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"Current Events" Page
(Last edit on July 06, 2008)

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The Fourth Annual "Hidden Lake Gardens" public stargaze is scheduled for this coming
Saturday evening, July 12th, at dusk. If you can, please bring your telescope and help out
with this fun event. The crowd is limited to under thirty people or so.. Map1 - Map2

It would be fun to have a great turnout and have a Club gaze too...

July 2008 Activities

July 05th - Lake Hudson Dark Sky Gaze - Map1 - Map2
July 08th - NO Club Meeting @ Hurst Planetarium                       Map
July 12th - Hidden Lake Gardens Public Gaze            Map1 - Map2
July 26th - Camp McGregor Public Gaze -                                        Map1 - Map2

August 2008

August 02nd - Lake Hudson Dark Sky Gaze    Map1 - Map2
August 09th - Pokagon State Park Public Gaze                                               Map1 - Map2
August 09th - Camp McGregor Club Stargaze                                            Map1 - Map2
(August 11th - Perseid Meteor Shower)
August 12th - NO Club Meeting @ Hurst Planetarium   Map
August 23rd - Camp McGregor Club Stargaze                                            Map1 - Map2
August 30th - Lake Hudson Dark Sky Gaze    Map1 - Map2

More maps are available on the club map page CLICK HERE!

News for the 2008 Club Year!
Officers for 2007 are:
President - Don Risner
President Elect -Vacant
Past President - Jimmy Holdaway
Treasurer - Chris Dobie
Secretary -Ken Rheault
Publicity - Open
AlCor & Web Manager -Bob Frybarger

Dues are payable now... $10.00/year
Add $34.00 for Astronomy magazine (optional)
and/or
$32.95 for Sky & Telescope magazine (optional)

The Camp McGregor Project - Phase 1
The Camp McGregor Project - Phase 2
The Camp McGregor Project - Phase 3
The Camp McGregor Project - Phase 4
The Camp McGregor Project - Completed!

Are you REALLY online?
(Click and See!)

Links to the Dark Sky Project
Our Story was published in the IDA Autumn Newsletter - TAKE A LOOK
The Lake Hudson State Park Handout
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Page
Our Dark-Sky work through the years!
"Kiosk and Dedication" page. June 4th, 2005
The Making of a Preserve - 1 - Wes Boyd
The Making of a Preserve - 2 - Jim Whitehouse
The Dark Sky Preserve Broshure (.pdf)

The "STELLAFANE vs THE PRISON" Story

Remember the old days?

The 2008 Calendar is ready for Download.
Click HERE

Think you know how big a Googol is? Check HEREand see!

The AAoJ has elected to SPONSOR the Jackson Clear Sky Clock. This means that
there will be more local data available on the Clock page. Look for it. This image
is "real-time" and correct, but it is not an active image. For that, you must click on
the clock, and you will be directed to Danko's Jackson Clear Sky Clock page!

Sign the Web Petition to Telescope!!

The Hubble is now scheduled for one more repair mission.
Thanks to all who signed this petition. You DID make a difference!

Some Very Good Imaging by John Kirchhoff Page-1 Page-2

Here is a neat way to see how dark your sky actually is:
Print it out and carry it with you.

A VERY neat Powers of 10 webpage, Take a look!!!

Need a piece of clear sky? Click - HERE

Telescope Information For Beginners - 1 /// Telescope Information For Beginners - 2

A Nighttime View Of The USA

Iridium Satellite Information For These Sites:Coordinatesto Club sites available here.
(Coordinates Page Updated on 10/02/2005)
Iridium's Main Page Lake Hudson Camp McGregor Hurst Planetarium

Personal Member Websites. Let me know your URL to add it here:
Clay Kessler: http://ssoastro.org/
Bob Frybarger: http://googol.homestead.com/files/edit/index.html

The Best Earth Photo so Far
also,
What does the Sombrero Galaxy REALLY look like?

Url's of Interest:
There are a lot of things happening in Astronomy and the Space Program, and with the computer,
maybe we can keep up with some of them... I will try to post the websites of new and interesting
events as quickly as possible, but if you want to keep the site available on your machine, you will
have to save it as one of your "favorites".

      First:: The Webb Society International
       Next: Free Press story on Lake Hudson, June 2007
       Next:   Kennedy Space Center - Florida
       Next: SKY-WATCH    A website worth looking at about everything astronomical!
       Next: SKY & TELESCOPE Homepage
       Next: ASTRONOMY Magazine Homepage
       Next: Astronomy Picture of the Day   A daily look at the Cosmos
      Next: NASA Space Weather
       Next: Kalamazoo Astronomy Club   Page - See this!!
       Next: Hidden Hollow Club   Page - Excellent!
       Next: A Tennessee Astronomy Club   HomePage - Very Good
       Next: Astronomy Online Magazine
       Next: http://users.smartgb.com/g/g.php?a=s&i=g11-03792-9a
       Next: Southeast Lower Michigan Astronomy Link Site
       Next: Astronomy Download Site     A Lot of fun programs and surfing...
       Next: Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association    A very informative site
       Next: Astronomy Dealers on the Web      Dealers of all kinds - All astronomy
       Next: CNN Sci-Tech Page      Daily updated Science News
       Next: CNN Space News Page   Daily updated Space News
       Next: The Austin Texas Club Page     Well Worth a Look
       Next: A National Treasure of Earth Photos!   Photos from the Shuttle Flights
       Next: Lake Hudson State Park - Dark Sky Preserve
       Next: The DARK SKY INSTITUTE   A place to get the latest Dark Sky information
       Next: IDA - International Dark-Sky Association
       Next: The "Dogpile Search Engine"   One of the Best on the Web!!
       Next: The ClearSkyClock Webpage What's it gonna do tonight? Find out!!
       Next: Comparison of Green Valley AZ to Jackson MI
       Next: This is the Last Place You Should Look!   It's the livin' end!

Going to an event?
Click here first to check the weather,
and then decide what to do!
" Weather Satellite " and/or " Weather Forecast "
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