A few updates around the site recently:
Bill Beers has moved to the new photo gallery technology and uploaded some new photos. Have a look. Jerry Kuchera has added his drawings to the mix, too. Society President Bob Berta's photos are also on the new gallery. If you're a WAS member and an astrophotographer (or macular imager), why not give it a try? Contact us for more information.
There are nearly ten new photos in the historical photo gallery as well.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Site Updates
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Macomb Meeting, February 19, 2009
Dick Gala announces!
Dear WAS members,Read more...
The February 2009 Macomb meeting will be held on Thursday, February 19th at Macomb Community College, Bldg B, Room # 209 at 7:30 pm. The presentation for the evening will be a given by Diane Hall and will be entitled "Lost Constellations: The Cat and the Electric Machine (things the IAU doesn't want you to see)".
It'll be an illustrated guide to many of the former constellations-- some ancient,some modern-- that failed to make the cut when the IAU formalized the skies in 1930.
Diane is a contractor for the electrical company ITC and has been interested in astronomy since her grandfather took her stargazing when she was a toddler. Diane is married to Jonathan Kade, our present WAS Secretary. She is the proud owner of Celestron Skymaster 15X70 binoculars.
Dick Gala
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
The February WASP Is Here!
Thanks to our hard-working and long-suffering publications director and editor, Larry Phipps, the new WASP is ready for download. There are lots of great articles from members and some material that might not look out of place in an issue of Sky & Tel... hint hint...
Read more...Join the WAS on Meetup.com
Some of you may be familiar with meetup.com. It's a rare thing on the internet: a "social networking" site that is targeted at getting people off the computer and out into the world, uniting with others in their community to do something they're interested in. Though its first high-profile use was for political campaigning, it has diversified considerably.
It seemed like a good fit for the WAS, and potentially a good way to reach people we would not otherwise. So I signed up and created a WAS group there:
http://www.meetup.com/warrenastro/
If you have an account there, or would like to help show your fellow Detroiters what a great bunch of people the WAS is, please feel free to join the group.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Cranbrook Meeting, February 2, 2009
Dick Gala sends this:
Dear WAS members,Read more...
The February 2009 Cranbrook meeting will be held in the auditorium of the Cranbrook Institute of Science on Monday, February 2nd at 7:30 pm. The evening's presentations will be given by Larry Phipps and is entitled "The 10 Greatest Astronomical Discoveries of the Last 35 Years". Larry is our Editor of the WASP and an aficionado of visual effects. His presentation is one that you will not want to miss!
Dick Gala
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