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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PAS is designing a Patch.
Your input can be useful and will be appreciated.
Take a look at what we have going so far by
visiting the discussion about it at this link:
http://www.pasaz.org/forums/showthread.php?t=199
Please add your ideas to the forum discussion.
Thanks for your input. Have a super day!
Posted by Terri at 12:49 PM
See an example of the PAS name badge at this link: http://tinyurl.com/5h3w8q
Deadline to purchase a name badge for only $11 is at the Dec 4th PAS meeting.
Cash or check to PAS, and given to Mike, Treasurer, please. Then, let me know
how you want your name spelled on the name badge. Thank you for your orders.
You can also RSVP for a name badge at this link: http://www.pasaz.org/forums/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=110&day=2008-12-4
But $11 must be received by the Dec meeting to get the special pricing. I'm putting in a huge order, all at one time. At the first of the year, the company I get these name badges through raises their pricing to $15. Get it now, while it is still only $11.
Have a super day!
Posted by Terri at 12:46 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20081120/sc_space/buriedglaciersfoundonmars
This link comes to us via Robert. Thank you!
Posted by Terri at 11:57 PM
ACTIVITY IDEAS
Does anyone have any ideas for another activity that can be done at a social gathering such as the PAS Social?
A couple years ago, Rod and Sue came up with the Table Decoration game. That was fun for the 2 years we did it. We aren't sure if we can do it this year, again, or not due to not knowing if we will have enough tables for everyone to sit at and enjoy the table decoration on it.
So, this year, I'm thinking we could use a different game. Any ideas?
We have one thing new, you can win a door prize for completing the puzzle that will be sitting on a table in the ZipFizz Liquid Shot box. First to complete it gets a prize. Only one prize being rewarded.
One other change we will be doing this year is that, when you win a door prize, except for the main door prize or others that are kept separate from the rest, you can choose your prize from a table of prizes. This way, you aren't being awarded something you donated. And DONATIONS ARE NEEDED.
Any unused prizes will be used for next year's event. Last year, we found reasons to give away all the prizes we had availalble.
So, send your ideas to me. I'm open for any suggestions. Keep them clean,
and fun... Thanks.
Read about the plans for this year's Social at this link: PAS Social 2009
Terri
Posted by Terri at 2:37 PM
Check out the photos of the most recent PAS event
at http://tinyurl.com/5c6uh5
Be sure to read about this event and others in the
PAStimes Newsletter December Issue
due to be posted on line around Thanksgiving.
And visit this blog to see past event photos.
I"m always adding more photos to our blog.
Enjoy them while you can. I will be moving
them, soon to the PAS website. That doesn't mean
you can't see them any more, but the formatting is different, and
so until I figure out what i'm doing, we may not have captions
or other features I've gotten accustomed to having on this blog.
Enjoy!!!
Posted by Terri at 2:09 PM
Space Weather News for Nov. 16, 2008
http://spaceweather.com
EVENING PLANETS: When the sun goes down tonight, step outside and look southwest. The two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter, are shining through the twilight side by side. You'll want to keep an eye on these two because they are drawing noticeably closer together every night. Venus and Jupiter are converging on a patch of sky in Sagittarius where they will have a spectacular double-conjunction with the Moon at the end of the month. Don't wait until then, though. Visit http://spaceweather.com for sky maps and start watching now.
LEONID METEOR WATCH: The Leonid meteor shower peaks this year on Nov. 17th and 18th. Bright moonlight will probably spoil the show, but not necessarily. Researchers who study Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle, the source of the Leonids, say Earth is going to pass through one or two of the comet's dusty filaments. Peak rates of 20 to 100 meteors per hour are possible during the early hours of Nov. 17th (especially 0000-0200 UT) and again during the waning hours of Nov. 18th (around 2130 UT). These times favor sky watchers in Europe, Africa, and Asia. Smaller numbers of Leonids could appear between the anticipated peak times. Meteor enthusiasts everywhere should monitor the sky on Nov. 17th and 18th; the hours before local dawn are usually best.
Posted by Terri at 1:09 PM
I got an email from one of our subscribers from this Blog list. He says that the info comes to him after the fact from this blog. I looked at what he sent me. the option he chose to receive notices from this blog is as a digest, meaning a review at the end of the day, which includes all the messages at one time.
If this is your choice, to have all messages sent out as one digest, and you are not getting the
notices from this list on time for the events, I suggest you go into your access in Feedblitz
and make the change to INDIVIDUAL EMAIL'S so you get the notices about
canceled events and other star parties, like last night, the moment I send them out.
When I'm receiving notices, i write it, send it, and check my email, and it is already there. It's that fast. So, when i send out a cancel notice, those who get individual emails will receive it at that moment where as everyone else will, once a day, get the digest, which may be after the event
has occurred.
Since I'm hoping this will fix the issue, please let me know what you discover about this, if it works or not. Thanks.
You can email me at Events@pasaz.org about this situation.
Have a super Sunday!
See you at BOOKMAN'S today 3pm to 6:30PM with Mike as our guest speaker at 4pm.
Posted by Terri at 9:40 AM
Good morning,
I just realized I have been advertising the wrong time for tonight's star party.
We are starting at 5pm...... to catch Venus & Jupiter before they set
behind the over pass over SR 51.
If you can make it by then, that will be great.
Other items we may view will be the Orion nebula,
and possibly some Galaxies and Star Clusters.
2 scopes are scheduled to be there,
and as of right now, Noon, we have 10 RSVP's
and one other PAS Helper attending.
Would love to see you at this event.
RSVP up to 2pm. I don't think we will be canceling
the event, so if you want to come and it is after 2pm
we will be there until 10pm or until the crowd leaves.
If everyone departs earlier than 10pm we may depart as well, early.
See you over there.
RSVP's after 2pm will be by phone only. If I don't answer, leave a message
and i will call you back to confirm. Thanks
Terri, Event Coordinator
Posted by Terri at 11:53 AM
Check out this weekends' observing highlights
at this link
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/letsgo/whatsuptonight/34475779.html
PAS is doing many events this weekend and a sight like this is
worth attending a star party for.
Nov 15: PV Park Meteor Shower Star Party 6pm to 10pm RSVP Events@pasaz.org
Nov 16: Bookman's LAST at this location FREE Telescope Workshop 3pm to 6:30pm with guest speaker at 4pm. Location: 19th Ave and Northern, N.W. corner, in back room of Bookman's.
We will see you there!!!!!
Posted by Terri at 2:54 PM
Get your Swap Meet items listed in the newsletter - today!!!
I wish to thank Chet for forwarding me info about his item he plans to have at the PAS Swap Meet at the December PAS meeting.
I am looking for a few others. Why not get in the extra advertising while you can! Send me your items for sale, a brief description and maybe the starting bid. I'll get it into the December issue of the newsletter, no cost to you.
The deadline to get those items to me is 11/19 to allow me a day to
gather them and send them off to Don, for which the Newsletter deadline is 11/20. I would like to include them in one article that will go on the front page
of the newsletter.
Send them to me today!!!
Thanks!
Terri, Event Coordinator
Posted by Terri at 12:38 PM
