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Posted: Sun 07/04/2010 18:06
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (7/10) SAS Members Only
Weather permitting, the Tiger Mountain Star Party will be held this Saturday, July 10th. We will meet at the Tiger Mountain summit parking lot at 9:00 PM and stay until midnight or later. The star party is open to all SAS members and their families. For information and a map see http://seattleastro.org/obstiger.shtml.
See you there.
Mike Langley
(425) 241-8094
Posted: Sun 06/06/2010 14:31
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (6/12) SAS Members Only
Weather permitting, the Tiger Mountain Star Party will be held this Saturday, June 12th. We will meet at the Tiger Mountain summit parking lot at 9:00 PM and stay until midnight or later. The star party is open to all SAS members and their families. For information and a map see http://seattleastro.org/obstiger.shtml.
See you there.
Mike Langley
(425) 241-8094
Posted: Sun 05/02/2010 20:18
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (5/8) SAS Members Only
Weather permitting, the Tiger Mountain Star Party will be held this Saturday, May 8th. We will meet at the Tiger Mountain summit parking lot at 8:00 PM and stay until midnight. The star party is open to all SAS members and their families. For information and a map see http://seattleastro.org/obstiger.shtml.
See you there.
Mike Langley
(425) 241-8094
Posted: Fri 04/09/2010 23:10
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (4/14) Cancelled
Due to unfavorable weather conditions the Tiger Mountain Star Party scheduled for Saturday, April 10th is cancelled.
Mike Langley
425-241-8094
Posted: Sun 04/04/2010 14:24
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (4/10) SAS Members Only
Weather permitting, the Tiger Mountain Star Party will be held this Saturday, April 10th. We will meet at the Tiger Mountain summit parking lot at 7:00 PM and stay until midnight. The star party is open to all SAS members and their families. For information and a map see http://seattleastro.org/obstiger.shtml.
See you there.
Mike Langley
(425) 241-8094
Posted: Fri 03/12/2010 22:24
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (3/13) Cancelled
Due to unfavorable weather conditions the Tiger Mountain Star Party scheduled for Saturday, March 13th is cancelled.
Mike Langley
425-241-8094
Posted: Sun 03/07/2010 15:22
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (3/13) SAS Members Only
Weather permitting, the Tiger Mountain Star Party will be held this Saturday, March 13th. We will meet at the Tiger Mountain summit parking lot at 6:00 PM and stay until midnight. The star party is open to all SAS members and their families. For information and a map see http://seattleastro.org/obstiger.shtml.
See you there.
Mike Langley
(425) 241-8094
Posted: Fri 02/12/2010 20:09
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (2/13) Cancelled
Due to unfavorable weather conditions the Tiger Mountain Star Party scheduled for Saturday, February 13th is cancelled.
Mike Langley
425-241-8094
Posted: Mon 02/08/2010 21:26
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (2/13) SAS Members Only
Weather permitting, the Tiger Mountain Star Party will be held this Saturday, February 13th. We will meet at the Tiger Mountain summit parking lot at 6:00 PM and stay until midnight. The star party is open to all SAS members and their families. For information and a map see http://seattleastro.org/obstiger.shtml.
See you there.
Mike Langley
(425) 241-8094
Posted: Fri 01/15/2010 20:25
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (1/16) Canceled
Due to unfavorable weather conditions the Tiger Mountain Star Party scheduled for Saturday, January 16th is cancelled.
Mike Langley
425-241-8094
Posted: Mon 01/11/2010 20:39
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (1/16) SAS Members Only
Weather permitting, the Tiger Mountain Star Party will be held this Saturday, January 16th. We will meet at the Tiger Mountain summit parking lot at 6:00 PM and stay until midnight or later. The star party is open to all SAS members and their families. For information and a map see http://seattleastro.org/obstiger.shtml.
See you there.
Mike Langley
(425) 241-8094
Posted: Sun 12/06/2009 17:47
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (12/12) SAS Members Only
Weather permitting, the Tiger Mountain Star Party will be held this Saturday, December 12th. We will meet at the Tiger Mountain summit parking lot at 6:00 PM and stay until midnight or later. The star party is open to all SAS members and their families. For information and a map see http://seattleastro.org/obstiger.shtml.
See you there.
Mike Langley
(425) 241-8094
Posted: Fri 11/13/2009 20:10
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (11/14) Cancelled
Due to unfavorable weather conditions the Tiger Mountain Star Party scheduled for Saturday, November 14th is cancelled.
Mike Langley
425-241-8094
Posted: Sun 11/08/2009 17:30
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (11/14) SAS Members Only
Weather permitting, the Tiger Mountain Star Party will be held this Saturday, November 14th. We will meet at the Tiger Mountain summit parking lot at 6:00 PM and stay until midnight or later. The star party is open to all SAS members and their families. For information and a map see http://seattleastro.org/obstiger.shtml.
