use it for the planets If you have never seen Jupiter and Saturn (especially Saturn) through a largish refractor this is your chance. This is not a public event but members of other clubs are welcome to attend. Lots of room on the grounds around the observatory for portable scopes. Patrick

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Weekend whether
by Jim Gibson 17 Mar '04

17 Mar '04

I just checked with the Dugway whether (MET) and they report that there is a high pressure over the whole state. Record highs are predicted for St. George; high 80s to low 90s. Debbie, crank up the air conditioner. The rest of the state will also be experiencing unseasonably worm temps. There may be some occasional high serous clouds, but they should dissipate after dark. Everything looks good everywhere in Utah. Have fun! JG Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam

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RE: [UVAA] Friday night Starparty
by Paul Witte 17 Mar '04

17 Mar '04

You can access the post & map on the UVAA website (www.uvaa.com) in the "General Discussion" message board. It looks like it may have to be post-poned due to weather though. ---------- From: Heather Wilde Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:21 PM To: Utah Valley Astronomy Association Subject: RE: [UVAA] Friday night Starparty <<File: ATT00002.htm>><<File: ATT00003.txt>> I think this star party will be held at the Rush Valley site out west of Lehi. and the Albertsons is the one just off the freeway in Lehi. there was an earlier post with a map but I have lost that. hope that clears things up a bit for you Dan. Mark Burns <mark_burns(a)byu.edu> wrote: v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } Star-Folks: I'm new to this in this area and just signed up for the list awhile ago. If I recall from the posts I've read, this place for the star party is up near Park City, but which Albertson's are people referring to? mb Mark K. Burns Brigham Young University Dept. of Humanities, Classics, and Comp. Lit. 3010 JKHB Provo, UT 84602-6013 (801)422-1855 --------------------------------- From: uvaa-bounces+mark_burns=byu.edu(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:uvaa-bounces+mark_burns=byu.edu@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Jim Gibson Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 12:52 PM To: Tom Watson; Mike Bailey; UVAA List; Robert Taylor Subject: [UVAA] Friday night Starparty The whether forecast is not looking good for Friday nights Star Party. There is a pretty large front coming in very early Saturday morning, which will be preceded by high serous clouds sometime Friday afternoon with increasing cloudiness Friday night by 8 PM. The storm will be a fast mover and looks like it will cleared out by Saturday night. The bad news is that the storm is moving fast because of high winds, which may linger. For those planning on going to the Star Party, I have not given up hope. I am ready to try both nights (Friday and Saturday). I will still go to Albertsons by 5:45 Friday night. If it is really cloudy or really windy and no one shows, then I wont go out either. Jim --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what youre looking for faster. _______________________________________________ UVAA mailing list UVAA(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uvaa --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you're looking for faster.

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Moon Watch
by Jim Gibson 17 Mar '04

17 Mar '04

The following is a proposed curriculum for the next 6 months for the UVAA Moon Watch nights (exact dates to be determined). April - Optical train, collimation May - Eyepieces, filters June - Red Dot finders, Telrads, finder scopes July - Goto telescopes, digital setting circles Aug - Books, charts, magazines, web sources Sept - Volcanism, Impact craters I was hoping not to compete with SLAS Public Star Parties or SPOC because they are worth while to support, but they have something going every weekend. Nothing is written in concrete here. The curriculum was written to meet the perceived (by me) needs of the here-to-fore lurkers and now coming out of the woodwork folks in Utah County and surrounding areas (no exclusions, children welcome with parents). The reasons for the Moon Watch are: The moon is interesting It can be done close to home, and in town. Moon watch would be unique to services already provided by SLAS and others. It could fill a niche for beginners by introducing them to people, places, and events going on around the state while at the same time teaching basic Astronomy concepts. There are probably other good reasons but this will suffice. If the needs of the group change, so will Moon Watch. If there is a need not being filled by the proposed curriculum, please speak up. Now, I need volunteers who can participate in a show-and-tell style hands on approach demonstration of the above mentioned subjects. If several people can take 5 or 10 minutes a piece for a concept and we can do this in about 45 minutes to no longer than an hour in a late afternoon setting, I think this would be fun. After the sun goes down we can apply our new knowledge by observing the moon and other bright objects. Suggestions are invited. JG Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam

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RE: [UVAA] Dottie, Gravel pit is Friday
by Griffin Louis A Civ OO-ALC/MAKGBA 17 Mar '04

17 Mar '04

Hi Dottie, just wanted you to know we are going to the gravel pit on friday night if that evening is free for you.... -----Original Message----- From: uvaa-bounces+louis.griffin=hill.af.mil(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:uvaa-bounces+louis.griffin=hill.af.mil@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of J Waterreus Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 7:13 AM To: Utah Valley Astronomy Association Subject: Re: [UVAA] Dottie, time to Gravel pit Sean, Thanks for the offer, but I have something else I have to do on Saturday evening. Maybe the next time the group goes to the gravel pit, I'll caravan with you. Dottie Sean Humpherys wrote: >Dottie, > >You asked how long it takes to get from Provo to the gravel pit. A group of >us are coming up from Provo and it takes about 50-60 min. You are welcome to >call me and coordinate a caravan. > >Sean Humpherys >801 - 360 - 59 03 > > >_______________________________________________ >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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Last of the moon
by Jim Gibson 17 Mar '04

17 Mar '04

At 5:30 this morning while passing through Cedar Fort I caught a slender section of an orange moon just rising over the mountains with the eastern sky beginning to brighten. At 6:25 when I dropped my wife off at her work area on Dugway Proving Ground the moon was a good 15 degrees or more above the horizon, a beautiful light yellow color in a sea of baby blue. By the time I got to my work area at 6:45 the sky had brightened and the slender section of the once striking moon had faded in contrast with the morning dawn. Tomorrow morning it will be a lot thinner and a lot more difficult to see. JG Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam

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