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utah-astronomy-digest  Wednesday, September 27 2000  Volume 01 : Number 018




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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 22:43:24 -0600
From: "Marilyn Smith" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) Update from the valley and a question and a reminder

Chuck,
I purchased a Sky Commander, and have used those encoders, mounted on the
ends of the shafts.  My preliminary use of this unit looks encouraging, but
has made me realize that my scope had gone out of collimation, the legs of
my Astrola no longer fit the polar alignment holes in my driveway, and that
my tube may not be not be perfectly parallel with its cradle.  I'm in the
process of learning how to tweak everything back in.  My mount is not
motorized, but it sounds like yours has had a tougher life than mine.

Please send again the address for the IO tour.  Thanks for including me.
I'm looking forward to meeting everyone.

Bob Grant

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Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 10:49:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chuck Hards <[e-mail]>
Subject: (utah-astronomy) IO tour

OK, gang, tomorrows the big day!  I tried calling
Vaughn to make sure we were still on, but he's not
answering the phone, so I am assuming that everything
is still "GO".

The time:  10:00 am
The place:  4994 South 300 West, Murray.

This will probably take one to two hours.  We should
try and finish up by noonish, both so we can eat
lunch, and Vaughn can get back to work.

All of you who contacted me privately are on the
attendance list.

I will be away from email from 11 am Friday until
Monday morning, so if you have to cancel, don't worry
about letting me know, just take care of business.

See you there!

Chuck

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Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 14:35:10 -0600
From: Patrick Wiggins <[e-mail]>
Subject: (utah-astronomy) You To Can Own Your Space Ship

http://www.thriftyspace.com

:-)

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Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 17:42:47 -0600
From: Karen Pierce <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) IO tour

BY WORD OF CAUTION FOR THOSE COMING FROM THE NORTH.

3rd West is closed at 45th South.  We drove down 3rd West today and 45th
South is all torn up so we couldn't continue down to Vaughn's.  We ended up
back almost to 39th before we found a street going east and then ended up on
State Street to 48th South and back down to 3rd West.

Best of luck in the road mazes.

Probably best would go to 53rd South exit and then go back along 3rd west.

Deloy and Karen

At 10:49 AM 9/22/00 -0700, you wrote:
>OK, gang, tomorrows the big day!  I tried calling
>Vaughn to make sure we were still on, but he's not
>answering the phone, so I am assuming that everything
>is still "GO".
>
>The time:  10:00 am
>The place:  4994 South 300 West, Murray.
>
>This will probably take one to two hours.  We should
>try and finish up by noonish, both so we can eat
>lunch, and Vaughn can get back to work.
>
>All of you who contacted me privately are on the
>attendance list.
>
>I will be away from email from 11 am Friday until
>Monday morning, so if you have to cancel, don't worry
>about letting me know, just take care of business.
>
>See you there!
>
>Chuck
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Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 10:45:44 -0600
From: Joe Bauman <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) IO tour

Hi Gang, Well, I'm not a quitter but today, for one of the few times in my
life, I just gave up. At 10:30, after I was hung up on a maze of detours
and traffic jambs for around 3/4 of an hour, I finally quit trying to get
to Intermountain Optics. I think the closest I came was about 36th South
and 3rd West, but I could not get closer. What a mess of closed roads, with
an accident at one intersection slowing traffic eve more! Anyway, sorry I
couldn't get there, but at 10:30 I figured that the tour was well under way
anyhow, even if I could find the place. -- Joe Bauman



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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 07:31:49 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chuck Hards <[e-mail]>
Subject: (utah-astronomy) Various

Thanks to all who managed to negotiate the no-man's
land that is Utah roads, and made it to Intermountain
Optics on Saturday.  It was an interesting morining,
and Vaughn was in typical form.  Joe Bauman, sorry you
couldn't get there!  I discovered that a painless way
was to get to third west from 48th south, which was
open and clear.  Vine street was also open for
business.  But using streets aligned with freeway
exits was a waste of time, as you discovered.  We'll
try and do it again, perhaps in the spring.  Also, as
soon as NOVA is set up in their new digs, we may be
able to prevail upon Steve Dodds for a tour there.

Second subject:

I did a little research over the weekend, and
discovered that the IAU does NOT have LEGAL authority
to name celestial objects.  Their authority is by
international convention of scientific organizations
only.  Their respective governments have not taken
this convention the additional step of protecting
their naming efforts by making it legally binding.  In
other words, it is just an international "gentlemen's
agreement" among the astronomers and other scientists
involved the various fields.  They have agreed to use
the IAU designations among themselves, but there is no
legally binding "deed", "title", or other mechanism
that can make the designations stand up in a court of
law.  It is up to the governments of the members of
the IAU to take this step.  To my knwoledge, none have
so far, including the U.S.A.



