From: owner-utah-astronomy-digest@lists.xmission.com (utah-astronomy-digest) To: utah-astronomy-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: utah-astronomy-digest V1 #9 Reply-To: utah-astronomy-digest Sender: owner-utah-astronomy-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-utah-astronomy-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk utah-astronomy-digest Tuesday, February 29 2000 Volume 01 : Number 009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 08:12:45 -0700 From: "Alyxandra K. MacLeod" Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) [Fwd: Anyone for a vacation on Mir?] Uh no, I don't do it willingly or often! :) Only twice now, and lived through both. I sure hope it doesn't happen again. No more driving in the snow. Cyn Mark Dakins wrote: > > Many people die every day in auto accidents (not me, > > fortunately I got through my latest roll-over last wednesday with only a few > > scratches). > > Say What? "...my latest roll-over..."??? You do this sort of thing often? - -- "What does that mean?" "It means the Matrix cannot tell you who you are." SLC, UT - USA ICQ #10306498 http://www.xmission.com/~lucyblue - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 12:48:53 -0700 From: "Chuck Hards" Subject: (utah-astronomy) Space Tourism (was: Anyone for a vacation on Mir?) It occurred to me that a "tourist" module could probably be added to the ISS. NASA could charge all the market will bear, and the proceeds could help support the station in general. This would provide a larger, more interesting environment than Mir for the visitors, as well as being much safer. Tours of the various modules would be scheduled during slow periods (rare), between projects, between crew rotations, or between shifts, so as to not interfere with the science being done there. And how about this: A telescope module available to the tourists! Forget going to a dark-sky astro resort on earth, this would be the ultimate! A kind of "Baby Hubble". For that matter, a module could support several medium-sized telescopes, with NASA either auctioning the time (to raise funds) or offering it at a fixed rate for the serious amateur-researcher/vacationer. Too, there could be a dedicated scope pointing back at earth, for those who are doing geophysical work (or espionage!) The tourist-oriented modules could be removed, if desired, and be re-attached to a dedicated "cluster" hotel at a later date. We don' need no stinkin' Mir! Chuck - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 12:31:07 PST From: "David Bennett" Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) Swap Meet Opions > >Was it worth while? Yes, very much so. It was even worth the 3 hour drive from Cedar City! > >Did you Buy/Sell any items? I found some wonderful deals (I won't mention anything specific...don't want anyone to be too jealous ;) >Would you like to see this continue? Without a doubt. >>What didn't you like about it? People bringing enticing items they weren't actually selling. You know who you are! >How can we make it better if it is done again? More non-internet publicity. Longer notice as well. > FROM: David Bennett 7!/5! ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 14:02:04 -0700 From: "Chuck Hards" Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) Swap Meet Opions Dave wrote: >>Was it worth while? >Yes, very much so. It was even worth the 3 hour drive from Cedar City! WOW! Now that's dedication to one's interests! If anyone on this list drove further than Dave Bennett, please post. I will send the person who came the farthest a FREE 6" x 6" piece of Baader Planetarium solar-filter material. Dave, if no-one beats your distance, you will be the winner! Send me your postal address privately. chuckh@companionsystems.com Now I feel silly for whining about driving only 25 miles! Thank you, Dave, for showing such great support. Chuck - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 15:53:18 -0700 From: "Alyxandra K. MacLeod" Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) Space Tourism (was: Anyone for a vacation on Mir?) Chuck, Great idea about the tourist module attached to MIR. Would be a great way to boost interest and it would be a safe environment! Is there any benefit to businesses that could do things in space? I'll show my ignorance here... but perhaps it'd be easier to manufacture something in zero g, or... oh, who knows. I'm sure if they did have some sort of touristy place for people to go, there would be some who would be able and willing to afford it. I know if I won that $52million lottery jackpot I'd be up there in a heartbeat, no matter the risks...okay, maybe if there was some big risk... but hey, if I can survive two rollovers in life, ain't no shuttle gonna get rid of me! :) Cyn Chuck Hards wrote: > It occurred to me that a "tourist" module could probably be added to the > ISS. > NASA could charge all the market will bear, and the proceeds could help > support the station in general. > > This would provide a larger, more interesting environment than Mir for the > visitors, as well as being