Hi Graham, I just wanted to let you know that there is now a Yahoo Group started by Scott Roberts (formerly of Meade Instruments) for those interested in...
The NASA article, link below, may be of interest to meteor and lunar observers. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/21may_100explosions.htm?list2145\ 08 ...
FYI...here is the web link to the Phoenix Mars landing tomorrow on Sunday, May 25. If you want to watch it on NASA TV you can get the scheduled times and web...
There are a few threads for amateur astronomers that often have interesting postings at Silicon Investor in the, "Coffee Shop," area. Anyone can read these...
Hello Group, the Seagrave dome is back in service. There was a problem with the bearing case on the base of the dome, which has since been repaired. Please...
Here is an updated article about the search for Planet X, the tenth planet beyond the planet Pluto. http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080618-planet-x.html ...
Hello all While I was visiting Pete Peterson's observatory last week, he was imaging (for astrometry) an asteroid 20 miles diameter at 150 million miles...
The Camp SureFire event is scheduled for next Thursday, July 17th with a starting time of around 9:00PM. We still need volunteers for this event. It will be...
A big thanks to everyone that attended last night's event. Lynne couldn't thank us enough and wanted to be sure you all knew how grateful she was. We'll save...
Below is the news release from the IAU. This dwarf planet, named "Makemake" is currently the fourth largest and was discovered by Michael Brown, of Cal Tech....
BTW, guess who has an office just down the hall from Mike Brown at CalTech, the discoverer of Makemake and other dwarf planets? Some of you may remember...
... Good find Bob, thanks for the link. GALEX observations are also the subject for many of the NASA Space Place articles that we receive from JPL for our...
What do planetary mission controllers eat and what does the Dawn spacecraft "eat" to propel itself through space to these protoplanets, Vesta and Ceres in the...
Our next event will be for the Cub Scouts and will be held at Seagrave Observatory on Friday August 15th. In place of our normal star party, we are now...
... Seagrave Observatory on Friday August 15th. ... aimed specifically for the cub scouts obtaining their Astronomy Belt Loop and Academics Pin. ... scout...
The event we had scheduled for the cub scouts on August 15th has been rescheduled for Saturday, September 6th. It will also be a public night but between the...
ASSNE has invited us to help with the Providence WaterFire this Saturday, August 23rd. We could still use additional scopes. Thus far Glenn and myself are...
This is a fun family event and we've already got a dozen volunteers. But it's not to late to join us. You don't need a scope to participate. Y'all come,...
We achieved a number of objectives on Saturday night. The feedback from the public and from Waterfire left all participants feeling great. A number of family...
http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_8_24_08.asp Dawn Journal Dr. Marc Rayman August 24, 2008 Dear Dawnivores, The Dawn spacecraft continues to make good...
I was shocked to hear this on the news this morning. As someone who hails from the town of Burrillville with aspirations of one day returning there, this is...
As we all know, the maximum speed of light in a vacuum is about 186,000 miles per second. If light slows down when say going through air or glass (or any ...
Checking the listings this week, this particular property is still available, and at the reduced asking price of 89900. Seems too good a good deal. Anyone...
Recent observations posted on the MPML Yahoo discussion group indicate the impact probability is at least 99% and will occur somewhere over northern Africa or...