Re: Saturday at Hammonasset
Thank you George
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On May 30, 2025, at 7:48?PM, GEORGE BLAHUN via groups.io <ks1u@...> wrote:
?Paul:
Yes, you can either bring your own telescope or look through others. If Hammonasset does go on there are usually about a dozen scopes set up.
George
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Re: Saturday at Hammonasset
Paul:
Yes, you can either bring your own telescope or look through others. If Hammonasset does go on there are usually about a dozen scopes set up.
George
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Re: Saturday at Hammonasset
Hi?
Can anyone show up for hammonassett ? Bring our telescope or use others that will be set up ?
Thank you?
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On May 30, 2025, at 1:20?PM, Brian Roush via groups.io <roush0013@...> wrote:
? I could possibly do Sunday night in Salem.?
Brian On May 30, 2025, at 11:14?AM, Mark Strollo via groups.io <mark@...> wrote:
? Yep. You’re correct, Jeff.
I had erroneously put a rain date on my calendar a while ago.?
Does anybody have interest in Salem on Sunday night? Forecast looks good.?
Mark
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Re: Saturday at Hammonasset
I could possibly do Sunday night in Salem.?
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On May 30, 2025, at 11:14?AM, Mark Strollo via groups.io <mark@...> wrote:
? Yep. You’re correct, Jeff.
I had erroneously put a rain date on my calendar a while ago.?
Does anybody have interest in Salem on Sunday night? Forecast looks good.?
Mark
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Re: Saturday at Hammonasset
Yep. You’re correct, Jeff.
I had erroneously put a rain date on my calendar a while ago.?
Does anybody have interest in Salem on Sunday night? Forecast looks good.?
Mark
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Fw: What’s Up Webcast. Everything astronomy every Friday.
Observable Space is the new combination of Observable Space and Planewave,? which Rick founded after leaving Celestron with his modified CDK plans in hand and their permission.?
This should be an interesting interview!
John
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Re: Saturday at Hammonasset
Hi Mark,
I don't believe we have a rain date for this weekend.? Here's Jim's original message to us for the 2025 dates:
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Hi Mark and Jeff,
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Greg Barker and I have worked with Ranger Russ Miller to come up with dates for Family Astronomy Nights that will fit into the Meigs Point Nature Center's schedule in?2025. We tried to avoid holiday weekends and other obvious conflicts. Here are the four dates that we came up with:
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Saturday, March 29, 7:30 pm
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Saturday, May 31, 8:30 pm
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Friday, Aug 15 with?rain date Aug 16, 8:30 pm
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Friday, Oct 24, with?rain date Saturday Nov 1,?7:00 pm
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As you know, these events have been very successful in the past, and it has been great to have our three astronomical societies work together to make them happen. I hope that your members will continue to be available to participate in these events.
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Please let me know if you have any questions.
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Best regards,
Jim
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Jeff Dunn
https://shorelineastronomicalsociety.blogspot.com/
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Re: Star Hoppers Guide to the Galaxy free book 364 pages
Glad to hear you are finding it as useful as I did!!? Printing it was the hard part.? Thankfully, I have an HP Office Jet printer that does double sided printing.?
If I still had that old laser where I'd have to feed the paper by hand to do double sided printing, it likely would have caught fire trying to do a print job that large.
The easy part was the UPS Store. Truthfully,? $4.49 + tax was well worth the price.? If I had used Staples, I'd likely be waiting for the job still.? Maybe that's just my local Staples. They always seem to be super busy with printing work. Then again the UPS Store always has a line to the door for packaging.? I think they're back room staff have their own workload and never work the counters.
Your mileage may vary.? As we all know, I am not in the local area so stores and work are never quite the same.? Heck, maybe some of you have access to those giant printers that print, collate and staple all in one machine.? ?Ahh, I do miss those days!
I'll keep my eyes open for other good opportunities.?? Of course the original purpose of the email was for a Sun based webinar.? I did attend his one on the James Webb.
The recording for the Dean Regas JWST program and his new book is here: <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
We had a great tour of the universe last night with the James Webb Space Telescope. People from at least 20 states joined - word is getting out! If you couldn't attend, or want to watch it again, it is available for you at:?
I want to thank Chuck Strubbe for answering questions again and Mallory Conlon from the Yerkes Observatory for sharing stories and some glass plates from more than 100 years ago. For more info on Yerkes and to plan a visit see:?? And I'll be there preesenting on July 23 and 24.
