From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Mon Jan 6 15:33:09 2014 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 21:33:09 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Johnson Space Center Astronomy Society Meeting - This Friday Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B11437333105B4E9@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Johnson Space Center Astronomy Society Meeting This month's meeting, this Friday, January 10th at 7:30 pm, will feature Bob Taylor who will provide the annual...and always entertaining...Review of the Past Year in Astronomy...with lots of images (lots!) and NASA related info. Many of our membership think this is always the best presentation of the year. Come see if you agree. We'll also discuss our upcoming events, including our fun star parties. Other meeting topics include "What's Up in the Sky this Month?" with suggestions for beginner observing, the always intriguing "Astro Oddities", and the novice Q & A Session. 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URL: From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Thu Feb 13 11:36:35 2014 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 17:36:35 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Johnson Space Center Astronomy Society Meeting - Friday, Feb. 14 Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B114373331715F7029@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Johnson Space Center Astronomy Society Meeting Have you ever wondered if YOU could take Amazing AstroPhotography like those from the Hubble Space Telescope? Our February meeting this Friday will feature our own Don Halter speaking about his recent efforts to use a new astrophotography system. Come see if you can start producing your own masterpieces. With Spring almost here, we'll start discussing our vernal trip to our dark site at Ft. McKavett, as well as other Upcoming Star Parties. Other meeting topics include "What's Up in the Sky this Month?" with suggestions for beginner observing, "Astro Oddities", Members Minutes (short stories and "discoveries" shared by members) and the novice Q & A Session. JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! After joining, you'll have access to our Loaner Telescopes and our amazing DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, etc.). Our meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 7:30 pm in the lecture hall of the USRA Bldg. (3600 Bay Area Blvd. at Middlebrook Dr.) For more info, see our website at http://jscas.net Note to all those who have borrowed 40 DVDs from the JSCAS Media Library: PLEASE BRING THEM BACK AT THE BEGINNING & DURING THE BREAK AT THIS MEETING. YES, you can check them out again...or acquire new ones! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Tue Feb 18 13:02:32 2014 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 19:02:32 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] LPI Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series In-Reply-To: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B114373331050050@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> References: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B114373331050050@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B114373331715FA56B@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> The Lunar and Planetary Institute invites all inquisitive adults to attend Exploding Stars, Cosmic Blowtorches, and the Runaway Universe by Dr. Jeffrey Silverman of the University of Texas at Austin. This free public presentation on March 6, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. is the third presentation in LPI's 2013-2014 Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series entitled "The Universe is Out to Get Us and What We Can (or Can't) Do About It." LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. No reservation is necessary. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). For more information, please go to http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures or contact Andrew Shaner at 281-486-2163 or shaner at lpi.usra.edu. Important Note About Parking - Limited visitor parking is available at the USRA building for public speaker attendees, so once the visitor parking section is full, attendees are asked to park in the University Baptist Church (UBC) parking lot. A shuttle bus will run throughout the event to take attendees to and from their cars. Directions from Bay Area Boulevard: Turn left on Middlebrook Drive and continue 0.4 miles. The UBC parking lot will be on the right, just past Glenshannon Drive. 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This free public presentation on March 6, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. is the third presentation in LPI's 2013-2014 Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series entitled "The Universe is Out to Get Us and What We Can (or Can't) Do About It." LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. No reservation is necessary. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). For more information, please go to http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures or contact Andrew Shaner at 281-486-2163 or shaner at lpi.usra.edu. Important Note About Parking - Limited visitor parking is available at the USRA building for public speaker attendees, so once the visitor parking section is full, attendees are asked to park in the University Baptist Church (UBC) parking lot. 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Other meeting topics include "What's Up in the Sky this Month?" with suggestions for beginner observing, "Astro Oddities", Members Minutes (short stories and "discoveries" shared by members) and the novice Q & A Session. JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! After joining, you'll have access to our Loaner Telescopes and our amazing DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, Discovery, etc.). Our meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 7:30 pm in the lecture hall of the USRA Bldg. (3600 Bay Area Blvd. at Middlebrook Dr.) For more info, see our website at jscas.net Note to all those who have borrowed 40+ DVDs from the JSCAS Media Library: PLEASE BRING THEM BACK AT THE BEGINNING & DURING THE BREAK AT THIS MEETING. YES, you can check them out again...or acquire new ones! