Terri, Two and one half years away is a long time. I would hold off right now.
That will be in the middle of monsoon season with little chance of a good star
party. However, as time gets closer we can see what global climate change does
to our own monsoon. Thanks for being willing to do the 2 events this May. Take
care, Sam
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From: Terri <starstuff@xxxxxxxxx>
To: PAS Members ListServ <pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, Feb 3, 2016 10:29 am
Subject: [pasmembers] Re: Mars Party at Mike's May 21
Sam,
July 2018 when it will be over 10 million miles closer
Mars - We need an event for this.
Do you want me to put one together now?
Terri
On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 8:08 AM, insanas <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I suggest the park May 14, for Astronomy Day. The city lights won't hurt seeing
a quarter moon, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter. Kevin should do a press release for
that one.
The 28th for Mars could be at Mike's since his place is a darker site and we
could see other objects. I would open it up to the public on our website with
rsvps but not a press release to keep the numbers controlled because of parking.
People should realize that Mars will be closest to Earth the latter part of
May, but still about 46 million miles. It will be July 2018 when it will be
over 10 million miles closer.
Take care. Sam
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-------- Original message --------
From: Terri <starstuff@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 02/03/2016 1:35 AM (GMT-07:00)
To: PAS Members ListServ <pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [pasmembers] Re: Mars Party at Mike's May 21
Sam, that's a great idea, Coyote basin park, but it closes at 10pm.
If that is fine with everyone, i'm ok with it.
Kevin, can you set it up at the park?
And what about the Mars party on May 28, shoud we do the park that night too?
I'm open for suggestions.
Tell me what you want the online calendar to say.
thanks
Terri
On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 11:22 AM, insanas <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>
To: pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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
To: pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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?
Alex
On 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
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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:
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