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Date: 17 Sep 2006 23:29:24
From: Starlord
Subject: No Pizzas for Pluto
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My Very Energetic Mother doesn't know what to serve now!
*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:
Greetings Fellow Stargazer,
Pluto is now just a number, officially speaking. The planet, formally
know as planet Pluto, has been dubbed asteroid number 134340 to reflect
its new status as a "dwarf planet." OK... if I wasn't upset enough, now
I am really angry! I mean the children's phrase to remember the order of
the planets WAS: "My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas".
SO WHAT GOT DROPPED? PIZZAS!!! Now it is sad enough that all the school
text books have to be replaced, but to eliminate pizza, now that is going
too far! So, hungry children around the world are now reciting: "My Very
Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nothing." Sooooooooooo sad :-(
So who did this? THE IAU (http://www.iau.org/CONTACT_US.25.0.html). Let
them know what you think.
Speaking of pizza, unlike the IAU there will be some pizza to this
month's Star Party and we can continue the debate over Pluto then. So
find a couple of beach chairs, something to munch on, something to
drink.... and bring them to this month's Star Party, where telescopes and
pizzas will abound.
http://web.mac.com/macyoda/iWeb/Site/Stars.html
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Star Party Invitation for September 23rd,
Sponsored by the Hawaiian Astronomical Society
http://www.hawastsoc.org
Dillingham Airfield - before sunset 6:27 pm)
(http://www.hawastsoc.org/directions/Map_of_Dillingham.jpg)
(Star Party Directions are at the end of this message)
Bring:
http://www.bishopmuseum.org/planetarium/skyWatch/2006/09/sept06.pdf
Here is where I go to check the weather on a Star Party Night:
http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?num=6&delay=15&scale=1&noclu
tter=0&ID=HMO&type=N0R&lat=0&lon=0&label=you
If it is clear, you will be able to see many astronomical sights.
It's now time for the Ring Nebula, and the Summer Triangle. Also
Jupiter, M-13 the Hercules Globular Cluster, and many other heavenly
bodies will be visible!
If you won't be in Hawaii, fear not. Check this link for a Star
Party near you!
http://SkyandTelescope.com/resources/organizations/
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September's Sky Tour
http://hubblesite.org/fun_.and._games/tonights_sky/show.php?month=september
&year=06
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If you miss this month's HAS Star Party then join us at the next:
***** 2006 *****
ober 14th
November 11th
December 23rd
***** 2007 *****
January 20th
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Pluto Gets an Asteroid Number
Quietly on September 7th the Minor Planet Center assigned the number
134340 to Pluto. This action brings Pluto into the ranks of small
solar-system bodies having accurately known orbits. This same roster that
starts with number 1 as Ceres, 2 as Pallas, 3 as Juno, 4 as Vesta, and so
on. The list includes such famous objects as 433 Eros, 1862 Apollo, 3200
Phaethon, and 50000 Quaoar.
Plutošs numbering comes close on the heels of the International
Astronomical Unionšs recent vote about the definition of a planet. Pluto
needs six digits because of the explosive rate of numberings in just the
past decade. (At the end of 1996, the highest-numbered asteroid was 7367
Giotto.) The September circular also provided numbers, but not official
names, for three other large trans-Neptunian objects: 136199 goes to 2003
UB313, 136108 to 2003 EL61, and 136472 to 2005 FY9.
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The Summer Triangle
The Summer Triangle is an astronomical asterism involving an imaginary
triangle drawn on the northern hemisphere's celestial sphere, with its
defining vertices at Altair, Deneb, and Vega. This triangle connects the
constellations of Aquila, Cygnus, and Lyra. The English term was
popularized by British astronomer Sir Patrick Moore in the 1950s,
although he did not invent it. Austrian astronomer Oswald Thomas
described these stars as "Grosses Dreieck" (Great Triangle) in the late
1920s and "Sommerliches Dreieck" (Summerly Triangle) in 1934. The
asterism was remarked upon by J. J. Littrow, who described it as the
"conspicuous triangle" in the text of his atlas (1866), and Bode
connected the stars in a map in a book in 1816, although without label.
The Summer Triangle lies virtually overhead at mid-northern latitudes
during the summer months, but can also be seen during spring in the early
morning. In the autumn the summer triangle is visible in the evening well
until November. From the southern hemisphere it appears upside down and
low in the sky during the winter months.
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The Wanderers (The Planets) this Month
Mercury is hiding very low in the glow of sunset.
Venus (magnitude 3.8) is getting ever lower in the dawn. Look for it
just above the horizon due east about 30 minutes before sunrise.
Binoculars help.
Mars is lost in the sunset.
Jupiter (magnitude 1.7, in Libra) shines low in the southwest in
twilight, getting lower every week. It sets shortly after dark.
Binoculars show the wide double star Alpha Librae below or lower right of
it.
Saturn (magnitude +0.5, at the Leo-Cancer border), glows low in the east
before and during dawn. Look for Regulus twinkling below it (by about a
fist-width at arm's length) and perhaps a bit to the left.
Uranus (magnitude 5.7, in Aquarius) and Neptune (magnitude 7.8, in
Capricornus) are well up in the southeast to south during evening. Uranus
is near Lambda Aquarii; Neptune is near Iota Capricorni.
Pluto (magnitude 14, in Serpens Cauda) is now officially a "dwarf
planet", though it remains completely unaffected by the controversy. It's
in the southwest right after dark, near Xi Serpentis.
Eris (pronounced "EE-ris") < formerly known as Xena, 2003 UB313, and
"another dwarf planet" < is magnitude 19 in central Cetus, high in the
south after midnight. The moon has been called Gabrielle, for Xena's
longtime companion on the TV show "Xena: Warrior Princess." It has now
been officially named Dysnomia, for the minor Greek goddess of
lawlessness < partly as a deliberate nod to the actress who played Xena,
Lucy Lawless. Eris itself has a Xena connection, says its co-discoverer
and co-namer Mike Brown. "She's quite a fun goddess, really. And, for the
Xena fans out there who are sad to see the name go, Eris appeared in her
Latin version of Discordia as a recurring character on Xena: Warrior
Princess."
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Annual Meteor Showers
Quadrantids: January
Virginids: March/April
Lyrids: April
Scorpiids: May
Delta Aquarids: July
Perseids August
Piscids: September
Orionids: ober
Leonids: November
Geminids: December
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Find what is moving overhead after sunset:
http://www.bester.com/
http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/RealTime/JTrack/3d/JTrack3d.html
Check out when the next Iridium Satellite is available for you to
see:
http://www.heavens-above.com/Neighbours.asp?PlaceID=593409
(for non Oahu Star Gazers...)
http://www.heavens-above.com/selecttown.asp?CountryID=US
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Check out:
http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/12months/m-aug-i.html
and bring the above list...
As for the rest of the Messiers, check out
http://www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky/messier.html It also has a link to:
http://www.hawastsoc.org/messier/index.html
(all the Messier Objects as photographed by HAS's local Jay Wrathall)
(and http://www.jastro.net/messier for great pictures)
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Star Party Directions
(http://www.hawastsoc.org/directions/dillingham.html)
To reach the Dillingham observing site, take the H2 to the end at
Schofield Barracks. Drive past Schofield and follow the signs to
Waialua. At the Y intersection at Waialua, bear left and pass under
the bridge. Drive out of town a few miles until you reach Dillingham
Airfield. Dillingham is several miles long. It has three gates. You
need to drive to the far end to the third gate (marked as Gate 1 on
the color map). When you enter the gate, the road will curve left
behind some hangars. It will then take you through a very sharp S
curve. 1/4 mile beyond that is a stop sign in the middle of nowhere.
Turn right at the stop sign, and you will be there. You can find me
by looking for the big red telescope in the corner with a table with
lots of pizza on it.
You will need to reach the site before sunset in order to find the
gate open!!!
A few words on light. We try to maintain dark conditions at the site.
