May 01
Whats Up in the Sky May, 2006 Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) We live in amazing times, especially in the world of astronomy. In the past decade astronomers have made discoveries that have led to answers to profound questions humans have been asking since we were first able to ask. Most of these discoveries have been …
Apr 01
Whats Up in the Sky April, 2006 Moon Occults Pleiades As I write this, we have had several clear nights in a row – unusual for late March in West Michigan. Hopefully April will offer more clear nights for there is much to see in this months sky. We start off with a bang next …
Mar 30
Board Minutes March 30, 2006 In attendance: Pete Burkey, Mark Logsdon, Robin Hudson, Jim Reier Treasurers Report: $ 540.01 Old Business No updates on training of the new console at the Planetarium. Pete, Jim and his wife Jennifer attended the IMAX-Roving Mars. It was a wonderful program. The Messier Marathon in March was cancelled due …
Mar 02
Board Minutes March 2, 2006 In attendance: Pete Burkey, Mark Logsdon, Robin Hudson, Jim Reier Treasurers Report: $ 519.92 Old Business Robin will file the SAAA with the Federal Government as a non-profit club. The name will remain “Shoreline Amateur Astronomical Association”, as agreed by the board. Robin was elected to serve as Secretary for …
Mar 01
Whats Up in the Sky March, 2006 The Eyes of the Virgin Readers from my generation may recall the TV series That Was The Week That Was. I recently experienced a very remarkable and memorable week. This paper recently ran an article about a Global Village trip sponsored by Habitat for Humanity International in which …
