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... Subject: PanSTARRS seen, IAA Lecture, Armagh event, Globe at Night, COSMOS, Weblinks . ... Armagh Observatory Public €а St. Patrick's Day Event . ... Join the World-wide GLOBE at Night 2013 Campaign . ... Join the GLOBE at Night citizen-science campaign ( www.globeatnight.org ). ... The remaining GLOBE at Night campaigns in 2013 are: March 31 - April 9, and April 29 - May 8.€аMake a difference and join the GLOBE at Night campaign. ... Director, GLOBE at Night campaign ( www.globeatnight.org ) . ...

... Brian reported that the new computer was installed at the observatory. ... Rex's club highlights were: 1) mention of the Washington Crossing observatory and its public outreach programs, availability to club members if a keyholder is present and introduction of Gene Ramsey an Brian Van Liew observatory co-chairs; 2) a brief mention that new keyholder training will take place this fall and to contact Brian for details, also acknowledgement that member Larry Kane completed the ...

... 7 July 2014 Sometime in 2005, I happened to be in a local Sam's club, and while walking down an aisle noticed a cheap $200 computerized (!!) goto scope. ... Thursday, July 10th, 2014 at 8:00 PM Phillips Auditorium Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Parking at the CfA is allowed for the duration of the meeting Member Night Our July meeting will be a Member Topic Night. ... John presented many photos of the improvements made by ATMoB members to the Clubhouse building. ...

... Up: Software Development Methodologies & Technologies . ... The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) will use CORBA in several different environments--the airborne mission systems (MCS), the ground support system (DCS), and a Facility Science Instrument (FLITECAM). A review of CORBA development experiences on the MCS reflects the challenges and choices made, while comparison with other SOFIA implementations shows the variety of CORBA applications and benefits. ...

... The Milky Way is 30,000 light years across, about 1000 light years thick, and contains about 1011 stars (1 followed by 11 zeros, ie, 100,000,000,000, or one hundred thousand million stars). ... Life is tough! ... That means that life was well established when the Earth was only 1,000 million years old. ... It tells you that life got started on Earth pretty well as soon as it could! 4,000 million years ago, the Earth had only just solidified, and it was taking a punishing beating from meteorites. ...

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