LET PAS BE YOUR TICKET TO THE STARS!
Contact me: Events@pasaz.org
Welcome to the PHOENIX ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY BLOG.
Located in Phoenix, Arizona. We welcome everyone to enjoy the night sky with us!
This is YOUR link to what's happening with PAS: PASAZ.ORG. By joining this blog, you will receive info on Astronomy plus updates on PAS events.
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July 10 Saturn and Mars will be with
42 arc
minutes
(or just under a
half a degree) apart.
PAS will be holding a star party at PV
Park to
show this awesome
celestial event. RSVP is required with
Terri
at Events@pasaz.org
We will be there from 7pm to 10pm.
No Public RSVP's will cancel this event.
See website pasaz.org calendar for July
10th for other items
that will be visible that night as well.
Posted by Terri at 2:16 PM
I'm working on the Upcoming Events for PAS and
realized we had an awesome presentation, that I had
to miss, with Leah at Bookman's this last weekend.
Wish I could have attended,.
[B]So, the next Bookman's class that is long and can use a speaker is
July 20th. Do I have any volunteers to do a presentation, any length
as long as you fit into the schedule. We are there from 2:30 to 6:30,
you may do up to a 2 hour presentation, starting at 3pm.[/B]
On Nov 16, we have Mike doing a presentation. You won't want to miss it!
RSVP your attendance today.
Would love to have a speaker for the July meeting. Thanks a bunch!
Watch for more exciting events happening at PAS at www.pasaz.org,
and Check out our NEW CALENDAR!!! It has been updated to Dec 2009!
Posted by Terri at 3:20 PM
Received this link from William:
http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/P/PHOENIX_MARS_HACKER?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-05-31-13-08-02
Posted by Terri at 3:03 PM
Space Weather News for June 1, 2008
http://spaceweather.com
ICY MARTIAN 3D: NASA's Phoenix Mars
Lander may have already
found ice
at its landing site without even digging
for it. Exhaust from the
lander's descent engine appears to have
swept aside a layer of topsoil,
exposing frozen material beneath. Today's
edition of
http://spaceweather.com shows images of
the find along with some
eye-popping stereo views of the lander's
surroundings.
SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY: Space shuttle
Discovery blasted off from Cape
Canaveral yesterday and now it is chasing
the International Space
Station (ISS) around Earth. Sky watchers
should be alert for the two
spacecraft streaking across the heavens
tonight. Check our global satellite
tracking tool for flyby times:
http://spaceweather.com/flybys
The ISS appears first followed less than
two minutes later by Discovery
in hot pursuit. Discovery is on a mission
to deliver a new Japanese
science lab and robotic arm to the ISS
along with spare parts to repair
the station's malfunctioning toilet.
Posted by Terri at 3:01 PM
Received from Matt
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (six-part series)
on Discovery Channel, Sunday June 8
Posted by Terri at 2:47 PM
Space Weather News for May 28, 2008
http://spaceweather.com
THE DESCENT OF PHOENIX: When NASA's Phoenix
probe parachuted to Mars
last Sunday, a pair of other spacecraft
were orbiting high overhead,
watching and listening. While NASA's
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped
some jaw-dropping photos of Phoenix's
plunge to the surface, Europe's
Mars Express orbiter recorded Phoenix's
radio transmissions. The
eerie-sounding tones have just been
beamed back to Earth and you can listen
to
them by following the links at today's
edition of
http://spaceweather.com.
CARTWHEEL CME: Imagine a billion-ton
cloud of gas launching itself off
the surface of the sun and then ...
doing a cartwheel. That's exactly
what happened on April 9, 2008, when
a coronal mass ejection pirouetted
over the sun's limb in full view of
an international fleet of
spacecraft. The cartwheel set off a
chain of events that amazed even veteran
solar physicists. The full story,
and a spectacular movie of a second
cartwheel recorded just last week,
may be found at
http://spaceweather.com .
