... Our own membership demonstrates this on a regular basis every time a person new to astronomy joins the club. ... Clear skies to all, coma. ... The July meeting of Boston was Members talking about his 32 in planetary images and planetary missions. the Amateur Telescope Makers of Night which featured Mario Motta ch relay telescope, John Boudreau's John Sheff talking about NASA's John Boudreau John Boudreau gave an update on his planetary imaging of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. ...

... The guest lecture on Tuesday, October 11 will continue the innovative Different faces of Mars, imaged during the Sept 2003 opposition. space hardware theme being developed by Program RAP photos, using ST-10XME CCD camera with Takahashi FS-128 Chair Ken Kremer. The renowned aerospace engineering writer Craig Covault, senior edifor club members and public at the WC Observatory, with a tor and writer for Aviation Week and Space Technology Magazine, focus on Mars viewing plus other deep sky phenomena. ...