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Desert Skies Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association Desert Skies Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association Volume LIV, Number 7 July, 2008 Hunting for Meteorites in Antarctica ♦ Monthly Meeting moved to July 11 ♦ Job Opportunity at Kitt Peak ♦ Constellation of the month ♦ July Star parties ♦ Special Interest Groups Meetings Desert Skies: July, 2008 2 Volume LIV, Number 7 Cover Photo: Cruising the base of an Antarctic mountain range, searching for meteorites, on an austral summer day. (Photos: Julia Goreva, UA Lunar and Planetary Laboratory) TAAA Web Page: http://www.tucsonastronomy.org TAAA Phone Number: (520) 792-6414 Office/Position Name Phone E-mail Address President Ø Ken Shaver 762-5094 [email protected] Vice President Ø Keith Schlottman 290-5883 [email protected] Secretary Ø Steve Marten 307-5237 [email protected] Treasurer Ø Terri Lappin 977-1290 [email protected] Member-at-Large Ø George Barber 822-2392 [email protected] Member-at-Large Ø John Kalas 620-6502 [email protected] Member-at-Large Ø Teresa Plymate 883-9113 [email protected] Chief Observer Dr. Mary Turner 586-2244 [email protected] AL Correspondent (ALCor) Nick de Mesa 797-6614 [email protected] Astro-Imaging SIG Steve Peterson 762-8211 [email protected] Computers in Astronomy SIG Roger Tanner 574-3876 [email protected] Beginners SIG JD Metzger 760-8248 [email protected] Newsletter Editor George Barber 822-2392 [email protected] School Star Party Scheduling Coordinator Paul Moss 240-2084 [email protected] School Star Party Volunteer Coordinator Roger Schuelke 404-6724 [email protected] Webmaster Debra Malmos 495-5830 [email protected] Club Sales Ann Scott 749-4867 [email protected] TIMPA Gate Card controller Ray Toscano 529-3074 [email protected] Equipment Loan Coordinator Richard Dougall 245-5441 [email protected] Claude Plymate Librarians 883-9113 [email protected] Teresa Plymate Grand Canyon Star Party Coordinator Dean Ketelsen 293-2855 [email protected] General Information Terri Lappin 977-1290 [email protected] TAAA Board Of Directors (marked by Ø above) All Board Members [email protected] Membership in the TAAA magazines. To change an individual subscription to the group rate, pay the subscription amount to the TAAA treasurer. Include your Annual Fees magazine renewal notice. Individual membership ...........................................................$25.00 Family (includes two adults plus minor children) .....................$30.00 • Please include a note explaining what you are paying for. Credit Youth under 18 years must join as a family upon parental or guardian cards are not accepted. Write one check or money order for fees plus acknowledgement of participation in TAAA events. Ask the Treasurer any options or donations. Make it payable to TAAA and send to: for the required form. Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association Discounts (one discount allowed, subtract from above rates) PO BOX 41254 Tucson, AZ 85717 Seniors (over 60 years) .............................................................$2.00 College Students, Teachers (K – 12) ..........................................$8.00 Mailing Address or Email Changes - Send to address above or email the Youth under 18 yrs (form required, contact the treasurer).......$13.00 treasurer. Options (add to above membership rates) TAAA Mission Statement - The mission of the Tucson Amateur Astron- Tucson society of the Astronomical League (TAL) fees............$ 7.50 omy Association is to provide opportunities for members and the public Sky & Telescope Magazine 1 year (12 issues) ..........................$32.95 to share the joy and excitement of astronomy through observing, educa- Astronomy Magazine 1 year (12 issues) ..................................$34.00 tion and fun. 2 years (24 issues) ................................$60.00 Postage for New Member Pack ...............................................$ 4.80 Desert Skies Publishing Guidelines - All articles, announcements, news, Donations are accepted for the following funds: SA-IDA/Light Pollution, etc. must be submitted by the newsletter deadline. Materials received TIMPA, Education, 30” Telescope & Land, and General/Undesignated. after that date will appear in the next issue. The editor retains all submis- Renewal Information sions unless prior arrangements are made. Submissions should be sub- mitted in Word compatible files via e-mail or on a recordable media.. All • Your membership expires as indicated on your mailing label. material copyright Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association or specific • TAAA members may join the Tucson society of the Astronomical author. No reproduction without permission, all rights reserved. We will League (TAL) at the time they join or renew. not publish slanderous or libelous material! Send submissions to: George Barber • Discounted Sky & Telescope or Astronomy magazine subscriptions TAAA/Desert Skies Editor are available to members and can be started or renewed at anytime. 