From pkohlmil at best.com Wed Dec 1 00:54:23 2004 From: pkohlmil at best.com (Paul Kohlmiller) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:07 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] December Issue of Ephemeris Now Online Message-ID: <00f901c4d783$5b659c90$0500a8c0@eclipsys.lan> The December 2004 issue of the Ephemeris is now available online at http://ephemeris.sjaa.net Paul and Mary Kohlmiller -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.sjaa.net/pipermail/sjaa-announce/attachments/20041201/b351c0bb/attachment.html From robhawley at earthlink.net Wed Dec 1 17:26:35 2004 From: robhawley at earthlink.net (Rob Hawley) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:07 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Houge Park Star Party , Fri December 3rd, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM Message-ID: <20041202012636.58FE0BDA0@mail.whiteoaks.com> On Friday Dec 3 the SJAA will host its public observing session on the grounds at Houge Park. Families are welcome to attend. Feel free to bring your scope and share views with others. The NWS is currently calling for Partly Cloudy skies. See the SJAA weather pages for up to date information. www.sjaa.net/weather Weather for Houge Park: http://www.sjaa.net/weather/sites.html#Houge-Park The evening star party will start about 6:00 PM and last to 10:00PM We will be in 3rd quarter Moon Friday 3 December 2004 Pacific Standard Time SUN Begin civil twilight 6:37 a.m. Sunrise 7:05 a.m. Sun transit 11:58 a.m. Sunset 4:50 p.m. End civil twilight 5:19 p.m. MOON Moonrise 10:00 p.m. on preceding day Moon transit 5:13 a.m. Moonset 12:16 p.m. Moonrise 11:01 p.m. Moonset 12:42 p.m. on following day Phase of the Moon on 3 December: waning gibbous with 62% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. Last quarter Moon on 4 December 2004 at 4:53 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. You can follow this link for a map of tonight's sky http://skymaps.com/skymaps/esmn0412.pdf Some Objects to look at Object Type Con Alt Az Dir ------ ---- --- --- -- --- eta Cassiopeiae Star Cas +63? 328? NW eta Persei Star Per +71? 6? N gamma Andromedae Star And +82? 310? NW lambda Arietis Star Ari +74? 215? SW M 31 Galaxy And +68? 289? W Andromeda Galaxy M 34 Open Cluster Per +84? 8? N M 35 Open Cluster Gem +43? 90? E M 36 Open Cluster Aur +54? 81? E M 37 Open Cluster Aur +50? 82? E M 38 Open Cluster Aur +56? 79? E M 42 Bright Nebula Ori +31? 126? SE Orion Nebula mu Cephei Star Cep +39? 320? NW NGC 869 Open Cluster Per +70? 353? N Double Cluster NGC 457 Open Cluster Cas +65? 335? NW "ET" cluster NGC 7662 Planetary Nebul a And +53? 294? NW Blue Snowball NGC 7789 Open Cluster Cas +57? 319? NW Rob Hawley From wb6yru at aenet.net Mon Dec 6 16:40:36 2004 From: wb6yru at aenet.net (Gary Mitchell) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:07 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] RASC books and calendars Message-ID: <41B4FC04.20801@aenet.net> All of the RASC 2005 Observer books have been sold. We still have a few RASC 2005 astronomy calendars, they'll be available at the next SJAA meeting. Gary Mitchell SJAA Treasurer From wb6yru at aenet.net Mon Dec 6 23:32:49 2004 From: wb6yru at aenet.net (Gary Mitchell) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:07 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] John Dobson at Scope City Message-ID: <41B55CA1.3040006@aenet.net> Kenneth Frank (of the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers and employee of Scope City) asked me to pass this on to SJAA members: John Dobson will be at Scope City (in San Francisco) on Sunday December 19 at 10 AM for "TeleVue Days." They'll be giving away Lumicon filters, hats, food, and raffling off a type 6 Nagler (your choice of focal length). For details, contact Ken: kennethfrank@planitarium.net or Scope City. Gary Mitchell From bhavner at sbcglobal.net Wed Dec 8 18:06:50 2004 From: bhavner at sbcglobal.net (Bob & Brenda Havner) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:07 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Fw: [AANC Contacts] Webcast from the Exploratorium-announcement Message-ID: <000701c4dd93$bfe0faa0$60d9fea9@Turtlerock> Dear Colleagues, We are sending out a reminder to everyone we can about our upcoming Dec. 21st live webcast on Ancient Observatories: Chaco Canyon. When: December 21st, 2004 12 noon (PST) Where: The Exploratorium, San Francisco, Ca or online at: http://www.exploratorium.edu/chaco/index.html What: Join the Live@ crew and NASA scientists as we delve into the ancient knowledge of the