No Pizzas for Pluto

My Very Energetic Mother doesn't know what to serve now!

*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:



Greetings Fellow Stargazer,



Pluto is now just a number, officially speaking. The planet, formally

know as planet Pluto, has been dubbed asteroid number 134340 to reflect

its new status as a "dwarf planet." OK... if I wasn't upset enough, now

I am really angry! I mean the children's phrase to remember the order of

the planets WAS: "My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas".

SO WHAT GOT DROPPED? PIZZAS!!! Now it is sad enough that all the school

text books have to be replaced, but to eliminate pizza, now that is going

too far! So, hungry children around the world are now reciting: "My Very

Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nothing." Sooooooooooo sad :-(



So who did this? THE IAU (http://www.iau.org/CONTACT_US.25.0.html). Let

them know what you think.



Speaking of pizza, unlike the IAU there will be some pizza to this

month's Star Party and we can continue the debate over Pluto then. So

find a couple of beach chairs, something to munch on, something to

drink.... and bring them to this month's Star Party, where telescopes and

pizzas will abound.



http://web.mac.com/macyoda/iWeb/Site/Stars.html



=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=



Star Party Invitation for September 23rd,

Sponsored by the Hawaiian Astronomical Society

http://www.hawastsoc.org

Dillingham Airfield - before sunset 6:27 pm)

(http://www.hawastsoc.org/directions/...Dillingham.jpg)

(Star Party Directions are at the end of this message)

Bring:



http://www.bishopmuseum.org/planetar.../09/sept06.pdf



Here is where I go to check the weather on a Star Party Night:



http://www.wunderground.com/radar/ra...&scale=1&noclu

tter=0&ID=HMO&type=N0R&lat=0&lon=0&label=you



If it is clear, you will be able to see many astronomical sights.

It's now time for the Ring Nebula, and the Summer Triangle. Also

Jupiter, M-13 the Hercules Globular Cluster, and many other heavenly

bodies will be visible!



If you won't be in Hawaii, fear not. Check this link for a Star

Party near you!



http://SkyandTelescope.com/resources/organizations/

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

September's Sky Tour

http://hubblesite.org/fun_.and._game...onth=september

&year=06

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

If you miss this month's HAS Star Party then join us at the next:



***** 2006 *****

October 14th

November 11th

December 23rd



***** 2007 *****

January 20th

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Pluto Gets an Asteroid Number



Quietly on September 7th the Minor Planet Center assigned the number

134340 to Pluto. This action brings Pluto into the ranks of small

solar-system bodies having accurately known orbits. This same roster that

starts with number 1 as Ceres, 2 as Pallas, 3 as Juno, 4 as Vesta, and so

on. The list includes such famous objects as 433 Eros, 1862 Apollo, 3200

Phaethon, and 50000 Quaoar.



Pluto¹s numbering comes close on the heels of the International

Astronomical Union¹s recent vote about the definition of a planet. Pluto

needs six digits because of the explosive rate of numberings in just the

past decade. (At the end of 1996, the highest-numbered asteroid was 7367

Giotto.) The September circular also provided numbers, but not official

names, for three other large trans-Neptunian objects: 136199 goes to 2003

UB313, 136108 to 2003 EL61, and 136472 to 2005 FY9.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

The Summer Triangle



The Summer Triangle is an astronomical asterism involving an imaginary

triangle drawn on the northern hemisphere's celestial sphere, with its

defining vertices at Altair, Deneb, and Vega. This triangle connects the

constellations of Aquila, Cygnus, and Lyra. The English term was

popularized by British astronomer Sir Patrick Moore in the 1950s,

although he did not invent it. Austrian astronomer Oswald Thomas

described these stars as "Grosses Dreieck" (Great Triangle) in the late

1920s and "Sommerliches Dreieck" (Summerly Triangle) in 1934. The

asterism was remarked upon by J. J. Littrow, who described it as the

"conspicuous triangle" in the text of his atlas (1866), and Bode

connected the stars in a map in a book in 1816, although without label.

The Summer Triangle lies virtually overhead at mid-northern latitudes

during the summer months, but can also be seen during spring in the early

morning. In the autumn the summer triangle is visible in the evening well

until November. From the southern hemisphere it appears upside down and

low in the sky during the winter months.