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Thu Apr 3 11:09:54 2014 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 16:09:54 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] LPI's Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series - April 24, 2014 Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B1143733317162BDBB@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> The Lunar and Planetary Institute invites all inquisitive adults to attend When Will We Find E.T. and What Happens If We Do?, a presentation by Dr. Seth Shostak of the SETI Institute. This free public presentation on April 24, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. is the final presentation in LPI's 2013-2014 Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series, "The Universe is Out to Get Us and What We Can (or Can't) Do About It." LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. No reservation is necessary. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. 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Come and find out how YOU could help determine the size and shape of an asteroid from your own back yard! We'll also have several other short presentations including the April Sky's Observing Targets "What's Up This Month?" with suggestions for beginner observers, the always-intriguing "Astro Oddities", dates for our upcoming fun and public Star Parties (which need your help), some informative Member's Minutes, the novice Q & A Session, and a Recap of our recent Star Party Trip to Ft. McKavett where you can read a newspaper by light of the Milky Way! JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! After joining, you'll have access to our Loaner Telescopes and our amazing Astronomy DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, Discovery, etc.). Our meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 7:30 pm in the lecture hall of the USRA Bldg. (3600 Bay Area Blvd. at Middlebrook Dr.) Pizza and refreshments follow at Double-Daves on Bay Area Blvd. For more info, see our website at jscas.net Note to all those who have borrowed DVDs from the JSCAS Media Library: PLEASE BRING THEM BACK AT THE BEGINNING & DURING THE BREAK AT THIS MEETING. YES, you can check them out again...or acquire new ones! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Thu Apr 17 13:44:06 2014 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 18:44:06 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] LPI's Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series - April 24, 2014 In-Reply-To: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B1143733317162BDBB@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> References: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B1143733317162BDBB@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B11437333171631F84@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> LPI Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series The Lunar and Planetary Institute invites all inquisitive adults to attend When Will We Find E.T. and What Happens If We Do?, a presentation by Dr. Seth Shostak of the SETI Institute. This free public presentation on April 24, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. is the final presentation in LPI's 2013-2014 Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series, "The Universe is Out to Get Us and What We Can (or Can't) Do About It." LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. No reservation is necessary. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). For more information, please go to http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures or contact Andrew Shaner at 281-486-2163 or shaner at lpi.usra.edu. Important Note About Parking - Limited visitor parking is available at the USRA building for public speaker attendees, so once the visitor parking section is full, attendees are asked to park in the University Baptist Church (UBC) parking lot. A shuttle bus will run throughout the event to take attendees to and from their cars. Directions from Bay Area Boulevard: Turn left on Middlebrook Drive and continue 0.4 miles. The UBC parking lot will be on the right, just past Glenshannon Drive. There are plenty of parking spaces available for event attendees, and signs will be posted at the shuttle pickup and drop off location at the north side of the lot. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HMNS Distinguished Lecture "Mars Direct: Humans to the Red Planet within a Decade" Robert Zubrin, Ph.D. Wednesday, May 7, 7 p.m. HMNS Wortham Giant Screen Theatre Tickets $18, HMNS Members $12 While many have said that human missions to Mars are an endeavor that would be excessively costly and take many decades, a small team at Martin Marietta has drawn up a daring plan that could sharply cut costs and send a group of American astronauts to the Red Planet within ten years. The plan, known as Mars Direct, has attracted international attention and broad controversy. Now, with debate how to proceed with human space exploration, the Mars Direct plan is more relevant than ever. Can Americans reach the Red Planet in our time? 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Since before the first single-celled organisms, the Moon has illuminated the night sky. Although the Moon is our nearest neighbor, it is far enough away that landing on it represented the pinnacle of human achievement. Studying the Moon helps us learn how other rocky planets formed and developed. Dr. Zuber will discuss our evolving understanding of the Moon from GRAIL, a dual-spacecraft mission that mapped the lunar interior from crust to core. This event is co-hosted by the Carnegie Institution for Science's Department of Terrestrial Magnetism and NASA, and it will be held at the Carnegie Institute in Washington, D.C. To attend in person, please register here: http://capitalscience6.eventbrite.com. Those unable to attend can watch the lecture streaming live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x6VUQvsbCs. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. No reservation is necessary. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). For more information, please go to http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures or contact Andrew Shaner at 281-486-2163 or shaner at lpi.usra.edu. Important Note About Parking - Limited visitor parking is available at the USRA building for public speaker attendees, so once the visitor parking section is full, attendees are asked to park in the University Baptist Church (UBC) parking lot. A shuttle bus will run throughout the event to take attendees to and from their cars. Directions from Bay Area Boulevard: Turn left on Middlebrook Drive and continue 0.4 miles. 