Third subject:

Congratulations to SLAS president Kim Hyatt, for
having his award-winning 13" telescope mentioned in
the November issue of S & T!  Also, former SLASer Bill
Kelley, who now resides in Arizona.  He's certainly
getting a lot of mileage from that mirror-stressing
idea!

Chuck



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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 09:37:45 -0700
From: "William Kelley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) Various

Chuck- Thanks for the congrats. I haven't got my copy yet, but if they
didn't include the web site where you can down-load the mirror-flexing
program, then for your possible interest here it is. www.seds.org/TAC .
Scroll down the home page and you'll find it on the left. Bill Kelley


- ----- Original Message -----
From: Chuck Hards <[e-mail]>
To: <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 7:31 AM
Subject: (utah-astronomy) Various


> Thanks to all who managed to negotiate the no-man's
> land that is Utah roads, and made it to Intermountain
> Optics on Saturday.  It was an interesting morining,
> and Vaughn was in typical form.  Joe Bauman, sorry you
> couldn't get there!  I discovered that a painless way
> was to get to third west from 48th south, which was
> open and clear.  Vine street was also open for
> business.  But using streets aligned with freeway
> exits was a waste of time, as you discovered.  We'll
> try and do it again, perhaps in the spring.  Also, as
> soon as NOVA is set up in their new digs, we may be
> able to prevail upon Steve Dodds for a tour there.
>
> Second subject:
>
> I did a little research over the weekend, and
> discovered that the IAU does NOT have LEGAL authority
> to name celestial objects.  Their authority is by
> international convention of scientific organizations
> only.  Their respective governments have not taken
> this convention the additional step of protecting
> their naming efforts by making it legally binding.  In
> other words, it is just an international "gentlemen's
> agreement" among the astronomers and other scientists
> involved the various fields.  They have agreed to use
> the IAU designations among themselves, but there is no
> legally binding "deed", "title", or other mechanism
> that can make the designations stand up in a court of
> law.  It is up to the governments of the members of
> the IAU to take this step.  To my knwoledge, none have
> so far, including the U.S.A.
>
>
>
> Third subject:
>
> Congratulations to SLAS president Kim Hyatt, for
> having his award-winning 13" telescope mentioned in
> the November issue of S & T!  Also, former SLASer Bill
> Kelley, who now resides in Arizona.  He's certainly
> getting a lot of mileage from that mirror-stressing
> idea!
>
> Chuck
>
>
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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 11:55:30 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chuck Hards <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) Various

Hi Bill:

I had no idea you were still on this list, but glad
you are!  I don't believe we ever met, but I do recall
your 1992 article.

It looks like they are having readers download Flex
from the S & T website:

www.skypub.com/resources/software/flex.html

Why is Adler getting the patent, when it's your idea?

Chuck

- --- William Kelley <[e-mail]> wrote:
> Chuck- Thanks for the congrats. I haven't got my
> copy yet, but if they
> didn't include the web site where you can down-load
> the mirror-flexing
> program, then for your possible interest here it is.
> www.seds.org/TAC .
> Scroll down the home page and you'll find it on the
> left. Bill Kelley
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chuck Hards <[e-mail]>
> To: <[e-mail]>
> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 7:31 AM
> Subject: (utah-astronomy) Various
>
>
> > Thanks to all who managed to negotiate the
> no-man's
> > land that is Utah roads, and made it to
> Intermountain
> > Optics on Saturday.  It was an interesting
> morining,
> > and Vaughn was in typical form.  Joe Bauman, sorry
> you
> > couldn't get there!  I discovered that a painless
> way
> > was to get to third west from 48th south, which
> was
> > open and clear.  Vine street was also open for
> > business.  But using streets aligned with freeway
> > exits was a waste of time, as you discovered.
> We'll
> > try and do it again, perhaps in the spring.  Also,
> as
> > soon as NOVA is set up in their new digs, we may
> be
> > able to prevail upon Steve Dodds for a tour there.
> >
> > Second subject:
> >
> > I did a little research over the weekend, and
> > discovered that the IAU does NOT have LEGAL
> authority
> > to name celestial objects.  Their authority is by
> > international convention of scientific
> organizations
> > only.  Their respective governments have not taken
> > this convention the additional step of protecting
> > their naming efforts by making it legally binding.
>  In
> > other words, it is just an international
> "gentlemen's
> > agreement" among the astronomers and other
> scientists
> > involved the various fields.  They have agreed to
> use
> > the IAU designations among themselves, but there
> is no
> > legally binding "deed", "title", or other
> mechanism
> > that can make the designations stand up in a court
> of
> > law.  It is up to the governments of the members
> of
> > the IAU to take this step.  To my knwoledge, none
> have
> > so far, including the U.S.A.
> >
> >
> >
> > Third subject:
> >
> > Congratulations to SLAS president Kim Hyatt, for
> > having his award-winning 13" telescope mentioned
> in
> > the November issue of S & T!  Also, former SLASer
> Bill
> > Kelley, who now resides in Arizona.  He's
> certainly
> > getting a lot of mileage from that
> mirror-stressing
> > idea!
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> >
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 09:27:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chuck Hards <[e-mail]>
Subject: (utah-astronomy) 15 x 70 binos & shortwave receivers.