much safer. Tours of the various modules would > be scheduled during slow periods (rare), between projects, between crew > rotations, or between shifts, so as to not interfere with the science being > done there. > > And how about this: A telescope module available to the tourists! Forget > going to a dark-sky astro resort on earth, this would be the ultimate! A > kind of "Baby Hubble". For that matter, a module could support several > medium-sized telescopes, with NASA either auctioning the time (to raise > funds) or offering it at a fixed rate for the serious > amateur-researcher/vacationer. Too, there could be a dedicated scope > pointing back at earth, for those who are doing geophysical work (or > espionage!) > > The tourist-oriented modules could be removed, if desired, and be > re-attached to a dedicated "cluster" hotel at a later date. > > We don' need no stinkin' Mir! > > Chuck - -- "What does that mean?" "It means the Matrix cannot tell you who you are." SLC, UT - USA ICQ #10306498 http://www.xmission.com/~lucyblue - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 07:42:22 -0700 From: "Alyxandra K. MacLeod" Subject: (utah-astronomy) Subject of the Week Hello all, I am on another email list which is pretty active, and the list administrator posts a topic of the week each week. I was wondering if the folks on this list would be interest in such a thing, to stir up discussion? I'd of course take suggestions for any topic which people would like to discuss. There are about 35 people on this list now, and hopefully more will join... but, if we have a topic to discuss, perhaps it'll boost member participation... Any thoughts? Cynthia - -- "What does that mean?" "It means the Matrix cannot tell you who you are." SLC, UT - USA ICQ #10306498 http://www.xmission.com/~lucyblue - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 17:23:41 -0700 From: "P. Wiggins" Subject: (utah-astronomy) Re: Subject of the Week "Alyxandra K. MacLeod" wrote: > > Hello all, > I am on another email list which is pretty active, and the list > administrator posts a topic of the week each week. I was > wondering if the folks on this list would be interest in such a > thing, to stir up discussion? Perhaps we could ask for folks' opinions on what they like (and would like to see changed) at public star parties. Patrick :-) - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 07:57:17 -0700 From: VJ McEVILLY Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) Re: Subject of the Week Sounds like a good idea? VJ McEvilly "P. Wiggins" wrote: > "Alyxandra K. MacLeod" wrote: > > > > Hello all, > > I am on another email list which is pretty active, and the list > > administrator posts a topic of the week each week. I was > > wondering if the folks on this list would be interest in such a > > thing, to stir up discussion? > > Perhaps we could ask for folks' opinions on what they like (and would like to > see changed) at public star parties. > > Patrick :-) > > - > To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 08:02:04 -0700 From: VJ McEVILLY Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) Subject of the Week Let's do it! "Alyxandra K. MacLeod" wrote: > Hello all, > I am on another email list which is pretty active, and the list > administrator posts a topic of the week each week. I was > wondering if the folks on this list would be interest in such a > thing, to stir up discussion? I'd of course take suggestions for > any topic which people would like to discuss. There are about 35 > people on this list now, and hopefully more will join... but, if > we have a topic to discuss, perhaps it'll boost member > participation... > > Any thoughts? > Cynthia > > -- > "What does that mean?" > "It means the Matrix cannot tell you who you are." > > SLC, UT - USA > ICQ #10306498 > http://www.xmission.com/~lucyblue > > - > To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 09:50:42 -0700 From: Alyxandra MacLeod Subject: (utah-astronomy) [Fwd: [Fwd: Fwd: school requesting help]] - -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Fwd: Fwd: school requesting help] Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 18:12:59 -0700 From: "P. Wiggins" Reply-To: p.wiggins@m.cc.utah.edu To: c@teacherhelp Holly Phaneuf wrote: > > Dear friends, > I just spoke to a rather overwhelmed teacher's aide on the phone asking for suggestions for science projects/demonstrations for a "science week" at her school (achievers academy). > > The bad news is that this assignment was given to her at the last minute, and next week is the week. > > The good news is that there are only eleven students, and this week could be possibly postponed, so more could be done. > > The students range in age from 5-10 years old. > > If you can think of any science demonstrations she can do, or if you would like to go to the school to perform your own, you can get in touch with her by e mail: > > glehaven@msn.com > and her work number is 801-269-8532 > > Thanks for your support! Holly > - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 08:22:15 -0700 From: "Chuck Hards" Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) Space Tourism (was: Anyone for a vacation on Mir?) Cynthia wrote: >Chuck, >Great idea about the tourist module attached to MIR. I wrote ISS, most defintely NOT MIR! Chuck - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 09:55:45 -0700 From: "Alyxandra K. MacLeod" Subject: (utah-astronomy) Star Parties Okay, we had a suggestions to discuss Star Parties. I've put together a list of questions. Feel free to answer them if you like, and post to the list. Or add your own questions, or modify these, or whatever... PUBLIC STAR PARTIES 1. How often do you attend Public Star Parties? 