Under The Stars December 2012

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Re: [UTS] Today
by Chuck S 31 Dec '12

31 Dec '12

And here's a list of activities for a week in Southwest Florida for newbies. The planetarium and manatees, Skyspace, Edison laboratory, and the Circus Museum are awesome! Wouldn't necessarily do them all, but you get the idea. Oh yeah, there's also the beach and sunset picnic BBQs. Chris, the guy who set up the observatory and did the presentations at Starview, wrote one of the planetarium presentations. Music lecture: $7 http://sillsarasota.org/ Ringling Mansion & Museums: $25 http://www.ringling.org/CadMansion.aspx Classical Movie at Asolo Theater: $7 http://www.ringling.org/HistoricAsoloTheater.aspx Boat Tour on Sarasota Bay: $22 or $25 (Sunset Tour) http://www.lebargetropicalcruises.com/ (2 alternates: sailing (they sail) @$55 or canoe/kayaking @$56) MOTE Aquarium $19 http://www.mote.org/index.php?submenu=AQUARIUM <http://www.mote.org/index.php?submenu=AQUARIUM&src=gendocs&ref=0001Aquarium Landing&category=Aquarium> &src=gendocs&ref=0001AquariumLanding&category=Aquarium Selby Gardens: $17 (There's a watercolor exhibition at Selby this week) http://www.selby.org/gardens/marie-selby-botanical-gardens (wheelchairs available) Planetarium: $16 http://www.southfloridamuseum.org/ Cosmos Lecture: Free http://www.flickr.com/photos/manatee_county_public_library/8249893053/ Edison/Ford museum & laboratory tour: $12 http://www.edisonfordwinterestates.org/ Everglades 10K island wildlife (birds, manatees & alligators) or mangrove wilderness airboat tours: $31 or $42 each http://evergladesnationalparkboattoursgulfcoast.com/index.php Myakka River State Park Tours: Tram or airboat, $12 each http://www.myakkariver.org/index.php/activities-a-attractions/airboat-tour Lippenzan Stallions Rehearsals: $5 http://hlipizzans.com/index.htm Skyspace at Sunset: $5 http://www.ringling.org/Events2.aspx?id=11576 C- From: Chuck S [mailto:chucksim@mindspring.com] Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 12:22 PM To: 'Under the Stars' Subject: RE: [UTS] Today One year I had to tuck in all the tropical plants with blankets for the night, or they would die. "Sleep tight, but no, you don't get a good night kiss!" Open invite to anyone wanting a reprieve for a week or so! Chuck From: UTS [mailto:uts-bounces@starmanet.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Jividen Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 12:14 PM To: Under the Stars Subject: Re: [UTS] Today Around 33 here in PDX...about as cold as it ever gets here. 75 sounds pretty nice right about now! And I'll be back in UT later this week. At least the new Adobe building in Lehi has a fireplace! :) On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 9:08 AM, Effie in the desert <wadesert(a)hotmail.com> wrote: No, you're absolutely right. Though I was there one time when the oranges were freezing on the trees, usually FL's cold is not a deep nor severe. We're having below average temperatures right now and it's not even getting above 32 in the daytime. It made it difficult to do the birthday suit walk on my birthday that I wanted to do. 25 right now, going to 27....maybe....if we're lucky _____ From: chucksim(a)mindspring.com Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:01:52 -0500 To: uts(a)starmanet.com Subject: Re: [UTS] Today Ah, cold is such a relative thing. Would you rather 60 degrees in Florida or something freezing in Washington?? :) At least it's a change of pace for a week. 71 right now, going to 75 today.... Happy New Year, everyone! C- Sent from my iPhone on the beach On Dec 31, 2012, at 10:57 AM, Effie in the desert <wadesert(a)hotmail.com> wrote: Except I've been cold in Florida! And didn't you just tell me if I wanted to visit nudist resorts near Tampa in February to expect less than stellar weather? :) Effie _____ From: chucksim(a)mindspring.com Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 10:53:33 -0500 To: uts(a)starmanet.com Subject: Re: [UTS] Today I can solve the "hating cold" situation for you. Come on down! <Big grin> Happy Birthday, Effie! Your parents' planned well, getting a year's tax deduction for one day's existence! Chuck Sent from my iPhone on the beach On Dec 31, 2012, at 10:38 AM, Effie in the desert <wadesert(a)hotmail.com> wrote: Hi Todd, Thanks for thinking of me. Other than being cold, it was a good day. Have I ever told you how much I *hate* cold! ;) Effie > From: starman(a)pobox.com > Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 23:31:54 -0800 > To: uts(a)starmanet.com > Subject: [UTS] Today > > Happy Birthday, my dear friend Effie! I'm glad we've been friends all these years. Hope you had a great day! > -- > Sent from my Android tablet with K-9 Mail. 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Today
by Todd Andrews (Tablet) 31 Dec '12

31 Dec '12

Happy Birthday, my dear friend Effie! I'm glad we've been friends all these years. Hope you had a great day! -- Sent from my Android tablet with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

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FW: Top 10 Hubble Photos
by Chuck S 10 Dec '12

10 Dec '12

Way cool! From: Chuck S [mailto:chucksim@mindspring.com] Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2012 11:26 PM To: 'Nina M. Pan (nmp2(a)earthlink.net)' Subject: Top 10 Hubble Photos Astronauts voted on the top photographs taken by Hubble, in its 16-year journey so far. Remarking in the article from the Daily Mail, reporter Michael Hanlon says, "The photos illustrate that our universe is not only deeply strange, but also almost impossibly beautiful." The Sombrero Galaxy - 28 million light years from Earth - was voted best picture taken by the Hubble telescope. The dimensions of the galaxy, officially called M104, are as spectacular as its appearance. It has 800 billion suns and is 50,000 light years across. The Ant Nebula, a cloud of dust and gas whose technical name is Mz3, resembles an ant when observed using ground-based telescopes. The nebula lies within our galaxy between 3,000 and 6,000 light years from Earth. In third place is Nebula NGC 2392, called "Eskimo" because it looks like a face surrounded by a furry hood. The hood is, in fact, a ring of comet shaped objects flying away from a dying star. Eskimo is 5,000 light years from Earth. At four is the Cat's Eye Nebula. The Hourglass Nebula, 8,000 light years away, has a "pinched in the middle" look because the winds that shape it are weaker at the center. In sixth place is the Cone Nebula. The part pictured here is 2.5 light years in length (the equivalent of 23 million round trips to the Moon). The Perfect Storm, a small region in the Swan Nebula, 5,500 light years away, described as 'a bubbly ocean of hydrogen and small amounts of oxygen, sulphur and other elements'. Starry Night, so named because it reminded astronomers of the Van Gogh painting. It is a halo of light around a star in the Milky Way. The glowering eyes from 114 million light years away are the swirling cores of two merging galaxies called NGC 2207 and IC 2163 in the distant Canis Major constellation. The Trifid Nebula. A 'stellar nursery', 9,000 light years from here, it is where new stars are being born. The end....you have just seen the Top 10 Hubbel photos!!! Share with someone !!

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