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Guidestar  November, 2008 Highlights: at the November 7 Meeting Houston Astronomical Society GuideStar November, 2008 Highlights: At the November 7 meeting... Barbara Wilson - George Obs Director......7 Shallow Sky Object - Deneb .....................13 The Sun, Solar Minutes of the October Meeting ...............15 Radiation, and Ramifications for HAS Web Page: Interplanetary http://www.AstronomyHouston.org Exploration by See the GuideStar's Monthly Calendar Humans of Events to confirm dates and times of all events for the month, and check Brian Cudnik & Dr. Premkumar the Web Page for any last minute Saganti, of Prairie View A&M changes. University and NASA-Johnson Space Center Schedule of meeting activities: Brian Cudnik will start with a discussion about the All meetings are at the University of Houston Science and Sun, how it works, and how solar particle events Research building. See the inside back cover for a map to the happen, then Dr. Saganti will take over with a location. discussion on the latest in research concerning the effects of solar radiation on human astronauts Novice meeting: .............................. 7:00 p.m. Justin McCollum (HAS), "A Novice Approach to Galaxies" travelling to Mars and beyond. Site orientation meeting: ................. 7:00 p.m. Classroom 121 General meeting: ............................ 8:00 p.m. Room 117 See last page for a map and more information. GuideStar, Vol 26, #11 November, 2008 The Houston Astronomical Society Table of Contents The Houston Astronomical Society is a non-profit corporation organized under section 501 (C) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Society was 3 ............November/December Calendar formed for education and scientific purposes. All contributions and gifts Web site are deductible for federal income tax purposes. General membership Publicity Suggestion Box meetings are open to the public and attendance is encouraged. 4 ............Observations of the Editor Officers & Past President 5 ............Observatory Corner President: Bill Leach .........................................................H: 281-893-4057 7 ............Barbara Wilson Vice Pres: Ken Miller .......................................................H: 936-931-2724 George Observatory Director Secretary: Doug McCormick.............................................H: 281-996-0177 Treasurer: Bill Flanagan ...................................................H:713-699-8819 12 ............Want-Ads Past President: Steve Sartor ............................................ Astronomical League 13 ............Shallow Sky Object - Deneb 15 ...........Minutes of the October Meeting Additional Board Members Steve Goldberg.............................713-721-5077 Don Pearce...................................713-432-0734 John Missavage............................ Clayton Jeter ................................ Bram Weisman ............................. Committee Chairpersons Special Interest Group Listing Audit ................................................Tom Blocker ............................ Education...........................................Richard Nugent ....................... Field Tr./Obsg. ...................................George Stradley ......................281-376-5787 Any member who wants specific information on a SIG listed below may Novice................................................Justin McCollum ...................... call the listed individual. Also, see the "Ad Hoc Committee Chairpersons" Observatory .......................................Bob Rogers .............................281-460-1573 Program .............................................Brian Cudnik ............................ on the inside front cover and the "Special Help Volunteers" listing (not Publicity .............................................John Missavage ...................... in every issue). Telescope ..........................................Bram Weisman ........................ Paul & Kay McCallum ............. Welcoming .........................................Open ....................................... Advanced...........................Bill Leach....................281-893-4057 Comets ..............................Don Pearce ................713-432-0734 Ad-Hoc Committee Chairpersons Lunar & Planetary ..............John Blubaugh ...........713-921-4275 Historian ............................................Leland Dolan ...........................713-688-0981 Librarian.............................................Peggy Gilchrist ........................281-443-8773 Logo Mds Sales .................................Judy Dye .................................281-498-1703 Long Range Plan ...............................Bill Leach .................................281-893-4057 Parliamentarian .................................Kirk