News, Tuesday, 26 SEP 2006 SLAS Meeting Tonight (Tuesday) http://slas.us/displayevent.asp?EventID=813 +++++ 2007 Handbooks & Calendars Orders Due Today Orders for 2007 astronomical calendars and Observer's Handbooks at SLAS's steeply discounted prices must be received by the SLAS Sec/Treas no later than tonight's SLAS meeting. +++++ Capitol Reef 2006 Pictures SLAS webmaster Ken Warner has reloacted the pictures of SLAS's recent adventures at Capitol Reef National Park to the SLAS web site (thanks, Ken). http://slas.us/gallery/slasevents.htm +++++ NASA Mars Spacecraft Gear Up for Extra Work NASA's Mars robotic missions are performing so well, they are being prepared for additional overtime work. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2006-115 +++++ 'Everest', 'Seminole' and 'Thanksgiving' Panoramas http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20060911b.html +++++ 'Standing Up For Science' Media Guide A new media guide for early career scientists, called Standing up for Science, was launched by Sense About Science on 19 September. http://www.ras.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1065&Itemid=... +++++ Science's Greatest Sights How would you like to get an inside look at a child mummy? Watch the continent-wide "fireworks" of airplane flights at night? http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/09/25/4748.aspx +++++ ************************************************** ************************************************** Free Telescopes For SLAS Members SLAS has several scopes available for free, long term loan to current SLAS members who have belonged to SLAS for at least 30 days. http://slas.us/membership_benefits.htm +++++ Images and Data From Cassini-Huygens At:s http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/latest/index.cfm http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press-releases.cfm +++++ Information On The Mars Rovers At: http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html +++++ SLAS 2006 Star Party Schedule http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/LOCAL2006.HTML +++++ SLAS 2007 Star Party Schedule http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/LOCAL2007.HTML +++++ SSA / UMNH 2006 Southern Utah Public Star Party Schedule http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/STARPARTIES.HTML +++++ ************************************************** News is being sent to you because of your affiliation with the Salt Lake Astronomical Society or because you are subscribed to the Utah Astronomy Listserve. To unsubscribe please send your request to paw at wirelessbeehive dot com. Check out my NASA Solar System Ambassador web site at: http://www.umnh.utah.edu/utahsky and mirrored at http://utahastro.info/ For astronomy clubs in Utah see: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/UTAHCLUBS.HTML For the Utah Astronomy Listserve see: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy ************************************************** -- Patrick Wiggins NASA Solar System Ambassador to Utah & NE Nevada paw at wirelessbeehive dot com http://www.umnh.utah.edu/utahsky http://utahastro.info/ 435.882.1209 801.918.9092