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LUNAR ECLIPSE OCTOBER 8,2014 PHOTO BY: HCAS MEMBER TIM PHELAN
HARFORD COUNTY ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
NEWSLETTER VOLUME 40 ISSUE 17 NOVEMBER 2014
2 PUBLIC OPEN HOUSES GENERAL MEETING
SAT. NOVEMBER 1 @ 7:00PM THURS. NOVEMBER 6 @ 7:00 PM
SAT. NOVEMBER 29 @ 6:30PM
NEXT MEMBERS’ OBSERVING NIGHT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
SAT. NOVEMBER 22, @7:00 PM THURS. NOVEMBER 6 TH @ 6:30 PM
HCAS OBSERVATORY HCAS OBSERVATORY CLASSROOM
PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR POSSIBLE SCHEDULE UPDATES AND CHANGES AT HTTP://WWW.HARFORDASTRO.ORG
AND OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/HARFORDASTRO
MINUTES FROM GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
OCTOBER 9, 2014
GENERAL MEETING 7:00 PM
ATTENDING BOD: BOB, TIM K, TIM P, DAVE, MARK,
MEMBERS ATTENDING: GARY
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM.
1. HCAS OUTREACH - STEM NIGHT AT JOHN CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL:
FANTASTIC EVENT! TOM HAD KIDS ASKING QUESTIONS AND HAD THREE GREAT SESSIONS AT JOHN CARROLL.
MARK, RICK AND BOB MANNED THE DISPLAY TABLES. LOTS OF INTEREST AND MANY QUESTIONS.
2. HCAS OUTREACH - ASTRONOMY NIGHT AT SOUTHAMPTON MIDDLE:
EVEN THOUGH THE CLOUDS PREVENTED AN OUTSIDE HCAS COMPONENT THE HCAS DID A GREAT JOB OF
SUPPORTING THE EVENT. TOM, AGAIN OFFERED A GREAT PRESENTATION AND STUDENTS AND PARENTS WERE
HANGING AROUND ASKING QUESTIONS. ALL WERE INVITED TO COME TO THE OPEN HOUSE THE NEXT NIGHT
AT THE OBSERVATORY.
THANKS TO THE MEMBERS WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED AND HELPED WITH OUTREACH
3. HCAS OPEN HOUSE:
SATURDAY WAS AMAZING AFTER WE MOVED ON PAST THE GATE ISSUE.
LOTS OF PEOPLE AND FAMILIES FROM THE PRIOR NIGHT SHOWED UP TO ACTUALLY LOOK THROUGH THE
TELESCOPE. LOTS OF GOOD FEEDBACK AND INTEREST. MEMBERS SET UP IN THE NEW PARKING LOT - ALL WAS
VERY INFORMATIVE.
TIM P SET UP, TIM K HAD THE NEW HCAS 10” MEAD OUT IN THE NIGHT SKY FOR WHAT I THINK WAS A
FIRST LIGHT FOR HCAS, RICK WAS SET UP WITH HIS SYSTEM, KAREN WAS ON THE MARK AS USUAL AND HAD
TO CARRY HER SCOPE ALL THE WAY UP FROM HARFORD TECH, AND AN OLD MEMBER NAMED ERIC WAS SET
UP AS WELL. HOPE I DID NOT OVERLOOK ANYONE!
TIM SAID THAT THE MEADE WORKED FLAWLESSLY.
LARRY WAS "WOWING" FOLKS IN THE DOME WITH DAVE AND JOE AS USUAL.
KAREN WAS NOT HAVING ANY TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES!
TOM MADE A FINE PRESENTATION IN THE CLASSROOM AND WE GOT GREAT FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS.
HCAS MVP - TOM FOR DOING 6 PRESENTATIONS IN 3 DAYS - THREE NIGHTS IN A ROW FOR HCAS!!!