=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=



The Wanderers (The Planets) this Month



Mercury is hiding very low in the glow of sunset.



Venus (magnitude *3.8) is getting ever lower in the dawn. Look for it

just above the horizon due east about 30 minutes before sunrise.

Binoculars help.



Mars is lost in the sunset.



Jupiter (magnitude *1.7, in Libra) shines low in the southwest in

twilight, getting lower every week. It sets shortly after dark.

Binoculars show the wide double star Alpha Librae below or lower right of

it.



Saturn (magnitude +0.5, at the Leo-Cancer border), glows low in the east

before and during dawn. Look for Regulus twinkling below it (by about a

fist-width at arm's length) and perhaps a bit to the left.



Uranus (magnitude 5.7, in Aquarius) and Neptune (magnitude 7.8, in

Capricornus) are well up in the southeast to south during evening. Uranus

is near Lambda Aquarii; Neptune is near Iota Capricorni.



Pluto (magnitude 14, in Serpens Cauda) is now officially a "dwarf

planet", though it remains completely unaffected by the controversy. It's

in the southwest right after dark, near Xi Serpentis.



Eris (pronounced "EE-ris") formerly known as Xena, 2003 UB313, and

"another dwarf planet" is magnitude 19 in central Cetus, high in the

south after midnight. The moon has been called Gabrielle, for Xena's

longtime companion on the TV show "Xena: Warrior Princess." It has now

been officially named Dysnomia, for the minor Greek goddess of

lawlessness partly as a deliberate nod to the actress who played Xena,

Lucy Lawless. Eris itself has a Xena connection, says its co-discoverer

and co-namer Mike Brown. "She's quite a fun goddess, really. And, for the

Xena fans out there who are sad to see the name go, Eris appeared in her

Latin version of Discordia as a recurring character on Xena: Warrior

Princess."



=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Annual Meteor Showers



Quadrantids: January

Virginids: March/April

Lyrids: April

Scorpiids: May

Delta Aquarids: July

Perseids August

Piscids: September

Orionids: October

Leonids: November

Geminids: December

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Find what is moving overhead after sunset:

http://www.bester.com/

http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/RealTim.../JTrack3d.html



Check out when the next Iridium Satellite is available for you to

see:

http://www.heavens-above.com/Neighbo...PlaceID=593409

(for non Oahu Star Gazers...)

http://www.heavens-above.com/selectt...p?CountryID=US

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Check out:

http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/12months/m-aug-i.html



and bring the above list...



As for the rest of the Messiers, check out

http://www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky/messier.html It also has a link to:



http://www.hawastsoc.org/messier/index.html

(all the Messier Objects as photographed by HAS's local Jay Wrathall)

(and http://www.jastro.net/messier for great pictures)

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Star Party Directions

(http://www.hawastsoc.org/directions/dillingham.html)



To reach the Dillingham observing site, take the H2 to the end at

Schofield Barracks. Drive past Schofield and follow the signs to

Waialua. At the Y intersection at Waialua, bear left and pass under

the bridge. Drive out of town a few miles until you reach Dillingham

Airfield. Dillingham is several miles long. It has three gates. You

need to drive to the far end to the third gate (marked as Gate 1 on

the color map). When you enter the gate, the road will curve left

behind some hangars. It will then take you through a very sharp S

curve. 1/4 mile beyond that is a stop sign in the middle of nowhere.

Turn right at the stop sign, and you will be there. You can find me

by looking for the big red telescope in the corner with a table with

lots of pizza on it.



You will need to reach the site before sunset in order to find the

gate open!!!



A few words on light. We try to maintain dark conditions at the site.

Therefore we have certain rules about light. First, no white

flashlights. The only flashlights that you should use are not too

bright, red ones.



When entering and exiting the site, do not use headlights. Some cars

now can't turn off their headlights. If you have a car like that

please park nearer the windsock then the telescopes. Point it away

from the telescopes. Headlights make you lose your night vision for

up to 30 minutes. It immediately ruins any astro photography that

might be in progress.



