http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/ After School Astronomy Clubs Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:08:00 GMT Graham Colman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1044 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1044 http://www.pack-303.com/hvj/uehcrtedt/niiuelvjmem/zqfvqtu/cvttiusweetb Graham Colman 3/7/2013 4:07:56 AM Sun, 05 Aug 2012 23:58:47 GMT Lou Mayo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1043 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1043 We are just hours away from MSL/Curiosity landing. Just a reminder that you can watch the landing activities live from Manchester England at... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:35:04 GMT Lou Mayo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1042 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1042 Which mission are you referring to? Mars Science Laboratory? If so, it is a Mars rover that will look for signs of past and present conditions on Mars Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:00:09 GMT milz.roketstar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1041 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1041 helo can you tell me what iz the mission al about ? Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:42:26 GMT Lou Mayo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1040 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1040 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 04:21:10 GMT Lou Mayo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1039 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1039 Could you please encourage your membership to enter their Mars/MSL events into our NASA Mars/MSL Google Map at http://www.nasa.gov/mars/. We currently have a Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:08:43 GMT Lou Mayo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1038 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1038 The quoted Earth Mars distance in the MSL flyer is in error. The actual earth Mars distance at time of MSL landing (Aug 5/6) should be about 150 million miles. Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:17:20 GMT Lou Mayo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1037 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1037 *NASA IS PREPARING TO LAND THE MARS ROVER NAMED "CURIOSITY"!* Below are some ways to bring Curiosity into your events this summer or on the night of the Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:42:05 GMT Lou Mayo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1036 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1036 Friends, On www.nasa.gov/mars the Google event map is live! Check it out! Go Mars! Lou Mayo Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:55:28 GMT Lou Mayo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1035 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1035 Oh, one more thing about Mars; it is pretty far away now, something like 6.5" (arc seconds) in diameter. So, plan not to see too much except a small reddish Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:51:20 GMT Lou Mayo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1034 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1034 Hi Dorian, At 10pm, Mars will still be 23 degrees above the horizon, just south of west and just ahead of Saturn which is above Spica (in Virgo). The moon Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:17:01 GMT Janney, Dorian W. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1033 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1033 I am hosting a group of Girl Scouts for a Star Party tomorrow night, and we will be looking for Mars. We would love to earn a certificate, and I will also be Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:12:48 GMT Lou Mayo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1032 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1032 http://apps.facebook.com/theguardian/theguardian/shortcuts/2012/jul/04/how-explain-higgs-boson-discovery?post_gdp=true Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:49:36 GMT Lou Mayo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1031 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1031 Friends, The NASA Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Flickr site is up and ready to begin receiving images. Our web page describing the Observing Certificate Thu, 05 Jul 2012 22:48:08 GMT Lou Mayo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1030 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfterSchoolAstro/message/1030 Life is not just "anything". There are requirements like reproduction and responsiveness to its environment, etc. A piece of paper is not alive. Beyond this,