Highlights of the June Sky

. . . 2nd. . . 2 moon shadows on Jupiter 11:34 pm

June 2005 . . . 6th. . . New Moon This Months KAS Events . . . 10th. . . What’s in the Dark? 2 moon shadows on Jupiter 1:29 am Professor Kirk Korista 7:00 pm Friday, June 3

. . . 13th. . . Kalamazoo Area Math & Science Center Located at Westnedge & West Vine Pluto at opposition

.. . . 14th. . . Kalamazoo Nature Center Observing First Quarter Moon Dusk, June 4 & June 25

.. . . 16th. . . Board Meeting June Lyrids 4:00 pm Sunday, June 5 Jupiter 1.6° N of Moon Trinity Reformed Church 3 am Vicksburg Old Car Festival .. . . 21st. . . June 11th Summer Solstice 2:46 am

.. . . 22nd. . . Inside this Newsletter. . . Full Moon May Meeting Recap……………………………………... p. 2 .. . . 25th. . . Board Meeting Minutes………………………………... p. 3 Saturn 1.3° S of Mercury & Observations……………………………………………………. p. 4 Venus 10 pm NASA Space Place………………………………………….. p. 5 Astrophotography Contest………………………….. p. 6 .. . . 28th. . . KAS Officers & Announcements………………… p. 7 Last Quarter Moon

.. . . 29th. . . Mars 2° to left of Moon 1 am www.kasonline.org June 20052005 Page 2

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The presen- Most fieldstransferred of Cosmology to the KAS, and or givenAstrophysics. back to the His sponsor prominence if tationgraduates ended shied after awaycomparing from severalthe new, of the and most somewhat popular asmatch an astronomerfunds are unavailable. quickly faMoreded discussioninto the background.to follow.. The year 2005 programs are now set—see the KAS website telescopessuspect, field available of Astrophysics. today. A detailed While set workingof notes was at Lick, pro- Edwin Hubble used an Einstein equation to help prove for details. vided,Curtis so made if you a seriesmissed of the impressive meeting and discoveries would like with a copy the his discovery of an expanding universe in 1929. Curtis then36-inch please Crossley contact reflector. Richard. He found that many of the did redeem his career in 1930 as he returned to the Uni- Richard reported on his meeting with the Kalamazoo Na- “white nebulae” were spiral galaxies, many of which versityture Center. of Michigan The KNC as staff the still director would of like its the observatories, KAS to Partcontained two of great the program bands ofwas occulting a telescope materials, clinic and and show- that and-tell. A handful of guests brought telescopes they butprovide he never volunteers would to collectaccept fees all forEinstein’s public observing theories ses-. The neededwere similar help with to our setting own up Milky and using.Way. SpecialCurtis thanksused no- to Greatsions heldDepression there. Officer ended consensus Curtis' wasplans that for member a new, par- large Davevae in Garten, spirals Bob to estimate Havira, Mike distances Sinclair, between and Bill galaxies. Van Dien reflectingticipation wastelescope unlikely—especially at Michigan. inHe view died of in donated 1942. member equipment and time. A brief discussion was held for providing help and bringing their telescopes for the dis- Thank-you, Professor Lindner, for a unique look at our play.Meanwhile, at the newest mountain observatory in on possible dates/topics for Astronomy Day. The KNC California, Mount Wilson, a younger astronomer ownwants state’s a Fall presentation—mosthistory, and some KAS great officers slides! favored We an will Afternamed the Harlow snack break, Shapley Richard was gave using his thepresident’s latest report.astro- undoubtedlyearlier public eventbe hearing at perhaps from one the of Professor the art fairs next or a year joint as Kingdom/Kings game. Again, more discussion to follow. Hephysics once againtechniques reminded to measureeveryone tothe renew size theirof the member- Milky he is interested in the history of our own KAS as we th shipWay. dues He ifconcluded they haven’t that done the universeso already. consisted He then of men- our will be celebrating our own 75 anniversary. Maybe tioned that he took the KAS 12” LX200 up to Optec in someThe KNC of our Observing interesting Schedule history is almost will appear complete in andProfessor own galaxy, which was quite huge, and that other should be published in March. Please set aside time to Lowell,spirals wereMI to nearby. have the Of focusercourse, upgraded.a clash of theThis old should and Lindner’s upcoming book about Michigan Astronomy! greatly improve the ability of our telescope. help on one or more of these sessions. new theories was inevitable; leading to the famous NextCurtis-Shapely was Observing debate Reports of 1920. (not Both many, astronomers but there werewere The meeting was adjourned at 5:45 pm, with the next some)later proven and then right, current and astronomical also wrong inevents. some Theareas-we top story do meeting set for Mar.May 6, 4 pm,Meeting at Trinity Summary Reformed by Carol Church. Van Dein waslive ofin coursea big thegalaxy, successful but other landing spirals of the areESA’s also Huygens huge. landerBoth astronomerson the surface then of Titan. moved The on images to administrative during the de- Respectfully Submitted by Robert Wade for Roger Williams scentpositions to the after surface the debate.and from the surface itself are just as- tounding. June 20052005 Page 32

comet”On a sadder demonstration, note, no funding and itwill was be agreed provided that in thisNASA’s AprilBoard Meeting Meeting shouldbudget befor included.any type of Solar servicing observing mission will to also the be Hubble avail- able,Space weather Telescope. permitting. Just funds It towas deorbit agreed the that observatory we should MinutesMinutes tryonce to it buy becomes a collapsible inactive. canopy The fight before isn’t over this yet! date Contact and thatyour localwe should representative look for today. tables on sale. Jean agreed to

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ship, program, publicity, and planning committees. Our feature presentation of the evening was entitled “First The meeting concluded at about 9:35 pm. The March After copies of the meeting agenda were distributed, Nominations could be a subcommittee under member- Light: A Beginner’s Guide to Telescopes”. The program was meeting will feature a Winter Star Party report by those Rich Mather handed out the treasurer’s report. Total ship, and grant application, land acquisition, and fu- broken into two parts. Part one featured a PowerPoint turethat weredirection lucky wouldenough be to underattend! planning. Frank sup- presentationassets as of 5/15/05 given by were the $7,609.89.KAS President In discussion, himself. Before divingJean DeMott into the cautioned details about that telescopes, we were Richard halfway encouraged through ported a history committee, but there was some feeling thevisitors life toof thestart 1-year out by $1000 readin Pfizerg some grant, of the which excellent was begin- that historian, propertyBoard manager, Meeting and librarian could ner’searned books as a availablematch to today. her volunteer These include efforts. Night So Watchfar, Jean and be appointed positions and not committees. Frank Thehad Backyard received Astronomer’s no information Guide. on how her volunteer agreed to write descriptionsMinutes of the committees for for- mal consideration next month. On the subject of his- hours should be documented. She planned to check th Richardon this soon,then emphasizingencouraged beginners that the to$1000 learn must the brightestbe tory, Jean noted that next year is the Society’s 70 an- stars and major constellations and then learn to find deep niversary year, and she proposed a newsletter article to spent in the year of the grant, or else it would be lost. The KAS board met at 4:10 pm on 2/20/05 at Trinity Re- sky objects with binoculars. However, Richard admitted solicit gathering of historical information. that hardly anyone starts out this way, so he jumped into formed Church (326 W. Cork St.). Present were Richard Regarding events for May, Carol summarized plans for Bell, Rich Mather, Frank Severance, Mike Sinclair, Carol telescopes. He started by defining some of the terminology Richard suggested another session of Owl Observatory oftenthe Young used withAstronomers, telescopes including like aperture, distributing focal length star and Van Dien, and Robert Wade. charts and starting observing programs. There are also maintenance, and several members agreed to help. The magnification. Next was a detailed explanation of the dif- rules for the 2005 astrophotography contest were dis- ferentplans totypes tie astronomyof telescope merit along badges with the for pros scouts and to cons at- of After approval of the agenda, the treasurer’s report was tendanceeach type. of observing sessions. Richard mentioned cussed,examined and ($7088.66). Mike suggested There was a category extensive for discussion a single his- that some Western students would get credit for ap- toricalconcerning image, the never joint KAMSC/ before entered.KAS $5000 There matching was also grant for public outreach. Mike will seek to have the $5000 Richardpearing atthen observing discussed sessions the vast, so array we mayof accessories expect to avail- see considerable discussion of the need to separate digital able today along with some purchasing advice. The presen- andtransferred film image to the categories, KAS, or given given back the to ubiquity the sponsor of digital if some. match funds are unavailable. More discussion to follow.. tation ended after comparing several of the most popular imaging. Robert reported that the newsletter had used telescopes available today. A detailed set of notes was pro- The year 2005 programs are now set—see the KAS website Not much progress was reported so far on doing the up our yearly quota of reproductions of the Abrams vided, so if you missed the meeting and would like a copy Planetariumfor details. sky calendars (4/year allowed for a single paperwork for Michigan sales tax exemptions at more then please contact Richard. subscription). It was agreed to look at free web-based businesses. The mechanics of doing this were re- Richard reported on his meeting with the Kalamazoo Na- viewed, and action is expected soon. Richard had still alternativesture Center. thatThe KNCcould staff serve still the would same like function. the KAS Into re- Part two of the program was a telescope clinic and show- gard to future programs, Bob mentioned that he was and-tell.gotten no specificA handful information of guests aboutbrought the telescopes possibility they of provide volunteers to collect fees for public observing ses- looking at lining up a speaker on archaeoastronomy, neededusing storage help with space setting at the up Nature and using. Center, Special and thanksit to sions held there. Officer consensus was that member par- Davesounds Garten, as if aBob face-to-face Havira, Mike meeting Sinclair, with and some Bill ofVan the Dien andticipation Frank was has unlikely—especially UM contacts with in NASA view ofwho donated might for providing help and bringing their telescopes for the dis- providemember aequipment NASA-related and time. program. A brief Jeandiscussion announced was held that maintenance people is necessary. Storage space is on possible dates/topics for Astronomy Day. The KNC play.closely tied to the timing of buying tables, banners, she will be starting a new plant sale fundraiser. Frank proposedwants a Fall that presentation—most we set up a more KAS organized officers mechanismfavored an and other items needed for Astronomy Day and other earlier public event at perhaps one of the art fairs or a joint Afterpublic the displays. snack break, Richard gave his president’s report. for people to give bequests to the Society, and he He once again reminded everyone to renew their member- agreedKingdom/Kings to write game.up something. Again, mo reJean discussion suggested to follow. that we

ship dues if they haven’t done so already. He then men- might want to add a fundraising committee to those tionedRichard that reported he took that the Kirk KAS Korista 12” LX200 might up not to beOptec able in The KNC Observing Schedule is almost complete and to do the program for the June meeting, in which case alreadyshould be proposed. published In in aMarch. final comment, Please set asidethe need time was to Lowell, MI to have the focuser upgraded. This should emphasized for an attendance sheet at meetings, and it greatlythe gadget improve night the theme ability coul of ourd serve telescope. as a supplement or help on one or more of these sessions. was agreed that we would do this. substitute. Planning continues for an appearance at Nextthe Vicksburg was Observing Old Car Reports Festival (not on many, June 11.but The there precise were The meeting was adjourned at 5:45 pm, with the next meeting set for Mar. 6, 4 pm, at Trinity Reformed Church. some)location and and then amount current of astronomical space had not events. been The communi- top story The next meeting was set for Sunday, June 5, at the

wascated of yet. course Carol the planssuccessful coloring landing and of other the ESA’s children’s Huygens same time and place. The meeting was adjourned at lander on the surface of Titan. The images during the de- 5:50Respectfully p.m. Submitted by Robert Wade for Roger Williams activities related to the Deep Impact mission. There scentwas a to brief the discussionsurface and about from ththee surfacerecipe foritself the are “make just as- a Respectfully submitted by Roger Williams. tounding. June 2005 Page 4

Observations By Richard S. Bell

This spring is pretty much turning out like the bor Day weekend, which is September 2 – Sep- last one. Maybe not quite as much rain as the tember 4. From all accounts the skies are very year before, but just as cloudy it seems. With the dark. The event is limited to about 425 partici- exception of the April 2nd observing session, pants and about half the slots are already gone, we’ve had nothing by cloudy skies for our public so we need to act soon. Perhaps those of us that outings. If last year is any indication we should are interested in attending should make plans at have much better luck in June. That’s a good the June meeting. thing because this is the month that we begin our summer outreach activities. I know I’ll probably we ready for a little getaway by September. I’ll be teaching three different as- Usually, our kick-off event for the summer sea- tronomy classes at three different colleges during son is Astronomy Day. However, the Nature the first three weeks of June. So I’ll definitely be Center decided to hold their Open House event looking forward to quiet time under the stars. in September this year instead of June. So, this year, we’ve made arrangements to get involved with Vicksburg’s Old Car Festival on June 11th. According to Carl Van Dien they always have a variety of activities with a large group of people. So, we’ll be asking for volunteers at the June General Meeting to set up telescopes for solar observing, help with our hands-on activities, and answer questions about the KAS.

Our guest speaker for the June meeting is our resident astronomer Dr. Kirk Korista. He’ll be talking about the mysterious dark matter. I’m also the guest speaker for the Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association (GRAAA) meeting on June 18th. I’ll be speaking about “The 99 Years That Changed Astronomy”; basically the period between Copernicus and Newton. If you’re interested in heading up there with me then let me know. We had a nice little KAS con- tingent for my trip up there last May when I spoke about the Transit of Venus. Speaking of which, can you believe it’s been a year since Ve- nus crossed the face of the Sun?

Some of us are already making plans for what summer star parties to attend. I’m leaning to- wards a trip to the Black Forest Star Party at Cherry Springs State Park in Potter County, Pennsylvania. The star party takes place on La- June 2005 Page 5

The Space Place by Patrick L. Barry & Tony Phillips

Seeing in the Dark with Spitzer and dust that was circling—not a star—but a Have you ever gotten up in the middle of the “failed star” not much bigger than a planet! Plan- night, walked to the bathroom and, in the dark- ets orbiting a giant planet? ness, tripped over your dog? A tip from the world of high-tech espionage: next time use The celestial body at the center of this planetary night-vision goggles. system, called OTS 44, is only about 15 times the mass of Jupiter. Technically, it’s considered a Night vision goggles detect heat in the form of “brown dwarf,” a kind of star that doesn’t have infrared radiation—a “color” normally invisible enough mass to trigger nuclear fusion and shine. to the human eye. Wearing a pair you can see Scientists had seen planetary systems forming sleeping dogs, or anything that’s warm, in com- around brown dwarfs before, but never around plete darkness. one so small and planet-like.

This same trick works in the darkness of space. Spitzer promises to continue making extraordi- Much of the exciting action in the cosmos is too nary discoveries like this one. Think of it as being dark for ordinary telescopes to see. For example, like a Hubble Space Telescope for looking at in- stars are born in the heart of dark interstellar visible, infrared light. Like Hubble, Spitzer offers clouds. While the stars themselves are bright, a view of the cosmos that’s leaps and bounds be- their birth-clouds are dense, practically impene- yond anything that came before. Spitzer was de- trable. The workings of star birth are thus hid- signed to operate for at least two and a half years, den. but probably will last for five years or more. For more about Spitzer and to see the latest im- That's why NASA launched the Spitzer Space ages, go to http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/ Telescope into orbit in 2003. Like a giant set of spitzer. Kids and grown-ups will enjoy brows- infrared goggles, Spitzer allows scientists to peer ing common sights in infrared and visible light at into the darkness of space and see, for example, the interactive infrared photo album on The stars and planets being born. Dogs or dog stars: Space Place, http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/ infrared radiation reveals both. sirtf1/sirtf_action.shtml.

There is one problem, though, for astronomers. “Infrared telescopes on the ground can't see very well,” explains Michelle Thaller, an astronomer

at the California Institute of Technology. “Earth's atmosphere blocks most infrared light from above. It was important to put Spitzer into space where it can get a clear view of the cos- mos.”

The clear view provided by Spitzer recently al- lowed scientists to make a remarkable discovery: They found planets coalescing out of a disk of gas June 2005 Page 6

Astrophotography Contest

• be taken between October 1, 2004 – October 7, 2005; • be taken with amateur equipment; • be submitted in print form; Fill out the provided description card containing the following information: subject, date, camera (digital or otherwise), film (if any), exposure, location, instrument used, and a note of any digi- tal enhancements made (Please note: All digital enhancements must be made by the photogra- pher. NO professional jobs.) It’s time, once again for the astrophotographers of the KAS to show off their best work from the A single person may enter up to a maximum of past year. Yes, it’s time for the Astrophotogra- three (3) photographs per category. phy Contest! Please, no wagering! All photographs must be submitted to Richard There are six categories available for your entries: Bell by October 6, 2005 if you are not able to at- tend the October General Meeting.

• SOLAR SYSTEM ― Sun, Moon, planets, Voting will be held during the KAS General comets, meteors, asteroids, aurora Meeting at KAMSC on October 7. Ballots will be • DEEP SKY ― Nebulae, galaxies, open clus- handed out to each member at the beginning of ters, globular clusters, double stars, etc. the meeting. Voting will take place throughout the meeting intermission. The results will be an- • WIDE-FIELD ― Constellations and ex- nounced during the second half of the meeting. tended regions. • ARTISTIC ― Sunsets, astronomical loca- Certificates will be awarded at the November- tions, digitally contrived images, etc. General Meeting to the winners in each category as well as the Best First-time Entry and the • HISTORICAL ― Any photo taken on any Overall Winner of the 2005 KAS Astrophot- year (cannot have been entered in a previous ography Contest. contest) CCD ― Imaging with Astronomical CCD Cam- eras

The rules are simple.

All photographs entered must...

• be taken by the KAS member who enters the photograph; June 2005 Page 7

KAS Officers From the Editor’s Desk... Where did the monthly sky calendar go this month? You may or may not have no- ticed that the Sky Calendar is copyrighted by Abrams Planetarium. However, they do allow clubs to reproduce the calendar up to 4 times/year in their monthly newslet- ters. Well, we hit that number last month. If you would like that feature, or a close clone, let your club officers know and we’ll try to create a substitute. Likely next OFFICERS year we’ll reproduce the Sky Calendar once a quarter for complete coverage of the night sky. President What does it take to submit a Prime Focus article? Nothing more than a modest Richard S. Bell amount of creativity and a quick email to the editor. I prefer the article at least 2 373-8942 weeks prior to the next meeting if you want to see it in print that soon—earlier is [email protected] always better. Microsoft Word or ASCII text is fine, as long as you can either embed it in an email, or submit as an attachment.

Vice President Bob Havira, our club librarian, would like to see some reviews of Astronomy related Jean DeMott publications. Why don’t you give it a try? 381-1406 [email protected]

Treasurer Gadget Night This Meeting Rich Mather 629-5312 It's once again that time (permitting, of course) of year when KAS [email protected] members trot out the results of their brainstorming over the past 12 months. We'll also showcase some old favorites from previous Gadget Nights. There are always a variety of doodads and Secretary/ALCOR doohickeys ranging from simple to surprisingly sophisticated. You Roger Williams won't want to miss this fun and entertaining evening, and if you've 375-4847 got an astronomical invention, please bring it along. [email protected] We'll also hold a Swap Meet. If you've got anything to sell or Newsletter Editor trade, this is the time and place to bring it. Open to any and all Robert A. Wade with something of interest (or a few bucks to part with). 372-4149 [email protected] June Star Parties, Etc. Members at Large Grand Canyon Star Party Bob Havira June 4 - June 11 344-7707 Guess where? [email protected] Apollo Rendezvous 2005 Frank Severance June 10 - June 11 372-2237 Boonshoft Museum of Discovery in Dayton, Ohio [email protected] Grand Mesa Star Party Mike Sinclair June 10 - June 12 373-7003 The observing/camping site is located atop the [email protected] Grand Mesa, about 45 miles east of Grand Junc- tion, Colorado at an elevation of 10,600 feet. Carol Van Dien 342-4983 [email protected] DEEP IMPACT

JULY 4, 2005

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Deep Impact Observing Guide: http://www.space.com/media/pdf/ deep_impact_newsletter1.pdf

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