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We'll also have several other short presentations including the May Sky's Observing Targets "What's Up This Month?" with suggestions for beginner observers, the always-intriguing "Astro Oddities", dates for our upcoming fun and public Star Parties (which always need your help), some informative Member's Minutes, and the novice Q & A Session. JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! After joining, you'll have access to our Loaner Telescopes and our amazing Astronomy DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, Discovery, etc.). Our meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 7:30 pm in the lecture hall of the USRA Bldg. (3600 Bay Area Blvd. at Middlebrook Dr.) Pizza and refreshments follow at Double-Daves on Bay Area Blvd. For more info, see our website at jscas.net Note to all those who have borrowed DVDs from the JSCAS Media Library: PLEASE BRING THEM BACK AT THE BEGINNING & DURING THE BREAK AT THIS MEETING. YES, you can check them out again...or acquire new ones! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Tue Jun 10 15:36:51 2014 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 20:36:51 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Johnson Space Center Astronomy Society Meeting - This Friday! Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B114373331716562E4@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Dr. David Talent will join us for our June meeting this Friday. His topic is "HII Regions and Planetary Nebulae - What They Tell Us About the Making of the Elements." You've heard the saying that we're all made of stardust...come find out why that's absolutely true! We'll also have several other short presentations including the June Sky's Observing Targets "What's Up This Month?" with suggestions for beginner observers, the always-intriguing "Astro Oddities", dates for our upcoming fun and public Star Parties (which always need your help), some informative Member's Minutes, and the novice Q & A Session. JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! After joining, you'll have access to our Loaner Telescopes and our amazing Astronomy DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, Discovery, etc.). Our meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 7:30 pm in the lecture hall of the USRA Bldg. (3600 Bay Area Blvd. at Middlebrook Dr.) Pizza and refreshments follow at Double-Daves on Bay Area Blvd. For more info, see our website at jscas.net Note to all those who have borrowed DVDs from the JSCAS Media Library: PLEASE BRING THEM BACK AT THE BEGINNING & DURING THE BREAK AT THIS MEETING. YES, you can check them out again...or acquire new ones! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B1143733317166EE2C@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Johnson Space Center Astronomy Society Meeting Dr. Dan McDonald, physicist from University of Houston, will join us for the July JSCAS meeting this Friday, July 11th. His topic is "Gravity Waves and The Big Bang". Dr. McDonald has the entertaining capability to explain particle physics to a general audience. We'll also have several other short presentations including the July's Sky Observing Targets "What's Up This Month?" with suggestions for beginner observers, the always-intriguing "Astro Oddities", dates for our upcoming fun and public Star Parties (which always need your help), some informative Member's Minutes, and the novice Q & A Session. JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! After joining, you'll have access to our Loaner Telescopes and our amazing Astronomy DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, Discovery, etc.). Our meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 7:30 pm in the lecture hall of the USRA Bldg. (3600 Bay Area Blvd. at Middlebrook Dr.) Pizza and refreshments follow at Double-Daves on Bay Area Blvd. For more info, see our website at jscas.net Note to all those who have borrowed DVDs from the JSCAS Media Library: PLEASE BRING THEM BACK AT THE BEGINNING & DURING THE BREAK AT THIS MEETING. YES, you can check them out again...or acquire new ones! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Wed Aug 6 09:01:55 2014 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 14:01:55 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Johnson Space Center Astronomy Society Meeting this Friday! Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B11437333171682FFE@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Johnson Space Center Astronomy Society Meeting Louise Riofrio will present "The Speed of Light and Cosmic Puzzles" at our August JSCAS meeting. Her talk will emphasize how Apollo and ISS may contribute to breakthroughs in physics. Come join us for an interesting evening. We'll also have several other short presentations including the August's Sky Observing Targets "What's Up This Month?" with suggestions for beginner observers, the always-intriguing "Astro Oddities", dates for our upcoming fun and public Star Parties (which always need your help), some informative Member's Minutes, and the novice Q & A Session. JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! After joining, you'll have access to our Loaner Telescopes and our amazing Astronomy DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, Discovery, etc.). Our meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 7:30 pm in the lecture hall of the USRA Bldg. (3600 Bay Area Blvd. at Middlebrook Dr.) Pizza and refreshments follow at Double-Daves on Bay Area Blvd. For more info, see our website at jscas.net Note to all those who have borrowed DVDs from the JSCAS Media Library: PLEASE BRING THEM BACK AT THE BEGINNING & DURING THE BREAK AT THIS MEETING. YES, you can check them out again...or acquire new ones! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Wed Aug 6 16:27:17 2014 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 21:27:17 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] 2014-2015 Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series: "Science" on the Silver Screen Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B11437333171683498@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> The Lunar and Planetary Institute is pleased to introduce the 2014 - 2015 Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series: "Science" on the Silver Screen. This series will explore the accuracy, and inaccuracy, of science portrayed in the movies. The series will begin September 18, 2014 with a presentation by astronaut and planetary scientist Dr. Stanley Love discussing the 2013 movie "Gravity." Please see the attached flyer for more information regarding this first presentation in the series. Due to the considerable interest in this series, and due to the seating capacity available at LPI, registration for each presentation in the 2014-2015 series will be required. Registration will open two weeks before each event and is limited to 250. For more information, visit the Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series webpage at http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures/. LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. Registration is required. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). For more information, please go to http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures or contact Andrew Shaner at 281-486-2163 or shaner at lpi.usra.edu. Important Note About Parking - Limited visitor parking is available at the USRA building for public speaker attendees, so once the visitor parking section is full, attendees are asked to park in the University Baptist Church (UBC) parking lot. A shuttle bus will run throughout the event to take attendees to and from their cars. Directions from Bay Area Boulevard: Turn left on Middlebrook Drive and continue 0.4 miles. The UBC parking lot will be on the right, just past Glenshannon Drive. There are plenty of parking spaces available for event attendees, and signs will be posted at the shuttle pickup and drop off location at the north side of the lot. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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During the LPI event you can: * Learn about the Moon through hands-on activities * Observe the Moon through telescopes provided by the JSCAS (weather permitting) * View lunar samples returned by the Apollo astronauts * Speak with lunar scientists * Hear lunar science and exploration presentations from LPI scientists Dr. Georgiana Kramer and Dr. Walter Kiefer This free event at LPI begins at 8:00 PM and ends at 10:00 PM. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. For more information about International Observe the Moon Night, please visit http://observethemoonnight.org/. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. Registration is required. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). For more information, please go to http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures or contact Andrew Shaner at 281-486-2163 or shaner at lpi.usra.edu. Important Note About Parking - Limited visitor parking is available at the USRA building for public speaker attendees, so once the visitor parking section is full, attendees are asked to park in the University Baptist Church (UBC) parking lot. A shuttle bus will run throughout the event to take attendees to and from their cars. Directions from Bay Area Boulevard: Turn left on Middlebrook Drive and continue 0.4 miles. 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The link to the online registration page will be located near the bottom of the Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series webpage at http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures/. Individuals will be able to register up to four guests at one time. Registration is limited to 250. Further information will be available on the registration page. LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. Registration is required. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). For more information, please go to http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures or contact Andrew Shaner at 281-486-2163 or shaner at lpi.usra.edu. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We'll also have several other short presentations including the September's Sky Observing Targets "What's Up This Month?" with suggestions for beginner observers, the always-intriguing "Astro Oddities", dates for our upcoming fun and public Star Parties (which always need your help), some informative Member's Minutes, and the novice Q & A Session. JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! After joining, you'll have access to our Loaner Telescopes and our amazing Astronomy DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, Discovery, etc.). Our meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 7:30 pm in the lecture hall of the USRA Bldg. (3600 Bay Area Blvd. at Middlebrook Dr.) Pizza and refreshments follow at Double-Daves on Bay Area Blvd. For more info, see our website at jscas.net Note to all those who have borrowed DVDs from the JSCAS Media Library: PLEASE BRING THEM BACK AT THE BEGINNING & DURING THE BREAK AT THIS MEETING. YES, you can check them out again...or acquire new ones! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Fri Sep 12 10:19:40 2014 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:19:40 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] REMINDER: Registration Open for September 18 "Gravity" Presentation Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B114373331716974B7@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Online registration is now available for the September 18, 2014 "Gravity" presentation. Go to http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures/registration/ to register up to four guests. Approximately 50 seats are still available for the "Gravity" presentation. Due to the considerable interest in this series, registration for each presentation in the 2014-2015 series will be required and is only available online. The link to the online registration page is located near the bottom of the Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series webpage at http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures/. Individuals may register up to four guests at one time. Registration is limited to 250. Further information is available on the registration page. LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. Registration is required. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). 