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Stdt1203for Pub00.Pub Star Dust National Capital Astronomers, Inc. http://capitalastronomers.org Volume 62, Number 4 December2003 ISSN 0898-7548 ing The President’s Corner There is going to be a meeting location and public transportation. The subway serves time also allows us the potential for ob- time change beginning with the January 3, College Park and there is a UMD shuttle serving through one of the observatory's 2004 meeting. For at least January through which can take you to the campus. If you telescopes after the meeting. They have a March, we will be meeting at 7 P.M. at the let us know beforehand, someone can pick C-14, a 20" Ritchey-Chretien reflector and University of Maryland observa- a 7" Astrophysics refractor as tory on Metzerott Rd. off Uni- their primary instruments. versity Blvd. in College Park, at the invitation of Elizabeth War- “Change in Time and For those wishing to join the ner, the director. If this is suc- speaker and other members for cessful, we will make it perma- Place for January, dinner before the meeting, we nent. The primary reason is that will dine at 5 P.M. at the Gar- our membership has been de- den Restaurant located con- creasing partially because we February, and March veniently at the University have been forced to meet in the College on University Blvd. afternoon and this has cut into Meetings” Maps to both of these locations peoples' other activities. We had will be in the January Stardust. previously met at 7:30 P.M. for There are also a number of res- at least 40 years. The county center has you up on campus and take you to and taurants in College Park which said we have to be out by 5 P.M. and we from the observatory. There are several we can try in later months. I also want to have been looking into switching venues. benefits to being at the university. One is bring up one other item. Bob Bolster has While this is farther from the center of the the association with one of the major been the keeper of NCA's 14" Celestron metropolitan area, it is still accessible by schools in the area. The later 7 P.M. start- (Continued on page 2) December Speaker: Dr. Kim Weaver, “Beyond the Dragon’s Lair: Black Holes Disturbing the Neighborhood” Submitted by Jeff Guerber Dr. Kim Weaver will present the featured the last 40 years, black holes have pro- Bio talk “Beyond the Dragon’s Lair: Black gressed from mathematical curiosity to Dr. Kimberly Weaver is an astrophysi- Holes Disturbing the Neighborhood” at reality. Astronomers are now finding them cist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight the December 6 meeting of the National everywhere. More than that, black holes Center in Greenbelt, MD, and is also an Capital Astronomers. shape their surroundings by producing ex- adjunct assistant professor in the Depart- plosive events that wreak havoc on their ment of Physics and Astronomy at the The meeting will be held at 3:00 P.M. in host galaxies and beyond. Dr. Weaver will Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Ser- review the current evidence for black MD. She graduated from West Virginia vices Center of Montgomery County, holes and show why they may be funda- University in 1987 and received her 4805 Edgemoor Lane (Second Floor), mentally important in the birth and evolu- Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University Bethesda, MD. tion of galaxies, including our own Milky of Maryland at College Park, MD in Way. She will also discuss NASA’s future 1993. She specializes in studies of black Abstract plans for learning even more about these holes, active galactic nuclei and star- Einstein didn’t believe they existed, but in remarkable denizens of our Universe. burst galaxies. National Capital Astronomers, Inc. Page 1 President’s Corner NCA Events This Month (Continued from page 1) for a number of years. He is no longer able The Public is Welcome! to bring it to Exploring the Sky and mem- NCA Home Page: http://capitalastronomers.org bers have not been going to the weekly observing sessions at his house. Ideally, we would like to store it at the Rock Creek Fridays, December 5, 12, and 19, at Saturday, December 6 at 3:00 P.M. Nature Center, but this may not be possi- 6:30 to 9:30 P.M. NCA mirror- and NCA meeting in the Bethesda- ble. We would like someone who would be telescope-making classes at the Chevy Chevy Chase Regional Services willing to store it and bring it to Exploring Chase Community Center, at the north- Center of Montgomery County, the Sky. If you can help us, please contact east corner of the intersection of 4805 Edgemoor Lane, (Second Floor), me. McKinley Street and Connecticut Ave- Bethesda, MD. nue, N.W. Contact instructor Guy Bran- denburg at 202-635-1860 or email him Dr. Kim Weaver will present the featured at gfbrandenburg @yahoo.com. talk, “Beyond the Dragon’s Lair: Black Holes Disturbing the Neighborhood.” Saturday, December 6 and Fridays, December 12, 19, and 26, at 8:30 P.M. Saturday, December 6, following the Open nights with NCA’s 14-inch tele- meeting, dinner with the speaker and scope at Ridgeview Observatory near NCA members at the Alexandria, Virginia. For more informa- Bangkok Garden Restaurant tion, see the article below. 