Therefore we have certain rules about light. First, no white
flashlights. The only flashlights that you should use are not too
bright, red ones.
When entering and exiting the site, do not use headlights. Some cars
now can't turn off their headlights. If you have a car like that
please park nearer the windsock then the telescopes. Point it away
from the telescopes. Headlights make you lose your night vision for
up to 30 minutes. It immediately ruins any astro photography that
might be in progress.
Bring some warm clothes, something to sit on, some real powerful bug
spray, a dim or red covered flashlight and some munches to share with
your friends.
Remember there is an absolute need to remain clear of the runway, and
anyone attending the star party needs to remain in the immediate star
party area. Do not be wandering around in areas where we are not
permitted. Especially near any planes (parked or moving)!
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Bishop Museum Planetarium Happenings
http://www.bishopmuseum.org/visitors/dailyschedule.html
Daily Planetarium schedule:
(808) 848-4136 for pre-recorded planetarium schedule.
11:30 a.m. The Stars Tonight (30 Minutes)
12:45 p.m. Explorers of Polynesia in Japanese, (30 Minutes)
1:30 p.m. Explorers of Mauna Kea, (30 Minutes)
2:30-3:15p.m. Observatory is open for solar viewing
3:30 p.m. Explorers of Polynesia in English, (45 Minutes)
Barry Peckham will host the Sky Tonight program on the first Friday
of each month. Reservations are required as there is limited seating
in the planetarium. Call 848-4168 for information and reservations.
Tickets cost $4 for adults, $3 for kids, free to Bishop Museum
members and Hawaiian Astronomical Society members.
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After Dark with Stars in the Park
Waikele Community Park
OR... Kahala Park
(Weather permitting)
***** 2006 *****
September 30th
ober 28th
November 25th
December 30th
***** 2007 *****
January 27th
FROM DUSK to 9:30 PM
Bring your children! Tell your friends!
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Visit the cosmos via:
The HAS HomePage: http://www.hawastsoc.org/ or go to
(or show up at meeting 7:30pm first Tue of month)
and check out the Bishop Museum Planetarium Home Page
http://bishopmuseum.org/exhibits/planetarium/planetarium.html
and the Institute for Astronomy Colloquia/Seminars
http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/ifa/astronomy_in_hawaii.htm
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Keep Looking Sky Ward
Take care...gww
http://web.mac.com/macyoda/iWeb/Site/Stars.html
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"The computer is to the mind as the amplifier is to sound."
Paul Maurer
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"My religion is simple, it is kindness."...Dalai Lama
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The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond
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www.sidewalkastronomy.info
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http://starlord.bloggerteam.com/
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Date: 18 Sep 2006 15:59:55
From: Sam Wormley
Subject: Re: No Pizzas for Pluto
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Starlord wrote:
> My Very Energetic Mother doesn't know what to serve now!
>
> *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:
>
> Greetings Fellow Stargazer,
>
> Pluto is now just a number, officially speaking. The planet, formally
> know as planet Pluto, has been dubbed asteroid number 134340 to reflect
> its new status as a "dwarf planet." OK... if I wasn't upset enough, now
> I am really angry! I mean the children's phrase to remember the order of
> the planets WAS: "My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas".
> SO WHAT GOT DROPPED? PIZZAS!!! Now it is sad enough that all the school
> text books have to be replaced, but to eliminate pizza, now that is going
> too far!
Pizza is seldom healthy--however nuts are.
"My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nuts"
The phrase is harder (for me) that just learning the names
of the planets... in spatial order.
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Date: 18 Sep 2006 10:37:44
From: Starlord
Subject: Re: No Pizzas for Pluto
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And if you'll all note, I post that for a guy in Hawaii that e-mails it to
me, I post it on the newsgroups and my other e-mail lists for him.
Myself I have the planets names in memory and have no troubles calling them
up from that.