Chacoans, daily sky watchers who amassed a great knowledge about the movements of the sun. Find out what they knew, and how they used this knowledge to create sophisticated monuments to the sun. Today, astronomers and solar physicists continue to watch the sun using modern ground-based observatories and orbiting space telescopes. Learn why this work is important, and why solar research is still so vital. We will have a live crew in the field as well as a program in the museum. Featured guests: Greg Kajete, author, Native Science G.B. Cornacopia, Ranger, Chaco Canyon Laura Peticolas, NASA Sun-Earth Researcher If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank you for your time, Sincerely, Nicole Minor Nicole Minor Moving Images the explOratorium 3601 Lyon Street San Francisco, Ca 94123 http://www.exploratorium.edu/ e: nicolem@exploratorium.edu p: 415-353-0419 From robhawley at earthlink.net Wed Dec 15 16:59:23 2004 From: robhawley at earthlink.net (Rob Hawley) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:07 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Houge Park Star Party , Fri December 17th, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM Message-ID: <20041216005923.34D28BD43@mail.whiteoaks.com> On Friday Dec 17 the SJAA will host its public observing session on the grounds at Houge Park. Families are welcome to attend. Feel free to bring your scope and share views with others. The NWS is currently calling for Partly Cloudy skies. See the SJAA weather pages for up to date information. www.sjaa.net/weather Weather for Houge Park: http://www.sjaa.net/weather/sites.html#Houge-Park The evening star party will start about 7:00 PM and last to 10:00PM We will be in 1st quarter Moon The following information is provided for Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, California (longitude W122.0, latitude N37.2): Friday 17 December 2004 Pacific Standard Time SUN Begin civil twilight 6:47 a.m. Sunrise 7:16 a.m. Sun transit 12:04 p.m. Sunset 4:52 p.m. End civil twilight 5:22 p.m. MOON Moonset 10:27 p.m. on preceding day Moonrise 12:02 p.m. Moon transit 5:44 p.m. Moonset 11:35 p.m. Moonrise 12:27 p.m. on following day Phase of the Moon on 17 December: waxing crescent with 41% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. First quarter Moon on 18 December 2004 at 8:40 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. You can follow this link for a map of tonight's sky http://skymaps.com/skymaps/esmn0412.pdf Some Objects to look at Object Type Con Alt Az Dir ------ ---- --- --- -- --- eta Cassiopeiae Star Cas +63? 328? NW eta Persei Star Per +71? 6? N gamma Andromedae Star And +82? 310? NW lambda Arietis Star Ari +74? 215? SW M 31 Galaxy And +68? 289? W Andromeda Galaxy M 34 Open Cluster Per +84? 8? N M 35 Open Cluster Gem +43? 90? E M 36 Open Cluster Aur +54? 81? E M 37 Open Cluster Aur +50? 82? E M 38 Open Cluster Aur +56? 79? E M 42 Bright Nebula Ori +31? 126? SE Orion Nebula mu Cephei Star Cep +39? 320? NW NGC 869 Open Cluster Per +70? 353? N Double Cluster NGC 457 Open Cluster Cas +65? 335? NW "ET" cluster NGC 7662 Planetary Nebul a And +53? 294? NW Blue Snowball NGC 7789 Open Cluster Cas +57? 319? NW Pictures of any of these objects may be obtained at http://archive.stsci.edu/cgi-bin/dss_form?target=ngc457&resolver=SIMBAD Saturn will be at about 31 degrees in the Eastern Sky at 10 PM Comet Machholz will be at mag 5.1 Right Ascension: 4h 27m 53.7s Declination: -16? 13' 52" Altitude: 34? 27' (10 PM PST) Azimuth: 161? 39' Rob Hawley From robhawley at earthlink.net Wed Dec 15 17:00:33 2004 From: robhawley at earthlink.net (Rob Hawley) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:07 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] RE: Houge Park Star Party , Fri December 17th, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM Message-ID: <20041216010031.56DE5BD47@mail.whiteoaks.com> The start time should read 7 PM Rob Hawley From robhawley at earthlink.net Thu Dec 16 11:14:46 2004 From: robhawley at earthlink.net (Rob Hawley) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:07 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] FW: Televue Day/Scope city Message-ID: <20041216191445.32B31BD48@mail.whiteoaks.com> Gary previously announced that John Dobson was going to be at Scope City (in San Francisco) on Sunday December 19 at 10 AM for "TeleVue Days." Sam has extended the raffle mentioned in the previous message to include additional items http://208.50.7.163/tvd.htm Sam has another offer to club members not included in the URL. Buy or order any product at Scope City San Francisco on the 