Bring some warm clothes, something to sit on, some real powerful bug

spray, a dim or red covered flashlight and some munches to share with

your friends.



Remember there is an absolute need to remain clear of the runway, and

anyone attending the star party needs to remain in the immediate star

party area. Do not be wandering around in areas where we are not

permitted. Especially near any planes (parked or moving)!

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=



Bishop Museum Planetarium Happenings

http://www.bishopmuseum.org/visitors/dailyschedule.html



Daily Planetarium schedule:

(808) 848-4136 for pre-recorded planetarium schedule.



11:30 a.m. The Stars Tonight (30 Minutes)

12:45 p.m. Explorers of Polynesia in Japanese, (30 Minutes)

1:30 p.m. Explorers of Mauna Kea, (30 Minutes)

2:30-3:15p.m. Observatory is open for solar viewing

3:30 p.m. Explorers of Polynesia in English, (45 Minutes)



Barry Peckham will host the Sky Tonight program on the first Friday

of each month. Reservations are required as there is limited seating

in the planetarium. Call 848-4168 for information and reservations.

Tickets cost $4 for adults, $3 for kids, free to Bishop Museum

members and Hawaiian Astronomical Society members.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=



After Dark with Stars in the Park

Waikele Community Park

OR... Kahala Park

(Weather permitting)

***** 2006 *****

September 30th

October 28th

November 25th

December 30th



***** 2007 *****

January 27th



FROM DUSK to 9:30 PM

Bring your children! Tell your friends!

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Visit the cosmos via:



The HAS HomePage: http://www.hawastsoc.org/ or go to

(or show up at meeting 7:30pm first Tue of month)

and check out the Bishop Museum Planetarium Home Page

http://bishopmuseum.org/exhibits/pla...anetarium.html

and the Institute for Astronomy Colloquia/Seminars

http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/ifa/astronomy_in_hawaii.htm

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Keep Looking Sky Ward



Take care...gww



http://web.mac.com/macyoda/iWeb/Site/Stars.html

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

"The computer is to the mind as the amplifier is to sound."

Paul Maurer

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

"My religion is simple, it is kindness."...Dalai Lama

=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=



--
The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond

Telescope Buyers FAQ
http://home.inreach.com/starlord
Sidewalk Astronomy
www.sidewalkastronomy.info
Astronomy Net Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/astronomy_net
In Garden Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/ingarden
Blast Off Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/starlords
Astro Blog
http://starlord.bloggerteam.com/

Starlord wrote:
My Very Energetic Mother doesn't know what to serve now!

snip
I am really angry! I mean the children's phrase to remember the order of

the planets WAS: "My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas".

SO WHAT GOT DROPPED? PIZZAS!!! Now it is sad enough that all the school

text books have to be replaced, but to eliminate pizza, now that is going

too far! So, hungry children around the world are now reciting: "My Very

Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nothing."

My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Noodles.

Not much better.

Austin

AustinMN wrote:
Starlord wrote:

My Very Energetic Mother doesn't know what to serve now!


snip

I am really angry! I mean the children's phrase to remember the order of

the planets WAS: "My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas".

SO WHAT GOT DROPPED? PIZZAS!!! Now it is sad enough that all the school

text books have to be replaced, but to eliminate pizza, now that is going

too far! So, hungry children around the world are now reciting: "My Very

Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nothing."


My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Noodles.

My Very Enthusiastic Mistress Just...

Go to it :-)


Shawn

Starlord wrote:
My Very Energetic Mother doesn't know what to serve now!

*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:

Greetings Fellow Stargazer,

Pluto is now just a number, officially speaking. The planet, formally
know as planet Pluto, has been dubbed asteroid number 134340 to reflect
its new status as a "dwarf planet." OK... if I wasn't upset enough, now
I am really angry! I mean the children's phrase to remember the order of
the planets WAS: "My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas".
SO WHAT GOT DROPPED? PIZZAS!!! Now it is sad enough that all the school
text books have to be replaced, but to eliminate pizza, now that is going
too far!


Pizza is seldom healthy--however nuts are.
"My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nuts"

The phrase is harder (for me) that just learning the names
of the planets... in spatial order.

