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Saturday, January 28, 2012

Upcoming February - June Public PAS Astronomy Events

Happy Saturday to all!

Here is a list of the upcoming February & June 2012 PAS Events FREE & open to the public. Please be sure to RSVP where requested. Bring the whole family to these events! RSVP for these events by email Events@pasaz.org. Links go to our calendar listing for these events & provide additional info about each event.

Feb 2: PAS Meeting in Library at PVCC 7pm to 9:30pm 32nd Street & Union Hills Rd. Guest Speaker is Chet Schuler "Stellar Spectrums." Bring a snack to share. Bottled water provided by the PAS President.

Feb 9: FREE Telescope Workshop & STAR PARTY at PVCC 32nd street & Union Hills Rd 7pm to 10pm. Set up by Telescope Dome & in G-147. RSVP the type of telescope you wish to have assistance with. Bring scope & accessories. RSVP attendance.

Feb 12: FREE Telescope Workshop at Bookmans - 19th Ave & Northern. RSVP is required. RSVP type of telescope you wish to learn to use. Bring scope & accessories. We meet by musical instrument section inside Bookmans from 3:30 to 5:30pm. No RSVP's may cancel this event.

Feb 23: Special Guest Speaker at the PAS Meeting of the Minds. PVCC G-147 7pm to 10pm. 32nd Stret & Union Hills Rd. NO RSVP needed. Guest Speaker: Leah Sapir "On-line Telescopes." We will begin with Leah's presentation, then do Awards Cermony for NSN Awards, then if there is time, cover topics for the Meeting of the Minds. Bring a snack to share. We make these events a party!

Mar 1: PAS Meeting in Q Building Rm 120A of PVCC 7pm to 10pm. Guest Speaker is William K Hartman "Origin of the Moon." There will be a Book Sale & Signing. 32nd Street and Union Hills Rd. The Q Building used to be the Maricopa County Library there at Grovers Ave on 32nd Street.

Mar 18: FREE Telescope Workshop at Bookmans - 19th Ave & Northern. RSVP is required. RSVP type of telescope you wish to learn to use. Bring scope & accessories. We meet by musical instrument section inside Bookmans from 3:30 to 5:30pm. No RSVP's may cancel this event.

Mar 15: ASU West Open House & Star Party. RSVP is with Paul for this event: paul.schmidtke@asu.edu. Many scopes will be set up by the helicopter pad of ASU West campus 47th ave and Thunderbird Rd for your viewing enjoyment. Event is from 7pm to 9pm.

Mar 22: FREE Telescope Workshop & STAR PARTY at PVCC 32nd street & Union Hills Rd 7pm to 10pm. Set up by Telescope Dome & in G-147. RSVP the type of telescope you wish to have assistance with. Bring scope & accessories. RSVP attendance.

Mar 29: BIG STAR PARTY at PVCC Black Mountain Campus at Carefree Hwy & 60th Street, 7pm to 10pm. RSVP is required. Many telescopes will be setup for your viewing enjoyment.

April 1: FREE Telescope Workshop at Bookmans - 19th Ave & Northern. RSVP is required. RSVP type of telescope you wish to learn to use. Bring scope & accessories. We meet by musical instrument section inside Bookmans from 3:30 to 5:30pm. No RSVP's may cancel this event.

Apr 5: PAS Meeting in Library at PVCC 7pm to 9:30pm 32nd Street & Union Hills Rd. Guest Speaker is Rick Tejera "Astrophotography." Bring a snack to share. Bottled water provided by the PAS President.

Apr 12: FREE Telescope Workshop & STAR PARTY at PVCC 32nd street & Union Hills Rd 7pm to 10pm. Set up by Telescope Dome & in G-147. RSVP the type of telescope you wish to have assistance with. Bring scope & accessories. RSVP attendance.

Apr 26: PAS Indoor & Outdoor Astronomy Event at PVCC Main Campus 32nd Street & Union Hills Rd from 7:30 to 9:30pm. Indoors enjoy hands on demos, Meteorite Man, & handouts. Outdoors, a Star Party for your viewing enjoyment. RSVP is required to attend.

May 3: PAS Meeting in G-147 at PVCC 7pm to 9:30pm 32nd Street & Union Hills Rd. Guest Speaker is Rogier Windhorst "New Cosmos with the New Hubble & with the James Webb Space Telescope." Bring a snack to share. Bottled water provided by the PAS President. This meeting also has the PAS Elections of Officers and a pizza party. RSVP is required to be sure we have enough pizza at 2 slices per person attending.

May 6: FREE Telescope Workshop at Bookmans - 19th Ave & Northern. RSVP is required. RSVP type of telescope you wish to learn to use. Bring scope & accessories. We meet by musical instrument section inside Bookmans from 3:30 to 5:30pm. No RSVP's may cancel this event.

