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 NEWSLETTER
May, 2012
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Universal Time Addison Oaks Sky At This Time Bill MacIntosh, Editor
                                           


CLUB PRESIDENT:     Tom Hagen  (248-650-8951)                                                        Email

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WEBSITES:    oaklandastronomy.org   Link                                                                               oakland astronomy/yahoo groups Link
                                   (Messages & Photo Albums)                                                                      oaklandastronomy.ulmb.com/ (Newsletter)                                        Addison Oaks  Sky Clock  Link         
                                                                                                                  
                                         HIGHLIGHTS OF MONTHLY MEETING
                                                                   May 6, 2012

                                                                             dino logo
                                                                                                      driving directions
  • Meeting at Dinosaur Hill location with video setup.  Bill MacIntosh provided break snacks.
  • Guests/visitors:  John Schroer from GLAAC   
  • The June meeting will be held as usual on the SECOND Sunday, June 10th.
  • Bob Berta gave the main presentation on Building Solar Filters.
  • IN THIS ISSUE:   ---  MINING ASTEROIDS, VENUS TRANSIT and other Upcoming Events!

 Show and Tell:
  • Steve Kretschmer brought an innovative Right Angle adaptor for Polar Alignment scopes he'd fashioned himself. Combining low-cost off-the-shelf components, the device enables comfortable use of a Polar Axis scope without kneeling down to look straight through the shaft.    Everyone wondered why something this useful isn't widely available.   Contact Steve for details.
  • Dana Tousley screened some astrophotos he'd taken, describing software used to correct spherical optical distortions caused by his camera lens in stacked images.   A notable improvement was visible. 
  • Bob Berta ran a humerous video from CERN describing the hunt for the conjectured Higgs Boson.   Bob also demonstrated an impressive Android App called SkEye, which can be configured to provide a "push to" locator for conventional Dobs.   Deluxe versions are capable of remote telescope control with computerized mounts.
                                     

Past Events            STAR PARTY APRIL 28 AT INDEPENDENCE OAKS  
             
Over 30 guests, adults and kids, attended for an indoor 
Planetarium show, Astronomy craft exercise and outdoor scope viewing.


Despite  an earlier pessimistic forecast, the sky began to clear by about 8:30pm, leaving only a high, wispy haze illuminated by glare from the 1st Quarter Moon.

Not good for DSOs, but OK for Lunar and Planetary observing.   The Club was able to offer viewing of Venus, Mars, Saturn and the Moon.  SkyMaps were distributed for guests to take home.

OAC had 3 scopes available----a Mak, a Newtonian and a Refractor from Dana, Bill and Dave.   See pics.
                                                                                         
Dana's Mak
Bill's Nexstar Newt Dave's Refractor
                              
       


Club Activities - Future

  • GOOGLE CALENDAR - Walter Fielek is trial-ballooning an event calendar.  Click link to check it out.
  • 2012 Independence Oaks Star Parties dates, all on Saturdays at the Wint Nature Center.  Mark your calendar.
           Tenn Hutt    SUMMER - Saturday, July 21
                               FALL        - Saturday, Nov 17 

  • SEVEN PONDS ASTRONOMY CLUB- (click link)  John Lines invites OAC & Warren Club members to their observing events and activities.
  • JUNE meeting - Lawrence Krauss "A Universe From Nothing" video from Walter Fielek
  • ALCON 2012   July 4-7 AstroLeague in Chicago
  • WEST BLOOMFIELD Meteor Shower Party, August 10, 11pm - 2am @ Marshbank Park site.  OAC supported.
  • GREAT LAKES STAR GAZE - Sept 13-16, in Gladwin.  Click link for registration form.
  • ASTRONOMY AT THE BEACH - Sept 21-22, Kensington Metropark.  Click link for info.

Observing Night Contacts  -  Addison Oaks Site
These are nights for public and member viewing with the Club 17.5" scope available.   Designated members below should be contacted to meet at the site and open the gate to the observing deck.  Other dates by arrangement.              
                           
                           May 18/19         Walter Fielek   586-745-0551
                           May 25/26         Tom Hagen     248-650-8951
                           June 15/16         Tom Hagen     248-650-8951   
                           June 22/23         OPEN for volunteers   

Sky-at-a-Glance
Bill Girardin not present.  Dave Holt gave his monthly roundup (see below) enhanced  with Stellarium projections.

