STARGAZER #465 for Nov. 3, 2007??? ? Birth, Life, and Death in the Cosmos We're well aware of nature's process of birth, life, and death. It is so fundamental...
International Dark-Sky Association e-News November 1, 2007  Towards Understanding Skyglow This new report by astrophysicist Dr. Chris Baddiley and engineer...
The following are short versions of recent stories from Chronicle Online. Full texts, as well as photos and other graphics accompanying some stories, are...
Holmes amazing its tranformation and links to pics and more First it was amazing what this comet did by exploding and zooming from 17 to magnitude 2.5 in a...
Good work guys. I'm not set up at the present time to take photos, but I do have drawings I've made with some pesky high-altitude cloud weather has given me a...
Larry, those are great drawings. I do a lot sketching - it helps me to observe and really see what's there. However, there is no way I'm going to share my...
Thanks Maynard. I use a hybrid technique. I use a tablet to make a rough sketch with notes about star placement and overall light distribution. Then I use the...
STARGAZER #466 for Nov. 17, 2007 Comet Holmes Bursts on the Scene Talk about bursting on the scene...that's exactly what Comet Holmes has done. Discovered in...
Comet Holmes large fragment broke off and disintegrated into tiny dust particles http://eoas-dreric1kansas.blogspot.com/ I hope to have another comet...
happy Thanksgiving day Those trying for comet silver and gold awards, amateur astronomers and other sky observers (se below). Comet Holmes has lessened in...
STARGAZER for Dec. 1, 2007 It's Time to Start Watching for Mars OK, now it really is time to start watching for Mars. No, it won't look as big as a full...
If you haven't started looking at Mars, nows the time. It isn't going to be super big this time around, but you can see some details on it even at that. Here's...
Does anyone have an electronic version of the checklist for the Herschell II list? I think it appears as pages 7-10 from the Herschell II manual of the AL. ...
I have started a new blog to feature photos of comet observations. Comet Observers Blog http://cometobservers.blogspot.com/ In 2001, I created the Comets...
I received this from Jim Roe in St. Louis, via the MSRAL Yahoo Group, and wanted to share it with you. Ed Flaspoehler, Dallas We have started to present some...
STARGAZER for Dec. 15, 2007 Dispelling Dangerous Theories The other day old Zeke told me he wanted to dispel a couple of dumb and dangerous theories he'd...
Comet Tuttle appeared to pass by Galaxy M101 last night. The skies in my area north of Atlanta were cloudy, but fortunately I had reserved some time with the...
STARGAZER for Dec. 29, 2007 Earth Closest to the Sun On Jan. 2, in the heart of winter, we will be closer to the Sun than at any point in the year, a fact...
STARGAZER #470 for Jan. 12, 2008 Looking Forward to 2008 Standing at the beginning of 2008, the Stargazer extends his best wishes to all. Hopefully, 2007 was...
To Astronomical League ALCors, club officers and Regional Officers: ________________________________ The January 2008 "What's Up with the Astronomical League'...
STARGAZER #471 for Jan. 26, 2008 The King and Queen Meet in the Morning Friday morning (Feb. 1), Jupiter, the king of the sky gods, and Venus, the queen,...
If any of you are member of AL or part of a club that has an affiliation, you can sign earn a silver certificate for your sketches/ photography and / or ccd...
STARGAZER for Feb. 9, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Moon Hope you got up early Feb. 1 to see Venus and Jupiter team up low in the east. The two brightest...
