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The American Association of Amateur Astronomers |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 15, 2003 -- The Spring 2003 issue of The American Astronomer, the quarterly newsletter from the American Association of Amateur Astronomers, was mailed this week to all current AAAA members.
The lead story is an in-depth article on Project Jupiter, a program conceived and coordinated by AAAA member Eugene Lanning of Nebraska City, NE. This exciting project was designed to find the weight of Jupiter, its pull of gravity, and the escape velocity of Jupiter from data derived by analysis of observations of the orbital periods of Jupiter’s Moons. Eugene Lanning coordinated the activities of 10 AAAA members around the country while they participated in Project Jupiter.
Also in this issue, we have reports on the recent Transit of Mercury on May 7, 2003, with photos by AAAA member Leo Andriao in Brazil, an article on observing globular clusters in the Summer Milky Way, and reports from the Lake Whitney Star Party and the Mid-America Regional Astrophysical Conference last April in Kansas City.
The latest issue of The American Astronomer newsletter is a benefit for current members of the AAAA. However, a PDF archive of issues more than one year old can be found on the AAAA website.
http://www.astromax.org/a4-news/
If you are not already an AAAA member, you can join easily on the AAAA website. Or you can send a check for $20 ($25 family) to AAAA, P.O Box 7981, Dallas, TX 75209-0981. We look forward to hearing from you so you can receive future issues of the AAAA newsletter and get the REFLECTOR the quarterly newsletter from the Astronomical League. We will include a copy of this issue of the newsletter as part of your new member kit.
The Universe DVD is now available through AstroMax, the AAAA online Store. The Universe DVD is by Tim Tully of California. He used NASA images from Hubble, SOHO, TRACE and other orbiting telescopes to create an amazing journey from the sun to distant galaxies. The DVD has its own original musical score and an interesting and informative narration.
http://www.astromax.com/universedvd.htm
Sincerely:
Ed Flaspoehler, President
American Association of Amateur Astronomers
http://www.astromax.com
The American Association of Amateur Astronomers has had an active presence in the amateur astronomy community since 1996. As the AAAA continues to grow and expand, it is having a wider and wider influence among amateur astronomers, and continues to refine the use of the internet as a tool to promote amateur astronomy to the widest possible audience. Through the medium of its own web page, an online store devoted to carefully chosen astronomy merchandise, our own quarterly newsletter, reciprocal links with other astronomy web sites, the creative use of online resources such as eGroups, Listbot and banner advertising, affiliate programs such as Amazon.com, and partnerships with well recognized astronomy organizations such as Sky Publishing, Kalmbach Publishing, Bushnell Sports Optics and the Astronomical League, the American Association of Amateur Astronomers has become an important source of astronomy information on the World Wide Web.
For More Information Contact:
American Association of Amateur Astronomers
P.O. Box 7981
Dallas, TX 75209-0981
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