2. Do you usually bring a telescope and show the public objects? Or do you usually come to observe through other telescopes? 3. Do you feel the number of Public Star Parties offered is adequate? Why? 4. What do you like best about Public Star Parties? 5. What do you like least? 6. If you don't attend star parties, why? What would you like to see at them that would encourage you to attend more? PRIVATE STAR PARTIES 1. How often do you attend Private Star Parties? 2. Do you usually bring a telescope? Or do you usually come to observe through other telescopes? 3. What do you like best about Private Star Parties? 4. What do you like least? 5. Where do you like private star parties to be held? Please give your general opinion of Star Parties, both public and private. Also, please say where you mostly attend the star parties, be it in SL, Ogden, Provo, Cedar City, etc... and which locations in each area. Thanks for your cooperation! I hope to hear as many responses as there are people on the list! ;) Cynthia - -- "What does that mean?" "It means the Matrix cannot tell you who you are." SLC, UT - USA ICQ #10306498 http://www.xmission.com/~lucyblue - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 10:10:25 -0700 From: "Alyxandra K. MacLeod" Subject: (utah-astronomy) [Fwd: [Fwd: Planetarium Factoid: A Very Special Leap Day]] - -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Fwd: Planetarium Factoid: A Very Special Leap Day] Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 10:03:14 -0700 From: "P. Wiggins" Reply-To: p.wiggins@m.cc.utah.edu To: "(S) sorensen, cynthia" "P. Wiggins" wrote: > > 24 February 2000 > > Hansen Planetarium Factoid: A Very Rare Leap Day Next Week > > Most people know that because 2000 is a leap year this month gets an extra day, > a leap day as it's called, allowing the month to grow from 28 to 29 days. > > However, many do not know that this coming 29th of February is a very special > (and rare) leap day. > > Usually a leap day is added to each year that can be evenly divided by 4. > However, because of a little known quirk in our calendar, the "divide by four" > rule, does not apply to any end of the century year unless that year can also be > divided evenly by 400. > > So, this year, 2000, is a leap year since it can be evenly divided by 400. But > 1900 did not pass the division rule so it was not a leap year, nor was 1800 or > 1700. In fact the last time a century ended in a leap year was 1600. And the > next will not be until 2400. > > So, enjoy your leap day next week because it will be another 400 years before we > get another one just like it. > > # # # > > Patrick Wiggins > Hansen Planetarium Education Department - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 10:34:18 -0700 From: "P. Wiggins" Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) Star Parties "Alyxandra K. MacLeod" wrote: > > PUBLIC STAR PARTIES > > 1. How often do you attend Public Star Parties? I make it to just about every one of the SLAS star parties and a few others as well (usually in S. Utah). > 2. Do you usually bring a telescope and show the public objects? > Or do you usually come to observe through other telescopes? Usually bring a telescope and sometimes video equipment to allow the public to view the Moon and planets on a monitor. > 3. Do you feel the number of Public Star Parties offered is > adequate? Why? Adequate? Yes, but I would not mind seeing more. We do public star parties (IMHO) to serve the public so the more we do the better our chances of accomplishing our goal. And besides, as Deloy Pierce says: "Seven days without a star party makes one weak." :-) > 4. What do you like best about Public Star Parties? Showing the public "what's up". > 5. What do you like least? Clouds! :-) > PRIVATE STAR PARTIES > > 1. How often do you attend Private Star Parties? Very seldom but only because the private star parties are usually held the same night's Dr. Holy and I are doing public star parties in S. Utah. Patrick :-) - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 11:14:00 -0700 From: "Alyxandra K. MacLeod" Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) Star Parties > PUBLIC STAR PARTIES > > 1. How often do you attend Public Star Parties? Not very often. I used to go almost every weekend about six years ago, then abruptly stopped. Now I go maybe once per year. > 2. Do you usually bring a telescope and show the public objects? > Or do you usually come to