From bhavner at sbcglobal.net Mon Aug 1 18:37:28 2005 From: bhavner at sbcglobal.net (Bob & Brenda Havner) Date: Mon Aug 1 18:37:41 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Fw: [AANC Contacts] Announcing: AANC-Conference & John Dobson's 90thBirthday Celebration! Message-ID: <002e01c59702$be6cd760$60d9fea9@Turtlerock> If you haven't signed up...please do it now. Conferences can only be held if there's interest. This is an historical event you won't want to miss. The AANC is pleased to announce AANC-CON 2005 conference and workshop to be held SATURDAY, August 27th, 2005 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way, San Francisco, CA The conference will be hosted by the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers, the San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers, and sponsored by the AANC the Western Amateur Astronomers and the San Jose Amateur Astronomers. This year?s theme is ?Celebrating Bay Area Astronomy? and have an impressive lineup of speakers and activities. We will also be celebrating John Dobson?s 90th birthday! Our speakers include Timothy Ferris, Lynette Cook, Steve Gottlieb and Richard Crisp; with additional presentations by Bob Schalk and Marni Berendsen, of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. That evening, we?ll have a star party at the Randall and deliver our 2005 AANC Awards. Visit the conference web site at http://www.planitarium.net/aanc/aanc-con2005/program_guide/ The $25 registration fee includes admission to all speakers and workshop, as well as a boxed lunch. We appreciate pre-registration, as it helps us plan the number of meals needed. Register for the event either online via PayPal or send your $25 check payable to: ?AANC-CON 2005? c/o Don Stone, AANC Treasurer, 19047 Robinson Rd.Sonoma, CA 95476-5517 Paying at the door? Please notify us in advance by emailing aancregistration@pacbell.net. The AANC acts as a forum for communication to the Astronomy Community, funds public outreach events, gives seed money for educational programs, and holds conferences and rewards excellence in astronomy with annual awards. VOLUNTEERS...we need ?em! Contact Stacy Jo McDermott at aanc2005volunteers@hotmail.com Please help Stacy Jo with any of these tasks: Speaker helper, Memory book helper, ?Valley of the Dobs? to monitor the dobs while unattended by their owners, Set up on Friday eve to help out with Randall folks, Saturday tear down and vendor assist, Star party helper, Art and construction projects assist for kids, ASP activities assist, ?Dob in a Day? assist Richard Ozer from the Telescope Makers Workshop and Peter Schumacher of the SFSA in telescope making demonstrations. If you volunteer you get to hear all the speakers and attend the workshop for free! Thank you for your continued support, Richard Ozer and Kenneth Frank, Co-Chairs AANC Conference Committee From jvn at svpal.org Mon Aug 1 23:27:29 2005 From: jvn at svpal.org (Jim Van Nuland) Date: Tue Aug 2 00:27:38 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] ARTICLE: ASTRONOMY magazine renewal time` References: <3F2DE460.5CFA@svpal.org> <4106E56B.729F@svpal.org> Message-ID: <42EF1251.3E07@svpal.org> ASTRONOMY magazine renewal time It's time to renew our group subscription to Astronomy magazine. The rate for 2005 is now $34, or $60 for two years. Please send a check payable to Jim Van Nuland, 3509 Calico Ave., San Jose CA 95124. The old rate was $29 & $55, which had not changed for several years. So an increase was not unexpected. If you subscribe independently, and your subscription ends during 2006, you may convert to the group rate. Send a check and the renewal card or a mailing label to Jim, and you'll be added to the group for an additional 12/24 months. If you do not subscribe and wish to do so, send the $34/60 and your subscription will begin with the January 2006 issue. I will hold your checks until late September, when the renewal package must be sent in. So don't worry that your check doesn't