Business:
Mark Jeffery will provide snacks for the June meeting.
       
Presentations:                         BUILDING A SOLAR FILTER              
     
   
Berta Solar
Bob Berta outlined an easy, Do It Yourself method for making a Solar Filter to suit any size optics economically from common materials.

Cut strips of cardboard conforming to tube circumference, Elmer's Glue, Baader film and a little patience are all that's required.

The result is a snug-fitting cell with the Baader film sandwiched inside.  Contact Bob for details.

The image of the Sun appears white and is good visually and photographically.

Importantly, while this type of filter enables viewing of Sunspots (and the Venus Transit), it is NOT a substitute for a dedicated Solar Telescope which can show prominences and other details.
    
                                              DAVE HOLT WANTS YOU TO KNOW THESE LINKS
                                                             http://www.transitofvenus.org/
                                             http://transitofvenus.nl/wp/where-when/local-transit-times/

                       THE VENUS TRANSIT IS JUNE 5th
      global venus viewing
                                      LOCAL VIEWING
Venus Transit Rochester
                       Tenn Hutt   Next Meeting:   Sunday, June 10th7:30 pm 

   
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                                                                                                     INTERACTIVE FEATURE
                                                           







Telescope blink The Sky-at-a-Glance
from Bill Girardin       
Click for Rochester Hills Forecast
METEORS:     

             The next major event will be the 
Boötids on June 27th.   Perhaps up to 40 per hour may be seen, particularly since the Moon sets early              before optimum viewing times.
   
                                                                                                             
Boötids  
Bootids
                                                                                              Credit:   Astronomy.com                                                                           

                                                                               Below is the list of dates to watch during 2012.
                                                                 
Major Meteor Showers in 2012
Shower Radiant and direction Morning of maximum Hourly rate Parent
Quadrantid Draco (NE) Jan. 4 60-120 2003 EH1
Lyrid Lyra (E) Apr. 22 10-20 Thatcher (1861 I)
Eta Aquarid* Aquarius (E) May 5 20-40 1P/Halley
Boötid Boötes (NW) June 27 10-40 7P/Pons-Winnecke
Delta Aquarid* Aquarius (S) July 28 20 96P/Machholz
Perseid Perseus (NE) Aug. 12 60-80 109P/Swift-Tuttle
Orionid Orion (SE) Oct. 21 10-20 1P/Halley
Leonid Leo (E) Nov. 17 10-20 55P/Tempel-Tuttle
Geminid Gemini (S) Dec. 14 100 3200 Phaethon
* Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors in these showers.                                                    Chart Credit:   Sky & Telescope                                           
 

Sky at a glance
6-May
CALENDAR








13-May JUPITER at Conjunction

20-May Solar Eclipse 28 minutes befroe sunset.

22-May MOON NEAR VENUS

5-May Eta Aquarid Shower (Halley) 40-60 (Full Moon interferes)
27-May MERCURY at Superior Conjunction






Lunar



FM 6-May Sunday Largest this year
LQ 12-May Saturday

NM 20-May Sunday

FQ 28-May Monday






Planets Even/Morn Direction Brightness Location
MERCURY Near Sun
MAG .8
VENUS Evening NW MAG -3.9 Setting early, getting ready for Jun 5th Transit
MARS Evening SW MAG 0 Near Regulus
JUPITER Near Sun


SATURN ALL NIGHT S MAG .5 NEAR SPICA





12 15 UT

Constellations Objects Names Bright/distance Comment
URSA MAJOR GREAT BEAR



M101/102 GAL MAG 7.9 DUPLICATE SPIRAL GALAXY

M51 WHIRLPOOL GAL MAG 8.4 Really in Canes Venatici
BOOTES THE HERDSMAN


ALPHA ARCTURUS MAG -.04 FOURTH BRIGHTEST GUARDIAN OF BEAR

EPSILON IZAR MAG 2.50 Nice Double 5.1 Mag 3" K & A
CANES VENATICI Created by Johannes Hevelius in the 17th century. Its name is Latin for "hunting dogs",