Starlord wrote:
My Very Energetic Mother doesn't know what to serve now!

*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:



Greetings Fellow Stargazer,



Pluto is now just a number, officially speaking. The planet, formally

know as planet Pluto, has been dubbed asteroid number 134340 to reflect

its new status as a "dwarf planet." OK... if I wasn't upset enough, now

I am really angry! I mean the children's phrase to remember the order of

the planets WAS: "My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas".

SO WHAT GOT DROPPED? PIZZAS!!! Now it is sad enough that all the school

text books have to be replaced, but to eliminate pizza, now that is going

too far! So, hungry children around the world are now reciting: "My Very

Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nothing." Sooooooooooo sad :-(



http://www.peterwilliams.ch/Biafra_1968/00290-24.jpg

Puts things in proper context.








So who did this? THE IAU (http://www.iau.org/CONTACT_US.25.0.html). Let

them know what you think.



Speaking of pizza, unlike the IAU there will be some pizza to this

month's Star Party and we can continue the debate over Pluto then. So

find a couple of beach chairs, something to munch on, something to

drink.... and bring them to this month's Star Party, where telescopes and

pizzas will abound.



http://web.mac.com/macyoda/iWeb/Site/Stars.html



=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=



Star Party Invitation for September 23rd,

Sponsored by the Hawaiian Astronomical Society

http://www.hawastsoc.org

Dillingham Airfield - before sunset 6:27 pm)

(http://www.hawastsoc.org/directions/...Dillingham.jpg)

(Star Party Directions are at the end of this message)

Bring:



http://www.bishopmuseum.org/planetar.../09/sept06.pdf



Here is where I go to check the weather on a Star Party Night:



http://www.wunderground.com/radar/ra...&scale=1&noclu

tter=0&ID=HMO&type=N0R&lat=0&lon=0&label=you



If it is clear, you will be able to see many astronomical sights.

It's now time for the Ring Nebula, and the Summer Triangle. Also

Jupiter, M-13 the Hercules Globular Cluster, and many other heavenly

bodies will be visible!



If you won't be in Hawaii, fear not. Check this link for a Star

Party near you!



http://SkyandTelescope.com/resources/organizations/

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

September's Sky Tour

http://hubblesite.org/fun_.and._game...onth=september

&year=06

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

If you miss this month's HAS Star Party then join us at the next:



***** 2006 *****

October 14th

November 11th

December 23rd



***** 2007 *****

January 20th

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Pluto Gets an Asteroid Number



Quietly on September 7th the Minor Planet Center assigned the number

134340 to Pluto. This action brings Pluto into the ranks of small

solar-system bodies having accurately known orbits. This same roster that

starts with number 1 as Ceres, 2 as Pallas, 3 as Juno, 4 as Vesta, and so

on. The list includes such famous objects as 433 Eros, 1862 Apollo, 3200

Phaethon, and 50000 Quaoar.



Pluto¹s numbering comes close on the heels of the International

Astronomical Union¹s recent vote about the definition of a planet. Pluto

needs six digits because of the explosive rate of numberings in just the

past decade. (At the end of 1996, the highest-numbered asteroid was 7367

Giotto.) The September circular also provided numbers, but not official

names, for three other large trans-Neptunian objects: 136199 goes to 2003

UB313, 136108 to 2003 EL61, and 136472 to 2005 FY9.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

The Summer Triangle



The Summer Triangle is an astronomical asterism involving an imaginary

triangle drawn on the northern hemisphere's celestial sphere, with its

defining vertices at Altair, Deneb, and Vega. This triangle connects the

constellations of Aquila, Cygnus, and Lyra. The English term was

popularized by British astronomer Sir Patrick Moore in the 1950s,

although he did not invent it. Austrian astronomer Oswald Thomas

described these stars as "Grosses Dreieck" (Great Triangle) in the late

1920s and "Sommerliches Dreieck" (Summerly Triangle) in 1934. The

asterism was remarked upon by J. J. Littrow, who described it as the

"conspicuous triangle" in the text of his atlas (1866), and Bode

connected the stars in a map in a book in 1816, although without label.

