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July 5 - 8:20PM Star Party at Hidden Valley Picnic Area - Joshua Tree National Park
What's Up by Sam Davidson (for July)
If you haven't been to a star party recently you're missing something. The equipment has been upgraded.
A few members, Paul Maag, Tom O'Key and Ken Keller have put together a new display. It permits a large number of people
to view, an image seen in real time through a telescope, projected on a 40 square foot screen. Wow!
Join the party on July 5.
Here comes Jupiter (and its moons), rising about 8:30. As Mars meets Saturn, they both dip in the west, bye.
See Sirius, the Dog Star, in the dawn's early light. That's where the expression Dog Days of Summer comes from.
Enjoy the Milky Way and the Dog Days.
To keep up with the latest info on Sky's the Limit, the observatory/nature center being built in Twentynine Palms, click
on the logo!!!
About Us
The Andromeda Society of the Morongo Basin is a club composed of amateur astronomers who meet regularly to enjoy the desert
night skies and learn about its wonders. Meetings, open to the public at no charge, are held in the Yucca Valley Community
Center on the third Friday of the month, except during the summer.
Free star parties are held nearly monthly on Saturdays, usually just before the new moon, at Hidden Valley Picnic Areain
the JT National Park. The parties start at twilight and besides telescope viewing a tour of the sky is given by members. There
may be an admission charge to the park. The club and park rangers co-sponsor these events.
Membership is open to anyone with an interest in astronomy. No equipment or knowledge is necessary. Club members are entitled
to reduced rates for astronomy magazines.
How to contact the Andromeda Society:
Mail address, P.O. Box 8, CA 92286
Sam Davidson, Corresp. Secretary, 760-228-1977, samdstar@verizon.net
Orv Hunter, Membership Chairman, 365-5810, orionman@juno.com
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