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Webfooted Astronomer
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December 2001
- December Meeting: Diffraction Limited Astronomy on ISS
- The 2001 Leonid Meteor Storm Down Under
- Make Your Reservations Today!
- From the President’s Pen . . .Bad Astronomy
- December Poo Poo Point Star Party Cancelled
- Classifieds
- Minutes: Outdoor Lighting-The Dark Side of Light Pollution
- Calendar
November 2001
- November Meeting: Preserving Our Dark Sky Heritage
- Nighttime Lighting May be Hazardous to Your Health
- Leonids-the Event of the Year?
- Dark Skies Northwest Meetings To be Held Before SAS Meetings
- From the President’s Pen . . . The Good, the Bad and the Downright Ugly
- SAS Elections at November Meeting
- Correction
- UW Astronomy Department Colloquia
- Minutes: Was Chicken Little 25% Right?
- Calendar
October 2001
- October Meeting: Sloan Digital Sky Survey
- Two Beautiful Conjunctions Separated by a Day of Tragedy
- 2002 SAS Board Nominations
- From the President’s Pen . . . Hope in the Face of Tragedy
- Beginning Astronomy Meeting October 27
- Mark Your Calendar for These Upcoming Events
- 2002 Books and Calendars
- UW Astronomy Department Colloquia
- Minutes: Hooked on Gnomonics!
- Calendar
September 2001
- September Meeting: Ancient Astronomical Practices
- The Poop on Poo Poo
- From the President's Pen . . . In Search of Big Sky
- Oregon Star Party 2001
- Orion Nebula Star Party September 13-16
- Seattle City Council Public Comment on Energy and Environment
- Classifieds
- Minutes: Hubble, Hubble, Toil and Trouble?
- Calendar
August 2001
- August Meeting: Exploring Hubble's Future
- Table Mountain Tales
- From the President's Pen . . . Speak Softly and Carry a Big Refractor; You Will See Far
- Mobile Observatory Team Forming
- Perseid Picnic at Poo Poo Point August 11
- Orion Nebula Star Party September 13–16
- Classifieds
- Minutes: Thar's Fossils in Them Thar Rilles, Part II
- Calendar
July 2001
- July Meeting: Mary Ingersoll and SAS Board
- An International Space Station Smorgasbord
- Beginning Astronomy Meeting July 28
- From the President's Pen . . . I Want It Now!!
- Classifieds
- Minutes: Of Stones and Stars
- Calendar
June 2001
- June Meeting: John Rudolph To Discuss Archeoastronomy at June Meeting
- New Rattlesnake Lake Observing Site Opens to SAS Members
- Star Party Dates Set for Tiger Mountain's Poo Poo Point
- From the President's Pen . . . The Preamble of the Constitution of The SAS
- Volunteers Make Astronomy Day and UW Open House a Success!
- Minutes: Thar's Fossils in Them Mar Rilles, Part One
- Classifieds
- Calendar
May 2001
- May Meeting: Gonzales Returns to SAS Meeting
- "The Dish" is a Must-See Film for Astronomy Fans
- UW Astronomy Open House May 12, SAS Volunteers Needed
- Seattleastro.org: New Web Address for SAS
- Mars—Spring's "First Light"
- From the President's Pen . . . How I Spent My Summer Vacation
- UW Astronomy Department Colloquia
- Minutes: Is the Mars Society Full of Hot Air?
- Calendar
April 2001
- April Meeting: Barnstorming Mars
- From the President's Pen . . . Marvin's Martian Maggot
- UW Astronomy Department Colloquia
- Keeping Track of Your Good Deeds
- SAS Appoints George Melendez Trustee
- University of Washington Selected to Join NASA Astrobiology Institute
- Paramount Park Closes for Construction
- Mark Your Calendar for These Upcoming Events
- Minutes: Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Sun
- Calendar
March 2001
- March Meeting: Albert Linnell,Visiting Scholar
- The Messier Experience
- Rattlesnake Lake Access
- Get Ready for Astronomy Day
- UW Astronomy Department Colloquia
- From the President's Pen . . .