observe through other telescopes? I used to bring a telescope, my C8, but now I just go to observe > 3. Do you feel the number of Public Star Parties offered is > adequate? Why? I don't really go to enough to actually know if there are enough. I'll leave this estimate to those who frequent the star parties more often. > 4. What do you like best about Public Star Parties? To talk to the people I haven't seen in a while. > PRIVATE STAR PARTIES > > 1. How often do you attend Private Star Parties? Usually once a year, I like going to Elizabeth Pass with SLAS. > 2. Do you usually bring a telescope? Or do you usually come to > observe through other telescopes? I usually observe through other scopes now, though perhaps this year I'll dust off the ol' C8. > 3. What do you like best about Private Star Parties? I like that there are fewer people than public star parties. I like to be able to go camping and bring my dogs. I like sitting around a campfire and talking about astronomy or how the club was way-back-when. :) I like seeing dark-sky objects and not having to deal with traffic and lights. I'm not a big-crowd person, and I like the smaller groups in the private star parties. Most of all I like the camping. > 5. Where do you like private star parties to be held? Since I'm more of a camper than an observer now, I like the camp sites like Elizabeth Pass and other mountainous areas. You probably won't see me at Rush Valley! > Please give your general opinion of Star Parties, both public and > private. Also, please say where you mostly attend the star > parties, be it in SL, Ogden, Provo, Cedar City, etc... and which > locations in each area. I attend the SLAS star parties located at SPOC or Little Mountain, and the private star parties located in the Uintahs or other camping locations. I've always enjoyed the star parties and have had a great time seeing objects and talking to the people. I think star parties are a great resource for the public, an easy way for them to become familiar with astronomy. - -- "What does that mean?" "It means the Matrix cannot tell you who you are." SLC, UT - USA ICQ #10306498 http://www.xmission.com/~lucyblue - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 11:27:00 -0700 From: ("David Dunn") Subject: (utah-astronomy) Star Parties Okay, we had a suggestions to discuss Star Parties. I've put together a list of questions. Feel free to answer them if you like, and post to the list. Or add your own questions, or modify these, or whatever... PUBLIC STAR PARTIES 1. How often do you attend Public Star Parties? 8 to 10 a year. 2. Do you usually bring a telescope and show the public objects? Or do you usually come to observe through other telescopes? I bring a couple of telescopes. 3. Do you feel the number of Public Star Parties offered is adequate? Why? I think that they are about right. If there were too many we might have people lose interest or Astronomers might burn out. 4. What do you like best about Public Star Parties? I like interacting with the public that show up. I enjoy showing people the different things that I can find. I also like the "Dark Sky" so that I can see more galaxies and nebulas. 5. What do you like least? 300 people and three astronomer and clouds. 6. If you don't attend star parties, why? What would you like to see at them that would encourage you to attend more? PRIVATE STAR PARTIES 1. How often do you attend Private Star Parties? 2 or 3. 2. Do you usually bring a telescope? Or do you usually come to observe through other telescopes? I bring a couple of scopes. 3. What do you like best about Private Star Parties? I can spend more time looking for evasive objects. 4. What do you like least? I really do like to show people what I find. There aren't usually very many people to show them too at private parties. 5. Where do you like private star parties to be held? Anywhere Dark. Please give your general opinion of Star Parties, both public and private. Also, please say where you mostly attend the star parties, be it in SL, Ogden, Provo, Cedar City, etc... and which locations in each area. I really enjoy any time that I can get out and use my telescopes. I enjoy teaching my children about astronomy. I enjoy showing people the different things that we can see. I even enjoy helping someone set up their toy store telescope for the first time. I usually go to all the OAS parties. Thanks for your cooperation! I hope to hear as many responses as there are people on the list! ;) Cynthia - -- "What does that mean?" "It means the Matrix cannot tell you who you are." SLC, UT - USA ICQ #10306498 http://www.xmission.com/ lucyblue - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 11:43:04 -0700 From: "Alyxandra K. MacLeod" Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) Star Parties Speaking of OAS... I've been a SLASer all my life, and I'm not familiar with the Ogden club at all. When do you guys have meetings? Where? Where are your private and public star parties usually held? I've always been curious. Also, I'm interested to know who on this list is affiliated with what club. I'm