clear promptly. Any questions? Call Jim at 408.371.1307, from 10 am to 10 pm, or e-mail to . PLEASE NOTE: this applies to Astronomy magazine, not Sky & Telescope! The latter subscription is paid to the treasurer as part of your SJAA dues. Good Reading! -- Jim Van Nuland, San Jose (California) Astronomical Association JVN's web site From robhawley at earthlink.net Wed Aug 10 14:41:39 2005 From: robhawley at earthlink.net (Rob Hawley) Date: Wed Aug 10 14:41:57 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Aug 12 SJAA Houge Park Star Party Message-ID: On Friday August 12th 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 evening star party will start about 9:00 PM and last until midnight. Weather for Houge Park: http://www.sjaa.net/weather/sites.html#Houge-Park You can follow this link for a map of tonight's sky http://skymaps.com/skymaps/esmn0508.pdf. The moon will be 51.2% illuminated Object visibility for 22:00:00 on Fri 12 Aug 2005 Sunset: 20:02 Twilight: 21:40 Darkness: 23:47 - 04:45 Twilight: 04:45 Sunrise: 06:22 Object Type Con Alt Az ------ ---- --- --- -- M 17 Bright Nebula Sgr +37? 179? M 2 Globular Cluster Aqr +31? 119? M 3 Globular Cluster CVn +32? 283? M 5 Globular Cluster Ser +36? 241? M 13 Globular Cluster Her +71? 275? M 15 Globular Cluster Peg +41? 108? M 56 Globular Cluster Lyr +76? 117? M 92 Globular Cluster Her +77? 301? Cr 399 Open Cluster Vul +68? 135? coathanger IC 4665 Open Cluster Oph +58? 195? IC 4756 Open Cluster Ser +58? 171? M 11 Open Cluster Sct +46? 169? M 24 Open Cluster Sgr +34? 181? M 52 Open Cluster Cas +39? 36? NGC 129 Open Cluster Cas +31? 35? NGC 6633 Open Cluster Oph +59? 176? NGC 6811 Open Cluster Cyg +73? 52? NGC 6910 Open Cluster Cyg +66? 72? NGC 7789 Open Cluster Cas +33? 41? M 57 Planetary Nebula Lyr +82? 119? NGC 6543 Planetary Nebula Dra +61? 356? cat's eye NGC 6826 Planetary Nebula Cyg +70? 42? blinking planetary NGC 7027 Planetary Nebula Cyg +58? 68? NGC 7662 Planetary Nebula And +33? 59? blue snowball 1 Pegasi Star Peg +47? 101? 61 Cygni Star Cyg +57? 74? Alberio Star Cyg +72? 117? beta Lyrae Star Lyr +83? 120? epsilon1 Lyr Star Lyr +85? 63? gamma Delphini Star Del +51? 113? mu Cephei Star Cep +51? 40? T Lyr Carbon Star Lyr +87? 96? xi Bootis Star Boo +41? 263? zeta Ursae Majoris Star UMa +39? 315? NGC 6960 Supernova Remnant Cyg +59? 91? use O3 filter Detailed information on any of any of these objects may be obtained at http://www.ngcic.org/pubdb.htm And http://www.seds.org/messier/ For satellite predictions for the party see http://www.heavens-above.com/allsats.asp?lat=37.339&lng=-121.894&alt=0&loc=S an+Jose&TZ=PST&Date=38577.0625&Mag=3.5 Nothing signficant is planned Rob Hawley From koopm at koopm.best.vwh.net Thu Aug 11 16:56:27 2005 From: koopm at koopm.best.vwh.net (Michael Koop) Date: Thu Aug 11 16:56:48 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Perseid Outburst Tonight 1-2 AM PDT Message-ID: <20050811175554.B19469@koopm.best.vwh.net> An Article from the SETI Explorer, Second Quarter 2005 Perseids by Dr. Peter Jenniskens, Astronomer, SETI Institute For as long as records exist, the Perseid meteor showers have always been strong. This summers Perseid shower will be exceptional. The moon is mostly out of the way later in the night, and higher-than-normal activity rates are expected over the United States. The Perseid showers parent body, comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, is notable in being a comparatively huge comet in an orbit that passes close to Earths orbit frequently. It measures 24 - 31 kilometers in diameter, 2 to 3 times the size of comet Halley, and is so big that the continuous ejection of water vapor and dust during its approach to the Sun does not move the comet much off course. It has spewed dust for at least 5,000 years and most likely thirty times longer. It has built a massive meteoroid stream, most of which is located just outside of Earths orbit. Earth passes through the outer regions of that stream in July, and hits the