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Details on our website:
<http://indianastars.us/asteroids.html>

Story in the Frankfort Times
<http://www.ftimes.com/main.asp?SectionID=88&SubSectionID=244&ArticleID=41836>

Press release:

Camp Cullom
Mulberry Indiana
Contact: Russ Kaspar, Observatory Director    765-659-3338
Contact: John Mahony, Discoverer and Chief Astronomer 765-543-6474

Prairie Grass Observatory's chief astronomer, John Mahony, has discovered 9 new asteroids.   The
new asteroids have been reported to the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center at
the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.   Praire Grass Observatory has already earned a
solid reputation by the Center and is designated as an official Minor Planet observatory "MPC
H59".

John Mahony's discoveries will not only allow him to eventually name the asteroids, but more
importantly, provide a valuable service. The Minor Planet Center correlates observations of
asteroids from observatories around the world to determine their orbits. Reason? A large "errant"
asteroid could be the cause of the ultimate earth 'Climate Change'.   Fortunately the 9 asteroids
discovered at Prairie Grass Observatory seem to be safely orbiting in the Main Asteroid Belt beyond
the orbit of Mars, so nothing unusual will come from their current orbits. John estimates the
asteroids he has discovered so far are about a mile or two in diameter and orbiting about 175 to
325 million miles from the Sun and will not get any closer to earth than 80 million miles.

Thousands of new asteroids are discovered every year by astronomers all over the world. John Mahony
was able to contribute to the world wide asteroid search for several reasons. First, Prairie Grass
Observatory recently worked with the Clinton County Foundation and other donors to acquire a new 16
inch LX200 telescope with nearly twice the light gathering power of its 12 inch predecessor.
Second, John is using a camera from Purdue, which is assigned to West Lafayette Cumberland
Observatory but on loan to Prairie Grass Observatory.   The new camera is a significant improvement
over John's previous camera, with better light sensitivity and more pixels, for a wider field of
view. Third, John's patient and thorough technique is starting to really pay off. "Just prior to
building the observatory, I had spent a fair amount of time learning how to take decent pictures
through a telescope, which is challenging due to the extremely faint nature of most astronomical
objects. Then once we built the observatory I spent a few years doing follow-up measurements of
newly discovered near-earth asteroids, to help refine their orbits. But with our old 12"
telescope, I could only follow the brightest new asteroids, and the odds of finding anything new
myself were slim. But with the new scope, all that has changed. I aim the telescope anywhere in
the direction of the plane of the solar system (the path that the sun and moon take across the
sky), where most asteroids orbit, and take a series of 5 minute exposures, and there will be
anywhere from one to five asteroids moving through the field of view, and a significant fraction of
those are new."

Prairie Grass Observatory is owned by the children of Clinton County and managed by Clinton County
Foundation for Youth, a 501 c-3 United Way agency. More about Prairie Grass Observatory can be
found at www.indianastars.us, including pictures of the new asteroids John has discovered.

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#465

From: John Mahony <jmmahony@...>
Date: Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:07 pm
Subject: PGO schedule

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The schedule for the year is up at
<http://indianastars.us/schedule.html>

The "Astronomy Day" weekend with IAS (and Muncie?) is Fri/Sat May 2-3.

IFSP is July 31- Aug 3

Regular open houses are:

Saturday March 1   7:30 EST
Saturday   April 5     9:00 EDT
Friday       June 6     9:30
Saturday   June 28   9:30
Saturday   Aug 30    9:00
Friday       Oct 3       8:00
Saturday   Oct 25     7:30

-John

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#466

From: pg_obs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:25 am
Subject: Open House, 3/1/2008, 7:30 pm

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City State Zip:		Frankfort, IN

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From: pg_obs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Fri Apr 4, 2008 12:56 am
Subject: Open House, 4/5/2008, 9:00 pm

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City State Zip:		Frankfort, IN

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#468

From: pg_obs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:01 am
Subject: Astronomy Day/Weekend, 5/2/2008, 8:00 pm