SLAS, like I said, and have been for... oh, about 17 years now, off-n-on. Who else is on? Any clubs? No clubs? Out of Utah? Thanks, Cyn - -- "What does that mean?" "It means the Matrix cannot tell you who you are." SLC, UT - USA ICQ #10306498 http://www.xmission.com/~lucyblue - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 11:49:31 -0700 From: "Chuck Hards" Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) Star Parties Cynthia wrote: >PUBLIC STAR PARTIES > >1. How often do you attend Public Star Parties? Not at all since the '70's. >2. Do you usually bring a telescope and show the public objects? >Or do you usually come to observe through other telescopes? Both. Not at star parties, but in my neighborhood, at schools, privately, etc. >3. Do you feel the number of Public Star Parties offered is >adequate? Why? No opinion. >4. What do you like best about Public Star Parties? No opinion. >5. What do you like least? Too many people, kids, noise, headlights, dust, and drunk freaks. >6. If you don't attend star parties, why? What would you like >to see at them that would encourage you to attend more? See #5 above. Also, as I recall, SLAS (and other clubs) hold their star-parties on Friday nights. Folks, I have to get up at 5 am to go to work on Fridays. I am in no condition to stay up late that night, as a result. Saturday nights are by far the best night for me to stay up late. >PRIVATE STAR PARTIES > >1. How often do you attend Private Star Parties? About once every other month or so. More frequently in summer, less so in winter. >2. Do you usually bring a telescope? Or do you usually come to >observe through other telescopes? Have done both equally. >3. What do you like best about Private Star Parties? Few people, good music, privacy, SATURDAY NIGHTS, plum brandy. >4. What do you like least? Other people wanting to use MY eyepieces and accessories, then returning them with a thumbprint on the glass. Other people wanting me to find 10th magnitude or brighter objects for them. (I'll admit that it was an ego trip for the first 25 years, now it's old) >5. Where do you like private star parties to be held? On private property, or secluded locations. Places where random headlights and curious bystanders do not show up. >Please give your general opinion of Star Parties, both public and >private. Public parties = no general opinion. Private parties = More time observing, less time answering questions, and you don't worry about equipment getting stolen. >lso, please say where you mostly attend the star >parties, be it in SL, Ogden, Provo, Cedar City, etc... and which >locations in each area. Used to go to SLAS parties at Little Mtn, SPOC, wherever. I appreciate the chance to contribute, Cynthia, but my answers are the "oddball data" that typically gets tossed out before the curve is plotted! Chuck Hards - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 12:30:00 -0700 From: ("David Dunn") Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) Star Partie OAS meets the second Tues of each month at the Ott Planetarium at Weber State. Our public star parties are at Antelope Island. Our private camping parties are on Monte Cristo. The dates for the parties are posted on our web page. The address for our web page is http://physics.weber.edu/oas/oas.html. Last I heard we had about 60 members. I have been a member for 3 years. The club was started in the early 70s. - ------------------( Forwarded letter 1 follows )--------------------- Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 11:43:04 -0700 To: utah-astronomy@lists.xmission.com From: Alyxandra.K.MacLeod[LucyBlue]@Softhome.net Sender: owner-utah-astronomy@lists.xmission.com Reply-To: utah-astronomy@lists.xmission.com Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) Star Parties Speaking of OAS... I've been a SLASer all my life, and I'm not familiar with the Ogden club at all. When do you guys have meetings? Where? Where are your private and public star parties usually held? I've always been curious. Also, I'm interested to know who on this list is affiliated with what club. I'm SLAS, like I said, and have been for... oh, about 17 years now, off-n-on. Who else is on? Any clubs? No clubs? Out of Utah? Thanks, Cyn - -- "What does that mean?" "It means the Matrix cannot tell you who you are." SLC, UT - USA ICQ #10306498 http://www.xmission.com/~lucyblue - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 15:19:46 PST From: "David Bennett" Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) Star Parties >PUBLIC STAR PARTIES > >1. How often do you attend Public Star Parties? > Weekly...I do a slide show/star party for the public at Southern Utah University's observatory. >2. Do you usually bring a telescope and show the public objects? >Or do you usually come to observe through other telescopes? When I would go to public star parities in the Salt Lake area I would bring my own 10" scope or help friends set up their larger Dobs. >3. Do you feel the number of Public Star Parties offered is >adequate? Why? I'm sort of out of the loop now but I think the number is