- Correction
- Minutes: Astrophotography
- Calendar
February 2001
- February Meeting: Keith Allred, Astrophoto SIG
- "SOLARMAX": Tribute to Our Sun Packs an Emotional Punch
- Project ASTRO Recruiting for 2001-2002 School Year
- Kah-nee-ta Messier Marathon: The Comfortable Star Party
- UW Astronomy Department Colloquia
- From the President's Pen . . .
- Cool Links
- Minutes: Out of This World Banquet!
- Calendar
- SAS Annual Banquet January 13
- From the President's Pen . . .
- First Annual Dark Skies Northwest
Regional Meeting a Huge Success!
- Annual SAS Awards Banquet Registration
- Board Meeting Minutes
- Hands-On Universe Project Seeking Volunteers
- Minutes: I Saw the Light (Not!)
- Calendar
- December Meeting: IDA Director Talks to SAS
- Aspects of Special Relativity
- No Recount Necessary—SAS Elects 2001 Board of Directors
- Annual SAS Awards Banquet
- Randy's Ramblings: 2000—A Great Year for the SAS
- SAS Loaner Scopes Available to Members
- Minutes: Mini-Magnetosphere Plasma Propulsion
- Classifieds
- Calendar
- November Meeting: Dr. Robert Winglee
- The Story of L-DEF
- Dark Sky Northwest Regional Meeting Dec. 2
- Annual SAS Awards Banquet
- Forget Gore and Bush—Vote for New SAS Officers at November Meeting
- UW Astronomy Department Colloquia
- Randy's Ramblings:Board Nominations
- 2001 Book and Calendar Order Form
- How Much Water Is Neededto Run a Light Bulb?
- New SAS Aurora Phone List
- Minutes: Cataclysmic Variables
- Calendar
- October Meeting: Dr. Paula Szkody
- OSP: Report from Star-Party Poopers
- Imaging the Sky 2000 in Salem, Ore., Nov. 3
- Dark Skies Northwest
- Tiger Mountain Opening to SAS Members
- Randy's Ramblings:A Not So Blind Date with Orion
- Anarchy Anyone? All BoardPositions Open for 2001
- New Astronomers Meeting November 4
- New Books/Calendar Coordinator Needed
- Minutes: Galactic Habitable Zones
- Calendar
- September Meeting: Extra-Solar Planetary Systems
- The Northern Lights: The Science Behind the Sights
- Table Mountain Reflections
- Cool Links
- Randy's Ramblings: A New Board for a New Millennium
- Mark Your Calendar for These Upcoming Events!
- Minutes: Show and Tell
- Classifieds
- Calendar
- August Meeting: The Table Mountain Star Party
From Three Different Perspectives
- Making Astronomy a Family Affair
on Starlight
- New Astronomers Meeting August 5
- The Early Bird Gets the
Great Lunar Eclipse
- Pluto – the Maybe Planet
- Randy's Ramblings:
Stars Up! Lights Down!
- Minutes: Show and Tell
- Calendar
- July Meeting: Show and Tell
- Interstellar Dust and Its Effect
on Starlight
- A Newcomer's Guide to the Table Mountain Star Party
- Randy's Ramblings: July: The Eclipse Month
- The Satellites of Summer
- Cool Links
- A Star Party That's Smaller Than Table and Closer Than OSP
- Classifieds
- Calendar
- June Meeting: A Pettinger-Guiley Observatory "Tour"
- Trip Report: IDA Annual Meeting
- A Table Mountain Tale
- Randy's Ramblings: And the Survey Says . . .
- Mark Your Calendar for These Upcoming Events
- Cool Links
- Minutes: A Table Mountain History
- Classifieds
- Calendar
- May Meeting: A Table Mountain Preview
- How Do I Dew It?
