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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Johnson Space Center Astronomy Society Meeting</span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>September 13, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>7:30 pm</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>IMPORTANT NOTE: <u>THIS MONTH ONLY we will meet at <i>SPACE CENTER HOUSTON</i></u> !<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>What happens to <b><u>matter near a black hole</u></b>?</span></i><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> One possibility is a <b>Gamma Ray Burst</b>, and our guest presenter<span style='color:#CFCFCF'> </span><b>Dr. Tim Giblin from UHCL<span style='color:#CFCFCF'> </span></b>will give us the complete story at our August meeting this Friday, September 13<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Venus</span></b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> is an amazing sight high in the SW sky at sunset. It is that super bright ‘star’. It has phases like our moon when viewed through a telescope. We’ll provide you more observing ideas in the “<b>What’s Up in the Sky this Month</b>” talk. Other topics are "<b>Astro Oddities</b>" and the popular <b>Novice Q & A Session</b>. We’ll also discuss our <b>Fall Star Parties</b>, our trip to <b>Ft. McKavitt</b> and the fast approaching <b>Astronomy Day </b>for the local astronomy clubs and the public. </span><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>JSCAS is open to anyone <u>who wants to learn about astronomy</u> and membership is <b>FREE!</b> After joining, you’ll have access to our <b>Loaner Telescopes</b> and our amazing <b>DVD Library</b> with 100’s of choices to learn from (from <i>Astronomy Magazine</i>, NASA, etc.). Our meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 7:30. For more info, see our website at <a href="http://jscas.net/">http://jscas.net</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>