I borrowed a friend's home-brewed parallelogram mount
last night for another bino session with the big
cheapies.  I'm still impressed.  I saw M57 easily, and
globular clusters are even better when the binos are
held steady.  They really are too big for this mount,
but I managed to pile on some dumbell weights and at
least get it balanced.  This is a side-saddle mount in
it's current incarnation, I don't especially like
having to rotate the entire assembly for panning.
When I make my own, I'll try and include some pan
capability at the top of the arm, to reduce overall
motion.  Does any list member have a parallelogram
mount that they are particularly fond of?  Why?

Has anyone else ordered these binoculars?

Also, it appears that my old shortwave radio can't
pull in WWV like it used to.  I used this radio to
time my exposures three years ago, when photographing
Hale-Bopp.  At the time, I had no problem receiving a
clear signal at both 10MHz and 15MHz.  Recent attempts
have revealed a Spanish-speaking station that bleeds
over WWV.  The receiver doesn't have the selectivity
it used to.  Can anyone recommend a shortwave receiver
that doesn't cost an arm and a leg?  Is the Hamtronics
kit still available?

Chuck

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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 10:32:15 -0600
From: Joe Bauman <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) 15 x 70 binos & shortwave receivers.

Chuck, I think WWV broadcasts at several frequencies. Joe



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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 12:00:28 -0600 (MDT)
From: Chris Clark <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) 15 x 70 binos & shortwave receivers.

On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, Chuck Hards wrote:
>
> Has anyone else ordered these binoculars?

I received mine last week.  Having never owned a tripod, binoculars, or
any kind telescope before, I'm still trying to figure out how to get these
things "hooked up" to a tripod--is there a right-angle adapter or
something like that?

I guess my next step will be to pick up some kind of "sky guide" so I'll
know where to point the darn things! :-)


> Also, it appears that my old shortwave radio can't
> pull in WWV like it used to.

It might not be your radio that has changed.  Shortwave radio
propagation can vary dramatically both with the time of day and with
the eleven-year sunspot cycle.  In addition to 10 and 15 MHz, you might
also try listening on 2.5, 5, and 20 MHz.

Cheerio,
Chris


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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 11:44:29 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chuck Hards <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) 15 x 70 binos & shortwave receivers.

- --- Chris Clark wrote:


> I received mine last week.  Having never owned a
> tripod, binoculars, or
> any kind telescope before, I'm still trying to
> figure out how to get these
> things "hooked up" to a tripod--is there a
> right-angle adapter or
> something like that?

Hi Chris; yes, you do need a 90-degree bino bracket.
Orion sells one or two different models, but they are
easily made from an angle bracket purchased from the
hardware store for about a buck or two.  You'll also
need a female 1/4-20 hand knob or wing nut, and a male
1/4-20 knob or bolt to interface the bino with the
bracket, and the bracket with the tripod head.

You may have to turn the pan/tilt handle around so you
don't poke yourself in the throat.  Ten minutes with a
standard tripod was enough to convince me that I
needed a parallelogram mount.

How do you like them, so far?  I'm interested in your
impressions and if you feel that they are worth the
money.  "Bear" brand, correct?

I was impressed by how solid the hinge/eyepiece bridge
is on these, for budget models.

> > Also, it appears that my old shortwave radio can't
> > pull in WWV like it used to.
>
> It might not be your radio that has changed.
> Shortwave radio
> propagation can vary dramatically both with the time
> of day and with
> the eleven-year sunspot cycle.  In addition to 10
> and 15 MHz, you might
> also try listening on 2.5, 5, and 20 MHz.

I thought about that; I was hoping that solar max
wouldn't have as big an effect on radio propagation at
night, the only time I use it. (CME's aside)
Sometimes it gets better after midnight, making me
think that the band was just getting more crowded, and
as stations signed off for the night, reception would
gradually improve.

