[AZ-Observing] Off Topic Announcement
- From: "astrogeoc" <astrogeoc@xxxxxxx>
- To: "EVAC" <evac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,"AZ Observing" <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 17:33:47 -0700
The Mesa Astronomy/Geology Society will meet Saturday April 19 from 7 to 9 PM.
Location: 1444 N. Recker Road, Mesa, AZ in the clubhouse of the Alta Vista
Apartments.
Our featured speaker will be Dr. Ted Bowell, director and principal
investigator for the LONEOS (Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search)
program based in Flagstaff at Lowell Observatory.
LONEOS is a system designed to find Earth-crossing asteroids (ECAs) and comets
(ECCs), collectively known as near-Earth objects (NEOs). These objects can
occasionally collide with Earth sometimes with devastating consequences.
Finding large NEOs is the first step in averting a collision.
The latter part of the meeting will be devoted to a swap meet for anyone
wishing to buy, sell or trade any astronomical or related items.
While membership or donations are encouraged, all interested parties are
welcome to attend.
May 17 Speaker - Dr. Ronald Greeley, Planetary Geologist and Regent's Professor
at ASU. He is co-investigator for the Imager for the Mars Pathfinder (IMP)
camera, and is co-investigator for the Mars Express mission to be launched by
the European Space Agency.
Chuck Crawford
astrogeoc@xxxxxxx
480-981-1295
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