See you there.
Mike Langley
(425) 241-8094
Posted: Fri 10/16/2009 20:32
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (10/17) Cancelled
Due to unfavorable weather conditions the Tiger Mountain Star Party scheduled for Saturday, October 17th is cancelled.
Mike Langley
(425) 241-8094
Posted: Sun 10/11/2009 22:27
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (10/17) SAS Members Only
Weather permitting, the Tiger Mountain Star Party will be held this Saturday, October 17th. We will meet at the Tiger Mountain summit parking lot at 6:00 PM and stay until midnight or later. The star party is open to all SAS members and their families. For information and a map see http://seattleastro.org/obstiger.shtml.
See you there.
Mike Langley
(425) 241-8094
Posted: Fri 09/18/2009 21:23
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (9/19) Cancelled
Due to unfavorable weather conditions the Tiger Mountain star party scheduled for Saturday, September 19th is cancelled
Mike Langley
425-241-8094
Posted: Sun 09/13/2009 14:44
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (9/19) SAS Members Only
Weather permitting, the Tiger Mountain Star Party will be held this Saturday, September 19. We will meet at the Tiger Mountain summit parking lot at 7:00 PM and stay until midnight or later. The star party is open to all SAS members and their families. For information and a map see http://seattleastro.org/obstiger.shtml.
See you there.
Mike Langley
(425) 241-8094
Posted: Sun 08/16/2009 20:22
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (8/22) SAS Members Only
Weather permitting, the Tiger Mountain Star Party will be held this Saturday, August 22nd. We will meet at the Tiger Mountain summit parking lot at 8:00 PM and stay until midnight or later. The star party is open to all SAS members and their families. For information and a map see http://seattleastro.org/obstiger.shtml.
See you there.
Mike Langley
(425) 241-8094
Posted: Sun 07/12/2009 16:26
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (7/18) SAS Members Only
Weather permitting, the Tiger Mountain Star Party will be held this Saturday, July 18th. We will meet at the Tiger Mountain summit parking lot at 9:00 PM and stay until midnight or later. The star party is open to all SAS members and their families. For information and a map see http://seattleastro.org/obstiger.shtml.
See you there.
Mike Langley
(425) 241-8094
Posted: Fri 06/26/2009 14:25
Subject: Greenlake Star Party
The Greenlake Star Party begins at dusk; which would be around 9:00pm on June 27 and not 7:00pm as incorrectly mentioned on the event page.
Posted: Fri 06/19/2009 20:49
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (6/20) Cancelled
Due to unfavorable weather conditions the Tiger Mountain Star Party scheduled for Saturday, June 20th is cancelled.
Mike Langley
Tiger Mountain Keymaster
(425) 241-8094
Posted: Sun 06/14/2009 16:27
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (6/20) SAS Members Only
Weather permitting, the Tiger Mountain Star Party will be held this Saturday, June 20th. We will meet at the Tiger Mountain summit parking lot at 9:00 PM and stay until midnight or later. The star party is open to all SAS members and their families. For information and a map see http://seattleastro.org/obstiger.shtml.
See you there.
Mike Langley
(425) 241-8094
Posted: Sun 05/17/2009 18:21
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (5/23) SAS Members Only
Hello Everyone,
Weather permitting the Tiger Mountain Star Party will be held this Saturday, May 23. We will meet at the Tiger Mountain summit parking lot at 9:00 PM and stay until midnight or later. The star party is open to all SAS members and those who are considering membership. If you are not a current SAS member and want to attend, contact me first. For information and a map see http://seattleastro.org/obstiger.shtml . See you there.
Mike Langley
Tiger Mountain Keymaster
425-241-8094
Posted: Sat 04/25/2009 10:10
Subject: Paramount Park and Green lake star party rescheduled to May 2, 2009
Paramount Park and Green lake star party rescheduled to May 2, 2009 instead of Apr 25, 2009
Posted: Sat 04/25/2009 06:28
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (4/25) Improved Forecast
The weather forecast has improved since last night and the Tiger Mountain Star Party may be possible after all. If you are interested in attending call me first.
Mike Langley
425-241-8094
Posted: Fri 04/24/2009 20:50
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (4/25) Cancelled
Due to unfavorable weather conditions the Tiger Mountain Star Party scheduled for Saturday, April 25 is cancelled.
Mike Langley
425-241-8094
Posted: Sun 04/19/2009 17:56
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (4/25) SAS Members Only
Weather permitting the Tiger Mountain Star Party will be held this Saturday, April 25. We will meet at the Tiger Mountain summit parking lot at 8:00 PM and stay until midnight or later. The star party is open to all SAS members and those who are considering membership. If you are not a current SAS member and want to attend, contact me first. For information and a map see http://seattleastro.org/obstiger.shtml . See you there.
