KPCC has an audio stream of our astronomer-on-the-street interview for
their program "Past Sunset."
Go to the Past Sunset web page,
<http://www.scpr.org/programs/pastsunset/> and scroll down for the
"Sidewalk Astronomers" story.
It might have been the best three minutes of the show. In any event,
it's fairly short. :)
Best regards,
Mojo
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Morris Jones
Monrovia, CA
http://www.whiteoaks.com
Old Town Astronomers: http://www.otastro.org
Last week on Colorado Blvd. while showing Jupiter and the Moon, we were
visited by a reporter from KPCC, the public radio station at 89.3 FM.
She was preparing a story for KPCC's new evening program "Past Sunset"
with David Cruz. Our story is scheduled to air tonight.
The program runs from 7-9 p.m., and our segment should be heard a little
after 8:30. It is a live show, so that could be unpredictable.
We'll be hearing it for the first time tonight, so we don't know what to
expect either. If some of you visited the telescope last Friday the
15th, you might hear yourself!
Today's web page for the program includes a plug for the story:
<http://www.scpr.org/programs/pastsunset/>
Best regards,
Mojo
--
Morris Jones
Monrovia, CA
http://www.whiteoaks.com
Old Town Astronomers: http://www.otastro.org
Hello stargazers,
Last weekend we had fabulous dark skies and wonderful weather for the
Glacier Point star party in Yosemite National Park with the San
Francisco Amateur Astronomers. We were joined by a writer and
photographer from the L.A. Times "Outdoor" section, so watch for a
feature article appearing there sometime soon. Our website has a little
photo album from the weekend here:
<http://www.otastro.org/2005-07-sfaa-yosemite/>
We plan to bring telescopes out as usual Friday night, and set up as
close to the Barnes and Noble bookstore on Colorado Blvd as parking
spaces permit. At midnight, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"
goes on sale. :-) So there will be lots of folks out late, we
suspect, and the first quarter Moon will be high overhead. If you'd like
to join us and hand out Moon cards, we'd love some company. It's a bit
tight for additional telescopes on the Colorado Blvd. sidewalk -- two is
plenty.
Also if you're interested in meeting John Dobson, he'll be on the roof
of the parking lot at the Barnes & Noble in Burbank Friday evening from
7:30 p.m. 'til midnight. <http://sidewalkastronomers.us/schedule/?id=1692>
There are three local stargazing events this Saturday, and we'll be out
of town on Saturday night anyway. If any of you want to bring your own
telescopes to Library Park, Monrovia on Saturday night, we'll leave it
on our schedule. Otherwise we'll cancel our local event and encourage
people to attend these events instead:
Three local events Saturday July 16
Eaton Canyon Nature Center 2005 Twilight Program 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
($3.00 donation requested) http://www.ecnca.org/Cassini_Flier.htm
Colorado Street Bridge Party
http://www.pasadenaheritage.org/bridgeparty.html ($15.00 at the gate )
Telescopes in Education will be there in the park for this event. Read
down to the "entertainment" section of the announcement for more
information.
Griffith Park monthly star party 2- 10 p.m.(free)
Griffith Observatory Satellite in NE corner of Griffith Park.
http://www.griffithobs.org/Special.html
Best regards,
Mojo
--
Morris Jones
Monrovia, CA
http://www.whiteoaks.com
Old Town Astronomers: http://www.otastro.org