center on August 12. At that time, the annual Perseid shower peaks at 80 meteors per hour under ideal circumstances (no clouds or moon, dark sky, stars of magnitude +6.5 just visible). When comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle was rediscovered in 1992, scientists noticed in alarm that a delay of 17 days in the next projected return of the comet in 2126 could cause it to collide with Earth. That fear dissipated when the orbit was recomputed using data from sightings in 188 A.D. and 69 B.C. The more precise orbit has the comet approach Earth in 2126 to within only 23 million kilometers, but theres no danger of us being hit. In September 4479, the comet will approach Earth even closer, to within about 6 million kilometers. It will then be as bright as Jupiter (-2.1 magnitude) in the sky. The dust released will spread along the comet orbit because some dust grains make wider orbits than others and return later. When Earth encounters these dust trails, a meteor storm may be observed. But only if the very narrow trail is steered smack in Earths path by perturbations of the planets. Most dust does wander far from the comet, which is why the best showers are observed in the years following when the comet returns, while lesser outbursts occur when dust further along the comet orbit wanders into Earths path. The next big shower is not expected until the next return of the comet. For now, a nice outburst is projected for August 12, 2005, at 08:18h UT (= 04:18 EDT and 01:18 PDT), when Earth will encounter the dust ejected in the return of 1479. Rates can go up four fold to about 240 per hour on top of the 80 per hour annual activity, for a brief period of time (approximately 1.2 hours). In addition, rates may increase again around 13h UT, when Earth is slated to encounter the Filament component, rising to less than 86 per hour on top of normal, annual activity. That Filament is older dust presumably in mean-motion resonance with Jupiter. Original Article: http://koopm.best.vwh.net/seti_explorer_perseids.pdf From bhavner at sbcglobal.net Sun Aug 14 14:00:40 2005 From: bhavner at sbcglobal.net (Bob & Brenda Havner) Date: Sun Aug 14 14:00:48 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Fw: [AANC Contacts] Planetary Society - Free Bay Area Event Message-ID: <001b01c5a113$3af1e8b0$60d9fea9@Turtlerock> The Planetary Society and The Planetary Society Bay Area Volunteer Network present "Titan Through the Eyes of Huygens: A Quiet Little Place With a Nice Atmosphere" Guest speaker: Dr. Chris McKay, Planetary Scientist, Astrobiologist, Space Sciences Division of NASA/Ames Research Center "Titan, the largest moon of the planet Saturn, is the only moon in the solar system with a substantial atmosphere. New results from the NASA/ESA mission to the Saturn System, Cassini/Huygens, have shown us the surface of Titan and will help us understand this world that is strange and yet in many ways similar to our own." 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URL: http://www.sjaa.net/pipermail/sjaa-announce/attachments/20050814/ac3bb8cd/attachment.html From bhavner at sbcglobal.net Tue Aug 23 19:11:04 2005 From: bhavner at sbcglobal.net (Bob & Brenda Havner) Date: Tue Aug 23 19:11:23 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Fw: [AANC Contacts] Einstein for Everyone Talk at Sunnyvale PublicLibrary Message-ID: <002201c5a851$15c92bd0$60d9fea9@Turtlerock> Calendar Announcement ============================ Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005 6:30 pm EINSTEIN FOR EVERYONE: How Astronomers are Proving Einstein's Most Bizarre Ideas about Space and Time A nontechnical, illustrated lecture by Andrew Fraknoi (Chair of the Astronomy Program at Foothill College) at the Sunnyvale Public Library 665 West Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale Free and open to the public, but tickets must be obtained in advance from the Adult Information Desk at the library (tickets available starting Sept. 14 on a first