AUDIT HCAS:
FORMER HCAS PRESIDENT OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH AN AUDIT OF THE HCAS FINANCIAL BOOKS. TIM AND
GARY WILL SET UP A PROCESS TO COMPLETE THE AUDIT AND REPORT BACK TO HCAS.
4. TREASURER REPORT:
TIM K REPORTED THE FOLLOWING.
o ALL BILLS PAID
o MEMBERSHIP SET AT 46
5. MISC DISCUSSION ITEMS:
THE NEW HCAS 10” MEADE DOLLY NEEDS TO BE REWORKED AND MOUNT LOWERED TO MAKE VIEWING
EASIER. RECOMMENDED PURCHASING AN OBSERVING CHAIR FOR USE WITH THIS MOUNT.
THE RED LIGHTING IN THE DOME AND STAIRWELL MUST BE ON WHEN OBSERVATORY IS IN USE AT NIGHT. THIS
IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SAFETY COMES FIRST. WE CANNOT ALLOW SAFETY TO BE CIRCUMVENTED BECAUSE WE
NEED IT TO BE DARK AS THAT CREATES AN UNSAFE CONDITION.
TIM MENTIONED THAT PARKVILLE MIDDLE EVENT WILL BE JAN 23, 2015 WITH RAIN DATES WILL BE ON JAN
30 AND FEB 28.
6. HCPS SCIENCE DEPT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY:
HCAS WILL BE ONE OF THE OPTIONS FOR TEACHERS ON NOV 25
SCIENCE TEACHERS MAY ATTEND ONE OF TWO SESSIONS ON NOVEMBER 25
THIS IS A VERY COOL THING THAT HCPS HAS ASKED US TO OFFER
TOM, BOB, MARK AND JIM HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO OFFER SESSIONS TO COVER THE TWO - THREE HOUR
SESSIONS COULD USE MORE HELP.
7. JULY 4TH PARADE:
JULY 4: NEED SOMEONE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THIS ONE.
8. NOV 1 ST OPEN HOUSE
SCOUTS ARE PLANNING A VISIT NEED VOLUNTEER TO SUPPORT THEM
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS: SUNDAY, 02:00 NOV 2
9. APRIL 25: STEM AT MT CHRISTIAN
APRIL 2015
TIM P HAS VOLUNTEERED TO TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS EVENT.
10. HCAS WEB-SITE UPDATES:
ARE WE OK WITH WEB SITE DESIGN AND CONTENT? SOME COMMENTS ABOUT HOW OFTEN THE WEB SITE IS
REFRESHED AS WELL AS ADDING NEW IMAGES AND ADDING POP UP BOXES INDICATING NEXT EVENT OR OPEN
HOUSE.
THERE ARE MORE ASTRO IMAGES BEING TAKEN AND PROCESSED BY MEMBERS AND WE ARE NOT SURE OF THE
PROCESS TO HAVE IMAGES POSTED ON THE HCAS WEB SITE. NEED TO FOLLOW UP WITH LARRY.
11. DONATED NEW 10" MEADE LX200 GPS SCOPE:
IT IS CURRENTLY IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER. LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY.
NEED A PROCESS ESTABLISHED AND A KNOWLEDGEABLE MEMBER TO TAKE OWNERSHIP TIM K AND GARY
WILL BE THE “OWNERS” OF THE NEW SCOPE.
NEED TO HAVE AN ORIENTATION AND "HOW TO USE" SESSION.
DOLLY DONATED AS WELL
12. HCAS STORAGE AREA-FIX UP WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED UP AND HOW AND WHEN AND WHO?
NEED A VOLUNTEER TO TAKE CHARGE OF THIS PROJECT
13. MESSIER MARATHON:
109 OBJECTS IN ONE NIGHT
MARCH 21 IS THE BEST DATE FOR 2015
NEED A MEMBER TO HELP MANAGE
LOCATION?
14. HCAS TELESCOPE TRAINING:
ESTABLISHED NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER AS OBSERVATORY TRAINING DATES.
