Desert Skies Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association Volume LII, Number 8 August, 2006 Jupiter Dominates the August Night Sky ♦ Learn the latest about comets at ♦ Constellation of the month the monthly meeting ♦ Grand Canyon Star Party Report ♦ Star party for U of A students ♦ Object of the Month Desert Skies: August, 2006 2 Volume LII, Number 8 Cover Photo: Imaged by Rik Hill using a C14 and a ToUCam. It's a stack of about 3600 images taken in 3 minutes time. The stacking was done with Registax 3 and the final processing with GIMP. TAAA Web Page: http://www.tucsonastronomy.org TAAA Phone Number: (520) 792-6414 Office/Position Name Phone E-mail Address President Bill Lofquist 297-6653
[email protected] Vice President Ken Shaver 762-5094
[email protected] Secretary Steve Marten 307-5237
[email protected] Treasurer Terri Lappin 977-1290
[email protected] Member-at-Large George Barber 822-2392
[email protected] Member-at-Large JD Metzger 760-8248
[email protected] Member-at-Large Teresa Plymate 883-9113
[email protected] Chief Observer Wayne Johnson 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 Bill Lofquist 297-6653
[email protected] Newsletter Editor George Barber 822-2392
[email protected] School Star Party