Howdy all; Folks, I am doing this on az-observing because I know that lots of SAC members are not yet a member of sac-announce, so if you not a SAC member.....delete this message now, and I am sorry for disturbing you. I am the web meister for the club and I am going to try and create a member listing for the Novice Group that will help beginners by providing them with a mentor that they can chat with occasionally. The list will be password protected and the info available will be: members name, email address, scope size, observing interests, area where you live. So, please answer these questions in order: 1) Are you willing to have your name and email address posted in a members only area of the SAC web site? If no, then send that answer to me and I will delete you from the list and nothing else is needed of you, thanks for your time. I understand completely if you are uneasy about having your name and email posted to the site. I guess I am just lucky, I get very little spam anymore, so it shows up like a small price to pay. 2) If you are willing to participate, then send me an email with this info: Name: Email address: Scope size and type: Observing interests: such as--deep sky, planets, scientific data collection, CCD and video imaging, astrophotography on film, EVERYTHING! Area of the state: such as--Scottsdale, NW Phx, Payson, Glendale....etc. I will compile the list and post it to the "members only" section of the SAC web page, that will take a while, but I think that it is a worthwhile venture to allow folks with similar interests to converse via email. Thanks for your time; Steve Coe stevecoe@xxxxxxxxx Author: Deep Sky Observing--The Astronomical Tourist Saguaro Astronomy Club web site: www.saguaroastro.org -- This message is from the AZ-Observing mailing list. See this message's header if you want info about unsubscribing or the list's archive. This is a discussion list. Please send personal inquiries directly to the message author. In other words, do not use "reply" for personal messages. Thanks.