TIM AGREED TO OFFER THE TRAINING IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE GENERAL MEETING BUT LIMITED
NUMBER OF MEMBERS TO 5 OR 6. (NOV 6 AND JAN 1, 2015) TO OPERATE THE OBSERVATORY
TELESCOPE AND MOUNT MEMBERS MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE TRAINING.
NOVEMBER TID-BITS
“THE ELEVENTH MONTH OF 2014 – NOVEMBER”
MERCURY HAS ITS BEST MORNING STAR APPARITION DURING THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF THE MONTH,10 DEGREES ABOVE THE
EASTERN HORIZON 40 MINUTES BEFORE SUNRISE. WITH VENUS AND SATURN NOW GONE AND MARS DIM AND LOW IN
SAGITTARIUS THE ACTION SHIFTS TO REAPPEARING, BRIGHTENING JUPITER, NOW IN LEO, WHERE THE PLANET RISES AT
AROUND 11:00 PM, IN MIDMONTH AND IS VISIBLE FOR MORE THAN HALF THE NIGHT. THE MOON IS TO ITS RIGHT ON THE
13TH, ALSO AT MIDMONTH ORION RISES BY 9:00 PM WITH SIRIUS THE DOG STAR, UP AN HOUR LATER, INTRODUCING THE
ND
BRILLIANT STARS OF THE “COLD SEASON”. A CROWD SURROUNDS THE SUN ON THE 22 , THE MOON, SATURN, MERCURY,
AND VENUS, ALL TIGHTLY CLUSTERED BUT UNSEEN IN THE SOLAR GLARE.
“24 OF THE STRANGEST THINGS ABOUT THE UNIVERSE”
1.- THE SLOWEST SPINNING OBJECT IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE IS THE NEAREST PLANET, VENUS,
A PERSON COULD WALK FASTER THAN IT ROTATES.
2.- THE DENSITY OF EVERY NEUTRON STAR IS EQUIVALENT TO WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE AFTER CRUSHING
A CRUISE SHIP UNTIL IT ’S THE SIZE OF A BALLPOINT PEN.
3.- THE LONGEST STAR NAME STILL IN COMMON USAGE IS LIBRA’S ZUBENESCHAMALLI,
AND THE SHORTEST IS THE SUN.
STAY TUNED TO NEXT MONTH FOR 3 MORE VERY INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE UNIVERSE.
WHAT’S HAPPENING ……..UP THERE
HCAS
As we start to wind down 2014 I wanted to share a few thoughts with you all.
2014 has been a great year, from terrific events and open houses, to new members, to old
members chipping in and making HCAS a viable center for all things astronomical - more on all that
later. We have a very important astronomy week coming up in November and and a lot of things
happening will be in the national news. Naturally we will be seeing more people interested in
whats happening and possibly more people attending the Open Houses - two in November!
November 1 at 7:00PM
November 29 at 6:30PM
Tom tells me he is ready for visitors and I am sure we have folks ready to operate the Dome as well.
With the new pavement down the parking lot is much more conducive for setting up and
observing. I hope we will have even more members with scopes join our Open House events. There
is plenty of room.
Note: November and December will be the training months for operating the observatory and
telescope mount. If you want to learn and become certified to operate the equipment you must
have the training. First training is planned after the General Meeting on Thursday Nov 6 at
7:00PM - training immediately after meeting.
Reminder: Sunday morning November 2 at 2:00AM we revert to Eastern Standard Time.
So join in the fun and come out to the next Open Houses and catch up on whats happening... up
there!
Clear skies and have fun with Astronomy!
BobOPEN HOUSE REPORTS
TIM KAMEL
OCTOBER 4, 2014
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, WAS OUR PLANNED OPEN HOUSE FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AND WAS ALSO
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMY DAY. THE FORECAST FOR MOST OF THE DAY WAS FOR OVERCAST, CLEARING IN THE EVENING.
