This group is the replacement for the Seattle_Astronomy_List group that has now closed. The NW Astronomers group is intended for anyone interested in Astronomy in the Pacific NW region of the United States.

The orignal purpose of Seattle_Astronomy_List group was to help improve communications between individuals interested in astronomy in the Seattle Area and the Pacific Northwest in general. That is still the purpose of this new group, only the name has been changed to reflect the more regional scope of this group.

By no means is this group a replacement for the official email lists of any astronomy group or club, includng the Seattle Astronomical Society (www.seattleastro.org) Those lists should still be considered the official source for information for those groups or clubs, though general announcements may be forwarded from those lists by members of this group.

All members of this group are encouraged to feel free to post astronomy related emails to the list and use the facilites available provided to us all via Yahoo.com, but list management will take a zero tolerance to spam or any other off-topic abuse.

Please enjoy the stars.

The picture of the central region of the Heart Nebula was taken by list member Alan Tuttle. He took the photo a couple weeks ago up at Hurricane Ridge in the Olympics using a a ST-2000xcm through and 80mm APO.