Our website has been updated with links to the presentations from yesterday and the dates and details of the next meeting. Go to our Home page for information on the next meeting and click on the following link which will bring you to the Past Events Page for links to the presentations and pictures.
http://ceastronomy.org/blog/events
Clear Skies
Theo

GLOBE at Night Telecon January 20th: Mobilize your community to address light pollution!
One-third of outdoor lighting escapes unused into space. Such over-illumination incurs substantial costs, has consequences to energy consumption, human health and the habits and habitats of wildlife.

Join us on January 20th, 6 pm Pacific (9 pm Eastern) when Dr. Connie Walker of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory discusses ways you can interest others in your community to seek local solutions to the global problem of light pollution.
To join the Night Sky Network Teleconference on Thursday, January 20th at 6:00 pm Pacific (9:00 pm Eastern) simply call the toll-free conference line: 1-888-455-9236
Call anytime after 5:45 pm Pacific the evening of the telecon. An operator will answer and:
- You will be asked for the passcode: NIGHT SKY NETWORK
- You will be asked to give your NAME and the CLUB you belong to, and number of people listening with you.
A PowerPoint to accompany the teleconference will be available by January 19th for you to download or view online. We will link to it on the Night Sky Network Featured News (Accessible after you log into Night Sky Network).
TWO GLOBE at Night campaigns will be held in 2011, the first is February 21 to March 6 and the second is March 22 to April 4. http://www.globeatnight.org/
BONUS: After each GLOBE at Night campaign, Night Sky Network clubs who held and logged GLOBE at Night events will be entered in a drawing for five Sky Quality Meters that accurately measure the darkness of the sky.

Because of the snowy conditions and the cloudy forecast, the outreach for Hopewell Middle School for tomorrow is cancelled.
Theo Ramakers

A number of physics students of the Monroe Area High School will attend our meeting and the observing session this coming Saturday January 8th. In order to provide more room during the meeting, Charlie Elliott’s staff has offered us to hold our meeting in the “Sheppard Room” which is in the building to the right of the Visitor Center and administration building. Just take the next driveway past the visitor center entrance and you will see it there. The meeting will start at 3:00 P.M. and the forecast for observing, so far, is excellent. So plan on being there, bring your scope, and enjoy an afternoon and evening with friends and interested people! All members participating in the obseving session can use the event for qualifying Event/Hours requirements for 2011 for the Night Sky Network outreach.

The outreach event for Hopewell Middle School for tomorrow has been cancelled because of the bad weather. We will post new dates for next year, so check back when they need help.
Clear Skies,
Theo Ramakers

This is a reminder for our quarterly Potluck Dinner Meeting for this coming Saturday December 4th, starting at 3:00 P.M. with observing at the Joh Wood observing field after the meeting.  Richard Jakiel will present.  Please let me know what you will be bringing to the Potluck and I will publish the menu as we go through the week.  Hope to see you Satuday!
Clear skies,
Theo Ramakers

Dr. Alan Harris’ presentation evaluates the present and future ground-based surveys and implications of a large increase in near-earth asteroid discovery rate.   To join the Teleconference on Thursday, November 18th at 6:00 pm Pacific (9:00 pm Eastern) call the toll-free conference line: 1-888-455-9236  Call anytime after 5:45 pm Pacific the evening of the telecon. An operator will answer and:
- You will be asked for the passcode: NIGHT SKY NETWORK
- You will be asked to give your NAME and the CLUB you belong to (Charlie Elliott Chapter of the AAC) , and number of people listening with you.
The direct link to the 3.3 MB PowerPoint (no login required):
http://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/docs/AlanHarris.ppt
Theo Ramakers

We are going tonight to reach out to the students from Winnona Park Elementary School in Atlanta. It will start at 6:00 P.M. with some hands-on presentations and than observing the moon and Jupiter.

Next week Wednesday October 27th, we are at the Memorial Middle School in Conyers with a program to get them prepared for Astronomy and Space Exploration. We will do a presentation in the auditorium and will let the students observe the Sun on the tennis court. If you can participate with a Solar scope, please come out and let the students see what the real sun looks like. Please let me know if you can make it, so I can follow up with details.
Clear Skies,
Theo Ramakers