CLEAR, IT DID AND WE HAD A GOOD NIGHT.
HOWEVER, NOT ALL WAS PERFECT. THE DRIVEWAY AND PARKING LOT WERE PAVED THE DAY BEFORE AND THERE WAS TO
BE NO DRIVING ON IT FOR 48 HOURS. WE WERE STUCK PARKING IN THE TECH HS PARKING LOT AND WALKING OVER.
MOST OF US WERE ABLE TO CARRY OUR EQUIPMENT UP, BUT SOME MEMBERS WERE NOT ABLE TO DO SO, GIVEN THE
WEIGHTS INVOLVED.
FOR ME, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO REPAIR MY LXD-125 AND WANTED TO TEST IT UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS TO MAKE
SURE THAT IT WAS BACK TO GOING-TO AS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. THIS REQUIRED THAT I BRING THE SCOPE CASE, TRIPOD,
KIT BAG AND EYEPIECE BAG, PLUS MY SNACKS. I HAD HELP WALKING TO THE DOME BUT THE RETURN TRIP WAS A BEAR.
HOWEVER, A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR OUR NEW DRIVEWAY AND PARKING LOT. I DID SET THE SCOPE UP AND IT IS
WORKING. WE HAD A GOOD NIGHT, SOME 35 GUESTS CAME, INCLUDING SOME WHO HAD ATTENDED OUR CLOUDED OUT
JOINT SESSION THE NIGHT BEFORE WITH HCPS AT SOUTHAMPTON MS. PARTICIPATION BY CLUB MEMBERS WAS ALSO
GOOD.
BESIDES ME THERE WAS GARY, LARRY, TOM, JOE, RICK, TIM P, DAVE, PAUL, BOB, KAREN & MAGGIE, AND JIM &
COLLEEN. THAT IS 14 MEMBERS. PRETTY IMPRESSIVE, THE MOST CLUB PARTICIPATION IN A LONG TIME.
WE SHOWED THE USUAL TARGETS. I MYSELF HIT MOON, THE DOUBLE CLUSTER, M31AND ALBERIO. ONE PARTICULAR
TREAT WAS ROLLING OUT OUR NEW GPS GUIDED MEADE 10” SCT AND PUTTING IT THROUGH ITS PACES. THE WHEELIE
GADGET THAT BOB PUT TOGETHER TO MOVE THE SCOPE WORKS WELL AND IT IS FAIRLY EASY TO BRING THE SCOPE OUT.
THOUGH A MEADE, THE HAND CONTROLLER DOES NOT QUITE WORK LIKE THE MEADE CONTROLLERS THAT I HAVE. IT TOOK
SOME GETTING USED TO. HOWEVER, WE GOT IT TO WORK AND GOT THE FINDER ALIGNED SO NOW IT SHOULD BE EASIER IN
THE FUTURE. TIM KAMELBLACK FOREST STAR PARTY
TIM KAMEL
AUGUST 23RD AND 25TH, 2014
PART 2
THIS IS THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF MY REPORT ON THE BLACK FOREST STAR PARTY IN LATE AUGUST. BY WAY OF A BRIEF
SUMMARY, THE EVENT HAD LOUSY WEATHER AND I STAYED ONE MORE DAY, SUNDAY NIGHT, WHICH WAS FORECAST TO BE
CLEAR. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WERE SOME THIN CLOUDS COMING AND GOING THROUGH THE SKY THE ENTIRE NIGHT.
WORSE, BECAUSE OF THE RAIN THAT FELL THE NIGHTS BEFORE, THERE WAS AN INCREDIBLE DEW PROBLEM. I FORGOT MY
KIT BAG WHICH HAD MY MIRROR FANS AND THE HAIR DRIER I USED TO REMOVE DEW, SO THERE WAS REALLY NO
OBSERVING AS THE MIRRORS ON MY NEWTONIANS WERE ALL FOGGED UP. I WAS LEFT WITH DOING ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY,
TAKING A TIME EXPOSURE AND THEN WIPING DOWN THE LENS BEFORE TAKING THE NEXT SHOT. NONE-THE-LESS, I GOT OFF
SOME 140 SHOTS, SOME OF WHICH CAME OUT NICE. I SHARED SOME IN MY REPORT IN THE SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER.
