I took a quick glance through the recent additions of people to the group. Welcome to Rodney, Cliff, Stuart and dtcobra2003. Please try to join us at one of...
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Yahoo! Reminder
reminders@...
Oct 2, 2003 4:56 pm
Reminder from the Calendar of vpas
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vpas/cal
GAP Stargazing
Friday October 3, 2003
All Day
(This event repeats on the first...
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Lawrence Taylor
l.w.taylor@...
Oct 3, 2003 2:32 pm
Stargazers, I just talked with Travis of Hampton Parks & Recreation. The GAP will be open at 7 pm tonight. The skies are gorgeous right now. I can't believe...
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Lawrence W. Taylor III
Lawrence.W.Taylor@...
Oct 3, 2003 2:38 pm
Hey Dave, If you come out tonight, please bring the music that you'd like to use in the Planetarium. Andy, do you need a ride? Clear Skies, Bird...
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Lawrence Taylor
l.w.taylor@...
Oct 3, 2003 3:58 pm
Marsgazers, Michael Uenking will present a talk on Mars. This is a real treat for those of us that couldn't get seats for his talk at the Virginia Living ...
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tlriedel
troy_riedel@...
Oct 4, 2003 11:38 pm
Lawrence , Just returned from a month overseas and I am wondering the status of the Astronomy Magazine discount. Did we ever get enough people? My renewal is...
Hey Troy, Welcome back. I wasn't able to get five people together for the discount. What I'm going to probably do is join the Back Bay Amateur Astronomers and...
Stargazers, Thanks everyone for coming out! We had a dozen observers. Thanks Bear, Tom, and George for sharing. We even had a couple from Maryland view with...
... If you're interested in some really cutting-edge astronomy and science lectures sans deliberate dogma, then I suggest attending the JPL's free Von Karman...
Lawrence, Stu here, one of the new members of this group---you might want to check out the Norfolk Astronomical Society (NAS)---I'm a member there and we're...
The primary mirror of the 200" Hale Telescope on Palomar is getting a brand-new coat of aluminum over the next five days. It is an interesting process, and...
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Lawrence Taylor
l.w.taylor@...
Oct 6, 2003 3:55 pm
Hey Stu, Welcome aboard. I really don't know anything about the NAS, except for the members I met at the last VAAS meeting in Ashland last time. I did send an...
Great, Lawrence, I'm glad you e-mailed Glenn---He is more or less editor and somewhat organizer of this very loose group---no rules/no officers/no ...
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Lawrence Taylor
l.w.taylor@...
Oct 6, 2003 4:53 pm
Hey Stu, Thanks for the info. Please feel free to post any NAS events on the calendar or email here. I've been to a couple of Kent's ECSPs. Awesome views...
The Wright Center for Science Education at Tufts University hosts an annual series of lectures on the subject of cosmic evolution, and some of the past...
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S. Kent Blackwell
kent@...
Oct 7, 2003 1:28 am
Just making sure this is your correct address. I will send updated about East Coast Star Party as they come about. Kent Blackwell...
Hey Kent, Thanks for keeping us up to date. This is the email for vpas@yahoogroups.com. I'll put a ECSP holder in on the VPAS Calendar for 15.Nov. Clear Skies,...
Hey Carmen, Thanks for the link. I put it on the VPAS site under Universe. That should also help with the teachers that use this site. Cosmic Evolution is...
Stargazers, This is off topic, but tonight is a lecture from Dr. John Anderson, Jr. on The Wright Brothers and the Future of Flight. Dr. Anderson is quite a...
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Yahoo! Reminder
reminders@...
Oct 8, 2003 9:55 am
Reminder from the Calendar of vpas http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vpas/cal Planetarium Maintenance Wednesday October 8, 2003 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm (This event...
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Yahoo! Reminder
reminders@...
Oct 8, 2003 11:56 am
Reminder from the Calendar of vpas http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vpas/cal Planetarium / Open House Wednesday October 8, 2003 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (This event...
Marsgazers, Michael Uenking will be our speaker tonight at 7 pm. I stopped by the planetarium last night to grab the VCR in order to check it out before ...
Stargazers, It was great seeing Scott & Sara Faatz, the couple that brought the pizza last Friday at the GAP, and Marc with his friend. Dr. Anderson's talk was...
All, What's really fascinating about this story is that certain people don't really need things like Lilienthal's Table and Langley's Laws / Data, etc. to help...
Hey Dave, You're right. They just put themselves into the task and solved the problems themselves with good hard work and true inspiration. The history goes...
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S. Kent Blackwell
kent@...
Oct 8, 2003 2:47 pm
2003 KENT BLACKWELL'S EAST COAST STAR PARTY October 24 & 25 Hampton Lodge Camping Resort - Coinjock, NC (252-453-2732) Approximately 45 miles south of...
Stargazers, We had a small - only 16 people - turnout the other night, but very enjoyable. The VPAS folks almost outnumbered the public - thanks all for ...
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Barker.Terry
Terry.Barker@...
Oct 10, 2003 5:49 pm
The 2003 VAAS convention is almost upon us. It's scheduled for Nov. 15, and will be hosted by NAS (Norfolk Astronomical Society). You will be getting more...
Hey Terry, This is the Virginia Peninsula Astronomy / Stargazers yahoo!groups site. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vpas/ This is the best address for keeping us...