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#469

From: pg_obs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu May 1, 2008 12:03 am
Subject: Astronomy Day/Weekend, 5/2/2008, 8:00 pm

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Title:		Astronomy Day/Weekend

Date:		Friday May 2, 2008
Time:		8:00 pm - 12:00 am
Location:		Prairie Grass Observatory
Street:		6815 West Co. Rd. 200 N
City State Zip:		Frankfort, IN
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#470

From: John Mahony <jmmahony@...>
Date: Thu May 22, 2008 9:19 am
Subject: IFSP'08 webpage up, and new url

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The '08 version of the webpage for the Indiana Family Star Party is up. But before you go there, there's been a slight change in the url:

The "indianastars.us" address was a only a shortcut that pointed to where the PGO website was actually hosted- my own Insight page. Since Comcast took over from Insight in the area, I had to move the PGO pages to my new Comcast page. I've changed the indianastars.us shortcut so it now points to the new Comcast url. But if you bookmarked "indianastars.us" in the past, your browser probably recorded the "real" address on my Insight page, so your bookmark will still point to the old PGO page. So you'll need to update your bookmarks. Insight says the old pages will disappear on May 31. And I haven't updated that page with the new IFSP'08 page.

The IFSP'08 page is at <http://indianastars.us/starparty>

If you use your bookmark and the link on the main PGO page to the IFSP page still sends you to the IFSP2007 page, you need to update your bookmarks.

-John

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#471

From: pg_obs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu Jun 5, 2008 1:25 am
Subject: Open House, 6/6/2008, 9:30 pm

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#472

From: "John Mahony" <jmmahony@...>
Date: Sat Jun 7, 2008 2:31 am
Subject: PGO open Saturday 6/7 (was: Open House, 6/6/2008, 9:30 pm)

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Apparently the Frankfort paper accidentally listed the event for
Saturday rather than Friday.  The forecast looks good, so we _will_ be
open Saturday night.

-John



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#473

From: pg_obs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:25 am
Subject: Open House, 6/28/2008, 9:30 pm

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#474

From: pg_obs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:56 pm
Subject: Indiana Family Star Party, 7/31/2008, 4:00 pm

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#475

From: pg_obs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:55 pm
Subject: Indiana Family Star Party, 7/31/2008, 4:00 pm

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Time:		4:00 pm - 12:00 am
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City State Zip:		Frankfort, IN
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#476

From: pg_obs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:55 am
Subject: Open House, 8/30/2008, 9:00 pm

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Date:		Saturday August 30, 2008
Time:		9:00 pm - 1:00 am
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Street:		6815 West Co. Rd. 200 N.
City State Zip:		Frankfort IN

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#477

From: pg_obs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu Oct 2, 2008 12:01 am
Subject: Open House, 10/3/2008, 8:00 pm

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Date:		Friday October 3, 2008
Time:		8:00 pm - 12:00 am
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Street:		6815 West Co. Rd. 200 N
City State Zip:		Frankfort IN

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#478

From: John Mahony <jmmahony@...>
Date: Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:57 am
Subject: Camp Cullom Graze and Gaze Fundraiser, Open House

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(forwarded, with comments added):

From: rk@...

A reminder....Saturday is the One-time-a-year openhouse/fundraiser for Camp Cullom: Graze and Gaze

Chili

Smores

drinks etc. etc.

4:30-7:30 Saturday Oct. 11

(And viewing afterwards)

Hope to see you there. Get there early and enjoy a beautiful walk in the Camp!

:>)

All you care to eat

(the food costs money, but viewing is free)

Russ Kaspar
V.P. Kaspar Broadcasting Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 545
Frankfort, IN 46041

Phone: 765-659-3338 Fax: 765-654-3484
e-mail: rk@...

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#479

From: pg_obs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:25 pm
Subject: Open House, 10/25/2008, 7:30 pm

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Date:		Saturday October 25, 2008
Time:		7:30 pm - 11:30 pm
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Street:		6815 West Co. Rd. 200 N
City State Zip:		Frankfort, IN

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#480

From: John Mahony <jmmahony@...>
Date: Wed Feb 18, 2009 3:29 pm
Subject: Comet Viewing this Saturday

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We will be open this Saturday for a special viewing of Comet Lulin. See
<http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/35992534.html>
for details of the comet.

