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Re: Night sky viewing session planned for East Haddam in May
Great! I'll keep you posted.
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Re: Night sky viewing session planned for East Haddam in May
Good idea, John.
I¡¯ll try and be there. ?Keep us informed of the date(s).
Mark
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Re: Night sky viewing session planned for East Haddam in May
I hope to be able to join you! ?Great idea!
Amy
On Mar 14, 2025 at 9:44?AM -0600, John Natale via groups.io <jsnatale@...>, wrote:
I am planning to hold a night sky viewing session at Nathan Hale Ray High School in East Haddam sometime in May, date TBD. Astronomy/physics class students will attend with their teacher, and possibly some parents. It is a great opportunity to introduce these students to the amateur astronomy hobby. Some will be heading off to college shortly and it is a great opportunity to spark an interest in the subject. I would like to keep this event small - just the students and several of us with telescopes (no attendees from the general public), so I don't plan to advertise this beyond the school. I will be doing livestacking, but ideally there will be a few different kinds of scopes/set-ups there to provide a good learning opportunity, including maybe a dob, night vision goggles (Mark?), smart telescopes/other livestacking set-ups and others. Just giving you an early heads up at this point if you might be interested. I am going to wait until the last minute to schedule this (maybe two days in advance) to be more sure of getting a clear night, so if you are interested stay tuned... more details to follow.
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Night sky viewing session planned for East Haddam in May
I am planning to hold a night sky viewing session at Nathan Hale Ray High School in East Haddam sometime in May, date TBD. Astronomy/physics class students will attend with their teacher, and possibly some parents. It is a great opportunity to introduce these students to the amateur astronomy hobby. Some will be heading off to college shortly and it is a great opportunity to spark an interest in the subject. I would like to keep this event small - just the students and several of us with telescopes (no attendees from the general public), so I don't plan to advertise this beyond the school. I will be doing livestacking, but ideally there will be a few different kinds of scopes/set-ups there to provide a good learning opportunity, including maybe a dob, night vision goggles (Mark?), smart telescopes/other livestacking set-ups and others. Just giving you an early heads up at this point if you might be interested. I am going to wait until the last minute to schedule this (maybe two days in advance) to be more sure of getting a clear night, so if you are interested stay tuned... more details to follow.
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Hi All, The crane-lift of the old telescope OTA and pier/mount will be occurring tomorrow, Wednesday, 3.12,from 10am? to 2pm or so. From what I hear, there will be lots of media coverage, so the parking spaces near Olin and Hale may be completely?full.
Keep your finger crossed for no winds and a problem-free removal!
Leslie
-- Leslie F. Brown, Ph.D. Emeriti - Physics, Astronomy & Geophysics
Connecticut College New London, CT USA
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https://www.youtube.com/live/BqBUQoPW0Aw?si=5emsA8Hzw7Chj0ut
SpaceX just launched Spherex and Punch for a.new space telescope and measuring the solar winds (Punch)
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Best wishes to Bob Cimmino
Our kids just had two cars detailed by Bob¡¯s son Jeremy in Old Saybrook and said that he did a wonderful job. (Bob mentioned him when we were discussing cleaning the Conn College mirror).?
Jeremy noted that Bob has been having some health issues so I thought I¡¯d send some good vibes here. Bob, get better soon so we can do some observing!
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Jay
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Event: Waterford Library Outreach Event - Monday, March 10, 2025
#cal-reminder
Reminder: Waterford Library Outreach Event
When:
Monday, March 10, 2025
Organizer:
Mark Strollo
mark@...
View Event
Description:
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Fw: (sovera:announce) March SoVerA Meeting
This Tuesday, the SoVerA meeting at 7 PM features a timely talk with the upcoming Total Lunar Eclipse on the 13th & 14th. SoVerA member and friend to the ASGH,? will speak on the Moon in Culture and in the Arts.
I expect it to be very informative.?
The link is directly below and requires no advance registration.?
Enjoy!
John Sillasen? ASGH Secretary and SoVerA Member?
