Hello, friends.

I hope you are making plans to be with us Friday evening, September
1, for the next in our series of astronomy presentations co-
sponsored by Museum Astronomical Resource Society and the Science
Library at MOSI.

Our presentation will be "Constellations, their Lore and Meaning."
Though harder to see above our modern cities, the stars and their
groupings still grace our nighttime skies, ever ready to tell us a
story, tell us the time and give us direction on a clear night. Come
learn how the constellations got their names and how they can help
us today.

The presentation will be held Friday, September 1, from 7:00 PM to
8:00 PM in the Saunders Planetarium at MOSI in Tampa. As always, the
presentation is free and open to the public. This is the fifth of
our six presentations scheduled for 2006. We hope to see you there!

Clear Skies,
Jimmy Thomas

Hey, all.

I know that everyone has an opinion about the IAU decision, so let's hear yours!
For my two-cents worth, I think that the IAU made the right decision on this.
Though I am sad to see Pluto demoted to "dwarf planet" status, in about 80 years
it will make perfect sense to most people because that is what everyone will
have been taught. By the way, did everyone realize that a similar controvery
raged for decades when the first asteroids were discovered?

Let's hear your comments. Send your thoughts to:


MARS-Chat@yahoogroups.com

Clear Skies,
Jimmy Thomas

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Hello, friends.

It is a momentous day, August 24, 2006. Following a week of heated
debate at the IAU General Assembly in Prague, the results of the
voting during today's closing ceremonies are known.

The designation of Pluto has changed from "planet" to "dwarf
planet," as defined in item 2 of Resolution 5A, below. Pluto is
joined in this designation by Ceres and 2003 UB313. Charon will not
receive this "dwarf planet" designation, remaining simply a
satellite of Pluto. The current solar system planetary count is a
follows: 8 planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, and Neptune), and 3 dwarf planets (Ceres, Pluto, and 2003
UB313).

Please note that Pluto did not loose its "planet" designation
because of its size, but because it did not fulfill its "planetary
housekeeping" obligation of clearing out the neighborhood of its
orbit. Since Pluto crosses the orbit of Neptune, it is evident that
Pluto was not able to steak a claim for itself by gobbling up all of
the adjacent matter and become the regional king of the hill, as the
now eight solar system planets were able to do during their
planetary formation.



For a look at the final draft of these resolutions, follow this link:
(http://www.iau2006.org/mirror/www.iau.org/iau0602/index.html)

To view the full new release on results of the voting, follow this
link:
(http://www.iau2006.org/mirror/www.iau.org/iau0603/index.html)


Below is the text of the related IAU Resolutions 5A and 6A:

I should note that a proposed Resolution 5B recommend that the eight
planets be described as "classical" planet, and proposed Resolution
6B recommended that the new class of Pluto-type bodies be
called "plutonian objects." However, neither of these resolutions
was accepted during this meeting. The matter regarding Resolution 6B
will be considered further by the IAU.


**************

RESOLUTIONS

Resolution 5A is the principal definition for the IAU usage
of "planet" and related terms.

Resolution 6A creates for IAU usage a new class of objects, for
which Pluto is the prototype. The IAU will set up a process to name
these objects.

IAU Resolution: Definition of a Planet in the Solar System
Contemporary observations are changing our understanding of
planetary systems, and it is important that our nomenclature for
objects reflect our current understanding. This applies, in
particular, to the designation 'planets'. The word 'planet'
originally described 'wanderers' that were known only as moving
lights in the sky. Recent discoveries lead us to create a new
definition, which we can make using currently available scientific
information.

RESOLUTION 5A
The IAU therefore resolves that "planets" and other bodies in our
Solar System be defined into three distinct categories in the
following way:

(1) A "planet"(see footnote 1) is a celestial body that (a) is in
orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity
to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic
equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the
neighborhood around its orbit.

(2) A "dwarf planet" is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around
the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome
rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium
(nearly round) shape(see footnote 2) , (c) has not cleared the
neighborhood around its orbit, and (d) is not a satellite.

