Jun 01
What’s Up in the Sky June, 2010 By Peter Burkey Have you ever wanted to see an asteroid, but did not know where to look? Point your telescope above the spout of the Teapot in the constellation Sagittarius at M8, the Lagoon Nebula. Starting on May 31, observe each clear night for about a week. …
May 06
The board meeting took place on Thursday, May 6th at The Beechwood Inn. In attendance: Jim Reier, Frank Roldan, Peter Burkey, and a guest appearance by George Miller. Old Business Items 1) Treasury Report: Account balance as of May 1st $899.58 Web host renewal (3-year contract) -$188.73 ($5.25/mo.) Account balance as of May 8th $710.85 …
May 01
What’s Up in the Sky May, 2010 By Peter Burkey Rocket scientist Wernher von Braun once replied to a question regarding problems with U.S. space launches by saying that we needed more data. Collecting data is one of the most important tasks performed by scientists. Analyzing the data is what allows us to understand the …
Apr 01
April is Global Astronomy Month (GAM2010). To celebrate, the SAAA will sponsor sidewalk astronomy sessions every weekend in April. Given the extensive outreach activities planned for April, the monthly board meeting was cancelled. Old and new business discussions can take place at each gathering in April.
Apr 01
What’s Up in the Sky April, 2010 By Peter Burkey I love my digital camera, but it has its limits. I can’t set the exposure or shutter speed (unless I set it on “fireworks” or “snow”) and I can’t manually focus the image. These limitations prevented me from getting a good shot recently of the …