May 24: FREE Telescope Workshop & STAR PARTY at PVCC 32nd street & Union Hills Rd 7pm to 10pm. Set up by Telescope Dome & in G-147. RSVP the type of telescope you wish to have assistance with. Bring scope & accessories. RSVP attendance.

Jun 3: FREE Telescope Workshop at Bookmans - 19th Ave & Northern. RSVP is required. RSVP type of telescope you wish to learn to use. Bring scope & accessories. We meet by musical instrument section inside Bookmans from 3:30 to 5:30pm. No RSVP's may cancel this event.

Jun 5: VENUS TRANSIT - viewing of this special event will be held at PVCC Black Mountain campus 60th Street & Carefree Hwy. We begin the event at 3pm to catch the Sun & Venus, and once the Sun sets, we will do a star party to 10pm. RSVP is required.

We hope to see you at our events. Questions & RSVP;s can be sent to the same email address Events@pasaz.org. Have a super Friday & a Fantastic Weekend!

Terri, Event Coordinator for PAS



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

Upcoming Free Telescope Workshops at Bookmans

March 18th
http://bookmans.com/content/telescope-training-workshop-1

February 12th
http://bookmans.com/content/telescope-training-workshop-0?mini=events/2012-02



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

Friday, January 20, 2012

4 cool astronomy links

Here's an amazing IMAX-quality film of Saturn, assembled from Cassini images. This was created by a single individual, working from his home, and is still a work-in-progress. You may have seen this when it went viral last year, but the filmmaker recently released an updated version:
http://vimeo.com/33933151

New footage (Earth & Moon):
http://vimeo.com/34001144

More info:
http://www.outsideinthemovie.com

There's a great interview with the filmmaker on the latest episode of Planetary Radio (starting at 7m25s), which is how I heard about it:
http://planetary.org/radio/show/00000480/


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

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Solar Flare headed our way

Space Weather News for Jan. 19, 2011
http://spaceweather.com

EARTH-DIRECTED FLARE: Active sunspot 1401 erupted today, Jan. 19th, for more than an hour around 16:00 UT. The long-duration blast produced an M3-class solar flare and a CME that appears to be heading toward Earth. Forecasters say strong geomagnetic storms are possible when the cloud arrives during the late hours of Jan. 21st. High-latitude (and possibly middle-latitude) sky watchers should be alert for auroras this weekend. Check http://spaceweather.com for movies and updates.



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

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Meteor Shower Wednesday

Space Weather News for Jan. 3, 2012
http://spaceweather.com

FIRST METEOR SHOWER OF 2012: The annual Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Wednesday morning, Jan. 4th, when Earth passes through a narrow stream of debris from a comet thought to have broken apart some 500 years ago. The shower is expected to be strong (as many as 100 meteors per hour), but elusive, with a peak that lasts no longer than a couple of hours. The shower's radiant near Polaris favors observers in the northern hemisphere. Images, live audio from a meteor radar, and more information are available on today's edition of http://spaceweather.com.



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

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Cool Astronomy links

Surface of Pluto May Contain Organic Molecules
http://news.yahoo.com/surface-pluto-may-contain-organic-molecules-151008586.html

Twin probes to circle moon to study gravity field
http://news.yahoo.com/twin-probes-circle-moon-study-gravity-field-151047672.html

Upcoming Space Missions for 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/upcoming-space-missions-2012-212600401.html



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

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Sundiving Comet

Space Weather News for Dec. 15, 2011
http://spaceweather.com

SUNDIVING COMET: Comet Lovejoy is plunging toward the sun, and its ~200-meter wide core is vaporizing furiously as it approaches the hot star. So far the comet's brightness seems to be exceeding expectations. Indeed, there is a slim chance that the sundiver will brighten enough to be seen with the naked eye in broad daylight on Dec. 15th. Check http://spaceweather.com for further discussion and the latest movies from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory.



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

Sunday, November 27, 2011

December Newsletter ready for download

Happy Sunday morning to everyone,

The December PAStimes Newsletter is ready
for download. Please enjoy!

http://www.pasaz.org/PAStimes/2011-2012/2011-12.pdf

Terri


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

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Cool astronomy links with info

More links from Matt:

Is the Milky Way a galaxy killer?
http://theweek.com/article/index/220656/is-the-milky-way-a-galaxy-killer

Cleaning up the trash in space
http://theweek.com/article/index/220249/cleaning-up-the-trash-in-space



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

Monday, November 21, 2011

Monster Storm photographed

Received this link from Matt:
http://news.yahoo.com/spectacular-photos-monster-saturn-storm-snapped-nasa-spacecraft-165401481.html



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