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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  22 659 Re: Galileoscope status?     (WOBentley) - 11/21/09 12:03 PM Special Projects   Special Projects for IYA2009    Moderator:  Mike Loffland  14 63 Re: Scale model of solar s...     (StarStuff1) - 11/24/09 08:14 PM 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) - 11/21/09 07:18 PM Announcements and News Threads Posts Last post Cloudy Nights Announcements   News from the Cloudy Nights team pertaining to the website and forums    Moderator:   482 860 Re: John Gregory has passe...     (lineman_16735) - 11/22/09 02:18 PM Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports (2 viewing)   A place to discuss the articles posted on Cloudy Nights    Moderator:  spaceydee  1214 18772 Re: Cloudy Nights Review C...     (OkStateZ8) - 11/24/09 11:02 PM Beginners Forum (11 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  18917 283805 Re: Astronomy or Sky &...     (JT5) - 11/25/09 07:42 AM Celestial Events (2 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  122 141 Only 11 more years until t...     (scfalconry) - 11/21/09 05:03 PM Light Pollution (2 viewing)   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  301 3662 Re: The "Louvar" Scale: 3r...     (csa/montana) - 11/24/09 11:22 PM Observing Threads Posts Last post NEO   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 85 Re: Asteroid over Utah     (star drop) - 11/21/09 08:03 AM General Observing (3 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  1428 15480 Re: Dream vacation destina...     (RLTYS) - 11/25/09 06:44 AM Planetary and Solar System Observing (4 viewing)   A friendly place to discuss planetary & solar system object observing.    Moderator:  Shadowalker, RLTYS  3397 31763 Re: Mars Obs. 21 Nov. 2009     (Rick Woods) - 11/25/09 07:18 AM Lunar Observing (2 viewing)   A forum dedicated to the observation and appreciation of our Moon. Join us in the Lunie Bin and learn about the only world other than the Earth to bear the imprint of human feet. Images and sketches are most welcome. (Please limit the size of image files to 60K.)    Moderator:  desertstars  2970 27410 Re: Moon globe     (revans) - 11/25/09 07:36 AM Deep Sky Observing (6 viewing)   A dark place to discuss deep sky observing and observations    Moderator:  Olivier Biot  4045 45695 Re: A Newbie’s Stella Star...     (ggarrison) - 11/25/09 01:34 AM Double Star Observing (4 viewing)   Double Stars, Rayleigh Limit and Dawes Limit; a place for observers with split personalities.    Moderator:  EdZ, RLTYS  1177 12745 Re: Keeping Records     (RLTYS) - 11/25/09 06:14 AM Solar (15 viewing)   Hot place to discuss solar observing topics    Moderator:  Don W, spaceydee  10819 104163 Re: ha 21/11/09 two active...     (Matt Wastell) - 11/25/09 05:22 AM Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy (2 viewing)   This is a forum for variable star observers and radio astronomy discussion.    Moderator:  RLTYS  461 3622 Re: Nova Scuti 2009     (RLTYS) - 11/25/09 06:08 AM Featured Photos from our Photo Gallery Good lookin' telescope! by astromattical sktch_Dsk by spaceblanket Montes Alpes/Vallis Alpes by jonbosley moon mosaic by UT666 GSO 35mm Ext Tube by Bradley B Member Galleries

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