(3) All other objects(see footnote 3) except satellites orbiting the
Sun shall be referred to collectively as "Small Solar-System
Bodies".
----------
Footnote 1: The eight planets are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Footnote 2: An IAU process will be established to assign borderline
objects into either dwarf planet and other categories.
Footnote 3: These currently include most of the Solar System
asteroids, most Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), comets, and other
small bodies.
----------

IAU Resolution: Pluto

RESOLUTION 6A
The IAU further resolves:

Pluto is a "dwarf planet" by the above definition and is recognized
as the prototype of a new category of trans-Neptunian objects.

**************

Clear Skies,
Jimmy Thomas

Hello, friends.

For years, astronomers have been debating the definition of a
planet. Today, August 16, the International Astronomical Union's
Planet Definition Committee announced their proposal for a new,
official definition of "planet." If the proposal is approved by a
vote of IAU astronomers on August 24th, the number of planets in the
Solar System would swell from nine to twelve.

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is an organization that
brings together distinguished astronomers from all nations of the
world. IAU's mission is to promote and safeguard the science of
astronomy in all its aspects through international cooperation.
Founded in 1919, the IAU is the world's largest professional body
for astronomers. The IAU General Assembly is held every three years
and is one of the largest and most diverse meetings in the
astronomical community's calendar. (URL: http://www.iau.org)

All of the IAU material on this announcement, including text, images
and animation, is available at the following URL:

http://www.iau2006.org/mirror/www.iau.org/iau0601/iau0601_release.htm
l


Below is the text from today's press release:

**********

The IAU draft definition of "planet" and "plutons"
16. August 2006, Prague

The world's astronomers, under the auspices of the International
Astronomical Union (IAU), have concluded two years of work defining
the difference between "planets" and the smaller "solar system
bodies" such as comets and asteroids. If the definition is approved
by the astronomers gathered 14-25 August 2006 at the IAU General
Assembly in Prague, our Solar System will include 12 planets, with
more to come: eight classical planets that dominate the system,
three planets in a new and growing category of "plutons" - Pluto-
like objects - and Ceres. Pluto remains a planet and is the
prototype for the new category of "plutons."

With the advent of powerful new telescopes on the ground and in
space, planetary astronomy has gone though an exciting development
over the past decade. For thousands of years very little was known
about the planets other than they were objects that moved in the sky
with respect to the background of fixed stars. In fact the
word "planet" comes from the Greek word for "wanderer". But today
hosts of newly discovered large objects in the outer regions of our
Solar System present a challenge to our historically based
definition of a "planet".

At first glance one should think that it is easy to define what a
planet is - a large and round body. On second thought difficulties
arise, as one could ask "where is the lower limit?" - how large, and
how round should an asteroid be before it becomes a planet - as well
as "where is the upper limit?" - how large can a planet be before it
becomes a brown dwarf or a star?

IAU President Ron Ekers explains the rational behind a planet
definition: "Modern science provides much more knowledge than the
simple fact that objects orbiting the Sun appear to move with
respect to the background of fixed stars. For example, recent new
discoveries have been made of objects in the outer regions of our
Solar System that have sizes comparable to and larger than Pluto.
These discoveries have rightfully called into question whether or
not they should be considered as new 'planets.' "

The International Astronomical Union has been the arbiter of
planetary and satellite nomenclature since its inception in 1919.
The world's astronomers, under the auspices of the IAU, have had
official deliberations on a new definition for the word "planet" for
nearly two years. IAU's top, the so-called Executive Committee, led
by Ekers, formed a Planet Definition Committee (PDC) comprised by
seven persons who were astronomers, writers, and historians with
broad international representation. This group of seven convened in
Paris in late June and early July 2006. They culminated the two year
process by reaching a unanimous consensus for a proposed new
definition of the word "planet."

