[AZ-Observing] Re: Fly me to the Moon!

Here is a web page with a little song ditty dedicated to Gene Shoemaker, 
the first person to have his ashes strewn on the Moon (via the final 
collision of the Lunar Prospector spacecraft)...
http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/About/People/GeneShoemaker/ShmkrLyrics.html
There was an interesting article in the Monday  June 16, 2008 AZ 
Republic commemorating Shoemaker and his life work.

You can read more here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/01/07/wmoo07.html

Gene Lucas
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Tom Polakis wrote:

>---- Jennifer Polakis <m24@xxxxxxx> wrote: 
>  
>
>>During Brent Archinal's excellent lecture on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter 
>>for Saguaro Astronomy Club last Friday, he mentioned the "Send Your Name to 
>>the Moon" Project.  After submitting a name, you get a little certificate of 
>>participation to print.  It's a pretty cool thing to do for yourself or 
>>especially for your kids if you have some.
>>    
>>
>...or dogs.  Don't forget your dogs.
>
>http://members.cox.net/tpolakis/astro/LRO_cert.jpg
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