The 2012 RTMC Astronomy Expo will be held May 23 through 28, 2012. Founded in 1969 by Clifford W. Holmes, this yearly event is held near Big Bear City, California at the elevation of 7,600 feet at the YMCA camp, Camp Oakes. This outdoor event, supported by the Riverside Astronomical Society, offers an opportunity to … Continue reading
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Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) is celebrating their 21st anniversary in 2012 with this year’s event on Saturday, April 28th and Sunday, April 29th. This exciting event will again feature some great speakers as well as a large number of manufacturers and dealers. NEAF is sponsored each year by the Rockland Astronomy Club at Rockland Community … Continue reading
CN3y Sharing the Sky Weblog No. 28 Keeping an Observing Log This fall I have participated in teaching an introductory astronomy course. Thanks to Sharing the Sky, the students, along with the rest of the Mercy College community, now have access to two remote telescopes stationed in Arizona. Flaire, a 14-inch Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, has … Continue reading
Sharing the Sky WebLog No. 27 Sharing the Sky visits PATS The highlight of my visit to Los Angeles last weekend was to speak at the Pacific Astronomy and Telescope Show in Pasadena.My lecture, “Poetry of the Night”, tried to discover relationships between the night sky and English Literature.Loosely based on my recently completed Ph. … Continue reading