Owen Gingerich, the Chair of the Planet Definition Committee
says: "In July we had vigorous discussions of both the scientific
and the cultural/historical issues, and on the second morning
several members admitted that they had not slept well, worrying that
we would not be able to reach a consensus. But by the end of a long
day, the miracle had happened: we had reached a unanimous agreement."
The part of "IAU Resolution 5 for GA-XXVI" that describes the planet
definition, states "A planet is a celestial body that (a) has
sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces
so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape,
and (b) is in orbit around a star, and is neither a star nor a
satellite of a planet." Member of the Planet Definition Committee,
Richard Binzel says: "Our goal was to find a scientific basis for a
new definition of planet and we chose gravity as the determining
factor. Nature decides whether or not an object is a planet."

According to the new draft definition, two conditions must be
satisfied for an object to be called a "planet." First, the object
must be in orbit around a star, while not being itself a star.
Second, the object must be large enough (or more technically
correct, massive enough) for its own gravity to pull it into a
nearly spherical shape. The shape of objects with mass above 5 x
1020 kg and diameter greater than 800 km would normally be
determined by self-gravity, but all borderline cases would have to
be established by observation.

If the proposed Resolution is passed, the 12 planets in our Solar
System will be Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Charon and 2003 UB313. The name 2003 UB313
is provisional, as a "real" name has not yet been assigned to this
object. A decision and announcement of a new name are likely not to
be made during the IAU General Assembly in Prague, but at a later
time. The naming procedures depend on the outcome of the Resolution
vote. There will most likely be more planets announced by the IAU in
the future. Currently a dozen "candidate planets" are listed on
IAU's "watchlist" which keeps changing as new objects are found and
the physics of the existing candidates becomes better known.

The IAU draft Resolution also defines a new category of planet for
official use: "pluton". Plutons are distinguished from classical
planets in that they reside in orbits around the Sun that take
longer than 200 years to complete (i.e. they orbit beyond Neptune).
Plutons typically have orbits that are highly tilted with respect to
the classical planets (technically referred to as a large orbital
inclination). Plutons also typically have orbits that are far from
being perfectly circular (technically referred to as having a large
orbital eccentricity). All of these distinguishing characteristics
for plutons are scientifically interesting in that they suggest a
different origin from the classical planets.

The draft "Planet Definition" Resolution will be discussed and
refined during the General Assembly and then it (plus four other
Resolutions) will be presented for voting at the 2nd session of the
GA 24 August between 14:00 and 17:30 CEST.

**********

Clear Skies,
Jimmy Thomas

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This scope has been used only a few times with excellent results. It
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value is $599. GREAT DEAL!!! If you have any questions please don't
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Thanks, and I'll see everyone at our July meeting.

Clear skies . . .

  - Emory Blake

Hello, all.

I hope that you are planning to attend our next club/library
presentation this coming Friday, May 5, from 7 pm to 8 pm, in The
Saunders Planetarium at MOSI.

Our presentation will be on the planet Jupiter, which will soon
reach opposition. Come learn all about the largest planet in our
solar system, and about its "mini solar system" of moons, 63 at last
count! Don't forget Jupiter's ring system (Jupiter has rings? oh
yes...) We will also talk about how to observe Jupiter, and about
the future Jupiter missions that could be and that might have been.

This is the third in our six-part series of presentations year,
sponsored by The Science Library at MOSI and our astronomy club,
MARS. As always, the presentation is free and open to the public. I
hope to see you this Friday evening, 7 pm, at The Saunders
Planetarium.

Clear Skies,
Jimmy Thomas

Dennis,

Is the MARS club still going? What are the schedules for upcoming meetings
and events? My whole family is thinking about joining back up now that we
have our previously restrictive obligations finalized this month.

-John Simpson
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Of dennisfarr
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 7:47 AM
To: MARS-Chat@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MARS-Chat] Starparty report


Whad a great time at the Starparty held at the Homeland Frontiersman
site this last weekend.  Unfortunately the James Zachary, who made all
the arrangements, was in the hospital and couldn't attend.