15940 W Ridgemoor Ave Rates are given above. Allow 3 months for processing. Subscriptions Tucson AZ 85736 must be sent through the TAAA. Do not send money directly to the Join our Email Lists on YahooGroups Announcements: http://tinyurl.com/e7o3y (TAAA news, no posting allowed, 15/month) TAAA Forum: http://tinyurl.com/hwoau (general astronomy discussion, posting allowed, 75/month) TAAA Dark Site: http://tinyurl.com/3d8ts9 (discussion of dark site issues, posting allowed) Desert Skies is published monthly by the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association, Post Office Box 41254, Tucson AZ 85717. Volume LIV, Number 7 3 Desert Skies: July, 2008 President’s Message We have been enjoying some great nights of clear viewing structure that will allow us to start using the facility. throughout June. As July brings us to our impending mon- Please be aware that we are not able to start using the site soon season and the prospects of limited clear viewing for astronomy activities until the requirements set forth nights we still find there is plenty to do. The extra time by Cochise Planning and Zoning are met. If you are inter- allows us to do those much needed equipment mainte- ested in or have an idea of some way that you can assist nance and improvement tasks. We are also moving for- in the dark site project, please contact Bill Lofquist. ward on several projects within the club. A reminder to everyone that this month the general meet- We are finalizing the last details on the TIMPA scope pro- ing has been moved to July 11th as the first Friday falls on ject and thanks to Keith Schlottman we have the loan of the 4th of July holiday. The BOD meeting will be on July 9th, his wedge for the 14” until a permanent one can be ac- which is the Wednesday before the general meeting. quired. Thank you to the many volunteers who are assist- ing in the last details that will make the roll off a facility Before I close, I would like to take the opportunity to ex- we can enjoy for many years to come. We will announce press my gratitude to Bill Lofquist for his service as the soon our plans to officially dedicate the facility. club President for the past two years. He has given a great deal of his time and expertise in this roll and we have The new web site is now live and, if you haven’t yet had been very lucky to have had his leadership on the board. It the chance to take a look at it, please check it out. has been in great part due to his leadership and determi- Changes and improvements are ongoing and if you have nation that we can now see a club dark site facility as a any comments please forward your comments to our Web- future reality. We look forward to Bills’ continued leader- master Debra Malmos or talk to a board member. We will ship on this project. Thank you, Bill. have additional changes and resources for the site for members as time goes on. Clear Skies Finally, we are continuing to move forward on the dark Ken Shaver site project. Plans are continuing to progress for getting the permits and other items needed to install the infra- Meeting Information and Calendar of Events TAAA MEETING DATE: Please note the date change: BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING: Wednesday, July 9, Friday, July 11, at the Steward Observatory Auditorium – 6:30 pm. The meeting is held at Steward Observatory Room N210 Conference Room N305. ASTRONOMY ESSENTIALS: 6:30 pm STAR PARTIES AND EVENTS: Title: Objects of the Season 05 July- TAAA and AF-SIG Star Party at TIMPA Speaker: Dr. Mary Turner 07 July – Astro-Imaging SIG at China Rose 10 July– Astronomy Fundamentals SIG Dr. Turner will give her quarterly update on the best ob- 24 July - Tucson Botanical Garden Star Party jects for observing during the summer season. 26 July - TAAA Star Party at Las Cienegas GENERAL MEETING: 7:30 pm NEWSLETTER SCHEDULE: Deadline for articles: Sat, Title: Spending the summer on ice: hunting for meteorites July 19. Printing: Mon, July 21. Folding Party: Wed, July 23. in Antarctica Mailing: Thu, July 24. The newsletter is mailed at least Speaker: Dr. Tim Swindle one week prior to the following month’s General Meeting. As well as studying meteorites, Prof. Tim Swindle (of the UA Planetary Sciences department) has also spent three southern hemisphere summers on the Polar Plateau in East Antarctica, hunting for meteorites. His talk will in- clude a little bit of travelogue about a place where sum- mers are about 100 degrees cooler than they are in Tuc- son, a little bit about how you hunt for meteorites in Ant- arctica and why the U.S. has sponsored meteorite hunters annually for more than 30 years, and a little bit about some of the other science that is conducted on the Polar Plateau. Desert Skies: July, 2008 4 Volume LIV, Number 7 Club News Member News We welcome these members who have recently joined the TAAA: Mark & Laura Balstad, James Butler, Gabriel Cocio & Steve Courter, Joan Flannery, Marlys Hathaway, John T Hogan, and Stephen Wright & Janis Burt.
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