Alachua Astronomy Club: Club News

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Club Current Events and Announcements

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Always News and Old News!

Solar System Reborn! — The AAC and the City Commission are working together to bring back the "solar system" to Gainesville! At its May 24, 1999 meeting, the City Commission selected Tarpon Springs artist Elizabeth Indianos to design the solar system walk for NW 8 Avenue in Gainesville. The club has contributed about $25,000 toward the project but another $15,000 needs to be raised to complete the project.

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Kanapaha Botanical Gardens Semi-Annual Moonlight Walks — Find upcoming dates for this popular Gainesville event.

Astronomy Day 2001 — The AAC celebrates Astronomy Day 2001 on Saturday, April 28, 2001

AAC's Ten Year Anniversary Edition of FirstLight. — The AAC has archived some of its articles from past issues.

Second Annual Alachua Day — A success despite clouds.

Astronomer's Drinking Song — Astronomers have a drinking song. The AAC now has a web page devoted to this "old-time" favorite!

Astronomy and Space News — Have your recently checked our list of web sites devoted to astronomy and space news? Keep up-to-date on what's going on up there by checking out our big list. If you find others, let us know and we'll add it.

Buying a Telescope? — We have a web page to help you!

Lunar Eclipse Composite — David Muir has a new, exquisite composite of the February 20/21, 2000 Total Eclipse of the Moon!

Mars Hoax

Don't Be Fooled By The Mars Hoax Again Circulating On The Internet!

Read about it here

Night of the Planets — A celebration of Venus, Jupiter and Saturn at the Museum of Natural History, March 16 & 17, 2004

Planet Quest — Gainesville High School Students build solar system web Site. This site had been entered into the ThinkQuest 1999 scholarship contest! Check it out.

Ron Irby Pictures — Ron has started a Messier marathon! See his growing collection of space images on his new picture page. (And for those who need help on deep sky terminology and classification, see our new Deep Sky Glossary Page). Ron's latest is the Helix Nebula, NGC 7293 (posted Oct. 1, 1999).

Royal Park Stadium 16 Theater Project — This modern stadium-seated theater houses one of the most unique lobbies in the USA, a set of astronomical and space supergraphics. This project was a joint effort involving the AAC, artist Elizabeth Indianos and Eastern Federal Corporation.

Sunspot Movie — During late October and early November 2003 the Sun went through history making activity. Watch October's three gigantic naked-eye wpot groups develop and rotate across the the Sun;s disk (Large File: May take time to load and play). Movie covers 2003 Oct. 15 00:00–Nov. 4 14:24 UT. (Click movie for latest SOHO images.) To view Sun one must use safe solar observing methods. More information about these events here. (SOHO animation by AAC member H.L. Cohen.)

Sunset Partial Solar Eclipse —Clouds thwart but AAC members see spectacular partial solar eclipse just as Sun sets! (December 2001)

Star-B-Q! — Mike Toomey holds annual Star-B-Q's. Mike promises no displays! No speeches! No concessions! No tickets! Just a fun time with stars, telescopes, campfire, food and music. Free to all Alachua Astronomy Club and Greater Ocala Astronomy Club members including anyone interested in the stars and a good time. Bring your own beverages and a dish to share. Main courses, cooking surfaces, bottled water and morning snacks provided. Runs from sunset to sunrise. Camping permitted.

What's Up — Check here for upcoming celestial events.

The Weather — Our home page, star party page and what's up page now contain direct links to the Weather Underground for current weather conditions, forecasts, sunrise/sunset and moon phase. Click on any of the Weather Underground icons and get the complete weather picture before you observe!

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Also Subscribe to AAC-L	Check here to keep up-to-date with club events, announcements and messages. Also subscribe to the club's electronic mailing list (AAC-L) for reminders and other messages. (AAC-L is not a "chat group" but allows members to send out e-mail messages to subscribers specifically about local AAC events including occasional astro and space news.)
	Please send additions and corrections to webmaster@floridastars.org.