From: TerryMoselaol.com
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 10:23:47 EST
Subject: Leonids, Lecture, IFAS Challenge Prizes
Hi all,
1. I haven't heard any reports of anyone seeing any Leonids last night. Did
anyone see any, anywhere?
2. The DIAS School of Cosmic Physics Statutory Public Lecture 2004, will be
on Wednesday 24 November 2004, at 19:30 p.m., by Dr Henk Olthof, Science
Programme Directorate of the European Space Agency.
Title: "Huygens and Titan: from discovery to encounter"
Venue: Emmet Theatre, Arts Building, TCD.
Admission free.
3. IFAS OBSERVING CHALLENGES: SPONSORED PRIZES:
The IFAS Observing Challenges Working Group are pleased to announce that a
number of groups and companies have agreed to sponsor prizes for the first
person to complete the challenges.
A. The Novice Challenge Prize. Pole Star Publications have sponsored a
year-long subscription to Astronomy Now magazine, which will be presented to the
first person to complete the Novice Challenge.
B. The Binocular Challenge Prize.
Sky Publishing has kindly donated a copy of Steve O'Meara's Deep-Sky
Companions: The Messier Objects as well as their Messier Objects Card. This will be
presented to the first person to complete the Binocular Challenge. We hope that
arranging the prizes this way will encourage people to complete as many of the
challenges as they can and to appreciate the range of observing and
observations that can be made.
C. The Messier Objects Observing Challenge Prize. We are awaiting final
confirmation of a prize from a UK based telescope distributor through one of the
Irish dealers, so I don't want to go into a lot of detail yet, but that prize
will be awarded to
the first person to complete the Messier Objects Observing Challenge.
Remember that the Messier and Binocular challenges can be awarded at Gold, Silver and
Bronze levels. The prize will go to the first person to complete the
challenge at either of these levels. So get your 2H's out and start scribbling.
On behalf of the IFAS Observing Challenge Group I want to extend our deepest
gratitude to Pole Star Publications and Sky Publishing for supporting this
initiative.
Thanks must also go to the IFAS committee for their encouragement and support
which was very much in evidence at the last IFAS meeting. It has taken a lot
of time and effort to get this programme up and running (and it's not finished
yet! Look out for more challenges at the Connacht Star Party (29 Jan) and
COSMOS (1-3 April) and it was very rewarding to see that effort being
acknowledged by the IFAS committee, as well as commentators on this board. Al White.
I heartily support this initiative, & would like to express again my own
thanks & congratulations to all concerned in preparing these challenges for all
their work. More details on the IFAS website www.irishastronomy.org.
Good luck to all who enter.
Clear Skies,
Terry Moseley
aol.com Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 10:23:47 EST Subject: Leonids, Lecture, IFAS Challenge Prizes Hi all, 1. I haven't heard any reports of anyone seeing any Leonids last night. Did anyone see any, anywhere? 2. The DIAS School of Cosmic Physics Statutory Public Lecture 2004, will be on Wednesday 24 November 2004, at 19:30 p.m., by Dr Henk Olthof, Science Programme Directorate of the European Space Agency. Title: "Huygens and Titan: from discovery to encounter" Venue: Emmet Theatre, Arts Building, TCD. Admission free. 3. IFAS OBSERVING CHALLENGES: SPONSORED PRIZES: The IFAS Observing Challenges Working Group are pleased to announce that a number of groups and companies have agreed to sponsor prizes for the first person to complete the challenges. A. The Novice Challenge Prize. Pole Star Publications have sponsored a year-long subscription to Astronomy Now magazine, which will be presented to the first person to complete the Novice Challenge. B. The Binocular Challenge Prize. Sky Publishing has kindly donated a copy of Steve O'Meara's Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects as well as their Messier Objects Card. This will be presented to the first person to complete the Binocular Challenge. We hope that arranging the prizes this way will encourage people to complete as many of the challenges as they can and to appreciate the range of observing and observations that can be made. C. The Messier Objects Observing Challenge Prize. We are awaiting final confirmation of a prize from a UK based telescope distributor through one of the Irish dealers, so I don't want to go into a lot of detail yet, but that prize will be awarded to the first person to complete the Messier Objects Observing Challenge. Remember that the Messier and Binocular challenges can be awarded at Gold, Silver and Bronze levels. The prize will go to the first person to complete the challenge at either of these levels. So get your 2H's out and start scribbling. On behalf of the IFAS Observing Challenge Group I want to extend our deepest gratitude to Pole Star Publications and Sky Publishing for supporting this initiative. Thanks must also go to the IFAS committee for their encouragement and support which was very much in evidence at the last IFAS meeting. It has taken a lot of time and effort to get this programme up and running (and it's not finished yet! Look out for more challenges at the Connacht Star Party (29 Jan) and COSMOS (1-3 April) and it was very rewarding to see that effort being acknowledged by the IFAS committee, as well as commentators on this board. Al White. I heartily support this initiative, & would like to express again my own thanks & congratulations to all concerned in preparing these challenges for all their work. More details on the IFAS website www.irishastronomy.org. Good luck to all who enter. Clear Skies, Terry Moseley