Cloudy skies opened up around midnight.  We had good views of the moon,
Saturn, Jupiter, Orion Nebula, and a number of other objects.

There was a good turnout of club members and scopes.  Craig did a great
job with an into to astronomy lecture for the members of the
Frontiersman group.  Quite a few of them came by after dark to look
through the telescopes and ask questions.

Due to technical problems, the web site for the M.A.R.S. astronomy club
is not available.

We are trying to have the site moved to a new service provider.  The
old provider is not releasing the domain name and the subscription has
expired.  We are working on it.







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An occultation of the Pleiades star cluster (M45) by the Moon will
occur during the evening of 2006 APR 01 (Saturday) and will be a
nighttime event across the eastern half of North America and
northwestern South America.

Since the crescent Moon's apparent disk will be only 17%
illuminated, this will make for a better photographic event than its
immediate predecessors in this series. Additionally, the fact that
the Moon will be waxing will enhance the ability to observe
immersions (disappearances) of individual stars. This should be the
finest opportunity for observers in eastern North America during the
entire 2005-10 Pleiades occultation series.

I've created three graphics that are related to the event. They can
be seen by going to http://www.curtrenz.com/astronomical.html

The first graphic is a pictorial preview of the occultation as it
will be seen from Chicago's Adler Planetarium when the Pleiades
brightest star, Alcyone at Mag 2.9, is most fully covered by the
Moon.

The second graphic is a map of the Americas depicting the graze
paths of the Pleiades 7 brightest stars. Any person located between
the northern and southern graze paths of any particular star can
witness a full occultation. Anyone directly on a graze path will be
able to observe a star winking on and off as hills and valleys of
one of the Moon's polar regions pass by.

The third graphic is a map of the region south of Chicago depicting
the northern path for the twilight graze of the Pleiades 4th
brightest star, Maia at Mag 3.9.

Whad a great time at the Starparty held at the Homeland Frontiersman
site this last weekend.  Unfortunately the James Zachary, who made all
the arrangements, was in the hospital and couldn't attend.

Cloudy skies opened up around midnight.  We had good views of the moon,
Saturn, Jupiter, Orion Nebula, and a number of other objects.

There was a good turnout of club members and scopes.  Craig did a great
job with an into to astronomy lecture for the members of the
Frontiersman group.  Quite a few of them came by after dark to look
through the telescopes and ask questions.

Due to technical problems, the web site for the M.A.R.S. astronomy club
is not available.

We are trying to have the site moved to a new service provider.  The
old provider is not releasing the domain name and the subscription has
expired.  We are working on it.

The monthly meeting of the Astronomy club is this Friday, January 13th
at 7:30 pm.

The presentation will be on the Astroleague and observing lists.

Hope to see you all there.

Dennis Farr
President
M.A.R.S.

I apologize for the date mistake.

Clear Skies,
Jimmy Thomas

(My apologies to those who also receive this message through MARS-
Update)

Hello all.

With the opposition of Saturn on January 27, it is a perfect time to
brush up on the Saturn system, including its largest moon Titan, and
review the latest news from the NASA Cassini mission. Please join us
this Friday evening, January 7, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM in the
Saunders Planetarium at MOSI in Tampa. This will be the first of this
year's six presentations hosted by the Science Library at MOSI and by
MARS.

Clear Skies,
Jimmy Thomas

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all.

Here comes the cold weather, and clear skies.

Check the Clear Sky report on the bottom of the club home page at
http://www.marsastro.com.

Hope to see everyone at the January meeting.  The topic will be
Observation lists and awards.

And don't forget to bring your thinking caps for the monthly trivia
question/sky object of the month.

Dennis Farr
President
M.A.R.S.