19th and he will match the sales tax with free accessories, valid towards Meade, Celestron, Parks or Lumicon products as well as Parks Binoculars. This is a special courtesy offer to SJAA members over and above the discounted prices and holidays specials. Valid on the 19th of December 2004 from 10:00AM till closing Free 90 minutes parking and free all day passes can be arranged. Rob Hawley From koopm at koopm.best.vwh.net Thu Dec 16 17:18:31 2004 From: koopm at koopm.best.vwh.net (Michael Koop) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:07 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] 50th Anniversary Celebration and Holiday Party Message-ID: <20041216181258.P64186@koopm.best.vwh.net> SJAA 50th Anniversary Celebration and Holiday Party On November 8th, 1954 a small article was posted in the San Jose Evening News as part of the Share it with Barrett Column: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Any Amateur Astronomers? William Weller, 2548 Gerald Way, thinks there should be an amateur astronomers club here. With Lick Observatory close at hand, and some fast growing colleges hereabouts, it seems as though there should be plenty of prospective members. Even Old Share It has a six-inch telescope project which is taking longer than the 200 inch at Palomar. Any one interested in forming a club should contact Weller at CYpress 7-1739. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * One month later, the first meeting of the San Jose Amateur Astronomers was held at Herbert Hoover Jr. High (near the intersection of Park and Naglee) on December 6th, 1954. Twenty people gathered to discuss the formation of a club and to hear two speakers. Walter Krumm, a member of the Peninsula Astronomical Society, spoke about Astronomy Clubs and types of telescopes. The newly formed club then heard it's first lecture from Dr. Olin Eggen of Lick Observatory, who discussed the possible astronomical explanations of the star of Bethlehem. Fifty years later, our club is 350 members strong. We have witnessed many revolutions in astronomy, from the creation of the affordable Schmitt-Cassegrain, to the Dobsonian Revolution, to the computer driven scope revolution. The SJAA was there and part of it. Come join us on December 18th, 8 PM at Houge Park for a 50 year celebration. We will be joined by long time members Kevin Medlock, Jack Zeiders, and others who will retell some of the stories of the SJAA. Come hear about some of our old observing sites, like on Mt. Umunhum. Find out how the Fremont Peak Observatory came to be. Here about legendary SJAA meetings like when the World's First Amateur Computer Controlled Telescope was demonstrated or how Group 70 got it's start. There will be plenty of surprises and familiar older faces. Do you have any pictures or slides of SJAA events from the past? Please bring them along to share. We will have a table set up for pictures and will show any slides brought. We also want to hear about any of your favorite SJAA events, maybe a past speaker who got you started on observing faint galaxies, or an auction where you got a telescope for a song. Just after the meeting, we will be ringing in the holiday season with a Dessert Potluck. Bring your favorite dessert or appetizer to share. Last year we had many tasty "potluck" contributions. Contributions of food or drink are appreciated but not necessary. No alcohol, please. Well try running a "white elephant" gift drawing this year as we had done in years past. To participate, please anonymously wrap (no name tag) an astronomical item of small value and/or large humor and bring it along. It can be a used item you no longer want, an inexpensive new item, and can be either useful or funny. We'll do the exchange as a "draw or steal" lottery, which is always great fun. Happy Holidays to All! Mike Koop President San Jose Astronomical Association Scan of Original Article: http://ephemeris.sjaa.net/0412/b.html Directions to Houge Park: http://www.sjaa.net/houge.html From bhavner at sbcglobal.net Sun Dec 26 13:21:29 2004 From: bhavner at sbcglobal.net (Bob & Brenda Havner) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:07 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Fw: [AANC Contacts] SFAA Annual Dinner / Dr. Debra Fischer speaker Message-ID: <002501c4eb90$dd9edb10$60d9fea9@Turtlerock> The San Francisco Amateur Astronomers is having its yearly dinner this January 22. In the past, this event has been primarily for SFAA members, but this year we have a keynote speaker - Dr. Debra Fischer, one of the leading exoplanet hunters. So we're extending an invitation to members of Bay Area clubs who would like to attend and hear Dr. Fischer's talk. We do require advance registration and payment, so please read the announcement carefully. We have a limit of 50 attendees, including SFAA members -- so first come, first served. Thanks, Michael Portuesi San Francisco Amateur Astronomers ------- SFAA Annual Dinner Saturday, January 22, 2005 6:00 p.m. - No-host Bar 7:00 p.m. - Dinner Basque Cultural Center . 