Kendrick ...........................281-633-8819 Publ. Star Party .................................Richard Nugent ......................713-524-1993 Rice U. Coord. ...................................Matt Delevoryas ......................713-666-9428 Schedule Obs'v't'y .............................Steve Goldberg .......................713-721-5077 Other Meetings... Texas Star Pty ...................................Steve Goldberg .......................713-721-5077 Fort Bend Astronomy Club meets the third Friday of the month at 8:00 p.m. at the First Colony conference Center. Novice meeting begins at Special Interest Groups & Help Committees 7:00, regular meeting begins at 8:00. Web site: http://www.fbac.org These are now listed on the inside of GuideStar (not every month). See the Table of Contents Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society meets in the the Lunar Advisors and Planetary Institute on the 2nd Friday of each month. Web site: Dr. Reginald DuFour, Rice Univ. www.jscas.net Dr. Lawrence Pinsky, U. of H. Dr. Lawrence Armendarez, U. of St. Thomas North Houston Astronomy Club meets at 7:30 p.m. on the 4th Friday of each month in the Teaching Theatre of the Student Center at King- Dues and Membership Information wood College.Call 281-312-1650 or [email protected]. Annual Dues:Regular ..............................................$36.00 Web site: www.astronomyclub.org Associate ..........................................................$6.00 Sustaining ........................................................$50.00 Student ........................................................$12.00 Honorary .....................................................None All members have the right to participate in Society functions and to use the Observatory Site. Regular and Student Members receive a subscription to The Reflector. Regular, Student, and Honorary Members receive The GuideStar. Associate Members, imm ediate family members of a Regular Member, have all membership rights, but do not receive publications. Sustaining members have the same rights as regular members with the additional dues treated as a dona- tion to the Society. Sky & Telescope and Astronomy magazines are available to members at a discount. Membership Application: Send funds to address shown on outside cover of Guid- eStar. Attention - Treasurer, along with the following information: Name, Address, Phone Number, Special Interests in Astronomy, Do you own a Telescope? (If so, what kind?), and where you first heard of H.A.S. GuideStar, Page November/December Check the web site: www.astronomyhouston.org Calendar: Webmaster: Kay McCallum [email protected] Date Time Event Photo by Scott Mitchell he Houston Astronomical Society Web Tpage has information on the society, its November resources, and meeting information. 2 2:00 a.m. Daylight Savings Time Ends 6 10:03 p.m. Moon at first quarter Want your astronomy work and name on 7 7:00 p.m. HAS Novice Meeting, U of H the Internet for the whole world to see? 8:00 p.m. HAS General Meeting, U of H Have some neat equipment? Pictures in film, 13 12:18 a.m. Full Moon CCD, hand drawings or video format are all 19 3:32 p.m. Moon at last quarter 27 10:55 a.m. New Moon welcome on the page. Do you have an idea Thanksgiving Day (US) to improve the page? I’m listening. Send me 29 Prime Night, Columbus Observing Site Email at [email protected]. December 4 7:00 a.m. Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition 5 3:25 p.m. Moon at first quarter 7:00 p.m. HAS Novice Meeting, U of H 8:00 p.m. HAS General Meeting, U of H 12 10:38 a.m. Full Moon 13 Geminid meteors peak Publicity Suggestion Box 19 4:30 a.m. Moon at last quarter 21 6:04 a.m. Winter solstice 22 Ursid Meteors Peak 25 Christmas I welcome any suggestions that any 27 6:22 a.m. New Moon member has to offer. It doesn’t matter Prime Night, Columbus Observing Site how trivial you think your idea may be. All input will be reviewed and welcomed. Send calendar events to Doug McCormick - [email protected] Let’s grow. Please drop me a note at the following address. [email protected] John Missavage- HAS Publicity Chair GuideStar deadline for the December issue is November 15 GuideStar, Page Observations... of the editor by Bill Pellerin, GuideStar Editor Astronomy Day, 2008 was over $36.00/share; five years ago, the stock price was $3.65/share. Two years ago, As usual, Astronomy Day was a blast. There were plenty of people the stock price was $2.00/share, and today, out for the event, though probably not as many as last year. It's the stock price is less than $0.20/share. So, understandable given the trauma that the region has been through if you want to own part of a telescope com- with hurricane Ike. The Brazos Bend State Park only opened a week pany you can get more than
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