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<HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="Microsoft Word 73.1"> <TITLE>Star Party Update Number 1</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <B><FONT FACE="Courier" SIZE=6><P ALIGN="CENTER">Star Party Update Number 2</P> </FONT><FONT FACE="Times" SIZE=6><P ALIGN="CENTER"></P> </FONT><FONT FACE="Courier" SIZE=6><P ALIGN="CENTER">July 2003</P> </B></FONT><FONT FACE="Times"> <P> </P> </FONT><FONT FACE="Courier"><P>A few people have pledged to bring their telescopes to Big Sky for you to use! We will plan to have them aimed at interesting objects not usually visible from cities. The selected objects are listed in The Evening Sky Map and <I>Sky & Telescope</I>.</P> </FONT><FONT FACE="Times"><P>Troy Henderson</FONT><FONT FACE="Courier"> plans to bring a solar spectrometer and show you that instrument before sunset.</P> <P>We will have sky maps for you both on the Sunday night sky viewing and the Tuesday night Star Rally. The telescopes will be set out both nights. The telescopes are not part of the Star Rally. The rally will rely on your eyes. The rain date for the Rally would be Wednesday night.</P> <P> </P> <P>Please bring the following:</P> <P>appropriate clothing for expected cool temperatures at high elevation at night</P> <P>binoculars</P> <P>insect repellant</P> <P>small flashlight (penlight) covered with red cellophane to protect night vision</P> <P>pencil to fill out contest sheet</P> <P>we will provide a star chart (hard copy of The Evening Sky Map for August 2003 from www.skymaps.com)</P> <P>we will give out keyring size button red lights (first to registered attendees)</P> <P>we will NOT provide red cellophane and rubber bands</P> <P> </P> <P>on Tuesday, August 5, 2003 sunset is about 8:53 PM MDT</P> <P>Big Sky, Montana</P> <P>For the mountain village:</P> <P>Latitude = 45.29 deg</P> <P>Longitude = -111.40 deg</P> <P>Elevation = 2,275 m</P> <P>Did you realize that you are midway between the equator and north pole?</P> <P>Here is a web site that has an interactive sky chart:</P> <P>http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/skychart/</P> <P>use change location button</P> <P>Mars rises about 10:20 PM in east-southeast.</P> <P>Dark sky begins about 9:30 PM.</P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P>You may contact <B>Michael Zedd</B> with questions and comments.</P> <P>[email protected]</P> <P>I am unable to attend the conference. Dave Vallado will be in charge of the evenings' programs.</P> </FONT> <TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=5 WIDTH=221> <TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT FACE="Times"><P ALIGN="CENTER">Volunteer</B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <B><FONT FACE="Times"><P ALIGN="CENTER">Telescope</B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Times"><P>Chris Hall</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Times"><P>5" Schmidt-Cassegrain</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Times"><P>Troy Henderson</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Times"><P>Questar 3.5"</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Times"><P>Troy Henderson</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Times"><P>solar spectrometer</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Times"><P>Joel Kimball</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Times"><P>8" Schmidt Cassegrain</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Times"><P>Joel Kimball</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Times"><P>6" Newtonian reflector</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Times"><P>Joel Kimball</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Times"><P>trapezoidal binocular mount for my high powered (16x) binoculars</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Times"><P>Dave Vallado</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Times"><P>Next Star GPS (11")</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Times"><P>John Seago & Mark Davis</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Times"><P>NRL telescope</FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <FONT FACE="Times"> <P> </P> <P> </P></FONT></BODY> </HTML>