From mojo at whiteoaks.com Fri May 3 14:43:41 2002 From: mojo at whiteoaks.com (Morris Jones) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:04 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Tonight: "Observing Galaxies" and Star Party Message-ID: Tonight at Houge Park in Campbell ... Part V of the observational astronomy class, "Observing Galaxies," with guest lecturer Morris "Mojo" Jones, er, me! No prior attendance or experience required. I'll have lots of pictures and tools for show and tell, and plan to discuss: Galaxies in general Telescopes for galaxies A few bright targets and favorites Mastering the Virgo cluster Tools of the trade Galaxy clusters Observing supernovae Plus any general observing topics you may want to discuss Begins at 7:30 in the Houge Park meeting room. Followed by the third-quarter moon Houge Park star party featuring five naked-eye planets. :) (Overcast permitting!) Mojo -- Morris Jones <*> San Rafael, CA mojo@whiteoaks.com http://www.whiteoaks.com From jane at whiteoaks.com Thu May 9 16:17:36 2002 From: jane at whiteoaks.com (Jane Houston Jones) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:04 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Reminder AANC conference - May 18 Message-ID: <3CDB0390.2050306@whiteoaks.com> Just a reminder...Our annual AANC Conference is Saturday May 18th at College of San Mateo. I know it is the same day as the May SJAA meeting, there just ween't that many Saturdays to choose from between Astronomy Day and RTMC when we could have a star party, too! Some of you may want to attend both events. The conference itself will be over at 5:00 p.m with some optional evening events. The San Mateo County Astronomical Scoeity has said they'd have the spaghetti feed goodies available early for any SJAAers who need to leave early to attend the SJAA meeting that night. Isn't that nice of them?? We have a great daytime lineup of speakers including. * Dr. Dominic Tenorelli, NASA - DART Telescope * Nicholas Ilka, Coronado Optics * 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. lunch, club exhibits, 20 minute planetarium shows, solar viewing in the courtyard * 1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. Bill Borucki, NASA Kepler Mission * 2:30 p.m. -2:45 p.m. AANC Awards * 3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Debra Fischer, California and Carnegie Planet Search * demonstrations and more or maybe another speaker Plus extra-fun activities at lunch and afterwards. * 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - social hour, planetarium shows, club exhibits * 6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. - San Mateo County Astronomical Society Spaghetti Feed * 7:45 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Star party, weather permitting The flyer, map and agenda are here: http://www.aanc-astronomy.org/ The deadline for early registration is tomorrow, May 10. You can let Don Stone know if your registration will arrive after May 10 but before he leaves for the event, by sending him an e-mail. Don's email address is ddcstone@earthlink.net Hope to see some of you at CSM on the 18th! Jane, AANC Pres -- Jane Houston Jones San Rafael, CA jane@whiteoaks.com http://www.whiteoaks.com From bhavner at earthlink.net Mon May 13 19:02:55 2002 From: bhavner at earthlink.net (Bob Havner) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:04 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] FW: Project ASTRO: Astronomers needed in Peninsula & San Jose schools! Message-ID: Project ASTRO: Astronomers needed in Peninsula schools! SJAA Members, Karin Avila, the Project Astro coordinator, needs astronomer partners for the Peninsula and San Jose areas. I am a Project Astro partner astronomer and my own personal experience with the program has been great! It is a great way to share what you know with young people in our community. Please take the time to read about the program and if you have any questions I will be happy to answer them. E-mail me or see me at the May 18th general meeting. There will also be applications available at the meeting. Bob Havner San Jose Astronomical Association bhavner@earthlink.net ============================================================================ ====== Dear Bay Area Astronomers, Project ASTRO is looking for astronomers to participate in the program during the 2002-2003 academic year. Currently, we have a shortage of astronomer volunteers on the Peninsula. If you or someone you know may be interested in making four visits to a local school, please contact me at (415) 337-1100 x101, or e-mail astro@astrosociety.org. You can also download an application from http://www.astrosociety.org/education/astro/bayarea/vform.html. Below is a list of schools with teachers in need of an astronomer with city/zip codes for reference. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Karin -- Karin Avila Bay Area Coordinator Project ASTRO/Family ASTRO Astronomical Society of the Pacific (415) 337-1100 x101 -- SCHOOLS IN NEED OF AN ASTRONOMER *Vinci Park Elementary -city/zip code: San Jose 95131 -grade level: 5th *Morrill Middle -city/zip code: San Jose 95132 -grade level: 7th-8th *KR Smith Elementary -city/zip code: San Jose 95122 -grade level: 5th *Rancho Middle -city/zip code: Milpitas 95035 -grade level: 7th-8th *Shirakawo School -city/zip code: San Jose 95112 -grade level: 4th-6th *Redwood High -city/zip code: Redwood City 94063 -grade level: 9th-12th *Willow Glen Elementary -city/zip code: San Jose 95125 -grade level: 4th ============================================ BE A VISITING ASTRONOMER IN YOUR LOCAL SCHOOL Get Free Training and Materials with Project ASTRO Project ASTRO is searching for amateur or professional astronomers who would like to work with teachers and students in 4th - 9th grade classrooms. This is a great opportunity to help kids learn science, while sharing the wonder of astronomy with the most enthusiastic audience you can find (and sharpening your own teaching or communication skills in the process.) Through Project ASTRO, you will be paired in a one-on-one partnership with a Bay Area teacher at a school near you. Together, astronomer and teacher partners attend a free two-day summer training workshop where they learn effective hands-on astronomy activities and receive a copy of Project ASTRO's 800-page curriculum resource book, "The Universe at Your Fingertips." The project emphasizes ongoing partnerships, not just one-time class visits. During the school year, astronomers make at least four visits to their adopted classroom at mutually convenient times. The program has been operating for 8 years in the Bay Area, and previous participants often report that it has been one of the most satisfying volunteer endeavors they have undertaken. Graduate students and advanced undergraduate students majoring in astronomy are encouraged to apply. Astronomer applications are now being accepted for the 2002 - 2003 school year. The deadline is May 10. Space is limited to 20 - 25 partnerships. All participants must attend a hands-on training workshop, which will be held August 16 - 17, 2002, at the San Mateo County Office of Education in Redwood City. Astronomer application forms are available from: Karin Avila, Project ASTRO, A.S.P. 390 Ashton Avenue San Francisco, CA 94112; Tel. 415-337-1100 ext. 101; E-mail: astro@astrosociety.org Forms can also be downloaded from: http://www.astrosociety.org/education/astro/bayarea/vform.html (Project ASTRO, a program of the nonprofit Astronomical Society of the Pacific, began with support from the National Science Foundation and the NASA Office of Space Science. It has now expanded to 11 other sites around the country and has trained over 1,000 astronomer-teacher partnerships.) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.sjaa.net/pipermail/sjaa-announce/attachments/20020513/11d54afa/attachment.html From bhavner at earthlink.net Wed May 15 22:39:19 2002 From: bhavner at earthlink.net (Bob Havner) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:04 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] May General Meeting Message-ID: SJAA General Meeting May 18, 2002 8:00pm Guest Speaker: Tim Castellano, Astronomer at NASA Ames Research Center THE DISCOVERY OF EXTRASOLAR PLANETS BY BACKYARD ASTRONOMERS Tim Castellano is an astronomer at NASA's Ames Research Center in Mountain View. Tim is working on a project at NASA Ames that involves the detection of extra solar transits using commercial small aperture telescopes and CCD imagers common among amateur astronomers. Using procedures developed by scientists at NASA's Ames Research Center and the University of California at Santa Cruz, non-professional astronomers can contribute significantly to the study of planets around others stars. Tim?s talk will be about his research into how amateur astronomers can contribute to the search for extra solar planets. How to get involved, and the equipment required. Please join us Saturday night at 8:00 For directions to Houge Park go to: www.sjaa.net/directions.html Bob Havner San Jose Astronomical Association bhavner@earthlink.net -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Information is available here: http://www.fpoa.net/toebe/ Please email if you plan to attend to toebenight@fpoa.net Also note the annual Fremont Peak Star-B-Que on Saturday, August 10. http://www.aanc-astronomy.org/starbq.html Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones <*> San Rafael, CA mojo@whiteoaks.com http://www.whiteoaks.com From mojo at whiteoaks.com Thu May 30 22:03:22 2002 From: mojo at whiteoaks.com (Morris Jones) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:04 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] June Ephemeris available online Message-ID: The June issue of the SJAA Ephemeris is available for your perusal online: http://ephemeris.sjaa.net Be sure to see the auction pictures in the article titled "SJAA Auction XXII Results" :) Mojo -- Morris Jones <*> San Rafael, CA mojo@whiteoaks.com http://www.whiteoaks.com