Posted by Terri at 2:06 PM
NORTH MOUNTAIN PARK VISITOR CENTER STAR PARTIES
7pm to 9:30pm
Sept 6
Set up 6:30pm
Solor from 6:30pm to Sunset
Sunset 6:30pm
Venus visible 6:30 and sets 7:30
Moon visible prior to 6:30
Mercury visible 7pm and sets 7:30pm
Jupiter visible 7pm
Star Party ends 9:30pm
Oct 4
Set up 6:30pm
Solor from 6:30pm to Sunset
Sunset 6pm
Venus visible 6pm and sets 7pm
Moon visible prior to 6pm and sets 9pm
Mars visible 6:15 and sets 6:45
Jupiter visible 6:15pm
Star Party ends 9:30pm
Put these on your calendar!
Do you want to do a presentation at N. Mt Park (Like Mike did)?
We have use of the room for both of these dates. Let me know
if you want to present something astronomy related!
Terri, Events Coordinator
Posted by Terri at 1:50 PM
PAS MEETING OF THE MINDS
Next Meeting: Thursday, May 29, 2008
Location: PVCC in G-147 at 7pm – We start promptly at 7:30pm
This meeting is usually held on the last Thursday of each month. Special circumstances may change that date (Turkey Day & X-mas). Check for proper dates on website in Upcoming Events or the new CALENDAR feature on the NEW PAS WEBSITE. This month's meeting is scheduled for the date above.
No RSVP is needed for the meeting, and the meeting is open to anyone interested in talking about the business portion of PAS, upcoming events, ideas on how to improve PAS, setting up star parties, and more. Special meetings are sometimes called and held at the MOM's.
Topics are needed. If we don't have enough topics to make the meeting worth meeting for, we will cancel the meeting a day or so prior. Watch for changes on the site, or email me for status. Usually, a few days prior to the meeting, I send out the list of topics to be discussed.
Please do not bring children to this meeting. Although we do sometimes have presentations, demonstrations and more fun than you can imagine, we do not wish to bore children while we talk over PAS Business Stuff.
The meeting will run up to 10pm, but usually ends prior to 10 and then we socialize for the remainder of the time or call it an evening, early.
Your topics are welcome. Email them to me right away or bring them along to the meeting. You do not have to feel obligated to stay the entire length of the meeting. Leave when you need to unless your topic hasn't been discussed yet. Let me know if you need to leave early and we will take care of your topic near the beginning of the meeting. NO SCHEDULED DINNER PRIOR TO THE MEETING THIS MONTH. See you at the MOM's!
THIS MONTH: We have a special meeting due to all PAS MEMBERS needing to learn to use the new PAS website. YOUR ATTENDANCE IS REQUESTED!
The meeting will go as follows:
Chris will train everyone attending, how to use the PAS Website, what's new, what's neat, and all the cool things it can do for PAS.
When Chris finishes, if there is time, Rod will tackle the below topics. Any topics not discussed will move to the next MOM's on June 26th.
This Month's TOPICS ARE:
Announcement: Telescope Workshop – Location needed – Bookman's is back till end of year!!!
New PAS website by Chris – Learn to use it at this meeting - All PAS Members should attend
Public monthly star party location – like PV Park or N. Mt Parks or Dreamy Draw
Dark sky * Party Locations – BCC or ? & Who is RSVP if BCC?
Star Party Location for 7th of June – First Q Moon
Location of PAS Social in January and Date – Jan 10th? Full Moon
Telescope Training Workshops (PV Park) – set some dates? June 14th
Ideas for other events PAS can hold to help increase membership
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
YOU'LL LOVE THE NEW PAS WEBSITE!
For anyone who can not attend this special TRAINING WORKSHOP on how to use the NEW PAS WEBSITE, drop me an email and let's work on a date at BOOKMAN'S in which we can get together and give you a bit of training there. When you send me the email, include the evenings that are best for you... such as... Thursday evening might be the best for me, but you might have other things that happen that night, like ASU Classes or work... So, let me know what works best and I will try to plan a night from 7pm to 10pm that works best for all who need to attend, including Chris, our teacher!!! Thanks.
Posted by Terri at 1:09 PM
A really cool link received from Matt,
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080527/sc_space/themilkywayisweighed
Posted by Terri at 12:52 PM
The Phoenix Mars Lander has made a successful landing on Mars. Two photos have been shot already. To see these photos click on this link " http://pasaz.ozy.us/ and click on the forums page and click on the News and Announcements.
Posted by Rod Sutter at 8:33 PM
