Star Party tonight is canceled

TONIGHT'S STAR PARTY AT PV PARK 8/16 HAS BEEN CANCELED

Due to weather, we have to cancel tonight's star party at PV Park.
Please join us at our next PAS event!!

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

Meeting of the Minds for 8/28 has been CANCELED!

8/28 Meeting of the Minds has been Canceled!

Rod Writes: Let's cancel the MOM, since school is not in, that way Dave can have the night off if he wants and since we have no topics any way. We'll just meet at the Sept 4th meeting.

Terri Agrees.

SEE YOU ALL AT THE SEPT 4TH PAS MEETING!!!

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

Perseids Meteor Shower info

Info received from Dennis Young.

Weather permitting...the Perseids prime time is this Monday night ..tuesday morning ...between 2am and 430am for Southwest USA.. locate time. The shower has already been putting on a nice preshow this past week or so but during the primetime it can produce between 70 and 90 per hour.
Looking northeast just below the constellation of Casseipeia(the Big W) is where all the meteors are coming from in the sky. Of course these are just small particles of dirt and dust shed from the comet known as Swift Tuttle with an orbit of about 132 years. Meteors can be seen (anytime) during the night, so please look even if you can only go out for a short while. You have a very good chance of seeing at least one good one that inspires excitement for young or old.

Good luck and enjoy the free celestial show.. next good one is October 21st called the Orionids shower streaming from the more popular comet known as Halleys.

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

Perseid Meteor Shower tonight!

Space Weather News for August 11, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

METEOR ALERT: The Perseid meteor shower is underway and should reach its peak during the next 24 hours. Forecasters say the best time to look is during the dark hours before dawn on Tuesday, August 12th. The glaring Moon sets around 2:00 a.m., and that's when the Perseids could appear in numbers as high as 60 per hour. The best displays will be seen from rural areas with dark skies. Sky maps, photos and more information are available at http://spaceweather.com.

WEEKEND AURORAS: A solar wind stream hit Earth on August 9th sparking Northern Lights over Canada and at least two US states. See the show here: http://spaceweather.com/aurora/gallery_01aug08.htm

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

Our Galaxy

received this from my mother-in-law but thought you'd
all enjoy it's beautiful photos and the story it tells.

Happy Monday to all!

http://dingo.care2.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf

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

August Lunar Eclipse & PAS Star Party Aug 16

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/25523074.html

Aug 16: Join PAS at PV Park - 40th Street and Union Hills from 7pm to 10pm.
The eclipse begins at 9pm. In the mean time, we will be showing other fun objects until
the Moon rises.

Other Visible objects in the sky on this night:

Sunset 7pm
7:15pm Saturn, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter are possible
Saturn, Mercury, Venus set 7:30pm
Moonrise 7:30pm
Mars sets 8:30pm
Moon Eclipse starts 9pm
Since Eclipse lasts longer than we can stay at the park (10pm)
we suggest you watch the rest of the eclipse from home. : )

Join us. RSVp is required. If no public RSVP's, the star party is canceled.
Remember, we are still in Monsoons, so this is WEATHER PERMITTING.

RSVP is with Rod at 602-402-4284 by 3pm the day of event.

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

Tour August Sky

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/26031779.html

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

Dodge the Moon - See more Perseids on Aug 11-12

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/observingblog/26377449.html

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

Space Fest 2009 - Feb 19-22

Got this in the Mail and thought some of you might be interested.....

Location: Town & Country Resort & Convention Center
Date: Feb 19-22, 2009

more info
www.spacefest.info

If anyone wants the flyer about this event, see me at the next PAS event,
which will most likely be Aug 28 Meeting of the Minds. I have only
one flyer, first to email me they want it, can have it.

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

Perseids Meteor Shower 2008

Space Weather News for August 5, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

COUNTDOWN TO THE PERSEIDS: The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks one week from today, on Tuesday, August 12th. The best time to look is during the dark hours before dawn on Tuesday morning when forecasters expect 50 to 100 meteors per hour. Get away from city lights if you can; plan a camping trip! The darker the sky, the more meteors you will see.

The source of the Perseids is Comet Swift-Tuttle, which has littered the August portion of Earth's orbit with space dust. The dusty zone is broad and Earth is already in its outskirts. As a result, even before the peak on August 12th, you may see some "early Perseids" streaking across the night sky. Photos of these early arrivals will be featured in the days ahead on http://Spaceweather.com as part of our full coverage of the Perseid meteor shower.

BONUS: Last Friday's total solar eclipse is history, but new pictures continue to appear in our photo gallery. Start browsing at this URL: http://spaceweather.com/eclipses/gallery_01aug08_page3.htm

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