SOVERA MEETING MARCH 11, 2025
Join us for the March meeting of the Southern Vermont Astronomy Group this coming Tuesday, March 11, at 7:00 pm. The meeting is via ZOOM, here: https://zoom.us/j/94691230307#success
This month the talk will be by SoVerA board member Rick Bates. The topic is The Moon in Culture and the Arts. You might want to have pencil and paper at hand, as there will be a brief and entertaining test at the end. ?
Rick Bates has been a SoVerA member for many years and currently serves as vice president. His background is more in the arts than the sciences, so he won't overwhelm you with esoteric formulae and incomprehensible discussions of quantum mechanics.
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Re: crane lift at Conn delayed
Thanks, Leslie; I'm interested.
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crane lift at Conn delayed
Hi All,
For those who were interested in seeing this happen, the crane lift of the old 20-inch OTA and mount from the Olin dome has been postponed to next Wednesday, 3/12. If the weather is decent, the riggers?say they will arrive about 10am.
Leslie
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Re: Event: Waterford Library Outreach Event - Monday, March 10, 2025
#cal-invite
Hi All,
Sorry I missed this email. The Waterford Library event is this coming Monday, 3/10, from 5:30p.m. to 8:00p.m. I have attached their calendar?listing below.?
Holler if you have any questions. Thanks,
Leslie
PS: The Moon chair would be great,?Mark. We just need someone to bring it to the library and run it. You and Deb ave fun in Colorado!
On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 3:24?PM John A. Sillasen via <jasillasen= [email protected]> wrote: Thanks George.? That does help. Probably worthy of putting my new to me Sky-Watcher AZ-GTI and the Tele Vue TV-85 with the battery pack & tripod sling Mark recommended.? Be a good test. Better than me setting it up in the van and pressing GoTo and saying, hey that looks like it worked....
John
On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM, GEORGE BLAHUN John:
? ? I¡¯ll defer to Leslie, since there may be some time updates, but her presentation begins about 6pm and the observing will go until about 8pm.? If it¡¯s in the parking lot at the library, as opposed to the field at the historical society, parking will be less than 50ft from observing areas.? If it¡¯s in the historical society¡¯s lot, it could be any where from 20 to 100 ft depending on your choice of viewing spot.
George
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Re: TAAS Gigantaur Project
Jeff, Ima email you separately about a little 3D printer project.?
George, I love the land trust idea! Geoff and Alan might chime in? Re the LOL AshDome we salvaged years ago, it is sadly being used as a storage shed at Stellafane. It¡¯ll need some work but I¡¯m sure that we could move it again if a trust was interested¡
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Thanks for the ideas, Jay
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Re: TAAS Gigantaur Project
Jay:
OOOPS, one correction the optics are, as you correctly listed, an RC and not DK.
George
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Re: TAAS Gigantaur Project
Jay:
While I do think your idea is a good one, and I am tied up for at least a year and a half with my home building project, there is another possibility. There are a couple of land trusts that could potentially have an observatory. Perhaps Geoff can bring us up to date on the one he works with, which has been talking about an observatory for some time now. The issues with transporting a beast like the 20 inch DK is not trivial. If one of the caretakers for the properties can find a way to get a dome ( like the one we disassembled in OL) they¡¯d be well on their way to a serious observatory. Anyhow, I hope we keep all options open and I¡¯m sure at least one will work out. Also, thanks for getting and storing the optics safely in EL.
George
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Re: TAAS Gigantaur Project
That said, if 3D-printed parts are needed I can help there!
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Jeff Dunn
https://shorelineastronomicalsociety.blogspot.com/
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Re: TAAS Gigantaur Project
I think it's a grand idea but is certainly above my skill level.
This project requires skill and time, both of which I'm short of these days.? Not to mention I'm more of a home-depot returns kind of ATM'er.?
The linked telescope is oozing charm, I love the idea.
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Jeff Dunn
https://shorelineastronomicalsociety.blogspot.com/
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Mark Strollo
Jay Drew