16.Jan.02 Astronomy/Stargazers Open House. Please join a group of amateur astronomers for an evening of looking at the planets and stars with a variety of...
Stargazers, Thanks for joining us tonight at the Astronomy/Stargazer Open House. We counted about 50 people. The biggest group was Ms. Niland's science...
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vpas@yahoogroups.com
Jan 17, 2002 1:51 pm
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the vpas group: Do you want an Astronomy Club on the Peninsula? o Yes, I want to join and help organize...
Paul, Well, I guess that I should have checked my email before I sent you the invite. Oops. I just checked the projected skies for tomorrow night and it...
Jeff Ferguson brought his 6" handmade scope to NASA Langley Skywatchers Holiday Party tonight. Congratulations, you did a great job. He not only made the...
Check out Bluebird Observatory. From his home page: "Pull up a lawn chair. Sit back and relax while your eyes adapt to the darkness. The day is about to be...
George Curran and I are going to meet at The County Grill, in Hampton just off of Mercury near the King Street intersection, tomorrow (Monday). We'll work on...
Interested in a Messier Marathon in March? Jeff Ferguson, Larry Wade, Steve Underkofler, and I want to do it. How about doing this as a group somewhere dark,...
This sounds like a fun time. My son and I are new to stargazing and we had a good time watching the Major Meteor Shower a few months ago and the Moon during...
I'll practice some after the Astronomy/Staragazers Open House the 13th of March at Jones. The new Moon is Thursday, so Wednesday will be dark, and hopefully...
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George L. Curran
g.l.curran@...
Jan 28, 2002 4:38 pm
I like Lawrence's suggestion of a weekend night. Please do count me in. I tried to get a spot on a farm in Isle of Wight - but the owner is worried somebody...
Folks, This is an email conversation that I had with someone recently, starting with the message at the bottom. Apparently he is not a NASA employee and does...
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vpas@yahoogroups.com
Jan 29, 2002 4:41 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the vpas group. File :...
Popular Mason Dixon Star Party Ready for Great June Skies The York County Astronomical Society and the York County Parks will be presenting the 13th annual...
Last night's observing session had a shaky start, but it turned out to be a worthwhile night. I arrived about 8PM, and there was a wall of menacing clouds in...
I met with Mr. John Pauls and Ms. Marie Smith of the Hampton City Schools Administration today. I have a presentation that I hope to deliver tomorrow night at...
Hello everyone, Thanks for eveyones help. Now, I love my XT6, me and my son have alot of fun with it. I somehow got a big hand print o my primary. How can I...
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Pegasus321@...
Feb 8, 2002 8:55 pm
Hi Lawrence, A gentleman called and wanted to know about a local astronomy club. I gave him the info about the vpas newsgroup and your email address. I hope ...
Hey Dave, The more the merrier. Everyone is invited to participate and join if so inclined. That is the main reason for organizing the internet group, so that...
Stargazers, Wednesday night I presented a five minute talk on Reopening the Planetarium at the Jones Magnet Middle School. I prepared a paper handout that...
Lawrence and Dave, Mr. Stillman called me on Friday. I explained the difference between the "Skywatchers" and the "Stargazers" groups, gave him your email ...
Stargazers, ... To subscribe, visit: http://skyandtelescope.com/shopatsky/emailsubscribe.asp Hope to see you all at Jones, Wednesday night at 5:30, Lawrence...
Hello to the Group! I am Richard Williams and have been learning astronomy for almost 2 years. I only have a 4.5" reflector and am yearning for something...
Stargazers, Bring a pair of binoculars and a telescope to the Open House tomorrow night at Jones Magnet Middle School. We'll start assembling around 5:30p.m....
Stargazers, Thanks again for coming out last night. We had about 50 people again. Thank you Ms. Niland for your support. We had people from as far away as...
Stargazers, The PDF for the 13.Mar.02 Astronomy/Stargazers Open House is located at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vpas/files/#3_13.Mar.02_flyer.pdf (Please...
Stargazers, Saturn will be obscured by the Moon starting around 7:16 p.m. tonight and will reappear on the other side around 8:42 p.m. The Moon will cover...
"Astronomy Picture of the Day" has a beautiful series of images: Saturn emerging from the Moon's limb. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Clear...