599 Railroad Ave . South San Francisco (650) 583-8091 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Debra Fischer, San Francisco State University and University of California at Berkeley Dr. Debra Fischer is an astronomer at San Francisco State University and the University of California, Berkeley. Since 1997, she has been a member of the planet-hunting team led by Geoff Marcy and Paul Butler. Together, this team has discovered or co-discovered the majority of the over-100 known planets orbiting stars other than the Sun, making it the most prolific planethunting team in history. While Marcy and Butler observe primarily at Keck, Dr. Fischer conducts the planet search at nearby Lick Observatory, where she observes 400 stars with the 3-meter Shane Telescope and the 1-meter Coude Auxiliary Telescope. Menu: Prime Rib with Scalloped Potatoes & Vegetables ($32.50) Breast of Chicken Chasseur with Vegetables & Rice ($23.50) Vegetarian Pasta ($20.50) Soup, salad, bread & butter, ice cream and coffee included. Tax and gratuity included. Please send a check or money order (made out to San Francisco Amateur Astronomers), along with your choice of entr?e, to SFAA at: SFAA P.O. Box 15097 San Francisco CA 94115 by January 5, 2005. Any requests received after this date cannot be guaranteed. Basque Cultural Center From Highway 280: Take Highway 280 North to the Avalon Drive Exit in South San Francisco. Continue on Junipero Serra Boulevard to Westborough Blvd. Turn right and proceed to El Camino Real. Turn right and proceed to Orange Blvd. Turn left., and proceed to Railroad Ave. Turn right. Continue to 599 and turn right into parking lot. From San Francisco, take Highway 280 South. From Highway 280, take the Westborough Exit, following the same directions as above after Westborough Blvd. Basque Cultural Center From Highway 101: Take Highway 101 North to South San Francisco Grand Avenue Exit, turn right.. Turn right on East Grand Avenue, then left on Grand Avenue. Turn left on Magnolia and proceed for two blocks. Cross Railroad Avenue into the Basque Cultural Center parking lot. From San Francisco, take Highway 101 South to the Grand Avenue Exit in South San Francisco. Continue on Grand Avenue. Turn left on Magnolia and proceed two blocks. Cross Railroad Avenue into the Basque Cultural Center parking lot. -- Michael Portuesi San Francisco, CA mailto:portuesi@jotabout.com From bhavner at sbcglobal.net Mon Dec 27 21:41:23 2004 From: bhavner at sbcglobal.net (Bob & Brenda Havner) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:07 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Fw: [AANC Contacts] 2005 Desert Sunset Star Party Message-ID: <002c01c4ec9f$de130480$60d9fea9@Turtlerock> > 2005 Desert Sunset Star Party > > Pat and Arleen Heimann will again be hosting the Desert Sunset Star > Party May 4-8, 2005, at the Caballo Loco RV Ranch southwest of Tucson. > Caballo Loco is located east of Kitt Peak and nestled against the > Sierrita Mountains. Whipple Observatory on Mt Hopkins is located to the > east. Lots to do during the day and great skies at night. There will > be speakers and door prizes on Friday and Saturday evenings. Check our > website for details: http://www.chartmarker.com/sunset.htm > > > > > > Pat and Arleen Heimann > > ChartMarkers and More > > http://www.chartmarker.com From bhavner at sbcglobal.net Wed Dec 29 18:50:33 2004 From: bhavner at sbcglobal.net (Bob & Brenda Havner) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:07 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Fw: Night Sky Network Message: News Message-ID: <000d01c4ee1a$554b5fe0$60d9fea9@Turtlerock> Subject: Night Sky Network Message: News NASA Night Sky Network members: This newsletter includes: * Exploring Comets: The Science of Deep Impact January 18th NSN Teleconference * Toolkits and NSN rewards to ship in January * Quarterly Drawing Prize: Lunar Observing Packages * Log your events by the end of the year to qualify for JPL Open House trip Quarterly and Annual "Event Logged" closes December 31, Drawing on January 4th. * Reminders, Acknowledgments, and Commendations NOVA Episode "Welcome to Mars" airs January 4 Comet Machholz