Friday, Jan 27, UAC public night, starts at dusk, crescent moon in sky, will need scopes and volunteers

Saturday, Jan 28, Scout University at Male High in the old gym.  11AM to 1PM, Don S will be there  and could use one or two more volunteers to explain our scout programs to scout masters

Friday, Feb 10, U of L Planetarium, after the schedualed program(s) public viewing in the court yard

Saturday Feb 11, Bernheim Sky Watch and Stories in the Stars – Time 6:30 – 9:00, could use 2 or 3 telescopes

Saturday, Feb 11, Curby member night, starts whenever you get there.

Tuesday, Feb 21, Society’s general meeting at the UAC. Starts at 8PM. There will be a meeting of the governing board at 6:30PM. Members in good standing are invited to attend the board meeting.

Friday, Feb 24, UAC Public Night – starts at dusk – thin crescent moon – will need scopes and volunteers

Friday, Mar 9, U of L Planetarium, after the schedualed program(s) public viewing in the court yard

Saturday, Mar 17, Curby Public night, starts at dusk, no moon, will need scopes and volunteers

Tuesday, Mar 20, Society’s general meeting at the UAC. Starts at 8PM. There will be a meeting of the governing board at 6:30PM. Members in good standing are invited to attend the board meeting.

Friday, Mar 23, UAC Public Night – starts at dusk – very thin crescent moon – will need scopes and volunteers

Saturday, Mar 24, Bernheim Sky Watch and Stories in the Stars – Time 8:30 – 10:30, could use 2 or 3 telescopes

Saturday, Mar 24, Curby member night, starts whenever you get there.

Attached is the January/February 2012 Starword with upcoming dates.

If you would like to receive an e-mailed copy of the Starword when I get them out, please send an e-mail to editor@louisville-astro.org.  If you received an e-mail and you do not wish to receive them, please send me an e-mail above to let me know.  We may also use this list to send out upcoming events.

Thanks for your assistance.  As always, comments and articles are welcome.

Mark Rockstroh, Editor, Starword
editor@louisville-astro.org
markrockstroh@insightbb.com

Attached is the Starword for October 2011.

I have tried something different.  At the last Board Meeting it was suggested I e-mail Starword directly to all members that have submitted their e-mail addresses.  Prior to this posting, I e-mailed everyone that I had addresses for.  However, some have already bounced.  If you would like to receive an e-mailed copy of the Starword when I get them out, please send an e-mail to editor@louisville-astro.org.  If you received an e-mail and you do not wish to receive them, please send me an e-mail above to let me know.  We may also use this list to send out upcoming events.

Thanks for your assistance.  As always, comments and articles are welcome.

Mark Rockstroh, Editor, Starword
editor@louisville-astro.org
markrockstroh@insightbb.com

Starword July-August-September-Starword-2011

Sorry for the delay.  Am now working on the September/October Starword.  Please submit articles, pictures with Captions to

Editor@Louisville-Astro.org.  or to mfrockstroh@yahoo.com  Thank you very much.

At yesterday’s meeting, Dr. Chris Graney donated a copy of his book to the LAS. It is titled Galileo’s Starry Messenger 1610-2010: An exhibit for the Louisville Free Public Library. It is on the bookshelf at the UAC.

Contents:

After the crash of the old server housing the LAS Photo Gallery, I have it restored to the server here. The direct link to it is: http://louisville-astro.org/gallery. A random photo from the gallery is displayed in the left column. If you click on it, it will display the gallery within the web site.  If you click on the link in the “Links” section, it will take you to the stand-alone gallery page.

In the process I migrated it to the latest version of Gallery.  Some of the pictures were missing, probably due to some corruption on the failing hard drive on the old server.  The people with missing photos are Bob Hart, Greg Miller, Kevin Clark, and Don Spain. Check your albums and restore anything that’s missing.

The usernames and passwords should be the same in the new gallery.  I’m still working on linking the web site usernames and passwords with those on the gallery. Leave a comment here about any problems you find.

Once again, something happened that made me realize why I am an amateur astronomer. Last night, I was tired. It had been a chaotic day at work as I tried to make a living selling storage sheds. I had closed up the store and headed for the Urban Astronomy Center, that gateway to the stars tucked into the back of Tom Sawyer State Park.

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If you know of a cub or boy scout troop, pass this on to their leader. Space will be filling up soon for this year’s scout outings. Dates are still available at the UAC and at Curby, weather permitting.

Check the Scout Program link in the “Pages” section for more info on the LAS Scout Merit Badge Program

I have added a link in the “Astronomy News” section to StarDate Online.  StarDate is the public education and outreach arm of the University of Texas McDonald Observatory.  In addition to their website, StarDate also airs a daily  radio program and publishes a magazine dedicated to skywatching and astronomy information.

An interesting resource on their website is their Black Hole Encyclopedia.  It has been compiled by StarDate in partnership with The University of Texas’ Karl Gebhardt, one of the leading black hole researchers in the world.  It is a unique website that offers all of the latest news on black holes, as well as radio programs, feature articles, student activities and FAQ’s.  The glossary of terms and additional book and website suggestions can also serve as helpful tools for anyone looking for more information on black holes or just astronomy lovers in general.