Mike Langley
Tiger Mountain Keymaster
425-241-8094
Posted: Fri 03/20/2009 11:04
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (3/21) Cancelled
Due to unfavorable weather conditions the Tiger Mountain Star Party scheduled for Saturday, March 21 is cancelled. May April present us with better weather.
Jerry Kuch (on behalf of Mike Langley)
Tiger Mountain Keymaster
425-241-8094
Posted: Mon 03/16/2009 20:53
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (3/21) SAS Members Only
Weather permitting the Tiger Mountain Star Party will be held this Saturday, March 21st. We will meet at the Tiger Mountain summit parking lot at 7:00 PM and stay until the cold weather takes its toll. I will not be able to attend the star party this month so Jerry Kuch will be Keymaster and can be reached at (425) 830-5192 for information. The star party is open to all SAS members and those who are considering membership. For information and a map see http://seattleastro.org/obstiger.shtml .
Mike Langley
Tiger Mountain Keymaster
425-241-8094
Posted: Fri 02/20/2009 21:15
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (2/21) Cancelled
Due to unfavorable weather conditions the Tiger Mountain Star Party scheduled for Saturday, Feb 21 is cancelled.
Mike Langley
Tiger Mountain Keymaster
425-241-8094
Posted: Sun 02/15/2009 15:33
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (2/21) SAS Members Only
Weather permitting the Tiger Mountain Star Party will be held this Saturday, Feb 21st. We will meet at the Tiger Mountain summit parking lot at 6:00 PM and stay until the cold weather takes its toll. The star party is open to all SAS members and those who are considering membership. If you are not a current SAS member and want to attend, contact me first. For information and a map see http://seattleastro.org/obstiger.shtml . See you there.
Mike Langley
Tiger Mountain Keymaster
425-241-8094
Posted: Fri 01/23/2009 22:05
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (1/24) Cancelled
Due to unfavorable weather conditions the Tiger Mountain Star Party scheduled for Saturday, January 24th is cancelled.
Mike Langley
Tiger Mountain Keymaster
425-241-8094
Posted: Sun 01/18/2009 14:18
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (1/24) SAS Members Only
Weather permitting the Tiger Mountain Star Party will be held this Saturday, January 24th. We will meet at the Tiger Mountain summit parking lot at 6:00 PM and stay until midnight or later. The star party is open to all SAS members and those who are considering membership. If you are not a current SAS member and want to attend, contact me first. For information and a map see http://seattleastro.org/obstiger.shtml . See you there.
Mike Langley
Tiger Mountain Keymaster
425-241-8094
Posted: Sun 11/16/2008 14:57
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (11/22) SAS Members Only
Weather permitting the Tiger Mountain Star Party will be held this Saturday, November 22nd. We will meet at the Tiger Mountain summit parking lot at 6:00 PM and stay until midnight or later. The star party is open to all SAS members and those who are considering membership. If you are not a current SAS member and want to attend, contact me first. For information and a map see http://seattleastro.org/obstiger.shtml . See you there.
Mike Langley
Tiger Mountain Keymaster
425-241-8094
Posted: Sun 10/19/2008 17:19
Subject: Tiger Mountain Star Party (10/25) SAS Members Only
Weather permitting the Tiger Mountain Star Party will be held this Saturday, October 25th. We will meet at the Tiger Mountain summit parking lot at 6:00 PM and stay until midnight or later. The star party is open to all SAS members and those who are considering membership. If you are not a current SAS member and want to attend, contact me first. For information and a map see http://seattleastro.org/obstiger.shtml . See you there.
Mike Langley
Tiger Mountain Keymaster
(425) 241=8094
Well, this last weekend didn't turn out too bad after all. Although the Clear Sky Clock has its misgivings, it turned out rather accurate. There was a slight cloud cover Saturday evening, but it soon burned off completely yielding very beautiful skies. Of course the Moon was scheduled to wreck the dark sky, and she performed as expected!
Observing lasted until about 2:30 AM until we were about either ready to fall off of our ladders, or started seeing too many stars where we shouldn't have. Of course not all lasted until this time, but you gotta start somewhere! Overall it was a great experience for those who have not had the pleasure of observing at our "unofficial" dark sky site yet.
Personally, I tried to work on the Observer's Challenge List in preparation for the upcoming weekend, and didn't do too bad with my Televue. I did struggle a bit with the planetaries, but it's easy for me to blame the Moon under the circumstances.
I had the pleasure of meeting a few members of both our group and the Tacoma group. This was nice in terms of meet/greet activities, and I'm glad to say that we had a small presence on the mountain.