come, first served basis; maximum of 4 tickets per person) No background in science or math required! A look at some of the strange predictions of Einstein's Theory of Relativity and how advanced telescopes on Earth and in space are allowing astronomers to demonstrate just how right Einstein's insights into the nature of space and time really were. There will be a particular focus on black holes large and small and why they may be more common than even Einstein dared to think. ================================ Andrew Fraknoi, Chair, Astronomy Program Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Rd., Los Altos Hills, CA 94022, USA Telephone: (650) 949-7288 E-mail: fraknoiandrew@fhda.edu ================================ From bhavner at sbcglobal.net Tue Aug 23 19:11:57 2005 From: bhavner at sbcglobal.net (Bob & Brenda Havner) Date: Tue Aug 23 19:12:11 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Fw: [AANC Contacts] AANC Con 2005 this Saturday 8/27 - win a telescope! Message-ID: <002a01c5a851$34e1d580$60d9fea9@Turtlerock> The Astronomical Assocation of Northern California is pleased to announce: AANC-CON 2005 Conference Randall Museum 199 Museum Way, San Francisco Saturday, August 27th, 2005 10am - 10pm This year's theme is "Celebrating Bay Area Astronomy" and we have an impressive lineup of speakers and activities. Schedule of events: http://www.planitarium.net/aanc/aanc-con2005/timetable/index.html John Dobson's 90th Birthday We be celebrating John Dobson's 90th birthday! At noon, we will have cake and an official proclamation by San Francisco Supervisor Bevan Dufty declaring August 27 "John Dobson Day" in San Francisco. We will also present John with a special gift. Raffle Buy a ticket and win one of over two dozen prizes. First prize is a StellarVue Nighthawk telescope provided by StellarVue Telescopes. Ohter prizes include eyepieces from William Optics, Lumicon Gift Certificates, and Maxim/DL CCD imaging software. More details on the raffle and full list of prizes are here: http://www.planitarium.net/aanc/aanc-con2005/raffle/index.html Speakers Our speakers include world-famous author Timothy Ferris, astronomical artist Lynette Cook, plus local Bay Area astronomers Steve Gottlieb and Richard Crisp. Additional presentations by optician Bob Schalck, and Marni Berendsen from the Astronomical Society of the Pacifc. Here's a full list of speakers: http://www.planitarium.net/aanc/aanc-con2005/speakers/index.html Star Party During the daytime, look through solar telescopes to get views of our closest star. In the evening, we'll have telescopes set up for you to view star clusters, nebulas, and other sky sights. Activities The Randall Museum staff, with volunteer assistance, will help youngsters make their own Saturn, working refractor telescopes, solar timepiece or artwork. We will also be building a complete telescope on site, and we will have "Valley of the Dobs" - a collection of telescopes built by students of John Dobson in his telescope making classes. http://www.planitarium.net/aanc/aanc-con2005/public_events Register Though most events are free, speakers will require a registration fee. We ask you to register in advance for the speaker sessions on line via PayPal. You can also sign up for the sessions at the event: http://www.planitarium.net/aanc/aanc-con2005/paypal.html -- Michael Portuesi San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers From bhavner at sbcglobal.net Wed Aug 24 19:36:55 2005 From: bhavner at sbcglobal.net (Bob & Brenda Havner) Date: Wed Aug 24 19:37:10 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Fw: Wed night Vandenberg launch Message-ID: <003701c5a91d$dc092620$60d9fea9@Turtlerock> Subject: Wed night Vandenberg launch 8/25 01:01-07:01 2nd announce (first had large file attached and may not be allowed) Attached is a slightly modified version of the launch announcement Mike Koop sent out for the 7/25 launch. Please forward to the SJAA list if you want. Do not include my email address. Six