No, it sure isn't. But I'd think twice and three times about taking away your corporate non-profit status. What bureaucracy? I'm curious... Jackie Beucher ...
Bureaucracy: officers, board, board meetings, business meetings, reports. I'd like to see individuals taking a more active role and not relying on board member...
Here is another listing of astronomy software, all available on the web. http://www.midnightkite.com/software.html the message at the bottom states that there...
This is just my $0.02, but it seems to me that the people who let board members do all the work in the past will let the people "who used to be board members"...
As many of you know the Dawn mission is getting ready to launch to head to the asteroids Vesta and Ceres (dawn.jpl.nasa.gov). Fortunately, Vesta is a fairly...
It's hard to manage a group without some of that, unfortunately. Our club tries and suceeds most of the time, to delegate smaller pieces of the workload to...
John Dobson will be speaking before the Texas Astronomical Society at 7:30pm this Friday, June 22nd at the University of Texas at Dallas. As always our general...
Venus and Saturn will be passing close to each other this weekend. Should be a fine view in a telescope at low power. Spaceweather.com states that they will be...
Has anyone seen this? Celestron is partnering with the International Star Registry in a Contest they are holding. I wonder how much backlash they'll get from...
The link you provided is to a non-competitive sweepstakes (not a true contest) and I can't imagine why there would be any backlash from anyone. Looks like a...
... anyone. ... I'll disagree - the ISR is the outfit that charges people to "name stars" after loved ones. Ever been crabbed at because your observatory...
The backlash comes from the notion the ISR is taking money without providing anything of genuine value in return, and any company that aligns themselves with...
I'm entering the contest. I hope I win. Perhaps I'll name the star Dave Adalian! But only if they let me pick the star - I certainly wouldn't want a fellow...
Or, ever seen an amateur astronomer unload on a little old lady who bought her husband a star with, "THAT IS NOT REALLY THE NAME OF THAT STAR, YOU'VE BEEN...
To any club that might be interested. Steve Need a favor ? can you please post this on any email subscriptions you are on, or forward it to other people you...
Rod, It appears that your information is premature. Please note: "Entrants are also encouraged to nominate their favorite "celebrity" to have a star named...
What we are seeing is the dumbing down of our society. Many good jobs go unfilled because of this. Without an influx of people from other countries we would...
http://www.celestron.com/UBASC/ As of noon EDT today, Celestron has removed the offending International Star Registry entry form to nominate a celebrity to...
Our astronomy club has grown substantially from the 8 active members that were in it when I joined 11 years ago to the 90 active members that we have now....
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the astro-officers group: Have you incorporated the display of live telescopic CCD imagery into your...
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In 1998 the New York DCA investigated the ISR [ http://tinyurl.com/yud2ea ] and had this to say: "The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs launched a ...
John, Are you correct? Look at: "Entrants are also encouraged to nominate their favorite "celebrity" to have a star named after them through a partnership with...
STARGAZER #461 for Sept. 8, 2007 Keeping Stargazing in Perspective My wife and I, both retired, share a home office where we spend considerable time engaged...
Wonderful essay. 2 comments: First - "A part of me asks: Haven't I now earned the right to retire to the sidelines? Haven't I fulfilled my obligation to...
Thanks, Stephen. I will forward your reply to Paul Derrick. Ed Flaspoehler, Dallas, TX In a message dated 9/8/2007 10:56:32 AM Central Daylight Time, ...
New PBS Special on Astronomy & Interactive Educational Web Site ... "Seeing in the Dark," a dramatic new PBS special by award-winning journalist and author...
STARGAZER #462 for Sept. 22, 2007 The Space Age at 50 When I reflect on my childhood on Galveston Bay, and then look at the world I find myself in today, I...
A nice trip down memory lane. If the author ever tries to syndicate outside of the Waco area, he may run into copyright trouble with Jack Horkheimer, who's...
I don't think Horkheimer's program has ever been called "Stargazer." It's been "Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer," in recent years and before that "Star Hustler."...
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