My new book?All About Orion?is now available. You can even touch the constellations in this accessible astronomy book for all ages. Check?it out at:???
Next class is: The Sun on June 10. If you need more advanced?notice with the link to inform your members early or would like access?to past classes, just let me know.?
Hope to see you again soon Keep Looking Up! Dean
-- Dean Regas, Your Astronomer
Host of the Looking Up podcast
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Weather not looking good for the event Saturday night.? I will let everyone know as soon as i hear from Jim at ASNH.? Hopefully will improve for the rain date on Sunday. ? Mark
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Re: Star Hoppers Guide to the Galaxy free book 364 pages
Great stuff, John.?
Looked at Jim’s website and skimmed over the Starhoppers Guide. Great stuff. Will be saving that download. ? Mark
On Thu, May 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM, John A. Sillasen via groups.io <
jasillasen@...> wrote:
Dear TAAS:
?Go to the website URL below (it's safe) and download the Star Hoppers Guide to the Galaxy free 32MB PDF book that is a whopping 364pages long with hyperlinks.? ?An incredible guide to deep sky objects.? ?There is even a 27-minute video describing the book.
I watched the video first just to see what was what. Obviously, my first choice of reading materials for the new observer is still NightWatch by Terence Dickinson. This new 4th Edition was a worthy follow up to my aging Edition from the way back machine.
Still a free 384 page PDF complete with star charts is an ambitious project. A lot of the materials come from Mazur's outreach handouts. The book is well thought out.
Naturally my book won't stand up to the Maid of the Mist efforts to make all my ink run off the page but in daylight or indoors, it is quite impressive.
?John Sillasen
?
?
Contact Name
James Yoder
Email: jty.astro@...
Subject: Free Astronomy PDF book
Message
The Star Hopper’s Guide to the Galaxy is a free PDF book created for astronomers in the northern hemisphere who do not have a GoTo telescope or are interested in finding objects using the star hopping technique.
?The book along with additional resources can be downloaded from the ArtCentrics website at?
The book primarily consists of star hop instruction sheets developed by Jim Mazur that were initially made available on his website Skyledge.net.? This compilation contains over 170 instruction sheets with over 250 objects.? Each sheet contains two star charts; the first chart is used to help orient you to the night sky and immediate area around the target using familiar constellations or asterisms such as the Big Dipper, the Summer Triangle, or the Great Square of Pegasus.? The second chart is a detailed road map on how to hop to the highlighted objects. Information on the targeted objects is provided, as well as a small image of the object, when available.
The book is organized by constellations and the targets within the constellation.? Each constellation has a page that summarizes the targets in the constellation along with a table listing basic information on each of the objects.? The table includes the name of the object, the type of the object, links to the finder chart (within the book, and on the Skyledge.net website), aliases for the object, and some basic stats such as magnitude, separation (in the case of multiple stars), surface brightness, and size.? A chart highlighting the constellation is also provided on the page along with online links to Wikipedia articles where more information on each of the targets can be found.? The constellation summary page is followed by an image gallery where images for many of the targets are provided for reference.
?The book was specifically developed to be printed out so it can be taken out in the field.? One can print out sections as needed, or print the entire book and place it in a binder or have it spiral bound.? Additional functionality is available when utilizing the book on a PC or smart device such as an iPad. Many links with additional information are available throughout the book with the purpose of providing in depth information either in preparation of a viewing session, or additional research after a viewing session.
?The book is copyrighted under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 law, so it can be freely printed and distributed provided there is no profit involved.
We think this book will be a valuable tool to help the observational astronomer have a productive viewing session.
James Yoder, Andrea Matthias, Jim Mazur
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Re: Star Hoppers Guide to the Galaxy free book 364 pages
Great! Its always a pleasure to share something that someone local had a big hand in creating.? Just like the book Dr. Rubin Kier wrote. It's a bit dated now but always nice to share it considering an ASNH member wrote it.
Anecdote on that. Rubin and I were across from one another one year at a Connecticut Star Party, another ASNH event. Each of us had 105 mm APO refractors.? His the wonderful Astro-Physics Traveler and mine the StellarVue Raptor. Using the same eyepieces from Tele Vue, we enjoyed the night just comparing views between our two same size refractors.? OK, a bit of ego aside with two major American made refractors,? we just plain had fun!
Wonder now if Rubin's book is still in print. Pregnant pause as he scours Amazon... you don't get to absorb the pause here but just imagine it if you can....