files included in the enclosed zip file. _______________________________________________ An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled for launch from North Vandenberg Thursday morning (Aug 5) as part of adevelopmental test to demonstrate the ability to integrate a Safety Enhanced Re-entry Vehicle into the Minuteman III weapons system. The missile's single unarmed re-entry vehicle is expected to travel approximately 4,200 miles in about 30 minutes, hitting a pre-determined target at the Kwajalein Missile Range in the western chain of the Marshall Islands. The launch window is from 1:01 a.m. to 7:01 a.m. PDT. The Jul 25 launch was right on time, but the full moon made observing difficult. SJAA member Jim Albers has generated a Finder/photo setup charts for the flight path as viewed from San Jose for a 1 AM or 2 AM PDT launch using Rob Matson's Skymap Program: 20 deg FOV shows launch area 60 deg FOV shows entire burn These plots should be good for the entire SF Bay area. 0030 for setup 0101 for launch window start 0200 for 1 hr into window. Jim's star fields make viewing the launch much easier but it??Ts still recommended to determine where to look before the launch using a compass. * From San Jose we need to look to the south - southeast at 158 degrees (use a map to determine the look angle for a different locations). * Make sure to have visibility clear to the horizon to maximize your viewing time. * Use binoculars. You should be able to see the staging. The launch won??Tt make it up into daylight, but will still be the brightest thing besides the moon in the sky. Check out Dean Sala's picture of that time: http://ephemeris.sjaa.net/0008/l.html Check out Rick Baldridge's picture of a typical Minuteman Launch: http://ephemeris.sjaa.net/0112/c.html Some Websites of Interest: The full Vandenberg AFB News Release: http://www.spacearchive.info/news-2005-07-19-vafb.htm Viewing tips from Brian Webb: http://www.spacearchive.info/vafbview.htm Upcoming Vandenberg Launch Schedule: http://www.spacearchive.info/vafbsked.htm Let us know if you have any luck. From robhawley at earthlink.net Wed Aug 24 21:31:29 2005 From: robhawley at earthlink.net (Rob Hawley) Date: Wed Aug 24 21:31:52 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] SJAA Astro Class, Houge Star Party, Coyote Star Party Message-ID: This weekend we have two SJAA Star Parties planned and the Beginning Astronomy Class; Friday 7:30 Beginning Astronomy Class (@Houge) Friday 9:00 Houge Park Star Party Saturday 9:00 Coyote Park Star Party ****Beginning Astronomy Class********* This will be held in the hall at Houge Park on Friday at 7:30 PM. "Observing the Summer Milky Way". At the August Beginners Astronomy Class Bob Havner will talk about Observing the Summer Milky Way. Learn about our Galaxy, the treasures to be found, and how to observe them. Bring a pair of Binoculars for some post class observing. ****Houge Park Star Party************ On Friday August 26th 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 evening star party will start about 9:00 PM and last until midnight. Weather for Houge Park: http://www.sjaa.net/weather/sites.html#Houge-Park You can follow this link for a map of tonight's sky http://skymaps.com/skymaps/esmn0508.pdf. Tonight will be a last quarter moon rising about 11:54PM. Object visibility for 22:00:00 on Fri 26 Aug 2005 Sunset: 19:44 Twilight: 21:17 Darkness: 21:17 - 23:54 Twilight: 05:01 Sunrise: 06:34 Object Type Con Alt Az ------ ---- --- --- -- 1 Pegasi Star Peg +57? 113? 61 Cygni Star Cyg +68? 78? beta Cygni Star Cyg +80? 159? beta Lyrae Star Lyr +84? 233? Cr 399 Open Cluster Vul +73? 171? epsilon1 Lyr Star Lyr +84? 294? gamma Delphini Star Del +61? 130? IC 4665 Open Cluster Oph +53? 218? IC 4756 Open Cluster Ser +57? 196? M 2 Globular Cluster Aqr +40? 132? M 3 Globular Cluster CVn +22? 290? M 5 Globular Cluster Ser +26? 252? M 8 Bright Nebula Sgr +26? 198? M 11 Open Cluster Sct +46? 188? M 13 Globular Cluster Her +60? 