Unfortunately for all of us, it was a one-nighter, set-up at a premium spot that I'm sad to have to give up...there's no way I'm getting that spot this weekend, I know that for sure.
In the end, it was a great warm-up for me to get ready for next weekend, and a chance for others to try an all-nighter. I hope that more of you can join in the fun in the near future while our weather is yielding up some decent observing conditions.
For those who made the trek, thanks for coming along, and I hope you had as much fun as I did under the stars.
Did someone mention the Perseids in August?
Cheers,
Jon B.
President
| Club News |
Posted: Wed 05/20/2009 07:53
Subject: Refractor Night!
At our General Meeting tonight, feel free to bring your "worst" refractor to celebrate Galileo's accomplishments with his own refractor. I will be providing a short lecture on my trip to Italy following Galileo, and a short summary of the events that unfolded around his daring suggestion that Copernicus was right. Jon B.
Posted: Mon 10/20/2008 09:15
Subject: Website Updates - Comments
The SAS Board will be reviewing the website content at the next Board Meeting on October 22nd, 2008. The purpose of this review will be to create a master list of items that need updating/deleting/adding in order to keep our presence online up-to-date and accurate. Comments on the website are welcome. Please send any comments to president@seattleastro.org and put SAS WEBSITE in the subject line.
Posted: Wed 07/25/2007 00:11
Subject: SAS Guest Speaker History 1998 - 2007 - Updated
URL: http://groups.google.com/group/Seattle_Astro/
Good Evening Members,
I have updated our guest speaker list containing all of our previous guest speakers and the subject of their lectures dating back to 1998. This has been uploaded to our new forum along with other documents including the SAS color logo, light pollution map, and a few other items of interest. These are in the new file directory of the forum. Please feel free to take a look at our historical line-up. I'd say it's very impressive!
Jon B.
President
Posted: Tue 07/24/2007 23:38
Subject: New Members Only Forum (Experimental)
URL: http://groups.google.com/group/Seattle_Astro
Good Evening Members!
I'm experimenting with a new SAS 'Members Only' forum using Google Groups. If you've already seen the email and have already signed up, welcome! My goal is to see if this new forum will allow for better communication between all of us.
I know there have been some issues with our current set-up, so this experiment is intended to test out new technology that's available to us for free. Google Groups seems to have a decent interface and is easy to use, from what I can tell so far, so we'll see how it goes.
This new forum is not intended to replace any existing forums or newsgroups in the community, so if you are an active member in another forum, no problem at all.
Topics (aka Pages) will cover subjects like star parties, meetings, technology, for sale/trade, and many more to come depending on the response and participation within the SAS.
Jon B.
President
Posted: Wed 07/04/2007 21:20
Subject: July 2007 Newsletter available
URL: http://www.seattleastro.org/webfoot/WebJul07.pdf
The July 2007 Webfooted Astronomer is now available at the above URL.
Posted: Tue 06/19/2007 00:32
Subject: Volunteer Secretary Needed
Dear Members,
We are still in need of a volunteer Secretary to complete our Executive Board. The primary responsibilities for this position are outlined in Section 6 of our Bylaws under Article 1 - Duties of Officers:
Section 6 - Secretary. The Secretary shall preside over all meetings in the absence of the above five officers. Primary duties of this office shall be to (1) keep brief minutes of all Society meetings, (2) maintain other appropriate correspondence external to the Society, (3) coordinate the preparation of materials for distribution to Society members via monthly meeting notices and other such publications as concern Society members and (4) coordinate the assembly, organization, maintenance, and dissemination of materials relating to the history and activities of this Society.
If you are a current member and might be interested in volunteering to help document our activities and assist in the duties described above, please let me know. If there are no interested parties by Friday, June 29, 2007, we may need to seek a volunteer outside of our organization to provide this assistance.
If you are currently not a member of the Seattle Astronomical Society, and are interested in volunteering for this position, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Jon B.
President
Posted: Tue 11/4/2003 12:55
Subject: November Newsletter available on-line
URL: http://www.seattleastro.org/webfoot/
The November 2003 issue of the Webfooted Astronomer is now available on this site.
Posted: Wed 8/6/2003 14:13
Subject: August 2003 Newsletter
URL: http://www.seattleastro.org/webfoot/
The August 2003 Webfooted Astronomer is now available on-line at the above URL.
| General News |
Posted: Wed 03/14/2007 15:01
Subject: Is Humankind the Pinnacle of Cosmic Evolution?
URL: http://futurefoundation.org/documents/kba2007_flyer.pdf
The Future Foundation will be awarding the Walter P. Kistler Book Award at an event on March 29, 2007. The recipient is Dr. Eric Chaisson, an astrophysicist at Tufts University. He is being give the award for his book, Epic of Evolution: Seven Ages of the Cosmos. The event is free and open to the public. See the attached URL for details.