Well I just got engaged! Can't believe it, just last year I was beginning to
think I'd never meet someone. I'm already 25 and I thought it  was all over.
After some recommendations from a friend I joined up here:
http://www.gotothisplace.info/hccfn and after 2 weeks I was already meeting up
with a beauty.  Well, 12 months later and where still together and planning our
marriage for later this year =)

The December meeting of the M.A.R.S. astronomy club meeting will be
held on Friday, December 9 at the Planitarium at MOSI.

Check the club web site for the current edition of the club news letter
for complete information. http://www.marsastro.org

Our meeting will consist of election of officers for the coming year
and a social time.

Hello,   We have been keeping an eye on numbers for Friday's Mars
Watch, and we do not have a lot of people signed up.  So, at this
time we can handle telescopes with me, Al and Dick.  You are still
free to attend, but we are not sure how late we will be out or how
many people will attend.

Anyone in the M.A.R.S. Club who would like to attend Al's lecture on
Friday (for Free), please RSVP to me by tomorrow by 2.  I have
limited seats available, so it is first come, first serve.  :)  You
can call me or email me.  987-6339   On Friday morning Al is doing an
interview for Fox, so we do expect people to start making
reservations for Saturday, and we still expect that we will need
help.  If you do not have a telescope, please do not worry, I am sure
we can find something for you to do.  :)

So at this time, everyone planning on helping Saturday, please
continue to plan on coming.  We will set up between 7:30 and 8 PM,
because we are sure people will arrive early.   Please email me if
you have any questions.

Thank you very much.
Tanja.

MOSI is having a Mars viewing event this weekend, October 28/29.
MOSI staff anticipates a good turn out of the public and has asked for
assistance from the club for telescopes and members to assist in
working with the public.

If you would like to participate, please be at MOSI at 7:00 pm on
Friday and/or Saturday for setup.

If you haven't visited the club web site for awhile, please do so, lots
of updates.

Dennis

Its me again....

I did get a fantastic view on Friday night, but I did not have a camera handy. 
When I tried to shoot soem photos on Saturday and Sunday, it was very overcast. 
However, using a small but powerfull digital camera I was able to get a
pixilated image capture through the overcast.  Not worth publishing, but it was
fun trying.  If I have my Powerbook with me at teh next meeting, I will show
them to you.

Right now I am trying to figure out how to locate and view the probe/comet
collision on July 4th.  Best fireworks in the solar system.

Regards,

Steve



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From: roamingastro@...
> He, folks.
>
> Did anyone catch the Ven/Merc/Sat conjunction either Saturday and/or Sunday
> evening on the west-northwest horizon at twilight? On Saturday even the three
> were within 2 degrees of each other, the closet they will appear until at
least
> 2030. Sunday and Monday they were to be similar, though quickly spreading
> apart.
>
> I was in Lawrenceburg, KY on Saturday evening and we had clouds on the
> horizons. I was in Atlanta, GA Sunday evening and we had rain. I will be back
in
> Tampa, FL Monday evening, and that will be my last chance. Has anyone had
better
> luck?
>
> Jimmy Thomas
> Education Outreach,
> Museum Astronomical Resource Society (MARS Astronomy Club), Tampa, Florida
> URL: marsastro.org
> NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador
> URL: www.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

He, folks.

Did anyone catch the Ven/Merc/Sat conjunction either Saturday and/or Sunday
evening on the west-northwest horizon at twilight? On Saturday even the three
were within 2 degrees of each other, the closet they will appear until at least
2030. Sunday and Monday they were to be similar, though quickly spreading
apart.

I was in Lawrenceburg, KY on Saturday evening and we had clouds on the
horizons. I was in Atlanta, GA Sunday evening and we had rain. I will be back in
Tampa, FL Monday evening, and that will be my last chance. Has anyone had better
luck?

Jimmy Thomas
Education Outreach,
Museum Astronomical Resource Society (MARS Astronomy Club), Tampa, Florida
URL: marsastro.org
NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador
URL: www.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador

Friends, please accept my apologies for the recent political message. Our
forum has a strict rule against material that does not apply to astronomy and
space. Though I am unable to do so at this time, the sending email address will
be removed from the list group in the next few days.