The Summer Triangle lies virtually overhead at mid-northern latitudes

during the summer months, but can also be seen during spring in the early

morning. In the autumn the summer triangle is visible in the evening well

until November. From the southern hemisphere it appears upside down and

low in the sky during the winter months.



=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=



The Wanderers (The Planets) this Month



Mercury is hiding very low in the glow of sunset.



Venus (magnitude *3.8) is getting ever lower in the dawn. Look for it

just above the horizon due east about 30 minutes before sunrise.

Binoculars help.



Mars is lost in the sunset.



Jupiter (magnitude *1.7, in Libra) shines low in the southwest in

twilight, getting lower every week. It sets shortly after dark.

Binoculars show the wide double star Alpha Librae below or lower right of

it.



Saturn (magnitude +0.5, at the Leo-Cancer border), glows low in the east

before and during dawn. Look for Regulus twinkling below it (by about a

fist-width at arm's length) and perhaps a bit to the left.



Uranus (magnitude 5.7, in Aquarius) and Neptune (magnitude 7.8, in

Capricornus) are well up in the southeast to south during evening. Uranus

is near Lambda Aquarii; Neptune is near Iota Capricorni.



Pluto (magnitude 14, in Serpens Cauda) is now officially a "dwarf

planet", though it remains completely unaffected by the controversy. It's

in the southwest right after dark, near Xi Serpentis.



Eris (pronounced "EE-ris") formerly known as Xena, 2003 UB313, and

"another dwarf planet" is magnitude 19 in central Cetus, high in the

south after midnight. The moon has been called Gabrielle, for Xena's

longtime companion on the TV show "Xena: Warrior Princess." It has now

been officially named Dysnomia, for the minor Greek goddess of

lawlessness partly as a deliberate nod to the actress who played Xena,

Lucy Lawless. Eris itself has a Xena connection, says its co-discoverer

and co-namer Mike Brown. "She's quite a fun goddess, really. And, for the

Xena fans out there who are sad to see the name go, Eris appeared in her

Latin version of Discordia as a recurring character on Xena: Warrior

Princess."



=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Annual Meteor Showers



Quadrantids: January

Virginids: March/April

Lyrids: April

Scorpiids: May

Delta Aquarids: July

Perseids August

Piscids: September

Orionids: October

Leonids: November

Geminids: December

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Find what is moving overhead after sunset:

http://www.bester.com/

http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/RealTim.../JTrack3d.html



Check out when the next Iridium Satellite is available for you to

see:

http://www.heavens-above.com/Neighbo...PlaceID=593409

(for non Oahu Star Gazers...)

http://www.heavens-above.com/selectt...p?CountryID=US

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Check out:

http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/12months/m-aug-i.html



and bring the above list...



As for the rest of the Messiers, check out

http://www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky/messier.html It also has a link to:



http://www.hawastsoc.org/messier/index.html

(all the Messier Objects as photographed by HAS's local Jay Wrathall)

(and http://www.jastro.net/messier for great pictures)

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Star Party Directions

(http://www.hawastsoc.org/directions/dillingham.html)



To reach the Dillingham observing site, take the H2 to the end at

Schofield Barracks. Drive past Schofield and follow the signs to

Waialua. At the Y intersection at Waialua, bear left and pass under

the bridge. Drive out of town a few miles until you reach Dillingham

Airfield. Dillingham is several miles long. It has three gates. You

need to drive to the far end to the third gate (marked as Gate 1 on

the color map). When you enter the gate, the road will curve left

behind some hangars. It will then take you through a very sharp S

curve. 1/4 mile beyond that is a stop sign in the middle of nowhere.

Turn right at the stop sign, and you will be there. You can find me

by looking for the big red telescope in the corner with a table with

lots of pizza on it.



You will need to reach the site before sunset in order to find the

gate open!!!



A few words on light. We try to maintain dark conditions at the site.

Therefore we have certain rules about light. First, no white

flashlights. The only flashlights that you should use are not too

bright, red ones.



When entering and exiting the site, do not use headlights. Some cars

now can't turn off their headlights. If you have a car like that

please park nearer the windsock then the telescopes. Point it away

from the telescopes. Headlights make you lose your night vision for

up to 30 minutes. It immediately ruins any astro photography that

might be in progress.