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Astronaut and planetary scientist Dr. Stanley Love will discuss the scientific accuracies and inaccuracies presented in the 2013 movie "Gravity." Please note, Dr. Love will not be available to sign autographs. Registration is required to attend this presentation, and every presentation in the 2014-2015 speaker series. A few seats are still available for the September 18th presentation. Individuals may register at http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures/registration/. Individuals may register up to four guests at one time. Registration is limited to 250. Further information is available on the registration page. To see a list of presentations for the 2014-2015 Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series, please visit http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures/. Important Note About Parking - Limited visitor parking is available at the USRA building for public speaker attendees, so once the visitor parking section is full, attendees are asked to park in the University Baptist Church (UBC) parking lot. A shuttle bus will run throughout the event to take attendees to and from their cars. Directions from Bay Area Boulevard: Turn left on Middlebrook Drive and continue 0.4 miles. The UBC parking lot will be on the right, just past Glenshannon Drive. There are plenty of parking spaces available for event attendees, and signs will be posted at the shuttle pickup and drop off location at the north side of the lot. LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. Registration is required. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). For more information, please go to http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures or contact Andrew Shaner at 281-486-2163 or shaner at lpi.usra.edu. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Love Flier 2.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 969127 bytes Desc: Love Flier 2.pdf URL: From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Tue Oct 7 09:12:19 2014 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2014 14:12:19 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Johnson Space Center Astronomy Society Meeting this Friday! Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B1143733317169E417@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Johnson Space Center Astronomy Society Meeting On Friday, the October meeting will feature JPL Solar System Ambassador Annie Wargetz talking on NASA's upcoming Orion Exploration Flight Test - 1. Come join us to get the early scoop on the mission before it launches in December. We'll also have several other short presentations including the October's Sky Observing Targets "What's Up This Month?", suggestions for beginner observers with "Do It Yourself Astronomy", the always-intriguing "Astro Oddities", dates for our upcoming fun and Public Star Parties (which always need your help), some informative Member's Minutes, and the novice Q & A Session. Our big fall trip to our dark site at Ft. McKavitt will also be discussed. JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! After joining, you'll have access to our Loaner Telescopes and our amazing Astronomy DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, Discovery, etc.). Our meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 7:30 pm in the lecture hall of the USRA Bldg. (3600 Bay Area Blvd. at Middlebrook Dr.) Pizza and refreshments follow at Double-Daves on Bay Area Blvd. For more info, see our website at jscas.net Note to all those who have borrowed DVDs from the JSCAS Media Library: PLEASE BRING THEM BACK AT THE BEGINNING & DURING THE BREAK AT THIS MEETING. YES, you can check them out again...or acquire new ones! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Thu Oct 23 09:23:21 2014 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 14:23:21 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Registration Now Open for November 6th Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series Presentation Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B114373331716ADC59@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Online registration for the November 6, 2014 Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series presentation, "Exploring the Core: The Inside Story", by Dr. Walter Kiefer of the Lunar and Planetary Institute is now available at http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures/registration/. Due to the considerable interest in this series, registration for each presentation in the 2014-2015 series is required and is only available online. Individuals can register up to four guests at one time. Registration is limited to 250. Further information is available on the registration page. LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. Registration is required. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). For more information, please go to http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures or contact Andrew Shaner at 281-486-2163 or shaner at lpi.usra.edu. Important Note About Parking - Limited visitor parking is available at the USRA building for public speaker attendees, so once the visitor parking section is full, attendees are asked to park in the University Baptist Church (UBC) parking lot. A shuttle bus will run throughout the event to take attendees to and from their cars. Directions from Bay Area Boulevard: Turn left on Middlebrook Drive and continue 0.4 miles. 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Due to the considerable interest in this series, registration for each presentation in the 2014-2015 series is required and is only available online. Individuals can register up to four guests at one time. Registration is limited to 250. Further information is available on the registration page. LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. Registration is required. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). For more information, please go to http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures or contact Andrew Shaner at 281-486-2163 or shaner at lpi.usra.edu. Important Note About Parking - Limited visitor parking is available at the USRA building for public speaker attendees, so once the parking lot is full, attendees are asked to park in the University Baptist Church (UBC) parking lot. A shuttle bus will run throughout the event to take attendees to and from their cars. Directions from Bay Area Boulevard: Turn left on Middlebrook Drive and continue 0.4 miles. The UBC parking lot will be on the right, just past Glenshannon Drive. There are plenty of parking spaces available for event attendees, and signs will be posted at the shuttle pickup and drop off location at the north side of the lot. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Kiefer Flyer.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 1016177 bytes Desc: Kiefer Flyer.pdf URL: From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Mon Nov 3 13:42:33 2014 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2014 19:42:33 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Reminder: Registration Open for November 6th Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series Presentation Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B114373331716B2F23@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Online registration for the November 6, 2014 Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series presentation, "Exploring the Core: The Inside Story", by Dr. Walter Kiefer of the Lunar and Planetary Institute is available at http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures/registration/. Due to the considerable interest in this series, registration for each presentation in the 2014-2015 series is required and is only available online. Individuals can register up to four guests at one time. Registration is limited to 250. Further information is available on the registration page. LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. Registration is required. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). For more information, please go to http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures or contact Andrew Shaner at 281-486-2163 or shaner at lpi.usra.edu. Important Note About Parking - Limited visitor parking is available at the USRA building for public speaker attendees, so once the parking lot is full, attendees are asked to park in the University Baptist Church (UBC) parking lot. A shuttle bus will run throughout the event to take attendees to and from their cars. Directions from Bay Area Boulevard: Turn left on Middlebrook Drive and continue 0.4 miles. The UBC parking lot will be on the right, just past Glenshannon Drive. 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Registration is required and is available at http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures/registration/. Registration is limited to 250. The registration page will remain open until 4:30pm Central, November 6th. If you miss the registration deadline and still wish to attend, please arrive at LPI before 7:25pm. You may be granted admission if seats are available. LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. Registration is required. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). For more information, please go to http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures or contact Andrew Shaner at 281-486-2163 or shaner at lpi.usra.edu. Important Note About Parking - Limited visitor parking is available at the USRA building for public speaker attendees, so once the parking lot is full, attendees are asked to park in the University Baptist Church (UBC) parking lot. A shuttle bus will run throughout the event to take attendees to and from their cars. Directions from Bay Area Boulevard: Turn left on Middlebrook Drive and continue 0.4 miles. The UBC parking lot will be on the right, just past Glenshannon Drive. There are plenty of parking spaces available for event attendees, and signs will be posted at the shuttle pickup and drop off location at the north side of the lot. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Kiefer Flyer.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 1016177 bytes Desc: Kiefer Flyer.pdf URL: From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Mon Nov 10 16:20:51 2014 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 22:20:51 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Johnson Space Center Astronomy Society Meeting this Friday! Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B114373331716B43B3@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Johnson Space Center Astronomy Society Meeting This Friday, our November meeting will feature Rodney Rocha on "An Easy-Going Introduction to Orbital Mechanics--or What Goes Up Doesn't Always Come Down". Mr. Rocha will introduce Kepler's Laws, Newton's Laws of Motion & Gravitation, how cones contain orbits, Lagrangian Points, how to de-spin a small captured asteroid by a spacecraft and then tow it to Earth-Lunar space and into a "parking space". We'll also have several other short presentations including the November's Sky Observing Targets "What's Up This Month?", suggestions for beginner observers with "Do It Yourself Astronomy", the always-intriguing "Astro Oddities", dates for our upcoming fun and Public Star Parties (which always need your help), some informative Member's Minutes, and the novice Q & A Session. JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! After joining, you'll have access to our Loaner Telescopes and our amazing Astronomy DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, Discovery, etc.). Our meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 7:30 pm in the lecture hall of the USRA Bldg. (3600 Bay Area Blvd. at Middlebrook Dr.) Pizza and refreshments follow at Double-Daves on Bay Area Blvd. For more info, see our website at jscas.net Note to all those who have borrowed DVDs from the JSCAS Media Library: PLEASE BRING THEM BACK AT THE BEGINNING & DURING THE BREAK AT THIS MEETING. YES, you can check them out again...or acquire new ones! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Fri Nov 14 13:44:18 2014 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 19:44:18 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Gravity and The Core Recordings Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B114373331716B6C28@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Recordings of Dr. Stanley Love's "Gravity" and Dr. Walter Kiefer's "Exploring the Core: The Inside Story" presentations are now available. Links to the recordings can be found on the Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series homepage: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures.