Hi Chris, Info for the Albuquerque Astronomical Society is at www.taas.org Club names, phone numbers, e-mails, etc are listed there. No astronomical tour of...
Chris, As stated earlier you can't forget to add the National Solar Observatory and Apache Point Observatory to your list of places to visit. Tours of both ...
STARSHINE 3 RE-ENTRY BULLETIN The Starshine project needs your help. Our Starshine 3 satellite is expected to come to the end of its orbital life in mid to...
Hi all, I live in the Village of Cloudcroft and recently became involved in a light trespass dispute with a neighbor. Cloudcroft has a "Dark Sky" ordinance...
Greg Consider being the light of reason instead of being reactive. The ordinance requiring LPS is unreasonable. This is because both the Alamogordo and...
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Greg, I will be contacting all of the members of the Alamogordo Astronomy Club and will also forward the message to other members like myself of the Otero ...
Hi Jackie, ... Thanks so much. I was going to contact you directly, but I figured you would read it here. I'm uploading a copy of the changes proposed by the...
Hi John, I appreciate your comments. I'm not particularly interested in the LPS lighting question, other than the fact that my co-op has shown incredible...
All I think the locals in the Cloudcroft area are sufficient to handle this move to amend the lighting ordinance there. Look at it as an opportunity, since any...
John Gilkison
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Hello Greg, I am an astronomy enthusiast (amateur) in Albuquerque, and an attorney by profession. As it turns out, I just gave a presentation to NMEHC (New ...
Merry Stubblefield
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Greg- Here is some information you might be able to use. It is based on research with my bias for protection against light pollution built in. Listed below ...
Merry Stubblefield
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Hi again Greg, I hope my earlier e-mails were of some help for tonight's meeting. I mentioned this situation to a colleague, and she reminded me that a co-op ...
Merry Stubblefield
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Greg (and all others), As we approach tonight's meeting with the Cloudcroft Village Council to support the village's Dark Sky Ordinance, I would caution...
Hi Jackie, ... I agree. Unfortunately there are several issues rather than a simple singular issue to concentrate on. And of course, not everyone is going to...
All I think the locals in the Cloudcroft area are sufficient to handle this move to amend the lighting ordinance there. Look at it as an opportunity, since any...
John Gilkison
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I'd like to thank all those who came to the Cloudcroft Council meeting and who offered advice. This forum proved to be invaluable. Thanks! -- Greg Crinklaw ...
Greg and all, I concur, and would stress that I felt the Cloudcroft Village Council meeting was productive to the cause. For those that weren't in attendance -...
Hi folks, I'm putting together a calendar of local astronomy events of 2003. (TSP, Enchanted Skies, Chaco, Okie-Tex, Desert Sunset, Grand Canyon, etc.) Any ...
Sammy, Tentative dates are Sept 26-28, 2003. The dates are not fixed yet and this years star party may only be 2 nights (Sept 26-27) instead of 3 (by request ...
Jack Dembicky
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Thanks for the update, Jackie. It's great to hear about such a strong showing in support of dark skies. Well done, all! Dave ... From: jdiehl@......
Sammy The Southern New Mexico Star Party hosted by the National Public Observatory and the State Parks is scheduled to take from Wednesday April 2nd to Sunday...
John Gilkison
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Jan 17, 2003 6:57 am
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Sammy The Southern New Mexico Star Party hosted by the National Public Observatory and the State Parks is scheduled to take from Wednesday April 2nd to Sunday...
John Gilkison
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Hi All, Thought I'd share some ISS images I captured yesterday during a 66 degree pass over the area. These images were captured using a webcam and a manually...
OLFers NM astronomy John C. You should relate to the Cloudcroft City Council that a very good Outdoor Lighting Ordinance is on the agenda for the city of El...
John Gilkison
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John, Just to let you know...we will be bringing a copy of the revised El Paso ordinance with us to the meeting tonight with the Cloudcroft Village Council. As...