Bring some warm clothes, something to sit on, some real powerful bug

spray, a dim or red covered flashlight and some munches to share with

your friends.



Remember there is an absolute need to remain clear of the runway, and

anyone attending the star party needs to remain in the immediate star

party area. Do not be wandering around in areas where we are not

permitted. Especially near any planes (parked or moving)!

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=



Bishop Museum Planetarium Happenings

http://www.bishopmuseum.org/visitors/dailyschedule.html



Daily Planetarium schedule:

(808) 848-4136 for pre-recorded planetarium schedule.



11:30 a.m. The Stars Tonight (30 Minutes)

12:45 p.m. Explorers of Polynesia in Japanese, (30 Minutes)

1:30 p.m. Explorers of Mauna Kea, (30 Minutes)

2:30-3:15p.m. Observatory is open for solar viewing

3:30 p.m. Explorers of Polynesia in English, (45 Minutes)



Barry Peckham will host the Sky Tonight program on the first Friday

of each month. Reservations are required as there is limited seating

in the planetarium. Call 848-4168 for information and reservations.

Tickets cost $4 for adults, $3 for kids, free to Bishop Museum

members and Hawaiian Astronomical Society members.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=



After Dark with Stars in the Park

Waikele Community Park

OR... Kahala Park

(Weather permitting)

***** 2006 *****

September 30th

October 28th

November 25th

December 30th



***** 2007 *****

January 27th



FROM DUSK to 9:30 PM

Bring your children! Tell your friends!

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Visit the cosmos via:



The HAS HomePage: http://www.hawastsoc.org/ or go to

(or show up at meeting 7:30pm first Tue of month)

and check out the Bishop Museum Planetarium Home Page

http://bishopmuseum.org/exhibits/pla...anetarium.html

and the Institute for Astronomy Colloquia/Seminars

http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/ifa/astronomy_in_hawaii.htm

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Keep Looking Sky Ward



Take care...gww



http://web.mac.com/macyoda/iWeb/Site/Stars.html

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

"The computer is to the mind as the amplifier is to sound."

Paul Maurer

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

"My religion is simple, it is kindness."...Dalai Lama

=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=



--
The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond

Telescope Buyers FAQ
http://home.inreach.com/starlord
Sidewalk Astronomy
www.sidewalkastronomy.info
Astronomy Net Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/astronomy_net
In Garden Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/ingarden
Blast Off Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/starlords
Astro Blog
http://starlord.bloggerteam.com/

And if you'll all note, I post that for a guy in Hawaii that e-mails it to
me, I post it on the newsgroups and my other e-mail lists for him.

Myself I have the planets names in memory and have no troubles calling them
up from that.


--
The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond

Telescope Buyers FAQ
http://home.inreach.com/starlord
Sidewalk Astronomy
www.sidewalkastronomy.info
Astronomy Net Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/astronomy_net
In Garden Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/ingarden
Blast Off Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/starlords
Astro Blog
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Starlord wrote:
My Very Energetic Mother doesn't know what to serve now!

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Greetings Fellow Stargazer,

Pluto is now just a number, officially speaking. The planet, formally
know as planet Pluto, has been dubbed asteroid number 134340 to reflect
its new status as a "dwarf planet." OK... if I wasn't upset enough, now
I am really angry! I mean the children's phrase to remember the order of
the planets WAS: "My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas".
SO WHAT GOT DROPPED? PIZZAS!!! Now it is sad enough that all the school
text books have to be replaced, but to eliminate pizza, now that is going
too far!


Pizza is seldom healthy--however nuts are.
"My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nuts"

The phrase is harder (for me) that just learning the names
of the planets... in spatial order.

Starlord wrote:
My Very Energetic Mother doesn't know what to serve now!

How about:

Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

I've personally never seen the utility of a mnemonic for this...

I mean, either way it's memorization. Heck, the planets are easy, it's
damned mnemonics I can never seem to remember! :-)

Greg

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Greg Crinklaw
Astronomical Software Developer
Cloudcroft, New Mexico, USA (33N, 106W, 2700m)

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