ALPHA Cor Caroli MAG 2.8 Colorful Double

M63 Sunflower Galaxy MAG 8.6

M3 Globular MAG 6.4 Half Way between Cor Caroli & Arcturus
                 
   
                                                                           
      
                                                                                                                                                            
   Zodiac Panorama
   
                                                                                   Credit:  http://www.zodiac-signs.org
                                                                                                                                                                  

Constellation Highlight:  
CANES VENATICI - A small constellation created by Hevelius in the 17th Century,  it has become one of the modern 88.    The name is Latin for hunting dogs, perhaps leashed by nearby Boötes.

    
                                              
                                                                                        
       Canes Venatici Map 
                                          Canes Venatici Map
Credit: Wikipedia
   DSO PICK:   -  M63 Galaxy                                                                                         
                                                                                   
 
                                        DSO OF THE MONTH
                                              From Sky-at-a-Glance

                      
   M63 - The Sunflower Galaxy  NGC 5055                                                                     Est Distance =  ~37 Million LY                                              
M 63
Recognized for its clumpy spiral arms, M63 was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1779 and added to Messier's list at that time.   Lord Rosse identified its spiral structure in 1850.

Finder located about 1/3 of the way from Cor Caroli to Alkaid
Although 6o  South, M63 is thought to form part of a physical group with M51.

A Type 1 supernova occured in M63 reaching Mag 11.8 on May 25, 1971.

An impressive APOD image by R Jay GaBany is available HERE.

Right Ascension 13 : 15.8 (h:m)
Declination +42 : 02 (deg:m)
Distance 37000 (kly)
Visual Brightness 8.6 (mag)
Apparent Dimension 10x6 (arc min)

 More on the M63:
http://messier.seds.org/m/m063.html
Credit:        Andy Fisher, Advanced Observer Program, KPNO. Processed by Adam Block  
Scope::       Meade 16in LX200 at f/6.3 and SBIG ST8E CCD. L50,R&G20,B40 minutes    
BONUS:    Larger image click HERE
           Constellation: CANES VENATICI



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  Admission to the planetarium is free, but RSVP is required due to limited seating.

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             Amateur Astro Mag
This little-known quarterly publication offers lots of interesting technical, current info for readers.   It is available in either print or PDF formats (or a combo of both).  Rates are $24 p/yr for print or $18 for PDF.   

You can check out their website and get more info HERE.

For a FREE sample PDF back issue, write to the editor, Charlie Warren, and tell him you are a member of OAC to receive a link.

editor@amateurastronomy.com

                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                       

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3 steps O.U. Physics professor David Garfinkle has announced a new book of interest to the Club.

Three Steps to the Universe offers a compendium of astronomical info blended with unique insights into the scientific mind.    As an educator,  Dr. Garfinkle writes in a style suitable for students and amateur astronomers.

It is available from Amazon in hardcover for $17.15 (new) and used from $4.87.

<====Click on the book cover for details, purchase options and reader reviews.   Also available on Kindle.


    
    

   
                                                      COOL LINK THIS MONTH:

                         Asteroid mining
                                                              
Credit:  Digitaltrends.com    
      
                                                        MINING ASTEROIDS 
                                               
THIS PR VID from PLANETARY RESOURCES offers a quick overview on the proposed mission.   A group of extremely SMART (and very RICH) individuals has founded a private company to explore and retreive desired materials from NEAs (Near Earth Asteroids).    But that's only the beginning.  Long-term, they suggest it may be possible for future colonies to "live off the land" as it were by using available resources throughout the Solar System.

It is believed robotics technology has advanced enough to make such an effort worthwhile practically and economically, although the cost of such space mining is undisclosed and perhaps unknown at this point.

The vid announcement by the company is  for public release.