HERE ARE A FEW MORE. THESE ARE ALL WIDE FIELD SHOTS, WITH THE CAMERA MOUNTED ON MY LXD-75 TRACKING
MOUNT USING A 50 MM F/2 LENS. I SHOT AT F/2.8, MOSTLY AT 800 ISO THOUGH THERE WERE SOME SHOTS AT 1600
ISO. MOSTLY I SHOT 6-10 SHOTS OF EACH TARGET, WHICH I THEN STACKED IN DEEP SKY STACKER.
( LABELED AS PICTURE A ):
THE FIRST ONE IS A SHOT OF CASSIOPEIA, TO THE LEFT, WITH THE DOUBLE CLUSTER TOWARDS THE BOTTOM, LEFT OF
CENTER.
( THIS IS LABELED AS PICTURE B )
THE SECOND IS A SHOT OF THE HANDLE OF THE BIG DIPPER. I WAS TRYING TO GET ALCOR MIZAR, WHICH I DID, BUT
THE DEW ON THE CAMERAL LENS BLOATED THE BRING STARS.
( THIS IS LABELED AS PICTURE C )
MY THIRD SHOT WAS FOR THE KEYSTONE ASTERISM IN HERCULES. M13 IS THE BRIGHT OBJECT BETWEEN THE TWO
LOWER BRIGHT STARS. THIS IS A CROPPED VIEW TO ELIMINATE SOME ARTIFACTS ON THE LOWER PART OF THE ORIGINAL
PHOTO.PICTURE A: CASSIOPEA PICTURE B: HANDLE OF BIG DIPPER
PICTURE C: “KEYSTONE”
SPECTRUM OF NEPTUNE
PETER NERBUN
MEMBERS
TIM
KAMELNeptune and Spectroscopic Detection of Ammonia in its atmosphere
This image shows Neptune on Sept 14 2014 at 2:10 AM and its visible light spectrum on Sept 23
2014 at 1:36AM. The raw spectrum of Neptune that I captured is shown as the thin color bar
beneath the blue image of the planet.
Beneath the raw spectrum note the X-Y graph depicting the spectral distribution of light
intensities for the full range of visible light wavelengths. The points along the graph's red line
which dip to very low values correspond to the black areas in the raw spectrum; the two points
that I've labeled as "NH3" indicate the presence of ammonia in Neptune's atmosphere. These two
points show a drop in light intensity at wavelengths of 5430 and 5754 Angstroms which correspond
to the energies at which light is absorbed by the ammonia molecule. Since light is absorbed by
ammonia in Neptune's atmosphere we don't see the two shades of green color corresponding to
those wavelengths. This is the first time that I've been able to detect ammonia in a planetary
atmosphere. Also note the absorption of hydrogen at 4861 Angstroms and methane (CH4) at 6190
Angstroms.
The rectangular color bar at the bottom of my image is Neptune's raw spectrum
corresponding in scale to the wavelengths along the X-axis of the X-Y graph. Note the deep black
absorption lines appearing in the green portion of the spectrum for ammonia and in the red
portion for methane.
I captured the image of Neptune with a C11 SCT, a 2x barlow lens, a 0.66x focal reducer, and
an ASI 120MC astronomy camera; I captured the image of the spectrum of Neptune with the same
equipment plus a spectroscopic diffraction grating known as the Star Analyser 100 and without the
2x barlow.