--
The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond
Telescope Buyers FAQ
http://home.inreach.com/starlord
Sidewalk Astronomy
www.sidewalkastronomy.info
Astronomy Net Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/astronomy_net
In Garden Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/ingarden
Blast Off Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/starlords
Astro Blog
http://starlord.bloggerteam.com/
"Sam Wormley" <swormley1@mchsi.com > wrote in message
news:%nzPg.149560$FQ1.33844@attbi_s71...
> Starlord wrote:
>> My Very Energetic Mother doesn't know what to serve now!
>>
>> *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:
>>
>> Greetings Fellow Stargazer,
>>
>> Pluto is now just a number, officially speaking. The planet, formally
>> know as planet Pluto, has been dubbed asteroid number 134340 to reflect
>> its new status as a "dwarf planet." OK... if I wasn't upset enough, now
>> I am really angry! I mean the children's phrase to remember the order of
>> the planets WAS: "My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas".
>> SO WHAT GOT DROPPED? PIZZAS!!! Now it is sad enough that all the school
>> text books have to be replaced, but to eliminate pizza, now that is going
>> too far!
>
>
> Pizza is seldom healthy--however nuts are.
> "My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nuts"
>
> The phrase is harder (for me) that just learning the names
> of the planets... in spatial order.
>
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Date: 18 Sep 2006 06:52:28
From: AustinMN
Subject: Re: No Pizzas for Pluto
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Starlord wrote:
> My Very Energetic Mother doesn't know what to serve now!
>
<snip >
> I am really angry! I mean the children's phrase to remember the order of
>
> the planets WAS: "My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas".
>
> SO WHAT GOT DROPPED? PIZZAS!!! Now it is sad enough that all the school
>
> text books have to be replaced, but to eliminate pizza, now that is going
>
> too far! So, hungry children around the world are now reciting: "My Very
>
> Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nothing."
My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Noodles.
Not much better.
Austin
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Date: 18 Sep 2006 08:53:19
From: Shawn Curry
Subject: Re: No Pizzas for Pluto
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AustinMN wrote:
> Starlord wrote:
>
>>My Very Energetic Mother doesn't know what to serve now!
>>
>
> <snip>
>
>>I am really angry! I mean the children's phrase to remember the order of
>>
>>the planets WAS: "My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas".
>>
>>SO WHAT GOT DROPPED? PIZZAS!!! Now it is sad enough that all the school
>>
>>text books have to be replaced, but to eliminate pizza, now that is going
>>
>>too far! So, hungry children around the world are now reciting: "My Very
>>
>>Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nothing."
>
>
> My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Noodles.
My Very Enthusiastic Mistress Just...
Go to it :-)
Shawn
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Date: 18 Sep 2006 19:10:01
From: AustinMN
Subject: Re: No Pizzas for Pluto
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Shawn Curry wrote:
>
> My Very Enthusiastic Mistress Just...
>
My Very Enthusiastic Mistress Just Showd Us Ni...Nice newsgrouup you
all have here...
Austin
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Date: 18 Sep 2006 12:45:28
From: Greg Crinklaw
Subject: Re: No Pizzas for Pluto
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Starlord wrote:
> My Very Energetic Mother doesn't know what to serve now!
How about:
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
I've personally never seen the utility of a mnemonic for this...
I mean, either way it's memorization. Heck, the planets are easy, it's
damned mnemonics I can never seem to remember! :-)
Greg
--
Greg Crinklaw
Astronomical Software Developer
Cloudcroft, New Mexico, USA (33N, 106W, 2700m)
SkyTools: http://www.skyhound.com/cs.html
Observing: http://www.skyhound.com/sh/skyhound.html
Comets: http://www.skyhound.com/sh/comets.html
To reply take out your eye
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Date: 18 Sep 2006 10:31:33
From: oriel36
Subject: Re: No Pizzas for Pluto
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Starlord wrote:
> My Very Energetic Mother doesn't know what to serve now!
>
> *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:
>
>
>
> Greetings Fellow Stargazer,
>
>
>
> Pluto is now just a number, officially speaking. The planet, formally
>
> know as planet Pluto, has been dubbed asteroid number 134340 to reflect
>
> its new status as a "dwarf planet." OK... if I wasn't upset enough, now
>
> I am really angry! I mean the children's phrase to remember the order of
>
> the planets WAS: "My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas".
