The Updated version of PAS Upcoming Events

Good afternoon,

Attached you will find a document you can view or print called PAS Upcoming Events. It is current as of today. Please print a copy for yourself so you know what PAS is doing, when, where, and who to RSVP with. This doc and all future ones can be found on line in the Downloads section of www.pasaz.org. There are other really awesome documents that can be found there as well, and we'd love to for you to take a look and see what's new.

We hope to see you at Tomorrow's MOM Party. We can use the help assembling the bags, stickering the 900 copies of Astro Mag's Meteorite issue, and stickering the back of playing cards with PAS info, for the game we will be doing at Sally Ride this year.

Speaking of Sally Ride, your RSVP to attend is needed to me by email no later than Thursday at 3pm, tomorrow. The Sally Ride coordinator needs your first and last name in order to have enough lunches available and name badges so you can be there officially. Please RSVP in time so I may get that info to her with a day for her to get the name tags printed.

Attached: PAS Upcoming Events 2008 2.27.08.pdf

In trying to attach this file, I found that I can not attach a PDF, so for the PAS members, I will send it via email, and for the rest of you, give Barbara a day or so to get it posted on the website and then download it. Make sure it says it was last updated, on the page at the bottom, on today's date, as mentioned above, and then you know you have the current copy. Sorry about that, i didn't know Blogger doesn't support PDF's. It will take image files and video files, but no pdf's. Strange.

See you at our events!!!

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

PAS Meeting 3/6/08

Happy Tuesday to everyone!

Thursday 3/6 is our next PAS Meeting. We have Steve Coe, author, as our presenter. Steve was telling me his new book will probably be ready for that night, for purchase, and signing. If you wish to purchase a book, bring some cash. I don't know the details as of yet but I will post them here in the Digest when I find out.

Also, since we are back on schedule as to a normal PAS meeting, the meeting will go as follows. We'd like some snacks and drinks brought to the club for sharing. PAS will provide water from the PAS snack fund, but snacks should be brought by the attendees, please. Rod can bring the plates and napkins.

We will open the meeting at 7:30 with some short announcements, and then turn it over to Steve around 7:45. We are expecting a large turnout, so please try to arrive early enough to get a good seat. Steve has done presentations for us in the past and is an awesome presenter and a great author. His books are really useful in the field, meaning at star parties. You won't want to miss this talk.

At 9pm we will end the talk and open for Q & A. Please hold your questions until the end of his presentation, unless he says otherwise. Everyone is welcome, and BRING A FRIEND! We would like to see you there!

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

PAS NEEDS VOLUNTEERS MAR 1ST

THE SALLY RIDE FESTIVAL IS ABOUT A WEEK AWAY.

Below is the schedule. Volunteers should meet around

9:30 at our location. See list below of how the day will

play out. I currently only have Rod,. Sue, Don, Terri, William,

Ed, Bruce as volunteers. If you are helping us at this event,

I need to know about it right now!!! RSVP today!

This next part is from the coordinator of the Sally Ride

event, our contact, Tracy.....

Greetings Festival Exhibitors!

We're just about a week away from the Festival - time for

some more details! We will need to see you around 9:30-10:00am

to get you all set-up for the Street Fair, with kickoff around

11:00am. Lunch and drinks are provided. The Street Fair

location will be the same as at last year's ASU Festival,

outside on the walkway next to the Gammage auditorium,

so please remember your hats and sunscreen! Also, if you have

requested power for your exhibit, please bring a 50ft. extension

cord along with a power strip (if you need to plug in more than

one electrical device!) with you so that we can be sure that all

of our exhibitors can reach the power outlets.

The entire Festival schedule is...

Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University

Sally Ride Science Festival, Saturday March 1, 2008

9:30am - 10:00am

Exhibitor's check-in and set-up their exhibits

11:00am - 1:00pm

Registration, eat lunch (provided!), enjoy the Street Fair

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Keynote with Sally Ride (you're welcome to attend!)

2:00pm - 2:20pm

Break (attendees assemble and go to workshops)

2:20pm - 3:05pm

Discovery Workshop #1 for kids (and adult workshops:

offered once only/90 minutes)

3:05pm - 3:25pm

Break (attendees assemble and go to workshops)

3:25pm - 4:10pm

Discovery Workshop #2

4:15pm

Close of Festival

When you arrive on Saturday, (map and driving directions below) if

you have heavy materials you will need to drop-off before parking,

please proceed directly to the drop-off location located in front of the

Gammage Auditorium (drop-off location instructions below).

There will be volunteers and balloons to mark the drop-off

area. We will have volunteers available to help you unload

your materials on to carts and transport them to your

booth while you check-in and park your vehicle in the Gammage

Parking lot. If you do not have materials to drop-off,

please proceed directly to the Gammage Parking Lot

(can use entrance marked Reserved Parking Lot #3) to

park your vehicle. After you have parked, come back to the

Street Fair area and check in at the

"Exhibitor's Registration Table" (there will be

volunteers, signs and balloons to

help you find your way). One of our crew

members will be there to greet you, provide you with your

IDs and set-up information, the location of your booth, and

can answer any lingering questions you might have.

If you have any last minute questions/concerns, please feel

free to send me an email. I will not be attending the

Festival, so if you have any questions or problems while at the

Festival please ask for Becky Decker or Kasey Walsh

and they will be able to assist you. If you have not completed

and emailed me the ASU exhibitor form (attached for your

convenience) please do so right away. Again, many many

thanks for your participation. It will be an exciting and very fun day!

Don't hesitate to drop me a note if you have any questions or suggestions.

Have fun and enjoy the Festival!

Best wishes,

Tracy

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

Live Eclipse from Argentina

http://www.mycampage.com/cosmicviews

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

""" NEWS FLASH """LUNAR ECLIPSE VIEWING CANCELED FOR TONIGHT

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

THIS IS HAPPENING TONIGHT 2/20 !!!

Space Weather News for Feb. 19, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

LUNAR ECLIPSE:  On Wednesday night, February 20th, the full Moon
will turn a delightful shade of red and possibly turquoise,
too. It's a total lunar eclipse—the last one until Dec. 2010.
Sky watchers in Europe, the Americas, parts of the Middle East
and Africa are favored for good views of the two-hour event.
Visit http://spaceweather.com for full coverage including maps
and timetables, live webcasts and discussion.

SPY SATELLITE UPDATE:  The US Navy's first attempt to hit
malfunctioning spy satellite USA 193 with a missile could
come on Wednesday night during the lunar eclipse.  This
is based on an air traffic advisory warning pilots to
steer clear of a patch of Pacific Ocean near Hawaii just
when USA 193 is due to pass overhead. Until the satellite
is shot down, it remains visible to casual sky watchers
during evening passes over US and Canadian towns and
cities; experienced observers say the decaying satellite
is sometimes as bright as the stars of Orion, making it an
easy target for unaided eyes and off-the-shelf digital
cameras.  Details, photos and more information are
available at http://spaceweather.com. Subscribers to
Spaceweather PHONE (http://spaceweatherphone.com) will
receive email and telephone alerts when the spy-sat is
about to appear over their backyards.

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

HUBBLES NEW DISCOVERIES

Astronomers using the Hubble Telescope has discovered 67 new gravitationally lensed galaxy images found around massive elliptical and lenticular -shaped galaxies. To read more go to the news center at Astronomy.com

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

Satellite Shoot Down

There is unconfirmed rumor that the U.S. Navy will attempt to SHOOT DOWN the ill fated satellite USA 193 on Thursday Feb 21st, just after the Lunar Eclipse, only problem for Arizona residents is the clouds. There has been an air space restriction announced to all Aircraft for February 21, 2008 between the hours of 2:30 and 5:00 UTC. This region is near the main island of Hawaii. The satellite will pass over Hawaii around 3:30 UTC, this may or may not make the debris easily spotted, nothing is for sure since something like this has never been tried before, keep your eyes to the sky and send your reports of anything you spot to rod_sutter@yahoo.com after then incident.

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

LUNAR ECLIPES 2/20

Although this eclipse is mainly visible
in the countries bordering the Atlantic
ocean, most readers of this newletter,
including the United States can look
forward to a total Lunar Eclipse on
Wednesday evening (Thursday AM for
Western Europe)

The moon this time will barely fall
totally inside the Earth's shadow at
time of "full moon", so it will be a
brighter total eclipse than usual,
with the moon becoming a "copper penny".

The total eclipse will begin at 8:15pm
Eastern Time, that is 7:15 Central,
6:15 Mountain, 5:15 Pacific, and 0115
Universal Time. Totality comes at 10:01
and lasts until 10:50 Eastern..
A reminder.. You can view the eclipse
safely without any protective
gear ---- even a telescope.

Enjoy!

Todd


Todd Gross
http://www.weatherman.com
http://www.toddgross.com

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

ISS FLY OVER

Be sure to be outside tonight, weather permitting. The International Space Station and The Shuttle Atlantis, will fly over Phoenix Area tonight starting at 18:51 local time from the NW. The two objects will be brighter than Venus or Jupiter. The flyover will last around 4-5 minutes. Maximum altitude will be 40 degrees above the Western Horizon, then moving off to the SW.

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