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 Congratulations
to Rittenhouse Educator and NASA Solar System Ambassador, Dr. Ken Kremer. His newly published work on
Spaceflight Now is
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Spirit's
last panoramic mosaic before entering hibernation shows a mound
scientists named "Von Braun" approximately 500 feet from the rover's
position. The Columbia Hills serve as a backdrop in this image. This
image was provided to Spaceflight Now by
Kenneth Kremer. Credit: Marco Di Lorenzo, Kenneth Kremer,
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| This mosaic from the Opportunity rover shows an example of a dust cleaning event in early July, when wind cleared the craft's solar panels. This image was provided to Spaceflight Now by Kenneth Kremer. Credit: Kenneth Kremer, NASA/JPL/Cornell | |||
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RAS
on FACEBOOK |
Members
and guests: A request for help! We would like to grow our Facebook
presence to keep everyone posted on our meetings and upcoming events.
If you enjoy our site here, "Like" us there to help spread the word.
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We would like to thank Denise Vacca and Joe Stieber for assisting our society now as
Board Members-at-Large.
Many of you know that Denise has continued in astronomy through
Stars on the
Move. Joe is at all our meetings and gives many astronomical
tips on our members network and shares some of his wizardry
through his website at
www.sjastro.org We also thank Dr. Ken Kremer, Dr. Carol Ludolph, Mike Mountjoy, Robert Richards, Dave Walker and Ivin Williams as they continue in service in the same capacity on our board as Members-at-Large.
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Drive me to the Milky Way!
At our June meeting Ted Williams shared with members what to look for
when observing our galaxy. We would like to re-energize this
project with some new entries and locations.
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At our recent business meeting we approved the printing of a
post card promotional for Rittenhouse. The idea is to make
them available in local coffee shops, book stores, media centers in the
downtown area. They could also be used as an invitation to encourage
people to attend one of our meetings. Shortly we will make the
below card available as a .pdf file in case members are motivated to
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Dr. Robert Nemiroff
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Joyce Towne
(past RAS member and educator/producer at the Fels Planetarium), will
join us for a retrospective review of Armand Spitz (past RAS
president and member), and his quest to bring astronomy to the masses in
planetariums manufactured here in Pennsylvania. Armand Spitz has
long since passed away but his legacy lives on. Learn how
planetaria evolved as Armand attempted to make these facilities
affordable to many schools and museums. Joyce will talk about the
evolution of the instrument into what is considered 'state of the art'
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Eyewitness Highlights from Last flight of Shuttle Atlantis -Dr. Ken Kremer- |
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Orion Budget is Cut 20 Per Cent with 600 Jobs Eliminated and Progress Slowed |
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Dr. Ken Kremer Reports on Space Shuttle STS-132 |
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DO On Station Transmitting First Data as Solar Science Payloads Open
Today Revolutionary NASA Solar Observer Roars into Space NASA Sun Probe rolled to Pad; 10 hours to Blastoff NASAs Solar Crown Jewel Bolted atop Atlas Rocket
NASA Advanced Solar Observing nearing February Launch:
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