Sunday July 25, 2010 Bokman's Telescope Workshop

This Sunday 3:30 to 5:30 is a Bookman's Telescope Workshop.
Free & Open to the PUBLIC.
Bring the whole family.

This event is weather permitting.
We will cancel event if:
1) Falling rain at 3pm
2) Winds above 15mph

PAS Calendar: RSVP here if you can attend, please:
http://www.pasaz.org/forums/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=348&day=2010-7-25&c=1

Forum discussion has been started here, about this event.
http://www.pasaz.org/forums/showthread.php?p=997#post997

We hope to see you there!

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Terri, Events Coordinator
Email: Events@PASAz.org
Phoenix Astronomical Society

Solar Activity

Space Weather News for July 10, 2010
http://spaceweather.com

A LIVELY SOLAR ECLIPSE: Fast-growing sunspot 1087 is crackling with C-class solar flares. A spectacular eruption recorded by the Solar Dynamics Observatory is featured on today's edition of Spaceweather.com. This surge in activity comes on the eve of a total eclipse of the sun over the South Pacific. Will eclipse chasers see material blasting away from the sun when the Moon hides the blinding stellar surface? It's a possibility. Stay tuned to http://spaceweather.com for updates and pictures from the path of totality.

SUNSET CONJUNCTION: Look west at sunset. Venus is passing by 1st magnitude star Regulus. They're only a little more than a degree apart. Bright Venus catches the eye first. As the glow of sunset fades, Regulus pops out of the twilight a little below Venus. The view through binoculars is superb.

Orion SkyQuest XT6 for Sale $200

For Sale: Like new Orion SkyQuest XT6 Dobsonian Telescope with base. Originally purchased 12/12/2000 for $470.80. Comes with Telrad Reflex Light Sight - New $48.00, Star Light Flashlite, Moon Filter, 25mm eyepiece, 9mm eyepiece, Instruction Manual & "Where the Stars Are" - Astronomy software for windows. Asking price $200. Email Carol at CarolRuesch@yahoo.com or phone 602-863-6399

Ozone

Ozone is both good and bad. It’s good when it’s high in the stratosphere, where it protects us from harmful ultraviolet radiation. But at the top of the troposphere, ozone is a greenhouse gas. Mid-troposphere, ozone mops up pollutants. At the surface, though, ozone harms plants and causes health problems for animals—and us. The new “Ozone Trap-n-Zap” game on The Space Place gives you the opportunity to set things right. Ozone molecules fly in at all levels, and your job is to trap them where they will help and zap them where they won't. It’s fun and fast-moving, and you'll never be blasé about ozone again. Go to http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/tes/ozone.

Best wishes,

The Space Place Team

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Terri, Events Coordinator
Email: Events@PASAz.org
Phoenix Astronomical Society

Monty Python Song with Nasa photos

Got this from my good friend, Leah.
Enjoy!

Just click once on the link below or paste it.

Speakers on. Photos by NASA. Enjoy Your Journey!

http://dingo.care-mail.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf

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Terri, Events Coordinator
Email: Events@PASAz.org
Phoenix Astronomical Society

Many ISS sightings coming this weekend

Space Weather News for June 25, 2010
http://spaceweather.com

SPACE STATION IN CONSTANT SUNLIGHT: For the next few days, the International Space Station (ISS) will be orbiting Earth in constant sunlight. This sets the stage for a remarkable sky show. Because the ISS is constantly illuminated, it shines brightly in the night sky every single time it passes overhead. Some observers can see the space station 3, 4, even 5 times a night. More information and flybys predictions may be found at http://spaceweather.com

ANDROID FLYBYS: Spaceweather's "Simple Flybys" app is now available for Android phones as well as the iPhone and iPad. Details at http://simpleflybys.com

WEEKEND LUNAR ECLIPSE: On Saturday, June 26th, the Moon will pass through Earth's shadow, producing a 54% partial lunar eclipse. The event is visible from most of the Americas, Australia, Japan, east Asia and all of the Pacific Ocean. For readers in the USA, the best time to look is just before sunrise on Saturday morning. Visit http://spaceweather.com for more information.

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Terri, Events Coordinator
Email: Events@PASAz.org
Phoenix Astronomical Society

Journey to the Stars

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/07jun_journeytothestars/

Received this awesome link from my good friend, Leah.

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Terri, Events Coordinator
Email: Events@PASAz.org
Phoenix Astronomical Society

Life on Titan?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100607/sc_space/strangediscoveryontitanleadstospeculationofalienlife

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Terri, Events Coordinator
Email: Events@PASAz.org
Phoenix Astronomical Society

New Comet McNaught

Space Weather News for June 8, 2010
http://spaceweather.com

NEW COMET McNAUGHT: A fresh comet is swinging through the inner solar system, and it is brightening rapidly as it approaches Earth for a 100 million mile close encounter in mid-June. Comet McNaught (C/2009 R1) has a vivid green head and a long wispy tail that look great through small telescopes. By the end of the month it could be visible to the naked eye perhaps as bright as the stars of the Big Dipper. Because this is the comet's first visit to the inner solar system, predictions of future brightness are necessarily uncertain; amateur astronomers should be alert for the unexpected. Visit http://spaceweather.com for sky maps, photos and more information.

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Terri, Events Coordinator
Email: Events@PASAz.org
Phoenix Astronomical Society

X-37B Sighting and Aurora

Space Weather News for May 25, 2010
http://spaceweather.com

X-37B SIGHTINGS: Amateur satellite watchers have spotted a US Air Force space plane similar in appearance to NASA's space shuttle circling Earth in a heretofore secret orbit. Known as the "X-37B," it can be seen in the night sky shining about as brightly as the stars of the Big Dipper. Flyby predictions and more information may be found at http://spaceweather.com .

Would you like to turn your iPhone into an X-37B tracker? There's an app for that: http://simpleflybys.com .

AURORA WATCH: A magnetic filament on the sun erupted yesterday (May 24th), and the blast hurled a coronal mass ejection in the general direction of Earth. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras around May 27th when the advancing cloud is likely to deal a glancing blow to our planet's magnetic field.

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Terri, Events Coordinator
Email: Events@PASAz.org
Phoenix Astronomical Society