100 Best Astrophotography Targets, a Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series book, 2009.
Enjoy!
John Sillasen?
On Thu, May 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM, Jeffrey Dunn via groups.io <jeffreyj.dunn@...> wrote:
Thanks for sharing this!?
I'll be sharing this with the SAS crew.
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Jeff Dunn
https://shorelineastronomicalsociety.blogspot.com/
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Re: Star Hoppers Guide to the Galaxy free book 364 pages
John,
Thanks for sharing this!?
I'll be sharing this with the SAS crew.
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Jeff Dunn
https://shorelineastronomicalsociety.blogspot.com/
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Star Hoppers Guide to the Galaxy free book 364 pages
Dear TAAS:
?Go to the website URL below (it's safe) and download the Star Hoppers Guide to the Galaxy free 32MB PDF book that is a whopping 364pages long with hyperlinks.? ?An incredible guide to deep sky objects.? ?There is even a 27-minute video describing the book.
I watched the video first just to see what was what. Obviously, my first choice of reading materials for the new observer is still NightWatch by Terence Dickinson. This new 4th Edition was a worthy follow up to my aging Edition from the way back machine.
Still a free 384 page PDF complete with star charts is an ambitious project. A lot of the materials come from Mazur's outreach handouts. The book is well thought out. Naturally my book won't stand up to the Maid of the Mist efforts to make all my ink run off the page but in daylight or indoors, it is quite impressive.
?John Sillasen
?
?
Contact Name
James Yoder
Email: jty.astro@...
Subject: Free Astronomy PDF book
Message
The Star Hopper’s Guide to the Galaxy is a free PDF book created for astronomers in the northern hemisphere who do not have a GoTo telescope or are interested in finding objects using the star hopping technique.
?The book along with additional resources can be downloaded from the ArtCentrics website at?
The book primarily consists of star hop instruction sheets developed by Jim Mazur that were initially made available on his website Skyledge.net.? This compilation contains over 170 instruction sheets with over 250 objects.? Each sheet contains two star charts; the first chart is used to help orient you to the night sky and immediate area around the target using familiar constellations or asterisms such as the Big Dipper, the Summer Triangle, or the Great Square of Pegasus.? The second chart is a detailed road map on how to hop to the highlighted objects. Information on the targeted objects is provided, as well as a small image of the object, when available.
The book is organized by constellations and the targets within the constellation.? Each constellation has a page that summarizes the targets in the constellation along with a table listing basic information on each of the objects.? The table includes the name of the object, the type of the object, links to the finder chart (within the book, and on the Skyledge.net website), aliases for the object, and some basic stats such as magnitude, separation (in the case of multiple stars), surface brightness, and size.? A chart highlighting the constellation is also provided on the page along with online links to Wikipedia articles where more information on each of the targets can be found.? The constellation summary page is followed by an image gallery where images for many of the targets are provided for reference.
?The book was specifically developed to be printed out so it can be taken out in the field.? One can print out sections as needed, or print the entire book and place it in a binder or have it spiral bound.? Additional functionality is available when utilizing the book on a PC or smart device such as an iPad. Many links with additional information are available throughout the book with the purpose of providing in depth information either in preparation of a viewing session, or additional research after a viewing session.
?The book is copyrighted under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 law, so it can be freely printed and distributed provided there is no profit involved.
We think this book will be a valuable tool to help the observational astronomer have a productive viewing session.
James Yoder, Andrea Matthias, Jim Mazur
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Fw: The Sun coming to you June 10
? Here's another 'class' or webinar from Dean Regas, author,? podcast host and educator from Cincinnati Observatory.?? He's the author of a highly illustrated book I actually recommend.? How to Teach Grown-Ups about Pluto. Also, 100 Things to See in the Night Sky.
I have the Pluto book. Its quite entertaining.?
Lastly,? the download ASGH member,? Greg Shanos post last week (I'll send to TAAS separately), The Star Hopper's Guide to the Universe, is a 384 page PDF. One of its collaborators is ASNH member,? Jim Mazur. I print the whole thing double sided in color to bring to outreach events.
I took the print out to a local UPS Store and had GBC Binding done.
I dropped it off at the UPS Store around Noon and picked it up by 3 PM same day.?
I had document binding done once with another hefty printed document? - I think it was the SharpCap Manual. Took that to Staples. It was ready 3 days later!? That one was spiral bound. I wanted to see the difference.??
