Announcing BackyardAstronomy.org

As much as I am disdained at public postings of this nature on news groups,
they do tend to serve as a focused group for this particular topic.

BackyardAstronomy.org, a loose affiliation of amature astronomers is now
available on the world-wide-web (http://www.backyardastronomy.org). In its
infancy now, BackyardAstronomy.org
is looking for interested parties in becoming affiliates in hosting public
star parties, as well as feed-back on the website's content. we are looking
for folks from around the country, and around the world who have telescopes,
and are interested in donating an evening every quarter to public outreach
star-parties.

As a registered affiliate, you will have a voice in which parties you will
participate in, as well as the direction that BackyardAstronomy.org takes in
the future. Of particular note is the allocation of affiliate revenue
stream from the web-site. Asside from the cost of hosting (approx $50/mo),
the proceeds are directed to be placed in a trust-fund to be donated (as
Astronomy related tools) to Libraries and/or Public Schools. Affiliates
will present the nominations for the organization, and vote for the final
recipient (awarded annually).

If you are interested, I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Regards, and Clear Skies!

Mark T Rooney

"Mark Rooney" wrote in message
m...
As much as I am disdained at public postings of this nature on news
groups,
they do tend to serve as a focused group for this particular topic.

BackyardAstronomy.org, a loose affiliation of amature astronomers is now
available on the world-wide-web (http://www.backyardastronomy.org). In
its
infancy now, BackyardAstronomy.org
is looking for interested parties in becoming affiliates in hosting public
star parties, as well as feed-back on the website's content. we are
looking
for folks from around the country, and around the world who have
telescopes,
and are interested in donating an evening every quarter to public outreach
star-parties.

As a registered affiliate, you will have a voice in which parties you will
participate in, as well as the direction that BackyardAstronomy.org takes
in
the future. Of particular note is the allocation of affiliate revenue
stream from the web-site. Asside from the cost of hosting (approx
$50/mo),

Say what? I would have to pay $50.00 for the priveledge of hosting a star
party? You should be paying me. It's my land, I'm the one who'll have to
clean up afterwards, why should it cost me anything?

"Mark Rooney" wrote in message
m...
As much as I am disdained at public postings of this nature on news
groups,
they do tend to serve as a focused group for this particular topic.

BackyardAstronomy.org, a loose affiliation of amature astronomers is now
available on the world-wide-web (http://www.backyardastronomy.org). In
its
infancy now, BackyardAstronomy.org
is looking for interested parties in becoming affiliates in hosting public
star parties, as well as feed-back on the website's content. we are
looking
for folks from around the country, and around the world who have
telescopes,
and are interested in donating an evening every quarter to public outreach
star-parties.

As a registered affiliate, you will have a voice in which parties you will
participate in, as well as the direction that BackyardAstronomy.org takes
in
the future. Of particular note is the allocation of affiliate revenue
stream from the web-site. Asside from the cost of hosting (approx
$50/mo),

Say what? I would have to pay $50.00 for the priveledge of hosting a star
party? You should be paying me. It's my land, I'm the one who'll have to
clean up afterwards, why should it cost me anything?

I was not clear about the hosting fee. The $50 refers to the revenue
received from website advertising, not from star parties.
"Douglas A. Shrader" wrote in message
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"Mark Rooney" wrote in message
m...
As much as I am disdained at public postings of this nature on news
groups,
they do tend to serve as a focused group for this particular topic.

BackyardAstronomy.org, a loose affiliation of amature astronomers is now
available on the world-wide-web (http://www.backyardastronomy.org). In
its
infancy now, BackyardAstronomy.org
is looking for interested parties in becoming affiliates in hosting
public
star parties, as well as feed-back on the website's content. we are
looking
for folks from around the country, and around the world who have
telescopes,
and are interested in donating an evening every quarter to public
outreach
star-parties.

As a registered affiliate, you will have a voice in which parties you
will
participate in, as well as the direction that BackyardAstronomy.org
takes
in
the future. Of particular note is the allocation of affiliate revenue
stream from the web-site. Asside from the cost of hosting (approx
$50/mo),

Say what? I would have to pay $50.00 for the priveledge of hosting a star
party? You should be paying me. It's my land, I'm the one who'll have to
clean up afterwards, why should it cost me anything?

I was not clear about the hosting fee. The $50 refers to the revenue
received from website advertising, not from star parties.
"Douglas A. Shrader" wrote in message
...

"Mark Rooney" wrote in message
m...
As much as I am disdained at public postings of this nature on news
groups,
they do tend to serve as a focused group for this particular topic.

BackyardAstronomy.org, a loose affiliation of amature astronomers is now
available on the world-wide-web (http://www.backyardastronomy.org). In
its
infancy now, BackyardAstronomy.org
is looking for interested parties in becoming affiliates in hosting
public
star parties, as well as feed-back on the website's content. we are
looking
for folks from around the country, and around the world who have
telescopes,
and are interested in donating an evening every quarter to public
outreach
star-parties.

As a registered affiliate, you will have a voice in which parties you
will
participate in, as well as the direction that BackyardAstronomy.org
takes
in
the future. Of particular note is the allocation of affiliate revenue
stream from the web-site. Asside from the cost of hosting (approx
$50/mo),

Say what? I would have to pay $50.00 for the priveledge of hosting a star
party? You should be paying me. It's my land, I'm the one who'll have to
clean up afterwards, why should it cost me anything?