about right. If you get to many going you spread your support out very thin. >4. What do you like best about Public Star Parties? Interaction with interested 'civillians'...people who have a sincere interest and wonder. >5. What do you like least? Interaction with UNinterested 'civillians', Boyscouts who each have their very own bright white light, women (or men for that matter) that wear too much mascara (not a good thing for eyepieces), drunkards driving over your recently built telescope. >PRIVATE STAR PARTIES > >1. How often do you attend Private Star Parties? As often as possible during the observing season. >2. Do you usually bring a telescope? Or do you usually come to >observe through other telescopes? I usually bring my own setup: Main scope, giant binocs, little binocs, etc. If for some reason I don't bring my own scope I will try to help others find objects off the beaten path ie. the Pretzel Nebula, NGC 4631/32/57 , V Aquilae > >3. What do you like best about Private Star Parties? > Margaritas! The comradarie and abundant knowledge. Being the only one up at 4am with 20 telescopes at my disposal. I think my favorite thing about private star parties (at least the longer ones) is the rhythm I find myself getting into. Stargaze all night, sleep as long as you can, have brunch, make a daquiri, take a nap, get up and do it all again. 4. What do you like least? Are you kidding? Going home! More access to 2 wheel drive-able top-notch dark sky observing sites. I've got a doozy of a site in the Southern Uintas if you're interested. It blows away Elizabeth ridge (at least for access). >5. Where do you like private star parties to be held? Depending on the time of year, over 8000ft and dark, dark, dark. keep your eyes to the sky! Dave Bennett 7!/5! ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 08:48:32 -0700 From: "Chuck Hards" Subject: (utah-astronomy) Star Parties I started to wonder what the actual difference between a "public" and "private" star party is. There are the typical club parties, but the general public is usually invited. There are private parties, outside of club sponsorship. But what about club parties that the general public is not invited to? Are there such things? Something like this may be the ticket for certain people like myself, who wouldn't mind some veteran company, without the general public "looky-loos" that always show up, to the point of distraction. I'm not talking about a "club night" at an observatory, but a BYOT, "members only" star party. Is this done? Chuck - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 08:57:00 -0700 From: ("David Dunn") Subject: (utah-astronomy) Star Parties The OAS is doing a Messier Marathon on 4/1 up by Golden Spike. There shouldn't be any "public" there. We call our Camping parties private, however we do get a few people stopping by early in the night. - ------------------( Forwarded letter 1 follows )--------------------- Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 08:48:32 -0700 To: Utah.AstronomyLIst[utah-astronomy]@lists.xmission.com From: Chuck.Hards[chuckh]@companionsystems.com Sender: owner-utah-astronomy@lists.xmission.com Reply-To: utah-astronomy@lists.xmission.com Subject: (utah-astronomy) Star Parties I started to wonder what the actual difference between a "public" and "private" star party is. There are the typical club parties, but the general public is usually invited. There are private parties, outside of club sponsorship. But what about club parties that the general public is not invited to? Are there such things? Something like this may be the ticket for certain people like myself, who wouldn't mind some veteran company, without the general public "looky-loos" that always show up, to the point of distraction. I'm not talking about a "club night" at an observatory, but a BYOT, "members only" star party. Is this done? Chuck - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 10:41:37 -0700 From: "P. Wiggins" Subject: (utah-astronomy) Re:Star Parties HOWDY! Chuck Hards wrote: > > But what about club parties that the general public is not invited to? By definition a private star party (at least those SLAS does) are not advertised to the public and supposed to be for club members and invited guests only. Also they are usually held in areas where the public does not frequent. Clear skies! Patrick :-) - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 19:38:22 -0700 From: Karen Pierce Subject: (utah-astronomy) More Short Tube 80's Hi, If you were at the swap meet you may have seen the short tube 80mm refractor I had for sale. I sold it for $225. Others showed an interest as it was being packed up by the buyer. I have just received 2 more of them. I want to keep one for myself but I can get more so if you want one let me know. They come with 3 Kellner eyepieces and a good quality tripod. Clear skies, Deloy Pierce - - To unsubscribe from utah-astronomy, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe utah-astronomy" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. 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