reaches maximum brightness, first week of January Deep Impact Mission to Launch, January 12 Huygens Rendezvous with Titan, January 14 Teleconference with Deep Impact Scientist, January 18 >> EXPLORING COMETS: THE SCIENCE OF DEEP IMPACT (and opportunities for amateur astronomers to participate) Shortly after NASA?s scheduled launch of the Deep Impact mission, Night Sky Network members will have the opportunity to participate in a teleconference on the evening of January 18th (6 pm PST, 9 pm EST) with Dr. Lucy McFadden, mission Co-investigator and planetary scientist at the University of Maryland. Dr. McFadden is an expert in reflectance spectroscopy and surface composition of solar system bodies, who is also leading public education and outreach activities for the mission. She will talk about both the science of the mission and how amateurs can participate. For those unfamiliar with the mission, Deep Impact is aptly named. The spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at comet Tempel 1 (9P) on the evening of July 4th (a day before the comet?s perihelion - typically the period in its orbit where comets are most active). That evening, Deep Impact will deploy a 1-meter 372-kilogram copper-fortified probe to impact the 14 x 4 x 4 km nucleus of the comet at approximately 37,000 kph (23,000 mph). The resulting spray of material from the comet?s subsurface will be analyzed to provide scientific insight into the composition and structure of the comet and by extension that of the early solar system. Presently a magnitude 16 object, Tempel 1 (9P) will steadily brighten over the next 6 months. By the impact date, the comet will reach magnitude 9.7 making it readily observable with amateur equipment. Like the impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter, NASA's space-based telescopes along with those of numerous professional and amateur astronomers on Earth will be trained on the comet. The time of impact is within a ~45 minute window between 05:49 and 06:30 UT making it a potentially viewable event in the Western U.S. where the comet will be 10 to 30 degrees above the horizon at impact time. Even if the event isn?t viewable at your location, amateurs have a role to play in monitoring the comet for activity and changes in brightness in the months prior to and immediately following the impact. In addition to sharing information about the mission, Dr. McFadden will explain how the amateur astronomy community can contribute to the science of this mission through the Small Telescope Science Program and other public outreach programs. (http://deepimpact.umd.edu/stsp/). ___ >>TOOLKITS AND NSN REWARDS TO SHIP IN JANUARY Membership in NASA?s Night Sky Network is recognition of your club?s active engagement in public outreach. In exchange for your hard work, we send new outreach toolkits to clubs that have logged at least two events in the previous quarter. Currently we are shipping the ?Our Galaxy, Our Universe? kit. Clubs that have reached the 5 annual event mark also receive an all weather Night Sky Network banner for displaying at club events. If your club has hit either of these milestones, expect a shipment this January. Each logged event also earns your club a chance to win one of your quarterly drawings. ___ >>QUARTERLY DRAWING PRIZE: LUNAR OBSERVING PACKAGES While amateurs often plan public observing nights to avoid the moon, it can save an evening that might be too cloudy for other objects. The moon in nearly any phase is an amazing telescopic object to share with the public. This quarter?s drawing will feature prizes any club actively engaged in public outreach can put to immediate use for club members, evening events, classrooms or small group outreach. The lucky winners of our quarterly drawing (selected from outreach events conducted this Quarter and posted by December 31st) will receive a Lunar Outreach Package. This package brings the moon home to your club with a combination of books, maps and a useful globe to help you explain lunar phenomena and features. The package combines materials donated by Sky Publishing Company and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and features: Antonin Rukl's Atlas of the Moon is regarded by Moon watchers of all skill levels as the definitive reference guide. The Modern Moon: A Personal View takes the next step and explains the significance of the features you'll find in the eyepiece. The pair come together in a handy slipcase. The 4-inch Wonder Globe of the Moon is a great reference for visualizing the geology of our nearest celestial neighbor. Matched with a flashlight or your own