I created the spectral graph with a program known as "Rspec (Version 1.7).TIM PHELAN
The first is M45 that I took on 9/29/2014 in Fawn Grove, PA. I stacked 80 35" exposures at
ISO 800 with Deep Sky Stacker and processed in Photoshop CS2 and Lightroom 5.2. Equipment
used was the club's 80mm refractor and Orion Sky View Pro EQ mount and my Nikon D3100LUNAR ECLIPSE
OCTOBER 8, 2014
TIM PHELAN HAS CAPTURED THIS FANTASTIC SHOT FROM OVER ON THE MAIN CAMPUS UP BY THE
BASEBALL FIELDS ON RT.22AS THE LAST SUPERMOON OF 2014 EMERGED FROM BEHIND A BAND OF CLOUDS GARY SNAPPED THIS SHOT WITH HIS T-3 AND THE 80MM REFRACTOR
HERE ARE THREE SHOTS JUST PRIOR TO THE MOON SETTING BEHIND THE TREES ON US. BOTH GARY AND BOB AT THIS POINT WERE STANDING IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE OBSERVATORY AND JUST TOOK THE REST OF THE ECLIPSE IN, NO TELESCOPES TO VIEW FROM, AND DEW ALL OVER THE CAMERAS, AS THE MOON TURNED A BRIGHT RED IN THE WEST, AND THE SUN COMING UP IN THE EAST, IT WAS TIME TO HEAD OUT AND GET SOME BREAKFAST.
AFTER RETURNING HOME FOR THE DAY, GARY SET UP HIS LAPTOP TO LOOK AT A FEW IMAGES HE HAD TAKEN WHEN HE VIEWED THE VIDEO OF “SOMETHING” THAT CROSSED THE FACE OF THE MOON AND AS OF THIS WRITING, THE OBJECT IS BEING INVESTIGATED SO AS SOON AS GARY FINDS OUT JUST EXACTLY WHAT IT IS HE WILL LET US KNOW. IN THE MEAN TIME HERE IS A SHOT AND SEE IF YOU CAN FIGURE IT OUT, THE OBJECT LAST A TOTAL OF 1-1/2 SECONDS CROSSING FROM THE NORTHEAST TO THE WEST.
©TPHELAN10-2014
“TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON”
SOUNDS LIKE A SONG I HAVE HEARD BEFORE ?...........THANKS TIM FOR THE SHOT
THANKS TIMFELLOW CLUB MEMBERS WE ARE NOW GOING TO START TO LIST ON THIS PAGE ANY EVENTS THAT
HCAS HAS COMITTED OURSELVES TO FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR, WE WILL ALSO LIST A CONTACT
PERSON WHO WILL BE IN CHARGE OF THE EVENT. IF YOU SHOULD HAPPEN TO SEE AN EVENT LISTED
AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HELP SUPPORT THE CLUB, PLEASE CONTACT THE MEMBER WHO IS IN
CHARGE. I F YOU NEED FURTHER ASSISTANCE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT EITHER BOB OR DROP A NOTE
TO THE NEWSLETTER AND WE WILL PASS IT ON.
UPCOMING EVENTS FOR 2015
JANUARY:
PARKVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ASTRONOMY EVENT
JAN. 23, START TIMES TO BE ANNOUNCED
2 RAIN DATES IF NEEDED, JAN. 30TH AND FEB. 28TH
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS EVENT IS TIM KAMEL
APRIL:
STEM EVENT AT MT. CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
START TIMES AND OTHER INFO TO BE ADDED FOR THIS EVENT AS WE GET IT
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS EVENT IS TIM PHELAN
JULY: BEL AIR FOURTH OF JULY PARADE
FOR THIS EVENT WE NEED A CONTACT PERSONON OCT 28, 2014 8:42 PM, "LARRY & LINDA HUBBLE" WROTE:
SO, TIM2 AND I MET AT BC AT 6 PM DAY 2
SET UP CAMERAS AGAIN!
WE ARE POISED AND READY!
GARY'S TEXT T20 MINUTES AND COUNTING!
GARY'S TEXT 6 MINUTES!
