Nov 02
Board Minutes November 2, 2006 In attendance: Peter Burkey, Mark Logsdon, Jim Reier Treasurers Report: $ 517.96 Old Business Park Township Night. The October 19th presentation covering Deep Sky Objects went very well. Thanks to all who helped make it a success! Proceeds. Jim Reier is awaiting a check from Park Township containing admission proceeds …
Oct 05
Board Minutes October 5, 2006 In attendance: Peter Burkey, Mark Logsdon, Robin Hudson, Jim Reier Treasurers Report: $ 507.49 Old Business Discussion of Octobers open house at the planetarium on the 19th. The theme will be Deep Sky Objects”. I am e-mailing our contact at NASA to see if there are materials we can get …
Oct 01
Whats Up in the Sky October, 2006 The Andromeda Galaxy One of the best parts of teaching astronomy occurs when students observe really cool stuff for the first time. Craters on the Moon, Saturns rings and the moons of Jupiter are always favorites, but whenever I had students out at this time of year, I …
Sep 07
Board Minutes September 7, 2006 In attendance: Peter Burkey, Mark Logsdon, Robin Hudson, Jim Reier Treasurers Report: $ 529.03 Old Business Viewing at the State Park this summer. Pete is looking into when would be a good time for viewing at the park, whether at the end of July or beginning of August. Constellation of …
Sep 02
Whats Up in the Sky September, 2006 (Extra) How Celestial Objects Are Named Amid all the Pluto is no longer a planet hubbub, some friends recently asked me about how things like planets and stars get named. After a brief explanation with a couple of examples, I became intrigued by some of the more subtle …
