From mojo at whiteoaks.com Mon Oct 1 22:25:01 2001 From: mojo at whiteoaks.com (Morris Jones) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:03 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] October SJAA Ephemeris now online Message-ID: The October edition of the SJAA Ephemeris is now available online. http://ephemeris.sjaa.net Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones <*> San Rafael, CA mojo@whiteoaks.com http://www.whiteoaks.com From bhavner at earthlink.net Tue Oct 2 22:04:11 2001 From: bhavner at earthlink.net (Bob Havner) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:03 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Fw: Oct. 6th general meeting Message-ID: <001401c14bc8$dcac3420$048ff7d1@havner> SJAA October General Meeting Oct. 6th 8:00 p.m. Houge Park Meeting Hall Speaker: Dr. Jeff Moore The SJAA is pleased to present Dr. Jeff Moore of the NASA Ames Research Center. Dr. Moore will be talking about the latest observations of Jupiter's moons Ganymede and Callisto. He will also discuss future Mars mission plans. Dr. Moore's research at Ames has primarily focused on Mars and the Outer Planet Satellites. He currently is involved with Mars research, and is a member of the Galileo Imaging Team. For more info: www.sjaa.net Bob Havner Vice-President San Jose Astronomical Assn. bhavner@earthlink.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.sjaa.net/pipermail/sjaa-announce/attachments/20011002/6ac5a44a/attachment.html From jvn at svpal.org Sun Oct 7 15:51:55 2001 From: jvn at svpal.org (Jim Van Nuland) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:03 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Fall Swap Meet, Nov. 4 in San Jose Message-ID: <3BC0DC8B.4794@svpal.org> To editors: Please include mention of our event in your calendar or elsewhere in your newsletter. The following has all the details so that you know how the Swap Meet is conducted. Summarize as space permits. Thanks much! Clear Skies! Jim. 2001 Fall Swap Meet On Sunday, November 4, 2001, an astronomical Swap Meet will be conducted at Houge (city) Park in San Jose. Hosted by the San Jose Astronomical Association. This is a new event, a follow-on to the Spring Auction that has been run for some years. There is no action, just the Swap sale. Joe Sunseri of Earth and Sky Adventures is expected to be there with many fine new and used items. Doors open at 11:30 am (or only slightly before) to set up tables and bring in material for sale. Selling will begin at noon, and will run as long as needed. Each buyer pays the seller. Sellers are to keep track of their sales. Sellers pay 10% commission, with a cap of $50 for any one item. There are no table fees. DIRECTIONS: From Hwy.17, take the Camden Avenue exit. Go east 0.4 miles, and turn right at the light, onto Bascom Avenue. At the next light, turn left onto Woodard Road. At the first stop sign, turn right onto Twilight Drive. Go three blocks, cross Sunrise Drive, then turn left into the park. From Hwy.85, take the Bascom Avenue exit. Go north about 0.2 miles, and turn right at the first traffic light, onto White Oaks Road. At the first stop sign (another 0.2), turn left onto Twilight Drive. You will now be passing the park. Turn right at the first driveway, into the parking lot. For more about SJAA, visit our web site at http://www.sjaa.net Clear Skies! -- Jim Van Nuland, San Jose (California) Astronomical Association JVN's home page From jvn at svpal.org Wed Oct 10 19:52:27 2001 From: jvn at svpal.org (Jim Van Nuland) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:03 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] CCD imager needed to help teacher Message-ID: <3BC5096B.6AF0@svpal.org> Lewis Keizer teaches science at Campbell High School, and Moderates the school's science club. The school has a telescope and CCD camera, but no experience with it. Does someone live near enough to Campbell to go over and help him learn to use the equipment? Write him at . -- Jim Van Nuland, San Jose (California) Astronomical Association JVN's home page From mojo at whiteoaks.com Wed Oct 10 21:26:36 2001 From: mojo at whiteoaks.com (Morris Jones) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:03 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Call for Ephemeris articles Message-ID: Today is the nominal deadline, but I have a couple more days before I'll be ready to put together the SJAA Ephemeris for November. If you have anything for the Ephemeris, please don't reply to this message with it -- send it in a new message to ephemeris@sjaa.net. Thanks! Mojo -- Morris Jones <*> San Rafael, CA mojo@whiteoaks.com http://www.whiteoaks.com From koopm at best.com Fri Oct 12 16:07:36 2001 From: koopm at best.com (Michael Koop) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:03 