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Friday, September 17, 2010

INTERNATIONAL OBSERVE THE MOON NIGHT

Good afternoon,

PAS is hosting a super Star Party at PV Park tomorrow.
RSVP is requested to be sure I bring enough handouts for everyone.
Drop me an email at Events@pasaz.org by noon tomorrow,
or if it is after noon but before 4:30pm, you can call my cell to let me know
you will be attending 602-561-5398. When you call, leave just your first name
and number of attendees coming with you.

You can find out all the info you need to know about this event at:
http://www.pasaz.org/forums/showthread.php?t=434

In brief, we are:

Observing the Moon
Observing anything else that is available in the night sky.

Sunset 6:15pm
Venus visible 6:15pm - sets 7:45pm
Moon visible all day into the night
Saturn visible 6:20 - sets 6:50pm
Mars visible 6:20 - sets 7:45pm
Jupiter rises at 6:45pm
Dark 7:20pm

We will be setting up about 5:30pm, to begin at 6pm, however
for those early bird arrivals, we hope to catch a planet or two.
From 6pm to dark we will show what we can of the planets
that are available first, then move our attention to the moon
and fainter objects.

PAS was awarded a Moon rock to share and have on display.
Come check it out. You can hold a piece of the Moon in your hand.

And Wendy from ASU will be providing posters for viewing,
and handouts about the moon. Thank you Wendy.

Mike will be there with his collection of Meteorites. Hold a real
meteorite in your hand. Mike loves and has a lot of meteorites to share.

At the moment, we have 3 scopes lined up to attend, but more may make it
before the end of the night.

Come have some fun with us. Your RSVP is requested.
Bring your own Chairs, snacks and drinks.
Bathrooms are available, but are not always the cleanest.

We'd love to have you join us.
Weather should be awesome.
You don't have to arrive on time, but you should let me konw you
are attending. Bring the whole family!!!

Terri, Event Coordinator


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

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Spectacular Eruption

Space Weather News for Sept. 9, 2010
http://spaceweather.com

SPECTACULAR ERUPTION: Just as sunspot 1105 was turning away from Earth on Sept 8th, the active region unleashed a spectacular eruption of plasma and extreme ultraviolet radiation. Earth was not in the line of fire--this time. Must-see movies from the Solar Dynamics Observatory and other spacecraft are highlighted on today's edition of http://spaceweather.com.

SPACECRAFT FLYBY ALERT: This is a good week for satellite watchers in the USA and Canada. Both the International Space Station and the US Air Force X-37B space plane are making a series of favorable passes over North American towns and cities. The spacecraft are easy to find using our Simple Satellite Tracker--an app for iPhones and Android. Visit http://simpleflybys.com for downloads and more information.



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

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Sept 2010 Newsletter is Ready for download

Please help yourself to a copy of the September PAStimes Newsletter,
ready for download at this link: http://www.pasaz.org/index.php?pageid=newsletter
Enjoy!

Have a super Wednesday!
Terri, Event Coordinator


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

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Fireball on Jupiter

Space Weather News for Aug. 22, 2010
http://spaceweather.com

FIREBALL ON JUPITER: An amateur astronomer in Japan has video-recorded a fireball on Jupiter. This marks the third time in only 13 months that amateur astronomers have detected signs of something hitting the giant planet. Will the latest impact leave behind a visible cloud of debris? Visit http://spaceweather.com for images and updates.

SPACE STATION and SPACE PLANE FLYBYS: This is a good week for satellite watchers in the USA and Canada. Both the International Space Station and the US Air Force X-37B space plane are making a series of favorable passes over North American towns and cities. The spacecraft are easy to find using our Simple Satellite Tracker--an app for iPhones and Android. Visit http://simpleflybys.com for downloads and more information.


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

Friday, August 20, 2010

Cool time lapsed photography sites

A friend sent me these links, Enjoy!

He writes;

I came across this site today. Very nice wide field still and time-lapse photography.



http://vimeo.com/14173983


http://photography.evosia.com/

http://photography.evosia.com/2010/08/13/under-the-milky-way-in-joshua-tree-national-park/



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

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Perseids Meteor Shower

Space Weather News for August 12, 2010
http://spaceweather.com

PERSEID METEOR SHOWER: The annual Perseid meteor shower is underway. Earth is passing through a wide stream of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, and each time a fleck of comet dust hits Earth's atmosphere--flash!--there is a meteor. Forecasters say the shower will peak on Thursday, August 12th, and Friday, August 13th. You can see Perseids flitting across the sky at any time between about 10 pm on Thursday evening and sunrise on Friday morning. Observers who get away from city lights can expect to count dozens of meteors per hour, especially during the dark hours before dawn.

Tune into http://spaceweather.com for full coverage of the shower, including a live meteor radar, a "fireball cam," updated meteor counts and pictures from around the world.

BONUS: If you go outside a little early on Thursday evening, around sunset, you'll see a beautiful gathering of planets in the sunset sky--Venus, Mars, Saturn and the crescent Moon. It's a nice way to start a meteor watch. Sky maps may be found at http://spaceweather.com.

LOOKING FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION? Your cell phone can lead you right to it. Check out our field-tested satellite tracker for the iPhone and Android at http://simpleflybys.com.


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

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Mankind must abandon earth or face extinction: Hawking

Article sent to me by Matt.

Mankind must abandon earth or face extinction: Hawking

Mankind's only chance of long-term survival lies in colonising space, as humans drain Earth of resources and face a terrifying array of new threats, warned British scientist Stephen Hawking on Monday.

"The human race shouldn't have all its eggs in one basket, or on one planet," the renowned astrophysicist told the website Big Think, a forum which airs ideas on many subjects from experts.

"Our only chance of long-term survival is not to remain inward looking on planet Earth, but to spread out into space," he added.

He warned that the human race was likely to face an increased number of events that threaten its very existence, as the Cuban missile crisis did in 1962.

The Cold War showdown saw the United States and Soviet Union in a confrontation over Soviet missiles deployed in Cuba, near US shores, and brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.

"We are entering an increasingly dangerous period of our history," said Hawking.

"Our population and our use of the finite resources of planet Earth are growing exponentially, along with our technical ability to change the environment for good or ill."

If we want to survive beyond the next century, "our future is in space," added the scientist.

"That is why I'm in favour of manned, or should I say 'personed', space flight."

His comments came after he warned in a recent television series that mankind should avoid contact with aliens at all costs, as the consequences could be devastating.


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

Friday, August 6, 2010

Aug 21 & Aug 22 PAS Website will be down for maintainance

Please make a note that on Aug 21 and Aug 22 the PAS Website will be
down for scheduled maintenance. Do not send an email to Chris about this.
Instead, post it on your calendar so you know that you can not access the site
during those two days. Collect all info you need from the site
prior to the 21st of August. Thank you for your patience in this matter.


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

A solar sunami

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/100117994.html


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

Perseids Meteor Shower

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/observingblog/99304684.html



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