4906 Saint Elmo Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814 See Page 3 for more National Capital (301) 951-0670 area astronomical doings. To join NCA, use the membership application on Page 7. We are Looking for a New Meeting Place By Nancy Grace Roman As you know, we are looking for a new Elizabeth Warner has generously invited Join the International Dark-Sky meeting place where we could meet with- us to the University or Maryland and we Association out charge, preferably on Saturday eve- shall probably accept for several months 3225 N. First Avenue Tucson, AZ ning. Do you have a contact who could as we continue to search. However, it is 85719-2103 provide a suitable place? It should hold rather far for our Virginia members and is about 50 people comfortably. If so, please not very accessible by public transporta- www.darksky.org contact Jay Miller (301-530-7942 or tion, so we are still looking. [email protected]) The deadline for the January Star Dust is December15. Please send your material to Elliott Observing with the NCA C-14 Fein by that date to Bob Bolster ensure inclusion. All at 8:30 p.m. Prime Objects Send submissions to Elliott Fein at Saturday, December 6 Mars, Gibbous Moon [email protected]. Friday, December 12 CCD Imaging Workshop Text must be in ASCII, Friday, December 19 M31, Double Cluster MS Word (97 or earlier), Friday, December 26 M31, Double Cluster, after 10:30, Saturn, M42 or WordPerfect. At Ridgeview Observatory in Bob Bolster’s backyard, 6007 Ridge View Drive, All articles submitted may be Franconia, Virginia (off Franconia Rd. between Telegraph Rd. and Rose Hill Dr.). edited Call Bob at 703-960-9126 to let him know you are coming. to fit the space available. Page 2 National Capital Astronomers, Inc. Other National Capital Area Meetings, etc. Montgomery College’s Planetarium ing targets in real time, via the web. If Wednesday, December 03 12:00 P.M. Fenton St. in Takoma Park, MD. the weather is lousy, we will still be do- “Inside the Bomber” The Martin B-26 Exciting public planetarium programs ing a demo, using the web to drive a tele- Marauder “Flak Bait.” World War II are offered at Montgomery College at scope and camera simulator. Applica- Aviation. Gallery 205. Takoma Park. Please come to a public tions for access to the Roboscope will Wednesday, December 10 12:00 P.M. planetarium program and explore the also be taken. “The First U.S. Rocket-Assisted Take- universe with us. Some of the public Sunday, January 11 LASIK surgery for off: The Ercoupe JATO”` Rocketry and planetarium programs for the 2003-2004 amateur astronomers. Myron Wasiuta, Space Flight. Gallery 113. academic year: optometrist, astronomy professor and Monday, December 15 10:00 A.M. to Monday, December 22, 2003 at 7:00 P.M. former NOVAC President will present a 5:30 P.M. Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center “The Day of the Sun’s Return, the Win- talk on LASIK, with emphasis on selec- (UHC) Official Opening. The Steven F. ter Solstice.” The winter solstice is at tion guidelines, details of the surgical Udvar-Hazy Center, the spectacular 7:04 UT December 22 which is 2:04 procedure itself, recovery expectations, companion facility to the museum’s flag- A.M. (EST=Eastern Standard time). and finally, what’s just around the corner ship building on the National Mall, Saturday, January 24, 2004 at 7:00 P.M. (custom ablation using wavefront analy- opens to the public. Join the staff of the “How are Stars Born?” sis!). Should be of interest to ATM’s, as museum for a memorable day of exciting Saturday, February 14, 2004 at 7:00 P.M. well as anyone with less than diffraction- events. “African Skies” limited eyesight. Curator's Choice How to get to Montgomery College’s Source: http://novac.com Wednesday, December 17 12:00 P.M. Planetarium at Takoma Park, Maryland: ”The Aerial Age Begins: Cultural Re- University of Maryland College Park From I-495, the capital beltway, go south sponses to the Invention of Flight.” The Astronomy Department Colloquia on George Avenue (Route 97).
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