>
> SO WHAT GOT DROPPED? PIZZAS!!! Now it is sad enough that all the school
>
> text books have to be replaced, but to eliminate pizza, now that is going
>
> too far! So, hungry children around the world are now reciting: "My Very
>
> Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nothing." Sooooooooooo sad :-(
>
>
http://www.peterwilliams.ch/Biafra_1968/00290-24.jpg
Puts things in proper context.
>
> So who did this? THE IAU (http://www.iau.org/CONTACT_US.25.0.html). Let
>
> them know what you think.
>
>
>
> Speaking of pizza, unlike the IAU there will be some pizza to this
>
> month's Star Party and we can continue the debate over Pluto then. So
>
> find a couple of beach chairs, something to munch on, something to
>
> drink.... and bring them to this month's Star Party, where telescopes and
>
> pizzas will abound.
>
>
>
> http://web.mac.com/macyoda/iWeb/Site/Stars.html
>
>
>
> =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=
=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D
>
>
>
> Star Party Invitation for September 23rd,
>
> Sponsored by the Hawaiian Astronomical Society
>
> http://www.hawastsoc.org
>
> Dillingham Airfield - before sunset 6:27 pm)
>
> (http://www.hawastsoc.org/directions/Map_of_Dillingham.jpg)
>
> (Star Party Directions are at the end of this message)
>
> Bring:
>
>
>
> http://www.bishopmuseum.org/planetarium/skyWatch/2006/09/sept06.pdf
>
>
>
> Here is where I go to check the weather on a Star Party Night:
>
>
>
> http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?num=3D6&delay=3D15&scale=
=3D1&noclu
>
> tter=3D0&ID=3DHMO&type=3DN0R&lat=3D0&lon=3D0&label=3Dyou
>
>
>
> If it is clear, you will be able to see many astronomical sights.
>
> It's now time for the Ring Nebula, and the Summer Triangle. Also
>
> Jupiter, M-13 the Hercules Globular Cluster, and many other heavenly
>
> bodies will be visible!
>
>
>
> If you won't be in Hawaii, fear not. Check this link for a Star
>
> Party near you!
>
>
>
> http://SkyandTelescope.com/resources/organizations/
>
> =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=
=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D
>
> September's Sky Tour
>
> http://hubblesite.org/fun_.and._games/tonights_sky/show.php?month=3Dsepte=
mber
>
> &year=3D06
>
> =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=
=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D
>
> If you miss this month's HAS Star Party then join us at the next:
>
>
>
> ***** 2006 *****
>
> ober 14th
>
> November 11th
>
> December 23rd
>
>
>
> ***** 2007 *****
>
> January 20th
>
> =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=
=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D
>
> Pluto Gets an Asteroid Number
>
>
>
> Quietly on September 7th the Minor Planet Center assigned the number
>
> 134340 to Pluto. This action brings Pluto into the ranks of small
>
> solar-system bodies having accurately known orbits. This same roster that
>
> starts with number 1 as Ceres, 2 as Pallas, 3 as Juno, 4 as Vesta, and so
>
> on. The list includes such famous objects as 433 Eros, 1862 Apollo, 3200
>
> Phaethon, and 50000 Quaoar.
>
>
>
> Pluto=B9s numbering comes close on the heels of the International
>
> Astronomical Union=B9s recent vote about the definition of a planet. Pluto
>
> needs six digits because of the explosive rate of numberings in just the
>
> past decade. (At the end of 1996, the highest-numbered asteroid was 7367
>
> Giotto.) The September circular also provided numbers, but not official
>
> names, for three other large trans-Neptunian objects: 136199 goes to 2003
>
> UB313, 136108 to 2003 EL61, and 136472 to 2005 FY9.