- Randy's Ramblings: A Tease of the Teaser
- New Astronomers Meeting May 6
- March: Rare Earth Authors Featured at UW Astronomy Open House
- Volunteers Make Astronomy Day at Pacific Science Center a Success
- SAS Library Now Online!
- Directory Updates Needed
- UW Astronomy Department Colloquia
- Minutes: Northwest Weather
- Calendar
- February Meeting: UW's Don Brownlee to Discuss Stardust
- The Secrets of the Harvard
Classification Revealed
- Randy's Ramblings: Goings On in the SAS
- UW Astronomy Department Colloquia
- March: The Messier Marathon Month
- Dark Sky News: Dark Sky Committee Holds First Meeting
- Spread the Wealth
- Minutes: Good Food, Astrobiology and Prizes
- Classifieds
- Calendar
- January Meeting: Woody Sullivan to Discuss Astrobiology at SAS Annual Awards Banquet
- SAS Files as Interested Party in Sky Beam Appeal
- Randy's Ramblings: A New Year's Reflection
- SAS Messier Marathon March 11
- A Really Great Lunar Eclipse
- Annual SAS Awards Banquet
- Lunar Eclipse Star Party in Kingston
- UW Faculty Lecture Features Bruce Margon on Cosmic Recycling
- Minutes: Light Pollution
- Classifieds
- Calendar
- December Meeting: UW's Don Brownlee to Discuss Stardust at December Meeting
- Leonids: Lemonds or Storm?
- Welcome 2000 SAS Board
- Randy's Ramblings: My Vision for the SAS
- SAS Members in Last-Ditch Effort to Prevent Space Needle's Sky Beam
- Annual SAS Awards Banquet
- Minutes: Astronomer Tales, the Moon, and an Eclipse
- Classifieds
- November Meeting: Some of Our Own Featured at November Meeting
- Great Sky Events in November
- UW Astronomy Department Colloquia
- Vote on Slate of New Officers at November Meeting
- New Astronomers Meeting December 5
- Annual SAS Awards Banquet
- 2000 Book and Calendar Order Form
- Act Now to Prevent Space Needle's Sky Beam
- Minutes: The Wonder of Eclipses
- Classifieds
- October Meeting: Ken Croswell to Discuss The Magnificent Universe at October SAS Meeting
- A September OSP
- Tutuimosi in Tokat, Turkey
- Vote on Annual Banquet Menu at October SAS Meeting
- 2000 Book and Calendar Order Form
- Minutes: The Wonder of Eclipses
- September Meeting: No More Solar Eclipses?
- Sonnenfinsternis in Bavaria
- Imaging the Sky '99
- Despite Rain, Eclipse Parties Go On
- Better Luck in Reims
- 70 Seconds of Totality
- Minutes: Ancient Petroglyphs
- Classifieds
August 1999
- August Meeting: Learn How Ancient Cultures Viewed the Night Sky at the August SAS Meeting
- AstroCon 99--A Good Show!
- Bus Tour to Mars
- SOFIA: An Opportunity for Amateur Astronomers and Teachers
- Mt. Kobau Star Party: A Table Mountain Alternative
- Classifieds
- Minutes: Globular Clusters
- Calendar
- July Meeting: Learn How Ancient Cultures Viewed the Night Sky at the August SAS Meeting
- Unique Scopes Featured at Riverside
- Cerro Paranal's VLTs Revolutionize Observational Astronomy
- New Astronomers Meeting July 17
- Don't Miss Out! AstroCon 99 in Spokane This Month!
- Classifieds
- Calling All Volunteers for This Year's Table Mountain Star Party
- Minutes: Gobular Clusters
- June Meeting: UW's Tom Quinn to Discuss Globular Cluster Dynamics at Next SAS Meeting
- The Making of a White Dwarf
- Sky and Telescope Raises Club Subscription Rates
- Cool Links
- Don't Miss Out! AstroCon 99 in Spokane This Month!
- Classifieds
- Minutes: Telescope Makers, Astronomical League