Clear Skies,
Jimmy Thomas
Education Outreach,
Museum Astronomical Resource Society (MARS Astronomy Club), Tampa, Florida
URL: marsastro.org
NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador
URL: www.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador

According to the web site, there is a meeting this Friday evening.

Also, there may be a parking lot viewing on Saturday.

Clear Skies
Dennis

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Hi, Folks.

Yes, there still is a MARS club. In fact, this past Saturday, April 16, we
held our Astronomy Day activities in the lobby of MOSI in Tampa. I'm sorry that
  we did not announce it on MARS-Update or MARS-Chat, but those who receive
our  club newsletter were aware of it. Anyway, the club turn-out was good, but
the  attendance was lower than in past years, probably because it was such a
nice day outside.

Our next club meeting is the second Friday of May from 7:30pm to 9:00pm.  Our
next club-library presentation (which will be on Uranus, Neptune and Pluto)
will be the first Thursday of May from 7:00pm to 8:00pm.

Clear Skies,
Jimmy  Thomas
Education Outreach
Museum Astronomical Resource Society (MARS  Astronomy Club), Tampa, Florida
URL: marsastro.org
NASA/JPL Solar System  Ambassador
URL: _www.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador_ (http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador)



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--- In MARS-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "Dennis" <dennisfarr@v...> wrote:
Yes, I have been to the meetings and their are many more members. I
missed the last two meeting though due to visiters from up north.

I have even made it to one of the Skywatches at MOSI and a few of the
Telescopes to go events. Showing the kids a little piece of the hobby
is fun.

Fly with Pegasus
Len


> Thanks Len, at least there are two of us still alive.
> I checked the update group, no postings since last year so I guess
no updates.
>
> Have you actually seen any other members or been to an actual
meeting?
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Leonard Ward
>   To: MARS-Chat@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 7:39 PM
>   Subject: [MARS-Chat] Re: There really is a MARS club
>
>
>
>   --- In MARS-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "dennisfarr" <dennisfarr@v...>
wrote:
>   >
>   Yep! I am fairly new to the MARS club, just joined in DEC 2004.
>   We also have a "MARS Update" group.
>
>   Fly with Pegasus
>   Len
>
>
>   > At least according to the article in todays Tribune.
>   >
>   > Anyone on this list still active with the club?
>   >
>   > Thanks
>   > Dennis
>   > (NOT the Dennis Farr that is president of the St. Petersburg
Club.)
>
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Thanks Len, at least there are two of us still alive.
I checked the update group, no postings since last year so I guess no updates.

Have you actually seen any other members or been to an actual meeting?


   ----- Original Message -----
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   To: MARS-Chat@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 7:39 PM
   Subject: [MARS-Chat] Re: There really is a MARS club



   --- In MARS-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "dennisfarr" <dennisfarr@v...> wrote:
   >
   Yep! I am fairly new to the MARS club, just joined in DEC 2004.
   We also have a "MARS Update" group.

   Fly with Pegasus
   Len


   > At least according to the article in todays Tribune.
   >
   > Anyone on this list still active with the club?
   >
   > Thanks
   > Dennis
   > (NOT the Dennis Farr that is president of the St. Petersburg Club.)





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--- In MARS-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "dennisfarr" <dennisfarr@v...> wrote:
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Yep! I am fairly new to the MARS club, just joined in DEC 2004.
We also have a "MARS Update" group.

Fly with Pegasus
Len


> At least according to the article in todays Tribune.
>
> Anyone on this list still active with the club?
>
> Thanks
> Dennis
> (NOT the Dennis Farr that is president of the St. Petersburg Club.)

At least according to the article in todays Tribune.

Anyone on this list still active with the club?

Thanks
Dennis
(NOT the Dennis Farr that is president of the St. Petersburg Club.)

Are there any upcoming events planned for the group?
Is there going to be activity at MOSI on Saturday night (2/19)?

Thanks
Dennis

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