[Lvas] Boulder City 'sky watch' for middle school students tomorrow night May 15

Thu May 14 11:00:16 PDT 2009

Folks,

It looks like there will be an enthusiastic crowd tomorrow night May 15 for a middle school science outreach at Hemenway Park in Boulder City, NV;  this park has a view of Lake Mead, and it's the park where desert bighorns come down from the River Mountains to graze in summer.  

The details are on the LVAS website.

You'll be welcome if bringing a telescope to share views for this 8:00 - 9:30 event. I'll be there setting up by 7:30.

PS,  we'll take a look for the M-13 'propeller' before we close up...

Thanks! Jay Piper

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Today's Topics:

   1. FW:  Astro gear for sale local? (roger ivester)
   2. Re: Dark Sky Site Finder (Fred Rayworth)
   3. FW: M13 propeller (roger ivester)

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Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 22:50:52 +0000
From: roger ivester <drivester at hotmail.com>
Subject: [Lvas] FW:  Astro gear for sale local?
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Re: Equatorial Mount

Paul Webb of SC is a dealer of used astronomical equipment. His e-mail address is pdwebb53 at sc.rr.com ... this is not close to LV, but thought I would forward your e-mail anyhow.   

Paul has his picture on the LVAS observers challenge, contributor list, standing beside a C-14 SC scope.

David, I remember those ES mounts very well. Unfortunately I had the light duty that came on the 4 1/4 reflector. Was this the mount that came with their massive 8-inch reflector with the bake light tubing? I would love to see a picture of this mount...after all these years. 

We are talking the mid 70's, before they came out with those futuristic red scopes with the suspension wires, and yoke mounts. 

Roger

Roger  

> Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 17:56:47 -0400
> From: pdwebb53 at sc.rr.com
> To: drivester at hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: FW: [Lvas] Astro gear for sale local?
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> I have an AP 400QMD mount head for sale. See ASTROMART and look under 
> mounts. Paul
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> > Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 10:28:55 -0700
> > From: sumitino at gmail.com
> > To: lvas at lvlug.org
> > Subject: [Lvas] Astro gear for sale local?
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> > Would anyone on the list or in the club have any German Equatorial mounts for sale or trade? Local to Vegas would be great.
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 20:57:57 -0500
From: Fred Rayworth <rayworth1969 at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Lvas] Dark Sky Site Finder
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Dave,

That is a killer site! That explains a lot for this area. Thanks for finding it.

Fred

> Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 08:38:13 -0700
> To: lvas at lvlug.org
> From: Yahoo at awit.com
> Subject: [Lvas] Dark Sky Site Finder
> 
> An interesting tool. He managed to scale the Clear Sky Clock light 
> pollution maps to Google maps. I had tried to do this a couple of 
> times, trying to figure out what bright spots were which towns/cities.
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> http://www.jshine.net/astronomy/dark_sky/index.php?lat=38.032949089165
> 02&lng=-117.67318725585938&zoom=11&pollution=true&selected_id=381
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Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 17:28:02 +0000
From: roger ivester <drivester at hotmail.com>
Subject: [Lvas] FW: M13 propeller
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LVAS all,

Jim Dire sent me this e-mail earlier today. Very good articles, and I thought that all of the LV AP's might find it especially beneficial.

Roger

Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 13:09:54 -0400
Subject: M13 propeller
From: jdire at gardner-webb.edu
To: drivester at hotmail.com

Roger,
My M13 propeller image appears in my article in the current issue of Astronomy Technology Today.  I have attached the article.
Jim

Dr. James R. Dire
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