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Astronomical Events This Weekend Message-ID: <20011012160322.Q19042-100000@shell13.ba.best.com> Events this weekend and Next Week: A) Houge Park Star Party Tonight, Fri 10/12/01 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM B) Ground Breaking Ceremony at Houge Park, Sat 10/13/01, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM C) Star Party at Fremont Peak, Sat 10/13/01, 7:00 PM - 3:23 AM D) Lecture at SCU: Father George Coyne of the Vatican Observatory Wed. 10/17, 7:00 PM E) Lecture at UCSC: Pascal Lee discusses "Mars on Earth" Thurs., 10/18/01, 8:00 PM ********************************************************************************** A) Houge Park Star Party Tonight, Fri 10/12/01 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM Public observing session on the grounds at Houge Park. Families welcome; no reservations needed. Say goodbye to your favorite summer objects in the Milky Way as the autumn constellations rise in the east. Goodbye: M13 (Great Globular in Hercules), Double Double, M57 (The Smoke Ring), M8 (The Lagoon Nebula), M22 (Globular in Sagittarius), M17 (The Swan Nebula), M27 (The Dumbbell Nebula), Alberio Hello: M15, Eta Cassiopeia, The Andromeda Galaxy, ET Cluster (NGC 457), and Saturn Saturn rises at 9:17 and will get high enough over the muck (about 11 PM) before the star party is over. Feel free to bring your scope or share views with others. Directions: < http://www.sjaa.net/houge.html> ********************************************************************************** B) Ground Breaking Ceremony at Houge Park, Sat 10/13/01, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM This Saturday, the Friends of Houge Park will be hosting a celebration of the construction of a new playground in the park. All users of the park have been asked to set up booths. The SJAA will have the Club Solar Scope (Hydrogen-Alpha) there along with other scopes showing the sun in white light or other objects of opportunity (Maybe the Moon or Jupiter). We also will have posters describing all the club activities, along with membership forms and copies of the Ephemeris. Stop on by to see everything the Park has to offer or bring a scope to share views with the public. Directions: < http://www.sjaa.net/houge.html> ********************************************************************************** C) Star Party at Fremont Peak, Sat 10/13/01, Starting around 7:00 PM SJAA Ephemeris Editors Mojo and Jane will be running the 30" Scope up at the Fremont Peak Observatory while other SJAA members will have their scopes in the southwest parking lot. FPOA Webpage: < http://www.fpoa.net/> Directions: < http://www.sjaa.net/fpk.html> ********************************************************************************** D) Lecture at SCU: Father George Coyne of the Vatican Observatory Wed. 10/17, 7:00 PM Wednesday, 10/17/01, 2001 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM Location: de Saisset Museum on the Santa Clara University Campus Public Lecture: Vatican Observatory Evening 2001- Father Coyne "The Sacred Cows of Religion and Science Meet" George Coyne, S.J., noted American astronomer and director of the Vatican Observatory in Rome, will share the latest astronomical research and talk about how it relates to faith, reason, and understanding. He also is an astronomy professor at the University of Arizona. More Information Tammy Kaneko 408-554-4100 tkanekomeier@scu.edu SCU Webpage on the event and Map < http://www.scu.edu/events/?sched=1591&fuseaction=event> Vatican Observatory Home Page < http://clavius.as.arizona.edu/vo/> ********************************************************************************** E) Lecture at UCSC: Pascal Lee discusses "Mars on Earth" Thurs., 10/18/01, 8:00 PM Thursday, 10/18/01 8:00 PM Location: Class Room Unit 2 on the UCSC Campus in Santa Cruz Public Lecture: Mars on Earth Sponsored by: UC Observatories/Lick Observatory and UCSC Pascal Lee, a planetary scientist at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, will give a free public lecture on Thursday, October 18, at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The lecture, "Mars on Earth: Polar Research and Human Missions to Mars," will take place at 8 p.m. in Classroom Unit 2 on the UCSC campus. Lee's lecture, presented by the UCSC Astronomy and Astrophysics Department and UC Observatories/Lick Observatory, is part of the Halliday Lecture Series, made possible through the generous support of John and Layne Halliday to promote public awareness and appreciation for astronomy and astrophysics. For More information, see website at: < http://www.astro.ucsc.edu/index.xml> ********************************************************************************** Send any question, comments, flames to Mike Koop President, San