May 14 has a quarter moon and is astronomy day. I think that would be the best
time to have a star party to show the moon, mars, jupiter and saturn We can
also do a press release for the public to join us being astronomy day. If we
expect big crowds like we had with the lunar eclipse, we may want Coyote Basin
park again. Sam
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From: Bill Packard <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 02/02/2016 11:13 AM (GMT-07:00)
To: pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [pasmembers] Re: Mars Party at Mike's May 21
I am interested.
Bill Packard
On Feb 1, 2016, at 11:04 PM, CenturyLink Customer <primefactory@xxxxx> wrote:
OK. You do remember my birthday is May 20th? Mike
From: "Peter Turner" <peteturner@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 6:06:47 PM
Subject: [pasmembers] Re: Mars Party at Mike's May 21
May 14 sounds good. I’d like to see Mars when it’s as close as possible
because the last few times I’ve looked it has been very tiny.. Also, that’s a
nice time to view the moon. Lots of interesting craters. Pete Turner From:
pasmembers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pasmembers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On ;
Behalf Of Alex Vrenios
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 5:13 PM
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Subject: [pasmembers] Re: Mars Party at Mike's May 21 May 14th offers a half
(1st quarter) moon, almost high in the sky when Mars rises at about 8pm.
Sounds good to me. But can Mike accept the weight of an extra year a couple of
weeks early? AlexOn Jan 26, 2016, at 5:03 PM, insanas (Redacted sender
"insanas" for DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: National and
international astronomy day is May14, 2016. Perhaps we could view the moon and
Mars and Saturn and Jupiter.Sam Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE
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From: Ted Blank <tedblank@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 01/26/2016 3:00 PM (GMT-07:00)
To: pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [pasmembers] Re: Mars Party at Mike's May 21 Mars won't change
appreciably in size or distance for a few weeks on either side of opposition.
So choosing a night without interference from the Moon should be possible
without losing detail in the Mars viewing. Just wondering if that had been
considered. Ted B. On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 2:58 PM, Terri <starstuff@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:Good point Alex. On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 2:55 PM, Alex Vrenios
<axv@xxxxxxx> wrote:We will not be able to see surface detail under a full
moon. On Jan 26, 2016, at 2:46 PM, Don Boyd <azphotog@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: A full
moon should not affect the viewing of Mars...Mars is bright enough that you
don't need dark skies to see it well. On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 2:35 PM, Alex
Vrenios <axv@xxxxxxx> wrote:Here’s what I found out about Mars: The “official”
time of opposition is on Sun, May 22, 2016 at 04:10 MST, one hour before it
sets. On Saturday, May 21, a 15.4 day-old moon rises at almost the same time as
Mars does, at 7:23pm. At this time the moon is nearly full, so I doubt that
this is a good time to view Mars. Alex (the messenger) On Jan 26, 2016, at
12:23 PM, Terri <starstuff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Good morning PAS members, I was
asked to set up a Mars viewing party on May 21 for the Opposition of Mars. This
is a Full Moon Saturday. We can combine it with a birthday party and potluck.
Mike, is this ok to hold at your house? Sam or Alex, can you get me some
viewing details about Mars, best time to view it, etc. And Should we make this
a public or private event? Let me know and i'll get it on the
calendar.ThanksTerri, Event Manager I appreciate any help in getting details
about sunset, other objects in the night sky not near the Full Moon, etc. Moon
rise and set time, and anything else you can send my way. I'd also be
interested in knowing how many may attend. So, if you're interested in
attending, just send back a quick reply. This would not be your RSVP. You'd do
that in the calendar once the event is on line. -- Good friends are like stars.
You don't always
see them, but you always know they are there.
Terri Phoenix Astronomical Society Event Manager
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-- Good friends are like stars. You don't always
see them, but you always know they are there.
Terri Phoenix Astronomical Society Event Manager
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