                 
  
                          

                       




Warren Club Newsletter
Click below for news & updates from our East side Astro-buds
(web download of pdf file)
 The WASP

400 Years of the Telescope
For those who may have missed the PBS showing of this 60 minute documentary as part of the IYA, check out the website for more info and how to purchase the DVD.   http://www.pbs.org/soptv/400years/en/

         OAC is a 501(c)3 organization, so your gift may be tax-deductible !
                                                      

                                                                 
                                                            

                          ADIAL
                                       (CLUB PRMOTION)

Woven patches with the Club logo are available for only $3 bucks in two styles, button loop and stitch/iron on.
   
                                     SEE DAVE  HOLT TO GET 'EM
   
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ASTRO-FACTOID OF THE MONTH
 
                                                                                                 DID YOU KNOW?  
                                                        

                                                                  WE MAY BE MINING ASTEROIDS  NOW
                                                     
                       Asteroid Bombardment
                                                       
 Image Credit:   newscientist.com
GEOPHYSICISTS think that during Earth's formation, heavy metals sank to the center of the planet.  So where did the mineral deposits come from that are currently mined here?

The answer----Asteroid bombardments billions of years ago provided the resources now extracted from the Earth's surface.    We may actually be mining asteroid material.

                                                                                                   ARTICLE
 




PERSPECTIVES


                                                                                                                     Beautiful.....um....What is it?    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              What is it ?
                                                                                                             Credit:  APOD                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                        Nobody knows what it is
                                             There are a number of hypotheses, nothing definitive
                                             The stream of gas stretches a whopping 10 LY
                                             Dubbed the "Waterfall Nebula"
                                             Located in Orion
                                             A truly mysterious Deep Sky Wonder          
                                                                                                

                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       For the APOD article,  click HERE

                                                                                       
                                                

  FUNZIES

 
 alien priority   


Credit:  David Sipress via The New Yorker / Conde Nast


                                                                 
 
       
GUEST MICHIGAN ASTROPHOTO OF THE MONTH

 MARS - SATURN

        Owl Nebula
                               Credit:  Tony Licata, Michigan Astronomy@yahoo.com                              
                                                                                                 Scope:   Celestron 11" SCT

                                                             Image notes:  Shot with a ToYouCam Pro II.
                                                                                     Pre-processing with Registax 6
                                                                                     Post-processed with Photoshop   April 7, 2012
  

                                                                                               FULL SCREEN IMAGE                                

                                                                                                      Contact Tony
                                                                         
   


                                                                                         Minutes of Meeting 05/6/2012

.                    To Be Updated

                  




FOR SALE:

Items listed are for information only.
The OAC does not endorse or offer any guarantee or warranty for the items being sold.

                                                                                                           From OAC

Meade 10" Truss Tube Dob $350.00 OBO  SOLD

Discovery 10" Dob $350.00 OBO
127 mm Mak on mount $200.00 OBO
William Triplet Lens APO on Equatoral Mount $500.00 OBO
Green Laser Pointer $25.00 OBO
 
Jim Elliott
248-332-5843
ejce422@aol.com



From Michigan Astronomy@yahoo
From "Doug" @michiganastronomy 
alcona7@yahoo.com


Hi, I need to sell a lifetime of equipment and would prefer to sell to someone locally. Is there a place on the internet to sell astronomical equipment just in Michigan? I know this yahoo group is not the place but health forces me to sell most of my equipment. I hope to sell all this for $2,000. Contact me if you are interested..
I live north of Oscoda Michigan..Thanks Doug

Here's a list of some of my collection:
8 Inch Meade LX200 with GPS & UHTC coatings "Good Condition"
Original Packing with Foam
110 to 12 Volt Power supply
12 Volt adaptor for Cigarette lighter
Meade Tripod
Meade Super Wedge with Compass
Meade Autostar hand controller
Wireless Meade Autostar controller
Right Angle Illuminated Finder scope by Antares
Meade finder scope
Telrad Finder
Counter weights
Astrozap focus mask
Orion dew shield
12 Volt Dew heater
Many eyepieces:
Meade Plossl 9mm lluminated crosshair guiding eyepiece
Meade MA 25mm
RK 20mm
Meade Super Plossl 6.4mm
Celestron 18mm Ultima Series
Celestron 30mm Ultima Series
Meade MH 9mm
Meade Super Plossl 12.4mm
Meade Super Plossl 26mm
1.8X Teleview Barlow
Orion Off Axis Guider
Orion Star Shoot CCD Color Camera with software
Meade CCD camera with software
Meade Lunar Planetary Camera
USB Cables for Cameras
Aluminum case for parts and case for eyepieces
60mm Meade refractor telescope used for guiding
LED Artifical Star Collimator for SCT
Mounting rings for guidescope
Baader 8 inch Solar Filter New, only used a couple of times
f/6.3 Meade reducer/corrector
f/3.3 Meade reducer Corrector
Metal observing table for computer with adjustable red light and many extras. No Charge for buyer pickup

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                                     FOR SALE:            18" StarMaster w/accessories
* Lower Price *
I still have the 18" StarMaster w/accessories For Sale.
$5,995 or Best Offer
Please email me if you are interested: w8tu@comcast.net
Thanks,
Jim Frisbie





Items forwarded from the Warren Club Newsletter


FOR SALE: 14 eyepieces: 5 mm Ortho, 7 mm,
7.4 mm Tele Vue, 8 mm RKE, 12 mm EDSCORP,
University 12.5mm illuminated plossl, 16 mm
University Konig, 17 mm Tele Vue, 18 mm
Criterion, 23 mm & 24 mm University Plossl, 25
mm super plossl, 26 mm, 40 mm University plossl.
Barlows: Criterion CP-4 2 No. 2 focal reducer. x,
Meade variable tele 2x-3x
Video eyepiece, SBIG ST-5C , SBIG ST-7
JMI Moto-focus
Scopes: 80 mm refractor - 400 mm FL 
Meade 102 mm SCT 1000 mm FL.
Celestron 45 degree diagonal
Contact Brian Johnston at 248-622-6612 or
Bjohnston47@comcast.net

FOR SALE: Discovery PDHQ 12.5” Dob
Telescope, f5 (94% Pyrex mirror reflectivity). 1¼”
& 2” Crayford Focuser. Base plus 2x2' platform. 12
Volt Anti-Dew System. Telrad Reflex Sight.
Aluminum Foam-Lined Lens Case. Meade
Lenses: 40mm super wide, 32 mm super plössl,
8.8 mm ultra wide, 12.4 mm super plössl, 4.7 mm
super plössl, 2X “shorty” Barlow. Sirius Lenses: 25
mm plössl, 17 mm plössl, 10 mm plössl. Filters:
1¼” 13%, 25% Moon, 1¼” Variable polarizer
(moon), 1¼”, 2” Oxygen III. 1¼” Narrow Band,
1¼” blue, green, red and yellow. 2” fine focus
adaptors. Orion Collimating Cheshire, Red Beam
Flashlight, Desert Storm “Aluminum” Cover,
Transporting Dolly. Purchase price: $3,500.
Asking price: $1,950. Contact Al McDonald, 248-
343-1643.

FOR SALE: 12” Meade Lightbridge Dob with
light shroud and shipping boxes. Also, 16”
Meade Lightbridge with light shroud, rain cover
and shipping boxes. Best offer on one or both.
Contact John Rasmussen 248-858-3559
FOR SALE: Meade 10” LX200 Goto SCT with heavy duty field tripod and accessories. Asking
$2500.00 for everything. For photos all items. Call Tom, noon to 7 pm: 248-446-0072
t_zimmerman@ameritech.net
FOR SALE: 2 year old Celestron CGEM 800
telescope (8” SCT, Eq mount, Go To), with
accessories purchased at the same time
including the Celestron Power Tank. Asking
$1800 for the entire set up. Please feel free to
call with any questions.
David Rumble 586-295-5853                          
              12" MEADE LX200 For Sale

Part of an Estate liquidation, this is a complete system (Non GPS) with eyepieces and accessories.

For photos and bid offers, contact JOE TRINGALI
BlipsterJoe@gmail.com
586-663-0816
     





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