From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Tue Jan 10 14:28:04 2017 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 20:28:04 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Johnson Space Center Astronomy Society Meeting this Friday! Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B11437333101BAF07DC4@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society Meeting Join us this Friday night as Joe Dellinger from the Fort Bend Astronomy Club, will give a presentation on "Discovering Asteroids with the FBAC 'A-Team': 2000-2010, The Golden Age of Amateur Asteroid Discovery!". Using the East Dome at The George Observatory, this team discovered, photographed and reported over 400 new asteroids (and actually named many of them). Now learn how they did it! Our other talks will be: "Astro Oddities", the informative Member's Minutes, "What's Up in the Sky This Month?", a calendar of this year's Upcoming Star Parties (your help is always needed!), and the Novice Q&A where you get to ask us questions about astronomy! JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! (It's the best offer money can't buy!) After joining, you'll have access to our amazing Astronomy DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, The Great Courses, Discovery Channel, 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., aka The Lunar & Planetary Institute) Pizza and refreshments follow at Mr. Gatti's Pizza at El Camino Real and 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 Feb 9 16:28:25 2017 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2017 22:28:25 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society Meeting this Friday! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B11437333101BAF3936D@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society Meeting Join us this Friday night, February 10th, as Louise Riofrio will give a presentation entitled "A New Look at Light". Louise worked as a scientist at NASA in Houston and is the author of the recent book, The Speed of Light. (The book describes the history of light, starting with a child's eyes opening...and contains only one equation!) Our other talks will be: "Astro Oddities", the informative Member's Minutes, "What's Up in the Sky This Month?", a calendar of this year's Upcoming Star Parties (your help is always needed!), and the Novice Q&A where you get to ask us questions about astronomy! JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! (It's the best offer money can't buy!) After joining, you'll have access to our amazing Astronomy DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, The Great Courses, Discovery Channel, 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., aka The Lunar & Planetary Institute) Pizza and refreshments follow at Mr. Gatti's Pizza at El Camino Real and 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 Mar 7 15:25:40 2017 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 21:25:40 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society Meeting this Friday! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B11437333101C8A18178@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society Meeting Join us this Friday night, March 10th, as Dr. Heather Surtain, from University of Houston (where she currently teaches Solar System Science), will give a presentation on "Neptune's Moon, Triton". She'll cover Triton's geology, atmosphere and its peculiar orbit. This will be a great chance to learn about a poorly understood world. We hope you'll join us. Our other talks will be: "Astro Oddities", the informative Member's Minutes, "What's Up in the Sky This Month?", a calendar of this year's Upcoming Star Parties (including this month's trip out to our dark site at Ft. McKavett), and the Novice Q&A where you get to ask us questions about astronomy! JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! (It's the best offer money can't buy!) After joining, you'll have access to our amazing Astronomy DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, The Great Courses, Discovery Channel, 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., aka The Lunar & Planetary Institute) Pizza and refreshments follow at Mr. Gatti's Pizza at El Camino Real and 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 Apr 12 10:33:31 2017 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 15:33:31 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society Meeting this Friday! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B11437333101C8A4B91F@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society Meeting Join us this Friday night, April 14th, as Dr. Lisa Whitehead from University of Houston-Main Campus will give a presentation on Neutrinos. Dr. Whitehead's research focuses on understanding the properties of the neutrino, one of the fundamental particles that make up the universe. Come learn about these tiny and fascinating particles with us! Our other talks will be: "Astro Oddities", the informative Member's Minutes, "DIY Astronomy", a Calendar of this year's Upcoming Star Parties (and review of last weekend's outings), and the Novice Q&A where you get to ask us questions about astronomy! JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! (It's the best offer money can't buy!) After joining, you'll have access to our amazing Astronomy DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, The Great Courses, Discovery Channel, 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., aka The Lunar & Planetary Institute) Pizza and refreshments follow at Mr. Gatti's Pizza at El Camino Real and 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 May 9 09:03:06 2017 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Tue, 9 May 2017 14:03:06 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society Meeting this Friday! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B11437333101C8A7501C@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society Meeting Join us this Friday night (May 12th) as Jeff Lepp from the Fort Bend Astronomy Club shares his Journey In Astrophotography with us. Lepp is an accomplished astro-photographer and an expert in using image processing software. Come learn how to turn your digital camera into a mini Hubble! Our other short talks will be: "What's Up? (In the Night Sky This Month)", "Astro Oddities", the informative Member's Minutes, a Calendar of this year's Upcoming Star Parties (and review of last weekend's outings), and the Novice Q&A where you get to ask us questions about astronomy! JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! (It's the best offer money can't buy!) After joining, you'll have access to our amazing Astronomy DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, The Great Courses, Discovery Channel, 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., aka The Lunar & Planetary Institute) Pizza and refreshments follow at Mr. Gatti's Pizza at El Camino Real and 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 6 16:29:22 2017 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 21:29:22 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society Meeting this Friday! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B11437333101D1868B2A@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society Meeting Join us this Friday night, June 9th, as Paul Maley shares his latest JSCAS Astronomical Explorations in India, Chile and Somalia. Paul has traveled to 287 countries and territories in search of the best spots on earth to watch astronomical phenomena such as eclipses of the sun and minor planet occultations. Come learn about these exciting adventures and how you can join in! Our other short talks will be: "DIY Astronomy", "Astro Oddities", the informative Member's Minutes, a Calendar of this year's Upcoming Star Parties and the Novice Q&A where you get to ask us questions about astronomy! (After-Meeting discussions continue at Mod Pizza.) JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! (It's the best offer money can't buy!) After joining, you'll have access to our amazing Astronomy DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, The Great Courses, Discovery Channel, 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., aka The Lunar & Planetary Institute) Pizza and refreshments follow at Mr. Gatti's Pizza at El Camino Real and 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 9 08:10:09 2017 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2017 13:10:09 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society Meeting this Friday! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B11437333101E4DC920F@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society Meeting Join us this Friday night, August 11th, as Brandon Reddell from The Johnson Space Center talks to us about the 'Planetary Habitable Zone: What Does This Really Mean?' Reddell is a lifelong amateur astronomer and will dive into the finer details of defining planetary habitability and identifying Earth-like planets. So, join us on Friday and find a planet that is 'just right'. Our other short talks will be: "What's Up? (In the Sky this Month)", "Astro Oddities", the informative Member's Minutes, a Calendar of this year's Upcoming Star Parties and the Novice Q&A where you get to ask us questions about astronomy! (After-Meeting discussions continue at Mod Pizza.) JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! (It's the best offer money can't buy!) After joining, you'll have access to our amazing Astronomy DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, The Great Courses, Discovery Channel, 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., aka The Lunar & Planetary Institute) 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 Sep 7 12:25:47 2017 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2017 17:25:47 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society Meeting this Friday! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B11437333101E4E17191@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society Meeting Join us this Friday night, September 8th, as Dr. Aaron Clevenson from the North Houston Astronomy Club shares with us "Amateur Radio Astronomy". Dr. Clevenson, who runs Humble ISD's Insperity Observatory, will take us all on a journey into the audible range of the Milky Way. So join us as we listen to the cosmos! Our other short talks will be: "Astro Oddities", "DIY Astronomy", the informative "Member's Minutes", a Calendar of this year's Upcoming Star Parties and the Novice Q&A where you get to ask us questions about astronomy! (After-Meeting discussions continue at Mod Pizza.) JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! (It's the best offer money can't buy!) After joining, you'll have access to our amazing Astronomy DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, The Great Courses, Discovery Channel, 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., aka The Lunar & Planetary Institute) 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 Nov 8 09:39:11 2017 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017 15:39:11 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society Meeting this Friday! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B11437333101E4F2DE30@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society Meeting Join us this Friday night, November 10th, as Jeff Stone from the Johnson Space Center explains "What's a Star Party?" Jeff, who has been with JSC since 1989, is a flight controller and crew trainer, and has been involved in almost 100 Space Shuttle missions, numerous ISS "inside" maintenance repairs, and also the Hubble Repair Mission. He is also the JSCAS "IFM Guy" as an avid amateur astronomer who loves teaching others the wonders of the night sky with his infamous "Hockey Stick Scope". Here Stone talks about why to support and attend public star parties. Our other short talks will be: "Astro Oddities", "What's Up (This Month)?", the informative "Member's Minutes", a Calendar of this year's Upcoming Star Parties and the Novice Q&A where you get to ask us questions about astronomy! (After-Meeting discussions continue at Mod Pizza.) JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! (It's the best offer money can't buy!) After joining, you'll have access to our amazing Astronomy DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, The Great Courses, Discovery Channel, 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., aka The Lunar & Planetary Institute) 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: