VOL. 40, NO. 10 OCTOBER, 2008

THE W.A.S.P. 2008 WAS Officers President: Robert Berta [email protected] 1st VP: Gary M. Ross fi[email protected] NEWSLETTER 2nd VP: Marty Kunz [email protected] THE WARREN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY PAPER Secretary: Jonathan Kade [email protected] P.O. BOX 1505 Treasurer: Stephen Uitti [email protected] WARREN, MICHIGAN 48090-1505 Publications: Larry Phipps [email protected] http://www.warrenastro.org Pub. Relations: John Kriegle [email protected]

WHAT’S INSIDE IN THE PRESIDENT’S FIELD OF VIEW IN THE PRESIDENT’S FIELD OF VIEW President Bob tells us what’s new. Page 1

IN THE NEWS (ASTRO CHATTER V.2?) Bob Goldsmith at Cranbrook, and Amateurs see Perseids hit the Moon!. Page 2

WAS MEETING SCHEDULE Page 3

ASTROGADGETS Jon Blum tells us where to go. Page 4 ☛ President Bob Berta. WAS PRESENTATIONS AND STARGATE An incredible photo of M-101 by R Jay GaBany, a good SCHEDULE friend and in my opinion the absolute best astropho- Scheduled speakers and Open House dates for the rest of the year. Page 5 tographer in the world today is located on page 6 of this months’ issue of the WASP. His photos frequently show up on APOD, S&T and Astronomy magazines, OCTOBER ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS etc. He gave us permission to use both the photo as Special events for humans to watch out for. Page 5 well as his wonderful write-up of his image. (Click here to read his write-up in full). BOARD MEETING MINUTES Page 6 Paul Goldsmith At Cranbrook THE NORTHERN PINWHEEL (M101) On Friday, October 17, Paul Goldsmith will present a R. Jay GaBany: Spiral . Page 6 lecture, whose tentative title is “Molecular Clouds and Formation”. The tickets are on sale now either NASA'S SPACE PLACE through Cranbrook or at our club meetings. Steve Uitti A Google for Satellites. Page 7 is selling the tickets at each meeting. All tickets to the clubs are at the Cranbrook discount member price of THE SWAP SHOP $8 whether you are a member or not. PLEASE DO NOT Items for sale, or swap!. Page 8 WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT TO BUY THE TICK- ETS AS WE WANT TO RESERVE A BIG BLOCK FOR Editors Note: We hope you like the new look. This effort to OUR CLUB TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT. update the WASP wi be an ongoing process over the next several months. We are asking for your input on design, articles you write and wish to be included, as we as links Bob Berta to interesting website articles. For correspondence, please President Warren Astronomical Society include “WASP” in the subject line of e-mails you send. E- mails can be sent to: [email protected]

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April 2008

The Warren Astronomical Society Paper P.O. Box 1505 Warren, Michigan 48090-1505 www.warrenastronomicalsociety.org Volume 40, Number 4__// 2008 WAS OFFICERS \\ April, 2008_____ President - - - - Bob Berta, [email protected] 1st VP ------Gary Ross, [email protected] 2nd VP ------Marty Kunz, [email protected] Treasurer - - - - - Stephen Uitti, [email protected] Secretary - - - - John Kade, [email protected] Publications - - - Larry Phipps, [email protected] Outreach Chariman - - - - John Kriegel, [email protected]

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