>
> =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=
=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D
>
> The Summer Triangle
>
>
>
> The Summer Triangle is an astronomical asterism involving an imaginary
>
> triangle drawn on the northern hemisphere's celestial sphere, with its
>
> defining vertices at Altair, Deneb, and Vega. This triangle connects the
>
> constellations of Aquila, Cygnus, and Lyra. The English term was
>
> popularized by British astronomer Sir Patrick Moore in the 1950s,
>
> although he did not invent it. Austrian astronomer Oswald Thomas
>
> described these stars as "Grosses Dreieck" (Great Triangle) in the late
>
> 1920s and "Sommerliches Dreieck" (Summerly Triangle) in 1934. The
>
> asterism was remarked upon by J. J. Littrow, who described it as the
>
> "conspicuous triangle" in the text of his atlas (1866), and Bode
>
> connected the stars in a map in a book in 1816, although without label.
>
> The Summer Triangle lies virtually overhead at mid-northern latitudes
>
> during the summer months, but can also be seen during spring in the early
>
> morning. In the autumn the summer triangle is visible in the evening well
>
> until November. From the southern hemisphere it appears upside down and
>
> low in the sky during the winter months.
>
>
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> The Wanderers (The Planets) this Month
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> Mercury is hiding very low in the glow of sunset.
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> Venus (magnitude =AD3.8) is getting ever lower in the dawn. Look for it
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> just above the horizon due east about 30 minutes before sunrise.
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> Binoculars help.
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> Mars is lost in the sunset.
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> Jupiter (magnitude =AD1.7, in Libra) shines low in the southwest in
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> twilight, getting lower every week. It sets shortly after dark.
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> Binoculars show the wide double star Alpha Librae below or lower right of
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> it.
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> Saturn (magnitude +0.5, at the Leo-Cancer border), glows low in the east
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> before and during dawn. Look for Regulus twinkling below it (by about a
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> fist-width at arm's length) and perhaps a bit to the left.
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> Uranus (magnitude 5.7, in Aquarius) and Neptune (magnitude 7.8, in
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> Capricornus) are well up in the southeast to south during evening. Uranus
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> is near Lambda Aquarii; Neptune is near Iota Capricorni.
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> Pluto (magnitude 14, in Serpens Cauda) is now officially a "dwarf
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> planet", though it remains completely unaffected by the controversy. It's
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> in the southwest right after dark, near Xi Serpentis.
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> Eris (pronounced "EE-ris") < formerly known as Xena, 2003 UB313, and
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> "another dwarf planet" < is magnitude 19 in central Cetus, high in the
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> south after midnight. The moon has been called Gabrielle, for Xena's
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> longtime companion on the TV show "Xena: Warrior Princess." It has now
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> been officially named Dysnomia, for the minor Greek goddess of
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> lawlessness < partly as a deliberate nod to the actress who played Xena,
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> Lucy Lawless. Eris itself has a Xena connection, says its co-discoverer
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> and co-namer Mike Brown. "She's quite a fun goddess, really. And, for the
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> Xena fans out there who are sad to see the name go, Eris appeared in her
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> Latin version of Discordia as a recurring character on Xena: Warrior
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> Princess."
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> Annual Meteor Showers
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> Quadrantids: January
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> Virginids: March/April
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> Lyrids: April
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> Scorpiids: May
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> Delta Aquarids: July
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> Perseids August
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> Piscids: September
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> Orionids: ober
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> Leonids: November
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> Geminids: December
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> Find what is moving overhead after sunset:
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> http://www.bester.com/
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> http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/RealTime/JTrack/3d/JTrack3d.html
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>
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> Check out when the next Iridium Satellite is available for you to
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> see:
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> http://www.heavens-above.com/Neighbours.asp?PlaceID=3D593409
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> (for non Oahu Star Gazers...)
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> http://www.heavens-above.com/selecttown.asp?CountryID=3DUS
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> Check out:
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> http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/12months/m-aug-i.html
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>
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> and bring the above list...