280? M 15 Globular Cluster Peg +51? 121? M 17 Bright Nebula Sgr +35? 196? M 22 Globular Cluster Sgr +28? 190? M 27 Planetary Nebula Vul +72? 143? M 56 Globular Cluster Lyr +83? 176? M 57 Planetary Nebula Lyr +84? 226? M 92 Globular Cluster Her +67? 294? mu Cephei Star Cep +58? 36? NGC 6543 Planetary Nebula Dra +59? 346? NGC 6633 Open Cluster Oph +57? 202? NGC 6811 Open Cluster Cyg +80? 23? NGC 6826 Planetary Nebula Cyg +76? 20? NGC 6910 Open Cluster Cyg +76? 70? NGC 6960 Supernova Remnant Cyg +70? 103? NGC 7027 Planetary Nebula Cyg +68? 68? T Lyr Star Lyr +82? 271? xi Bootis Star Boo +30? 272? Detailed information on any of any of these objects may be obtained at http://www.ngcic.org/pubdb.htm And http://www.seds.org/messier/ Jupiter and Venus will visible tonight. For satellite predictions for the party see http://www.heavens-above.com/allsats.asp?lat=37.339&lng=-121.894&alt=0&loc=S an+Jose&TZ=PST&Date=38486.0625&Mag=3.5 **********Coyote Park Star Party************* On Saturday August 27th the SJAA will host its public observing session on the grounds at Coyote Park. Families are welcome to attend. Feel free to bring your scope and share views with others. The evening star party will start about 9:00 PM and last until midnight. Due to its close proximity to San Jose, Coyote park is the one of the most convenient summer observing sites in the area. It is a short 45 minute drive from Houge Park with only one twisty mountain road section. Coyote park is an ideal recreation area at the foothills of the Mount Hamilton Range and offers beautiful lake shore hikes, boating and barbecue pits, picnic tables and year round campsites. Through the efforts of SJAA/TAC member Denny Woolaghan, astronomical use of Coyote is free during the year. As part of that agreement, the SJAA and TAC have agreed to provide Star Party support for the Ranger Program during the summer. The SJAA is happy to have the opportunity to support the Park Rangers in their public program efforts by setting up our telescopes and sharing views with all those present from the campgrounds during these dedicated public observing nights. The Star Party will be at the Lakeview Picnic Area which is located less than mile from the Ranger Station/Visitor Center, not at the usual boat ramp location. We are not planning on starting a grill this evening. If there is interest in having a pot luck before the star party, please contact Gary Mitchell. In addition the park service has added us to the event calendar: http://www.parkhere.org/channel/0,4770,chid%253D16221%2526sid%253D12761,00.h tml To reach the park, take Highway 101 to Gilroy; Take the Leavesley Road exit; Follow Leavesley Road east 1.75 miles to New Avenue; turn left onto New Avenue and proceed north for .6 miles to Roop Road. Turn right onto Roop Road, which eventually turns into Gilroy Hot Springs Road. The park entrance is approximately 3 miles from New Avenue. Turn left onto Coyote Reservoir Road, the park visitor center/ranger station is about one mile from Roop Road. When you enter the park, tell the ranger you are there to support the star party. They will admit you free of charge. The park office phone number is (408) 842-7800. For a map of the Coyote Park area go to: http://www.parkhere.org/scc/assets/docs/330208Coyote%20Lake%20map.pdf Website for Park: http://www.parkhere.org/channel/0,4770,chid%253D16486%2526sid%253D12761,00.h tml Come on out and support the star party as your way of thanking the staff for making this great observing site available to us. Since this is a DARK site I suggest objects from the TAC Eye Candy list http://observers.org/observing/eyecandy/index.html Rob Hawley From bhavner at sbcglobal.net Mon Aug 29 19:21:59 2005 From: bhavner at sbcglobal.net (Bob & Brenda Havner) Date: Mon Aug 29 19:22:14 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] Fw: [AANC Contacts] Lecture on Neutrinos at Stanford Linear AcceleratorCenter Message-ID: <001701c5ad09$9a4aee40$60d9fea9@Turtlerock> Subject: [AANC Contacts] Lecture