TIM SAYS IT'S 6:22!
LARRY LOOKS AT WATCH 6:23!
LARRY SAYS WHERE IS IT ????
PHONE RINGS… IT’S GARY, LARRY SAYS DID IT LAUNCH?!!!
GARY, “IT GOT UP ABOUT TWO HUNDRED FEET AND BLEW UP”!
LARRY "IT GOT UP ABOUT TWO HUNDRED FEET AND BLEW UP,,LOUD ENOUGH FOR TIM TO HEAR
LARRY AND TIM LOOK AT EACH OTHER AND SHAKE THEIR HEADS!
PACKED UP, WENT HOME!
SEE JUST HOW MUCH FUN WE HAVE WHEN WE GET TOGETHER AND GO OUT TO SHOT AN
ASTRONOMICAL EVENT, OR EVEN TRY FOR A ROCKET LAUNCH !!!THIS NEWSLETTER IS THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF
HARFORD COUNTY ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
P.O. BOX 906,
BEL AIR, MD 21014
1. - ITEMS FOR THE NEWSLETTER ARE DUE TO THE EDITOR BY THE END OF EACH MONTH FOR CONSIDERATION
TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE UPCOMING ISSUE,
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3. - ALL PICTURES ARE COPYRIGHTED BY THE PERSON WHO HAS TAKEN THEM, ANY DUPLICATION OF PICTURES WILL
NEED PERMISSION, PLEASE CONTACT THE EDITOR AND YOUR REQUEST WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER.
PERMISSION IS NOT NECESSARY FOR NON-PROFIT USE OF THIS MATERIAL, ALTHOUGH PROPER ACKNOWLEDGMENT IS
REQUIRED.
PLEASE SEND ALL CONTRIBUTIONS (MS WORD FORMAT IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED) TO EDITOR AT:
HCASNEWSLETTER@GMAIL.COM
4.- ADDRESS CHANGES SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE EDITOR AT THE ADDRESS GIVEN ABOVE.
5.- COMPLAINTS CONCERNING ANY CONTENT OF THIS NEWSLETTER SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF
THE EDITOR PROMPTLY.
VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: HTTP://WWW.HARFORDASTRO.ORGHCAS MISSION STATEMENT
WHAT IS HCAS?
HCAS IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE FROM VARIED BACKGROUNDS OF ALL AGES, MEN AND WOMEN, WITH A COMMON BOND – A LOVE FOR
ASTRONOMY. HCAS IS ASSOCIATED WITH HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND HAS USE OF THE HCC OBSERVATORY AND MEETING
ROOMS.
OUR MEMBERS ARE FRIENDLY AND WELCOME ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN ASTRONOMY – A BEGINNER OR AN ADVANCED OBSERVER
AND/OR ASTRO-PHOTOGRAPHER. HCAS IS COMMITTED TO THE PEOPLE OF HARFORD COUNTY TO ASSIST AND AUGMENT LEARNING
AND INTEREST IN ASTRONOMY AS WELL AS PROVIDING STRONG, ALL-VOLUNTEER OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO SCHOOLS, CLUBS AND
OTHER INTERESTED ORGANIZATIONS.
GOALS
PROMOTE THE INTEREST AND LOVE OF ASTRONOMY FOR THE PEOPLE OF HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND.
ADVOCATE FOR DARK SKIES AND FIGHT LIGHT POLLUTION AND LIGHT TRESPASS.
ENGAGE WITH SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, SCOUTS AND OTHER GROUPS TO EXPAND KNOWLEDGE AND INTEREST IN ASTRONOMY.
ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN ATMOSPHERE AT THE OBSERVATORY WHERE EVERYONE IS INCLUDED AND INVITED TO JOIN
AND SHARE ASTRONOMY BY VISUAL OBSERVING AS WELL AS ASTRO-PHOTOGRAPHY, REGARDLESS OF SKILL LEVEL OR
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