If you are tired of using a red laser with its little button batteries and small inconvenient switch as a pointer here is a better idea. This website if very...
Hi James, Although it is certainly painful to be hit it the eye by a 5mW green laser, and it will leave an afterimage for a while, there is ZERO scientific...
Hello, You probably know of or may even own the 2 volume set "The Night Sky Observer's Guide" by George R. Kepple and Glen Sanner. George and Glen were long...
ALCON EXPO 2OO6 Arlington, Texas – Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex AUGUST 4-5, 2006 HOWDY! You are invited to Texas for the Astronomical League’s annual...
All, At our last club meeting, Dr. ted Dunham from the Lowell obsevatory was our guest speaker. After his talk he gave an updat on the SOFIA (Stratospheric...
NPOers, NM Astronomy & Astro Officers Observed Comet Schwassermann tonight 4/17/06 with 11x80 Binoculars and a 105 mm Mak. The comet is located approximately 4...
John Gilkison
jgilkiso@...
Apr 18, 2006 4:47 am
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I just received the following announcement, and want to pass it along. Ed Flaspoehler, President American Association of Amateur Astronomers ...
To all, Here is a note that I posted and an answer that I received. Steve We previously were told that sheet Pyrex was going to be dropped. ... Steve: Here is...
... Bryce Canyon National Park * Free park housing (But Astronomers with RVs are especially welcome!) * Dark magnitude 7+ skies * April-October 2006 * 4 week...
Howdy! You are invited to Texas for ALConExpo 2006, the Astronomical League’s annual grand gathering of amateur astronomers! ALConExpo 2006 will take place...
Howdy! You are invited to Texas for ALConExpo 2006, the Astronomical League’s annual grand gathering of amateur astronomers! ALConExpo 2006 will take place...
Time is running out for pre-registration for the MSRAL 2006 convention being held June 16 - June 18. One of the main speakers during the convention will be...
We had some observatory equipment stolen from a local college (Pima), which really will hurt their undergraduate astronomy program by its loss. IF, by any...
Howdy! You are invited to Texas for ALConExpo 2006, the Astronomical League’s annual grand gathering of amateur astronomers! ALConExpo 2006 will take place...
Howdy! You are invited to Texas for ALConExpo 2006, the Astronomical League’s annual grand gathering of amateur astronomers! ALConExpo 2006 will take place...
Attached is a draft letter that I hope you, and your club members, will send (modified if you wish) to the congresspeople listed below. In some cases, the...
All, Most of you probably know by now that the SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy is facing cancellation in the FY 2007 budget. Since...
This is for those of you who host public nights at your observing place/observatory.. Do you have in place a way to get feedback from visitors? We're thinking...
I know this has probably been discussed before, but I'm bringing it up again. our last monthly meeting (last Friday) was attended by a greand total of 11...
Sounds like you only have arm chair astronomers. In the next newsletter-ask. Tell them you can't invite speakers because of poor attendance. See if they...
There is little motivation for visitor(s) to provide feedback when such requires access to a computer, entering a web site and completing a questionnaire. Your...
In a message dated 6/18/2006 6:23:33 PM Central Standard Time, kevin_astronomer@... writes: It's just that more people attend their meetings. And we...
Comparing your astronomny oriented organization to another organization is similar to comparing apples and oranges. One has to look at the demographics of the...
I believe you might be misunderstanding my original message. I'm talking about doing something right at the event, not via a computer. Sort of like "comment...
Astro Officers We at the National Public Observatory have developed an evaluation form for the public to fill out after events for the use of the state parks...
John Gilkison
jgilkiso@...
Jun 19, 2006 2:35 am
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... HI: Yep. Find out what these groups are doing (or how) that you're not. Sit down and really think about and honesty analyze what they do differently from ...
Kevin: Thanks for proving comment cards don't necessarily work. Collection forms are restricted to the questions asked, the attention span of the persons...
... We get feedback from guests from conversations while we're showing them whatever is in our scopes, and from the donation bucket. We don't have canned...
Our Society meets once a month starting at 7:30pm. First are some announcements then a featured speaker for 45 minutes or an hour. Then a bathroom break....
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