on Neutrinos at Stanford Linear AcceleratorCenter Dear Friends: There will be a talk about neutrinos aimed at the general public tomorrow Tues. 8/30 at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center at 7:30PM in the Panofsky Auditorium on the SLAC campus. It is titled "Neutrinos Get Under Your Skin" and will be given by Dr. Boris Kayser of Fermilab. Admission is free. More on this at: http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/lectures/info_2005/2005_08_30.htm Ken L. ================================ The enigmatic neutrinos are among the most abundant of the tiny particles that make up our universe. They are a billion times more abundant than the particles of which the earth and we humans are made. Thus, to understand the universe, we must understand the neutrinos. Moving ghostlike, almost invisibly, through matter, these particles are very hard to pin down and study. However, dramatic progress has recently been made. In this lecture, the neutrinos will be introduced. Their behavior, so different from that of everyday objects, will be explained, and recent discoveries will be described. The open questions about neutrinos, forthcoming attempts to answer these questions, and the role of neutrinos in shaping the universe and making human life possible, will all be explained. About the speaker: Boris Kayser is an overtly enthusiastic particle physics theorist who is particularly interested in the physics of neutrinos and the asymmetry between matter and anti-matter. An author of well over 100 scientific papers, he served as co-chair of a just-concluded year long study of the future of neutrino physics. He has appeared in an award-winning TV documentary on neutrinos, and is one of the leading public speakers on these ubiquitous but elusive particles. Boris Kayser is a member of the theory group at SLAC's sister laboratory, Fermilab, with the title of Fermilab distinguished scientist. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Their findings show that the first luminous objects to form were massive stars, producing numerous consequences for subsequent structure formation and for our under-standing of the earliest events in seeding the universe with the necessary constituents for life. Dr. Tom Abel will discuss in detail our current understanding of the nature of the first objects and how future telescopes and space missions may be able to test our predictions. Dr. Abel is an associate professor in the newly established Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) at both the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) and Stanford University Physics Department. Formerly, he was an associate professor at Pennsylvania State University and a post-doctoral fellow at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. He holds a PhD in physics from Munich and has received the Wempe prize and a National Science foundation career award. His visualization and simulations have been featured on PBS and The Discovery Channel and in numerous newspapers and magazines, including the cover of/ National Geographic/ in 2003. * More Colloquia * * Sept 8 * ARCHIMEDES MANUSCRIPT UNDER X-RAY VISION, Dr. Uwe Bergmann, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory * Sept 15 * VOLCANIC PROCESSES IMAGED FROM BROADBAND SEISMIC DATA,** Dr. Bernard Chouet, U.S. Geological Survey * Sept 22 * OPTOFLUIDICS, Dr. Demitri Psaltis, California Institute of Technology** * Sept 29 * A RENEWED LOOK AT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: THE SOLAR STRATEGY, Prof. Anjane Krothapalli, Florida State University From pkohlmil at best.com Wed Aug 31 23:02:34 2005 From: pkohlmil at best.com (Paul Kohlmiller) Date: Wed Aug 31 23:02:52 2005 Subject: [SJAA-announce] September Ephemeris Now Available Online Message-ID: <001601c5aeba$bf6fea60$0300a8c0@eclipsys.lan> The September issue of the SJAA Ephemeris is now available online. See http://ephemeris.sjaa.net. 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