This radio can't access 2.5, 5, 20, or 25 MHz,
unfortunatley.  I wish Radio Shack still made those
old TimeCubes...

Thanks

Chuck



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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 12:01:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chuck Hards <[e-mail]>
Subject: (utah-astronomy) .965" focusers

If any of you have a .965" focuser, with a removable,
metal rack and pinion gear, I would like to buy it
from you.  I'll take as many as I can get, price
determined by the condition of the rack and gear.

If it's still attached to a telescope, we can talk
about a price for the whole package.

PLEASE check those parts boxes and closets, I'm
working on accessories for SPOC/SPOC 2.

Thanks!

Chuck

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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 13:10:40 -0600
From: Joe Bauman <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) .965" focusers

How about anyone selling a great condition used PEC?



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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 06:58:21 GMT
From: "Howard W. Jackman" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) 15 x 70 binos & shortwave receivers.

Chuck, I'm desperately trying to talk myself into buying these bino's, is
there any chance that you'll be at SPOC on saturday for the star party? I'd
love to get a look through them if I could. I'm juggling a few items around
that I want to buy and I'd like to see if they're worth putting one of those
off for later!

Thanks!

Howard


>From: Chuck Hards <[e-mail]>
>Reply-To: [e-mail]
>To: [e-mail]
>Subject: (utah-astronomy) 15 x 70 binos & shortwave receivers.
>Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 09:27:56 -0700 (PDT)
>
>I borrowed a friend's home-brewed parallelogram mount
>last night for another bino session with the big
>cheapies.  I'm still impressed.  I saw M57 easily, and
>globular clusters are even better when the binos are
>held steady.  They really are too big for this mount,
>but I managed to pile on some dumbell weights and at
>least get it balanced.  This is a side-saddle mount in
>it's current incarnation, I don't especially like
>having to rotate the entire assembly for panning.
>When I make my own, I'll try and include some pan
>capability at the top of the arm, to reduce overall
>motion.  Does any list member have a parallelogram
>mount that they are particularly fond of?  Why?
>
>Has anyone else ordered these binoculars?
>
>Also, it appears that my old shortwave radio can't
>pull in WWV like it used to.  I used this radio to
>time my exposures three years ago, when photographing
>Hale-Bopp.  At the time, I had no problem receiving a
>clear signal at both 10MHz and 15MHz.  Recent attempts
>have revealed a Spanish-speaking station that bleeds
>over WWV.  The receiver doesn't have the selectivity
>it used to.  Can anyone recommend a shortwave receiver
>that doesn't cost an arm and a leg?  Is the Hamtronics
>kit still available?
>
>Chuck
>
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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 07:13:31 -0600
From: Troy Adair <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) 15 x 70 binos & shortwave receivers.

Is there a star party at SPOC this Saturday (Sep 30)?  I just recently
joined the SLAS, but didn't see one mentioned for this date in the Sep NOVA
Newsletter.  But if there is one, I would like to go.

Thanks,

Troy


At 06:58 AM 9/27/00 +0000, you wrote:
>Chuck, I'm desperately trying to talk myself into buying these bino's, is
>there any chance that you'll be at SPOC on saturday for the star party?
>I'd love to get a look through them if I could. I'm juggling a few items
>around that I want to buy and I'd like to see if they're worth putting one
>of those off for later!
>
>Thanks!
>
>Howard


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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 07:06:19 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chuck Hards <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) 15 x 70 binos & shortwave receivers.

Hi Howard:

Right now, it's not looking likely that I'll be at
SPOC Saturday, but if plans change, I'll let you know.