The rest of our 2009 schedule should be on the website soon.
<http://indianastars.us>
<http://indianastars.us/schedule.html>

-John

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#481

From: "John Mahony" <jmmahony@...>
Date: Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:50 pm
Subject: CORRECTION! Re: Comet Viewing this Saturday

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Correction:  Next Saturday, the 28th.

-John


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> We will be open this Saturday for a special viewing of Comet Lulin.  See
> <http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/35992534.html>
> for details of the comet.
>
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> <http://indianastars.us>
> <http://indianastars.us/schedule.html>
>
> -John
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#482

From: John Mahony <jmmahony@...>
Date: Mon Mar 2, 2009 10:50 am
Subject: PGO schedule

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PGO's schedule for the year is (finally) up at
<http://indianastars.us.schedule.html>

Special events this year:

Astronomy Weekend with the Wabash Valley Astronomical Society and the Indiana Astronomical Society, April 24-25.

Indiana Family Star Party July 23-26.

-John

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#483

From: John Mahony <jmmahony@...>
Date: Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:52 am
Subject: starparty website up

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The website for the 2009 Indiana Family Star Party is up at
<http://indianastars.us/starparty>

-John

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#484

From: pg_obs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:25 am
Subject: Public Stargazing Night, 3/28/2009, 8:30 pm

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Date:		Saturday March 28, 2009
Time:		8:30 pm - 11:30 pm
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Street:		6815 West Co. Rd. 200 N
City State Zip:		Frankfort, IN

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#485

From: pg_obs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:03 am
Subject: Astronomy Weekend, 4/24/2009, 12:00 am

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Date:		Friday April 24, 2009
Time:		All Day
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Street:		6815 West Co. Rd. 200 N
City State Zip:		Frankfort, IN
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#486

From: pg_obs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu May 21, 2009 1:25 am
Subject: Public Stargazing Night, 5/22/2009, 9:30 pm

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City State Zip:		Frankfort, IN

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#487

From: pg_obs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:26 am
Subject: Public Stargazing Night, 6/20/2009, 9:30 pm

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City State Zip:		Frankfort IN

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#488

From: pg_obs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:56 pm
Subject: Indiana Family Star Party, 7/23/2009, 3:00 pm

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#489

From: pg_obs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:56 pm
Subject: Indiana Family Star Party, 7/23/2009, 3:00 pm

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Date:		Thursday July 23, 2009
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City State Zip:		Frankfort, IN
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#490

From: pg_obs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:11 am
Subject: Public Stargazing Night, 8/22/2009, 9:15 pm

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Time:		9:15 pm - 12:15 am
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City State Zip:		Frankfort IN

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#491

From: pg_obs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:26 am
Subject: Public Stargazing Night, 9/18/2009, 8:30 pm

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Title:		Public Stargazing Night

Date:		Friday September 18, 2009
Time:		8:30 pm - 12:00 am
Location:		Prairie Grass Observatory
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City State Zip:		Frankfort IN

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#492

From: John Mahony <jmmahony@...>
Date: Tue Oct 6, 2009 2:09 am
Subject: Camp Cullom Graze 'n' Gaze

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Camp Cullom's annual "Graze 'n' Gaze" coincides with PGO's final public night of the year on Saturday Oct 17. Chili and s'mores and other extras will be served from 4:30 to 7:30 at the lodge. Here are the prices for the chili dinner:

Adults $7.00

Youth 4 and up $5.00

Under 3 Free

That's how it's printed on the tickets. Note the age ranges "4 and up" and "under 3" leaves out kids between 3 years and 3 years 364 days. I guess if your kid is that age you'll have to arm wrestle the person at the front door to decide if he has to pay.

Star gazing is free, as soon as it gets dark.

-John

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#493

From: pg_obs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:06 am
Subject: Public Stargazing Night, 10/17/2009, 8:00 pm

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City State Zip:		Frankfort, IN

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