standard globe, it makes it easy to explain eclipses, tides and moon phases. Astronomical Society of the Pacific?s Moonwatch Package: A Complete Starter Pack for the Lunar Observer. Moonwatch contains three useful items for observing the Moon: Peter Grego?s Moon Observer?s Guide book, a highly detailed map of the Moon?s near side, and a photographic poster showing the lunar phases. >>LOG YOUR EVENTS BY DECEMBER 31st TO QUALIFY FOR JPL OPEN HOUSE TRIP AND >>QUARTERLY "EVENTS LOGGED" DRAWING. The deadline to participate in both the annual and quarterly ?Events Logged? drawing is December 31st. All events logged from October 1st through midnight December 31st count for the quarterly drawing. Events logged this calendar year by clubs that have met the annual 5-outreach event requirement qualify for a trip to attend the JPL Open House in May 2005, airfare and hotel expenses paid by the Night Sky Network! We will draw the names of five different clubs on January 4th. Each winning club will have the opportunity of choosing one representative to attend. To read about last year?s Open House log into the website go to the URL below. http://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/club/news-display.cfm?News_ID=54 --- >> REMINDERS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS NOVA Episode "Welcome to Mars" airs January 4 Comet Machholz reaches maximum brightness, first week of January Deep Impact Mission to Launch, January 12 Huygens Rendezvous with Titan, January 14 Teleconference reminder Thank You:Sky Publishing Co., Sean Ryan and Night Sky Network Members > Reminders: - NOVA presents ?Welcome to Mars,? Tuesday, January 4, 2005 at 8 PM ET (check local listings) on PBS (www.pbs.org/nova/mars). The program presents the findings of the two rovers in their nearly year-long investigation of the red planet. - Comet Machholz will reach its peak brightness at the turn of the year providing an excellent opportunity to have telescopes out for an outdoor astronomical new year celebration. - Deep Impact Mission to Launch from Kennedy Space Center, January 12. Educators are invited to attend the Deep Impact Winter Science Academy at Kennedy Space Visitor Center on January 11, one day prior to the launch of the Deep Impact spacecraft at Cape Canaveral. NSN members are welcome to attend as informal educators or share this opportunity with a teacher. Details can be found at: http://deepimpact.umd.edu/workshop/index.html - Huygens Rendezvous with Titan, January 14. This mission was featured in our July teleconference when Dr. Stephen Gillam of the Jet Propulsion Lab provided the Night Sky Network with an evening telecon reviewing the Cassini mission and specifically what scientists are hoping the Huygens probe will reveal about Saturn's moon Titan. You can download Dr. Gillam?s PowerPoint presentation from that teleconference by going to ToolKit Downloads and clicking on ?Teleconference?or go to http://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/docs/GillamCassini2.ppt - Teleconference reminder: Night Sky Network Teleconferences are intended as training opportunity for our Network members. We invite scientists of note to address Network members as a form of training opportunity for those doing outreach. Teleconference presentations are often very technical allowing amateurs to ask probing questions and gain an even richer understanding of NASA's science missions (and thereby improving the quality of outreach they do). When inviting people to participate in teleconferences, please keep this in mind. > Acknowledgements ? Thanks to Sky Publishing Company for its prize donations for this quarter and special thanks to Sean Ryan for the idea of sharing copies of Night Sky Magazine to support Night Sky Network outreach. If you haven?t heard it from enough members yet, Sean, that was a great idea. ? Thanks to all of you that have participated in, conducted, or logged events this year. You are making a difference! Thanks! --- Clear skies! Mike Hart and Marni Berendsen Astronomical Society of the Pacific Night Sky Network Administrators From pkohlmil at best.com Fri Dec 31 15:02:49 2004 From: pkohlmil at best.com (Paul Kohlmiller) Date: Fri Jul 29 03:57:07 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] January Ephemeris now available online Message-ID: <00ed01c4ef8c$dbab6800$0500a8c0@eclipsys.lan> The January 2005 issue of the Ephemeris is now available online at http://ephemeris.sjaa.net Paul and Mary Kohlmiller -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.sjaa.net/pipermail/sjaa-announce/attachments/20041231/61a3bd15/attachment.html