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[Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar International Year of Astronomy 2009 Threads Posts Last post Global Coordination   Global Coordination of IYA2009    Moderator:  Mike Loffland  11 51 Re: Newbie here     (Antonio P.) - 10/29/09 04:36 PM Cornerstone Projects   Cornerstone Projects for IYA2009    Moderator:  Mike Loffland  22 658 Re: Pimp my Gallileoscope     (DOTrevino) - 11/19/09 03:05 PM Special Projects   Special Projects for IYA2009    Moderator:  Mike Loffland  14 58 Re: Scope Donation     (crazy Ray) - 11/06/09 09:42 AM Special Task Groups   Special Task Groups for IYA2009    Moderator:  Mike Loffland  3 29 Re: Native North Americans     (BobinKy) - 10/21/09 06:22 PM Global Activities   Global Activities for IYA 2009    Moderator:  Mike Loffland  24 73 IYA Video List as of 20 Oc...     (khkremer) - 10/21/09 03:04 PM National and Regional Activities   National and Regional Activities for IYA2009    Moderator:  Mike Loffland  38 237 Re: Nov 18th =10 New Satel...     (Michael A. Earl) - 11/18/09 11:46 PM IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in Africa    Moderator:  Mike Loffland, kg  4 9 Proposal for High Profile ...     (kg) - 10/05/09 11:40 PM IYA 2009 in the USA   IYA 2009 in the USA    Moderator:  Mike Loffland, Pamela  52 201 Re: IYA2009 Is almost over...     (TheRock) - 11/19/09 04:05 PM Announcements and News Threads Posts Last post Cloudy Nights Announcements (1 viewing)   News from the Cloudy Nights team pertaining to the website and forums    Moderator:   482 859 Re: John Gregory has passe...     (Mike I. Jones) - 11/20/09 02:38 AM Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports (5 viewing)   A place to discuss the articles posted on Cloudy Nights    Moderator:  spaceydee  1214 18749 Re: Cloudy Nights Review C...     (Digital Don) - 11/20/09 05:43 PM Beginners Forum (23 viewing)   A place for people new to the hobby to ask their questions and receive some helpful answers. We're here to help you.    Moderator:  desertstars, werewolf6977, ClownFish  18882 283353 Re: The risk in finding da...     (Tim L) - 11/20/09 05:49 PM Celestial Events (1 viewing)   Welcome to Celestial Events, a bulletin board for announcements about currently or soon to be observable astronomical events. Need a finder chart for that bright comet? Want to know when the next meteor shower will peak? Looking for suggestions on what to observe? Visit regularly for answers to all your questions about what's happening now in the celestial show. If folks want to discuss these events, the staff of Cloudy Nights invites you to start or join a thread in the appropriate observing forum. Celestial Events is for announcements, only.    Moderator:  Dave Mitsky, LivingNDixie, oldsalt, okiestarman56  121 140 November 2009 Celestial Ca...     (Dave Mitsky) - 11/05/09 08:25 AM Light Pollution   While CN does not typically allow politics, this is one forum in which the discussion of legislation dealing with this matter is permitted. This is a problem that will eventually affect all of us to one degree or another.    Moderator:  csa/montana  300 3643 Re: DC Area Observing Site...     (RAKing) - 11/20/09 02:57 PM Observing Threads Posts Last post NEO (2 viewing)   This forum is for the discussion of the NEOs ( Near Earth Objects). This will include the various projects, methods of observation and tracking,classification, and the equipment needed to do so.    Moderator:  oldsalt  17 84 Re: Asteroid over Utah     (astrokido) - 11/19/09 03:53 PM General Observing (4 viewing)   A forum for observing experiences involving satellites, meteor showers, aurorae, atmospheric phenomena and other observations that do not neatly fit into existing observing fora. Also encouraged are: discussions of meteorology, home weather stations, and the effect of weather on amateur astronomy.    Moderator:  cildarith, lineman_16735  1421 15380 Re: What boggles your mind...     (calibos) - 11/20/09 05:02 PM Planetary and Solar System Observing (5 viewing)   A friendly place to discuss planetary & solar system object observing.    Moderator:  Shadowalker, RLTYS  3387 31639 Re: 6" SCT or 6" Mak for t...     (Scott Beith) - 11/20/09 04:46 PM Lunar Observing (2 viewing)   A forum dedicated to the observation and appreciation of our Moon. 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