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>
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> As for the rest of the Messiers, check out
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> http://www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky/messier.html It also has a link to:
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>
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> http://www.hawastsoc.org/messier/index.html
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> (all the Messier Objects as photographed by HAS's local Jay Wrathall)
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> (and http://www.jastro.net/messier for great pictures)
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> Star Party Directions
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> (http://www.hawastsoc.org/directions/dillingham.html)
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>
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> To reach the Dillingham observing site, take the H2 to the end at
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> Schofield Barracks. Drive past Schofield and follow the signs to
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> Waialua. At the Y intersection at Waialua, bear left and pass under
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> the bridge. Drive out of town a few miles until you reach Dillingham
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> Airfield. Dillingham is several miles long. It has three gates. You
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> need to drive to the far end to the third gate (marked as Gate 1 on
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> the color map). When you enter the gate, the road will curve left
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> behind some hangars. It will then take you through a very sharp S
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> curve. 1/4 mile beyond that is a stop sign in the middle of nowhere.
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> Turn right at the stop sign, and you will be there. You can find me
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> by looking for the big red telescope in the corner with a table with
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> lots of pizza on it.
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>
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> You will need to reach the site before sunset in order to find the
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> gate open!!!
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>
>
> A few words on light. We try to maintain dark conditions at the site.
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> Therefore we have certain rules about light. First, no white
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> flashlights. The only flashlights that you should use are not too
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> bright, red ones.
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>
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> When entering and exiting the site, do not use headlights. Some cars
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> now can't turn off their headlights. If you have a car like that
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> please park nearer the windsock then the telescopes. Point it away
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> from the telescopes. Headlights make you lose your night vision for
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> up to 30 minutes. It immediately ruins any astro photography that
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> might be in progress.
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>
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> Bring some warm clothes, something to sit on, some real powerful bug
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> spray, a dim or red covered flashlight and some munches to share with
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> your friends.
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>
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> Remember there is an absolute need to remain clear of the runway, and
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> anyone attending the star party needs to remain in the immediate star
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> party area. Do not be wandering around in areas where we are not
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> permitted. Especially near any planes (parked or moving)!
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> Bishop Museum Planetarium Happenings
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> http://www.bishopmuseum.org/visitors/dailyschedule.html
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>
>
> Daily Planetarium schedule:
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> (808) 848-4136 for pre-recorded planetarium schedule.
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>
>
> 11:30 a.m. The Stars Tonight (30 Minutes)
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> 12:45 p.m. Explorers of Polynesia in Japanese, (30 Minutes)
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> 1:30 p.m. Explorers of Mauna Kea, (30 Minutes)
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> 2:30-3:15p.m. Observatory is open for solar viewing
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> 3:30 p.m. Explorers of Polynesia in English, (45 Minutes)
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>
>
> Barry Peckham will host the Sky Tonight program on the first Friday
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> of each month. Reservations are required as there is limited seating
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> in the planetarium. Call 848-4168 for information and reservations.
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> Tickets cost $4 for adults, $3 for kids, free to Bishop Museum
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> members and Hawaiian Astronomical Society members.
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>
> After Dark with Stars in the Park
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> Waikele Community Park
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> OR... Kahala Park
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> (Weather permitting)
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> ***** 2006 *****
>
> September 30th
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> ober 28th
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> November 25th
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> December 30th
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>
>
> ***** 2007 *****
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> January 27th
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>
>
> FROM DUSK to 9:30 PM
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> Bring your children! Tell your friends!
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> Visit the cosmos via:
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>
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> The HAS HomePage: http://www.hawastsoc.org/ or go to
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> (or show up at meeting 7:30pm first Tue of month)
>
> and check out the Bishop Museum Planetarium Home Page
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> http://bishopmuseum.org/exhibits/planetarium/planetarium.html
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> and the Institute for Astronomy Colloquia/Seminars
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> http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/ifa/astronomy_in_hawaii.htm
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> Keep Looking Sky Ward
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>
>
> Take care...gww
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>
>
> http://web.mac.com/macyoda/iWeb/Site/Stars.html
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> "The computer is to the mind as the amplifier is to sound."
>
> Paul Maurer
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> "My religion is simple, it is kindness."...Dalai Lama
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>
>
> --
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