C.
- --- "Howard W. Jackman" <[e-mail]> wrote:
> Chuck, I'm desperately trying to talk myself into
> buying these bino's, is
> there any chance that you'll be at SPOC on saturday
> for the star party? I'd
> love to get a look through them if I could. I'm
> juggling a few items around
> that I want to buy and I'd like to see if they're
> worth putting one of those
> off for later!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Howard
>
>
> >From: Chuck Hards <[e-mail]>
> >Reply-To: [e-mail]
> >To: [e-mail]
> >Subject: (utah-astronomy) 15 x 70 binos & shortwave
> receivers.
> >Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 09:27:56 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >I borrowed a friend's home-brewed parallelogram
> mount
> >last night for another bino session with the big
> >cheapies.  I'm still impressed.  I saw M57 easily,
> and
> >globular clusters are even better when the binos
> are
> >held steady.  They really are too big for this
> mount,
> >but I managed to pile on some dumbell weights and
> at
> >least get it balanced.  This is a side-saddle mount
> in
> >it's current incarnation, I don't especially like
> >having to rotate the entire assembly for panning.
> >When I make my own, I'll try and include some pan
> >capability at the top of the arm, to reduce overall
> >motion.  Does any list member have a parallelogram
> >mount that they are particularly fond of?  Why?
> >
> >Has anyone else ordered these binoculars?
> >
> >Also, it appears that my old shortwave radio can't
> >pull in WWV like it used to.  I used this radio to
> >time my exposures three years ago, when
> photographing
> >Hale-Bopp.  At the time, I had no problem receiving
> a
> >clear signal at both 10MHz and 15MHz.  Recent
> attempts
> >have revealed a Spanish-speaking station that
> bleeds
> >over WWV.  The receiver doesn't have the
> selectivity
> >it used to.  Can anyone recommend a shortwave
> receiver
> >that doesn't cost an arm and a leg?  Is the
> Hamtronics
> >kit still available?
> >
> >Chuck
> >
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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 07:09:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chuck Hards <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) 15 x 70 binos & shortwave receivers.

- --- Joe Bauman <[e-mail]> wrote:
> Chuck, I think WWV broadcasts at several
> frequencies. Joe

Hi Joe:

You're right, but my current !*#$ budget model only
receives WWV on 10 and 15MHz.

Chuck

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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 07:37:47 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chuck Hards <[e-mail]>
Subject: (utah-astronomy) Meteor activity

By now most of you have probably heard or read about
the fireball seen over southern CA and AZ last night.
I was out in the yard with the big binos again, and,
while I didn't see the fireball, I did notice a
higher-than-normal level of sporadic meteor activity,
mostly in the west and northwest.

Can someone near their references check and see if we
are calendrically near a known shower?

Anybody else notice meteor activity last night?
Between about 8:30 and 10:00 MDT?

Chuck

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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 11:12:37 -0600
From: Patrick Wiggins <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) 15 x 70 binos & shortwave receivers.

Troy Adair wrote:
>
> Is there a star party at SPOC this Saturday (Sep 30)?  I just recently
> joined the SLAS, but didn't see one mentioned for this date in the Sep NOVA
> Newsletter.  But if there is one, I would like to go.

The only public star parties I know of for this weekend are in southern
Utah.  I believe there will be a private SLAS star party here in the
north but I don't know where it will be held.  For that you might want
to contact SLAS Prez Kim Hyatt at [e-mail].

Patrick  :-)

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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 12:07:48 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Paul White - Trap D)
Subject: RE: (utah-astronomy) 15 x 70 binos & shortwave receivers.

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Troy, there is a Star Party scheduled for Mark Dakin's house this =
weekend (the 30th) also...  You can go to www.uvaa.org for =
details/location.

- ----------
From:     Patrick Wiggins
Sent:     Wednesday, September 27, 2000 11:12 AM
To:     [e-mail]
Subject:     Re: (utah-astronomy) 15 x 70 binos & shortwave receivers.

Troy Adair wrote:
>=20
> Is there a star party at SPOC this Saturday (Sep 30)?  I just recently
> joined the SLAS, but didn't see one mentioned for this date in the Sep =
NOVA
> Newsletter.  But if there is one, I would like to go.

The only public star parties I know of for this weekend are in southern
Utah.  I believe there will be a private SLAS star party here in the
north but I don't know where it will be held.  For that you might want
to contact SLAS Prez Kim Hyatt at [e-mail].

Patrick  :-)

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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 18:40:17 GMT
From: "Howard W. Jackman" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) 15 x 70 binos & shortwave receivers.

OOPS!! Sorry I looked at the wrong dates I thought it said the 30th, guess I
missed last weeks star party ;-O ( had the flu last saturday so I guess I
wouldn't have gone anyways) The wife will be happy to hear I'll be home
saturday night ;-)  Thanks for the correction Patrick!


Thanks

Howard


>From: Patrick Wiggins <[e-mail]>
>Reply-To: [e-mail]
>To: [e-mail]
>Subject: Re: (utah-astronomy) 15 x 70 binos & shortwave receivers.
>Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 11:12:37 -0600
>
>Troy Adair wrote:
> >
> > Is there a star party at SPOC this Saturday (Sep 30)?  I just recently
> > joined the SLAS, but didn't see one mentioned for this date in the Sep
>NOVA
> > Newsletter.  But if there is one, I would like to go.
>
>The only public star parties I know of for this weekend are in southern
>Utah.  I believe there will be a private SLAS star party here in the
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>to contact SLAS Prez Kim Hyatt at [e-mail].
>
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