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Information on and directions to our meetings. Presentations and programs for our 2012 general meetings. Seminole State College Planetarium evening shows Friday and Saturday Evenings at 8:30 p.m. |
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Hello NSN StarGazers!
Have you seen the giant sunspot coming around the northeast limb of the Sun? Spaceweather.com reports that the 100,000 km stretch of sunspots is “crackling with M-Class flares.” Are you ready to bring views of these sunspots to your visitors?
1. The Magnetic Sun Telecon this Wednesday, May 9th
2. Are you ready for the Solar Eclipse and the Transit of Venus?
3. AstroByte: 86% of adults are using social media
4. Videos for the ToV and the Solar Eclipse
| Forum | Topic | Last Post |
| Trading Post | Takahashi EM 200 Temma 2 Mount for sale | 05/04/12 15:41 PM |
| Trading Post | Takahashi TOA-130 Refractor for sale | 05/04/12 15:39 PM |
| Outreach Events | Girl Scout Camporee at Wekiwa Youth Camp | 04/22/12 19:37 PM |
| Ocala Dark Sky Observing Site | Ocala Observing Tonite | 04/07/12 09:38 AM |
| General Observing Discussions | Venus and the Pleiedes | 04/05/12 09:35 AM |
| Harmony Dark Sky Observing Site | Harmony March 17 | 03/15/12 21:44 PM |
| Trading Post | Telescope Making blanks and more | 03/14/12 08:07 AM |
| Trading Post | Garage Sale | 03/10/12 20:11 PM |
| General Observing Discussions | WSP Redux | 03/05/12 22:12 PM |
| Harmony Dark Sky Observing Site | Harmony Feb 24-25 2012 | 02/23/12 09:04 AM |
The First quarter Astrolog has been published. Click on the following link to review: http://www.cfas.org/filemgmt_data/files/AstrologVol%2037%20Q1%282012%29.pdf .
Stargazer Friends:
The stargazer article is published monthly. For the current Stargazer column (topic: "2012 Night Sky Highlights"), go to http://stargazerpaul.com/sg-2012.htm.
Regards, Paul
Stargazer appears twice-monthly in the Waco Tribune-Herald and 60+ other newspapers. Paul Derrick is an amateur astronomer who lives in Waco. To be added to (or removed from) this free e-mail reminder, send your e-mail address (and name and city/state) to paulderrickwaco@aol.com.
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Hubble Uncovers Tiny Galaxies Bursting with Star Birth in Early Universe
Using its near-infrared vision to peer 9 billion years back in time, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered an extraordinary population of tiny, young galaxies that are brimming with star formation. The galaxies are typically a hundred times less massive than the Milky Way galaxy, yet they churn out stars at such a furious pace that their stellar content would double in just 10 million years. By comparison, the Milky Way would take a thousand times longer to double its population.
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This news release and its supporting materials are permanently achived at: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2011/31/
CFAS has established a Messier Observing Certificate Program. See details at this link: http://www.cfas.org/filemgmt_data/files/CFAS%20Messier%20Observing%20Program%20Instructions.pdf
CFAS board votes to establish Observing Certificates for CFAS members.
After many years CFAS will now have an official Observing Certificate program for its members. The Observing chairman has agreed to develop Observing Certificates for the following : Moon, Messier, Caldwell and Herchel 400 . The certificates will recognize observing acievements by CFAS members in the aforementioned areas..
As we approach summer the hot, humid Florida weather becomes less conducive to good viewing nights. Excellent substitutes are available on the internet. Wayne Frey, a CFAS member has found a new source to observe all year long. Read on to discover his find.
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