From Dick Gala, WAS mailing list manager - just in case you missed it:
Dear WAS members,This weekend the 12th annual Astronomy at the Beach star party will be held. It is a 2-day event starting at 6 pm this Friday, Sept 5th and again Saturday, September 6th. For those of us that will be setting up a telescope, the area will be open at 5 pm each day. Unlike previous years the event will NOT be held at Martindale Beach but has been moved to Maple Beach for this year because of construction at the Martindale Beach area. Support by Kensington park attendants in the form of electric carts will be provided to move our equipment from the parking lot to the viewing area. The keynote speaker for the event will be Dr. Mary Putman from the Astronomy Dept of U. of Michigan. Her talk for each of the evenings will be "How Do You Feed a Galaxy". For more info about the event one can go to the following web site:The schedule of events and talks for each evening can be found on the following web site:On Saturday, September 6th Dr. Putman will meet with members of the amateur astronomy clubs involved with the event to present a talk in greater depth about feeding galaxies and there will be an opportunity for informal discussion and questions and answers after the talk. This is an additional event that is not open to the public but open only to members of amateur astronomy clubs. The event will start at 1:30 pm and last for about 2 hours. Contact the club for more information about it.This is a fantastic event. In past years 1 to 2 thousand of the public has shown up to hear the talks and look through our telescopes. Many of the talks and events are geared towards young people but people of all ages will learn more about the sky and what we do as amateur astronomers. Do plan to attend and bring your neighbors, friends and relatives. A good time will be had by all!Dick
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