I kind of like the UPS Store GBC binding better.? ?Both will lie flat for ease of reading but the difference is a plastic binding in GBC & metal wire with the other. I think. Its been a while and don't know where it is at the moment.?
John Sillasen?
----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Dean Regas" <deanregas@...> To: "Dean Regas" <deanregas@...> Cc: Sent: Thu, May 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM Subject: The Sun coming to you June 10 You and?your members are invited to my next online astronomy class. Feel free to share this internally. And as usual, I'll send you a link to the recorded session the following day, for folks who can't attend live.
The Sun - Online Class with Astronomer Dean Regas Tuesday June 10, 7pm EDT
Learn all about our Star Attraction: The Sun. Dean takes you in for a close look at features of the Sun and the latest highlights from the many solar space missions. Plus investigate safe ways you can view the Sun.
Link:?
Pass: 577335
And be sure to check out my latest?podcast episodes - I'm always looking for great guests (hint hint)
Keep Looking Up! Dean
-- Dean Regas, Your Astronomer
Host of the Looking Up podcast
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Really nice, Lee!? Now how did you find a site this month other than May 1st that had no clouds???
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Jerry
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Re: Event: TAAS, ASNH, and SAS at Hammonasset Public Observing - Saturday, May 31, 2025
#cal-reminder
Good article in NY Times today about sun settings and Manhattanhenge, a term coined by deGrasse Tyson.
Bruce
On Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 12:28:08 PM EDT, Brian Roush via groups.io <roush0013@...> wrote:
I won’t be able to make it to the gathering this Saturday.
The cloudy skies might be my fault or partially. My new Dwarf 3 came in.
Brian On May 28, 2025, at 9:06?AM, Amy S (Astrodog) via groups.io <glpmacgeek@...> wrote:
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Looks like another cloudy night?
On May 27, 2025 at 8:30?PM -0400, Group Notification < [email protected]>, wrote:
Reminder: TAAS, ASNH, and SAS at Hammonasset Public Observing
When:
Saturday, May 31, 2025
20:30 to 23:00
(UTC-04:00) America/New York
Where:
Miegs Point Nature Center
Organizer:
Mark Strollo
mark@...
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NSN Coordinator Updates: June 2025
We made it on the list!?
Let me know if you can use this Toolkit for any upcoming events!?
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?Deb:
Dear Coordinators,
We wanted to take a moment to inform you of some exciting things coming up with Night Sky Network!
Our Dynamic Sun
The new toolkit,
Our Dynamic Sun, has shipped! Congratulations to the following clubs that are expected to receive this refreshed version of the 2012
Our Magnetic Sun toolkit. If you do not see your club listed here, don’t panic – you can still get this kit! Currently, a club must report on five (5) events within the past 12 months, or two (2) events in the past three months, to register as "active."
Learn more about how you can get your club active here:
The clubs that are set to receive our initial shipment of kits are listed at the bottom of this email; congratulations once again!
Toolkit Workshop: June 3, 2025
Join NSN on June 3, 2025, for an overview of the
Our Dynamic Sun toolkit; how to best utilize it in your outreach, differences between this kit and the original, and more.
Register here:
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In addition to this toolkit, active clubs can receive our usual available resources, including our many Hubble Lithographs! To request these items, log into your account and click the
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nightskyinfo@... (available Monday - Friday, excluding federal holidays). Most importantly: please keep up all the great work, and we wish you clear skies!?
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Re: Event: TAAS, ASNH, and SAS at Hammonasset Public Observing - Saturday, May 31, 2025
#cal-reminder
I won’t be able to make it to the gathering this Saturday.
The cloudy skies might be my fault or partially. My new Dwarf 3 came in.
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Looks like another cloudy night?
On May 27, 2025 at 8:30?PM -0400, Group Notification < [email protected]>, wrote:
Reminder: TAAS, ASNH, and SAS at Hammonasset Public Observing
When:
Saturday, May 31, 2025
20:30 to 23:00
(UTC-04:00) America/New York
Where:
Miegs Point Nature Center
Organizer:
Mark Strollo
mark@...
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Re: Event: TAAS, ASNH, and SAS at Hammonasset Public Observing - Saturday, May 31, 2025
#cal-reminder
Looks like another cloudy night?
Reminder: TAAS, ASNH, and SAS at Hammonasset Public Observing
When:
Saturday, May 31, 2025
20:30 to 23:00
(UTC-04:00) America/New York
Where:
Miegs Point Nature Center
Organizer:
Mark Strollo
mark@...
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