Jose Astronomical Association Email: koopm@best.com Wk (408)-473-6315 Hm (408)446-0310 From DMedlock at ChabotSpace.org Fri Oct 26 11:17:22 2001 From: DMedlock at ChabotSpace.org (Denni Medlock) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:03 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Passing of Rob Toebe Message-ID: Rob Toebe, a past Board member and Director of Instruments at Fremont Peak Observatory, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 24, at his home in Davis. He was 36 years old. There is no word yet on services. Rob was a extremely talented astronomical artist who could spend hours at the eyepiece sketching what he saw in the faint, fuzzy nothings. His drawings had been published in Sky & Telescope and Bob Garfinkle's book "Starhopping: Your Visa to Viewing the Universe" carries his illustrations. Apart from that he was an instinctive observer and knew the sky, and the 30" at Fremont Peak, like none before him. The old log books are filled with his comments about the night sky, his drawings, and his experiences in the observatory at night. He laid a very firm foundation for all of us at FPOA. Denni Medlock From jvn at svpal.org Fri Oct 26 15:58:34 2001 From: jvn at svpal.org (Jim Van Nuland) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:03 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Fees at Coe Park Message-ID: <3BD9EA9A.6AE3@svpal.org> I'd wondered about fees at Coe; I know that the night-use fee was dropped from $5 to $2. But it's even more generous than that! Barry just e-mailed me the attached. More $$ available for eyepieces! Clear Skies! -- Jim Van Nuland, San Jose (California) Astronomical Association JVN's home page Barry Breckling wrote: > > Jim, > > I received your fax for your November 17 outing and noticed that you > mentioned that the entrance fee is required. I can't remember if we have > talked recently about fees. Our policy, at least at this point in time, is > that if we are not available to collect fees (that is, our visitor center > is not open) then we don't collect them. > > This time of the year it is rare that we have anyone working after about > 4:30 p.m. If people want to come up to the headquarters and see if the > visitor center is open, that's fine, but I think you guys can pretty much > assume we'll be closed, and use the entrance parking lot at no charge. I > might suggest that you inform your group of our fee policy. If you are > sending out printed material, such as the fax to us, you might consider > just not mentioning fees. > > Good viewing, > > Barry > at Coe Park From jvn at svpal.org Mon Oct 29 23:47:59 2001 From: jvn at svpal.org (Jim Van Nuland) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:03 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] [Fwd: upcoming events at KTEH] Message-ID: <3BDE5B2F.21F5@svpal.org> Hi, All, We've helped KTEH before, and here's a larger chance. This will involve much more on-air time than the little pledge breaks. I'm NOT up to trying to co-ordinate all these dates! If you feel you can help on particular dates, please write Emily Juan . Clear skies (and schedules)! -- Jim Van Nuland, San Jose (California) Astronomical Association JVN's home page -- Jim Van Nuland, San Jose (California) Astronomical Association JVN's home page Emily Juan wrote: > > Here are the dates and times for our upcoming events : > > 1) Pre-art preview and pre-auction: help us clean up and hang art for the > art preview and then help prepare for the art auction > > We need up to 15 volunteers for one of the following days this week. > > Monday, October 29 from 6pm - 8 pm > > Tuesday , October 30 from 4pm - 8 pm > > Wednesday, October 31 from 6pm - midnight > > Thursday, November 1 11 am - 4pm or 9 pm - 11 pm > > Friday, November 2 11 am - 6pm > > > 2) Art Auction > > shifts available: > > Thursday, November 8 5:15 pm - 9:00 pm > > Thursday, November 8 8:15 pm - midnight > > Sunday, November 10 from 7:15 pm - midnight > > minimum age: 16 > > volunteer position: bid taker: act as a bidding agent for art pieces seen on > live television. Requires good phone skills. > > 2) Post Auction... Monday, November 12th through Friday, November 16th > > volunteer positions > > Pick Up and Pay: assist staff members in Pick Up and Pay. This is where > confirmed high bidders purchase and receive their artwork. > > Minimum age: 18 Hours: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm > > Merchandise Runner: Retrieve artwork from the warehouse and present them to > the high bidders. > > Minimum age: 18 Hours: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm > > Confirming: Call the lucky high bidders to confirm each piece of art. It's > great to be the bearer of good news! > > Minimum age: 18 Hours: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm > > 3) Winter Pledge Drive > > Tuesday, November 27 - Thursday, November 29 > > Saturday, December 1 - Sunday, December 16, 2001 > > Tues November 27 7:15 pm - 11:30 pm > > Wed November 28 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm > > Thurs November 29 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm > > Sat December 1 8:00 pm - 1:30 pm > > Sat December 1 1:00pm-6:30pm > > Sat December 1 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm > > Sun December 2 8:00am-1:30pm > > Sun December 2 1:00pm-6:30pm > > Sun December 2 6:00pm-11:30pm > > Mon December 3 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm > > Tues December 4 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm > > Wed December 5 6:00pm-11:30pm > > Thurs December 6 6:00pm-11:30pm > > Sat December 8 8:00 am - 1:30 pm > > Sat December 8 1:00 pm - 6:30 pm > > Sat December 8 6:00pm-11:30pm > > Sun December 9 8:00am-1:30pm > > Sun December 9 1:00pm-6:30pm > > Sun December 9 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm > > Mon December 10 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm > > Tues December 11 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm > > Wed December 12 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm > > Thurs December 13 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm > > Fri December 14 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm > > Sat December 15 8:00 am - 1:30 pm > > Sat December 15 1:00 pm - 6:30 pm > > Sat December 15 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm > > Sun December 16 8:00 am - 1:30 pm > > Sun December 16 1:00 pm - 6:30 pm > > Sun December 16 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm > > ** note: all times are approximate and may change due to programming breaks > > Minimum age: 16 > > Individuals, families, and groups of up to 24 are welcome. The shift times > are subject to change due > > to programming. > > Phone volunteers help callers sign up for membership with KTEH. > > Groups of 10 or more receive on air recognition for their contributions of > time. Some of the benefits include verbal acknowledgments and an on-air > graphic slide. > > minimum age: 16 > > Skills needed: English is required, Spanish is a plus > > 4) Travel Auction > > Fri Jan 11 5:15pm - 9pm > > Fri Jan 11 8:15pm - 12am > > Sat Jan 12 11:15am - 4pm > > Sat Jan 12 3:15pm - 8pm > > Sat Jan 12 7:15pm - 12am > > Sun Jan 13 11:15am - 4pm > > Sun Jan 13 3:15pm - 8pm > > Sun Jan 13 7:15pm - 12am > > minimum age: 16 > > Location: KTEH TV Studios, 1585 Schallenberger Road, San Jose, CA 95131 > > Shifts are filling up quickly. So if you'd like to sign up please e-mail > me ejuan@kteh.org your name, > your group name if applicable, phone number and e-mail address, Date(s) and > Shift(s) you'd like to work, along approximate number of people who will be > coming as soon as possible. > > Thank you. > > Emily Juan > > KTEH (Channel 54 and Channel 10 on most cable systems) > > Phone: (408) 795-5445 > > Fax: (408) 995-5479 > > e-mail: ejuan@kteh.org > > KTEH is Silicon Valley's public television station, serving 14 counties > including the Monterey Peninsula. Service to the community is at the heart > of KTEH's mission. The station's outreach campaigns combine programs, > productions and activities to address community concerns such as illiteracy, > drug abuse, teen violence and the environment. Aside from our continued > community outreach projects KTEH also hosts a number of events each year > that enrich, improve and provide fun alternatives families can feel secure > in enjoying. > > KTEH broadcasts PBS programs such as Sesame Street, Masterpiece Theatre, and > Nova and local productions such as Net Cafe, Computer Chronicles, and video > i. For more information, please go http://www.kteh.org From bhavner at earthlink.net Tue Oct 30 20:51:09 2001 From: bhavner at earthlink.net (Robert Havner) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:03 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Nov. 3rd meeting Message-ID: Robert Naeye of the ASP will be speaking at the Nov. 3rd general meeting. Robert?s talk will trace the history of X-ray astronomy, the development and launch of Chandra, and the science highlights from the first two years in orbit. The talk will feature some of Chandra?s most spectacular images and results. Since its launch in July 1999, the Chandra X-ray Observatory has been revolutionizing astronomers? view of the high-energy universe. Chandra is the third of NASA?s four Great Observatories, and it represents a quantum leap in performance over every previous X-ray observatory. SJAA General Meeting Nov. 3 2001 8:00 PM at the Houge park meeting hall For directions and info: www.sjaa.net of phone: (408) 559-1221 Bob Havner San Jose Astronomical Association bhavner@earthlink.net