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P 4. P retty P ictures P art of the P rogram. Howard Astronomical League. Monthly Meeting July 15, 2004 The Perseids, the Watson Telescope, A Cassini Report, and H.A.L. Does Constellations!. H.A.L. Astronomy Quote:.

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  2. Pretty Pictures Part of the Program

  3. Howard Astronomical League Monthly Meeting July 15, 2004 The Perseids, the Watson Telescope, A Cassini Report, and H.A.L. Does Constellations!

  4. H.A.L. Astronomy Quote: Re: The reported death by meteor of a Mr. Leonidas Grover in Indiana on January 15, 1879 The Herald angrily wrote: "We take it back in its totality. The death was not a phenomenal one. The aerolite (meteor) did not come hurtling from the depths of space. It did not tear a ragged opening through the roof of Mr. Grover's house, nor did it crash through his breast and then pass through the bed, the floor, and so on into the earth, five feet. Mr. Grover's daughter and her husband were not away from home at the time of the accident, and they didn't fail to discover his death until the next morning. He didn't die. He didn't get hurt. He didn't even get frightened. He wasn't there; he isn't anywhere now. Durn him. If Mr. Leonidas Grover should ever come into existence, and get killed by an aerolite, he will have to get someone else to write his obituary. It is a nice thing to moralize over, and it furnished great scope for the play of sentimental fancy, but we despise the subject, and we have precious little faith in thunderstones anyhow. The audacious villain who invented the canard is an unmeasured fraud and an infinite liar. Hell gapes for him. The devil beckons to him with his hands, and horns and tail. Eternal cremation, with a brimstone accompaniment, is his doom." "History of Greater Indianapolis," by Jacob Dunn 1908, pages 401 - 403

  5. A Hearty Welcome!! • General and Newcomer’s Welcome • New Members • H.A.L.’s Astronomical League Affiliation • H.A.L.’s Clear Sky Clock Sponsorship

  6. Introduction of Elected Officers, Board of Directors • Jerry Persall, President • Open Position, Secretary • Don Gardner, 1st Vice President • Bill Lawrence, 2nd Vice President • Bob Lynch, Treasurer

  7. Introduction of Appointed Chairpersons, Directors, etc. • Teresa Palomar, Observing Chair • Open Position, Publicity Chair • Aaron Darby, Membership Director • Art Gilbert, Quartermaster • Jim Roberts, Archivist • Jeanne Busch, Chair, Urban Light Pollution • Jeff Pleines, Urban Light Pollution • Charles Quintero, Urban Light Pollution • Steve Jaworski, Company 7 Liaison • Jeff Pleines, Hands On Optics Liaison

  8. Announcements • Handouts Reminder • Astronomy School New Start Time in 2004: 6:45 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. • Monthly Meeting Social Break: 7:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. • H.A.L.’s Meeting Occultation Timing Policy: We Start On Time All the Time

  9. New Business • 118 Members!!! • NEW H.A.L. Organization Chart

  10. Howard Astronomical League Management Team Howard Astronomical League Management Team * Denotes Elected Position

  11. Howard Astronomical League Management Team * Denotes Elected Position

  12. Shop Till You Drop At the H.A.L. Store

  13. H.A.L.’s Monthly Astronomy Stumper Question: Q. In 1954, Mrs. Annie Hodges became the only documented case of a person injured by a falling meteor. It bounced off her radio and injured her arm and hip. In what U.S. state did this occur? Thanks to Teresa Palomar!

  14. Introducing: The Watson Telescope A New Video by Eric Sloan

  15. Goodbye MarsHello Saturn Two Video Postcards by Eric Sloan

  16. Official H.A.L. What’s Up? • H.A.L. Monthly Star Parties/Special Events Update

  17. The 2004 Perseid Meteor Shower: Could Be Good! The Perseids meteor showerlasts from July 17 - Aug 24,peaks on Aug 12 th, 2004 / 1110UT±3hrsZHR : >110(400) meteors/hour,velocity 59.4km/sec, periodic outbursts,timing & ZHR based on statistical analysis ofpast maxima

  18. H.A.L. 2004 Perseid Meteor Shower Watch • Starts at 1:00 a.m. Thursday morning, August 12, 2004 • Alpha Ridge • Ends before sunrise • Bring blankie, lawn chair, liquids

  19. Official H.A.L. What’s Up? • H.A.L. Monthly Star Parties/Special Events Update • H.A.L. Recent Observations Reports

  20. Lowell Observatory is a privately owned astronomical research institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona at an elevation of 7,260 feet. The Observatory was founded in 1894 by Boston mathematician Percival Lowell. Best known for the discovery of Pluto, Lowell Observatory is also where scientists gathered the first evidence of the expanding universe. Today the Observatory's astronomers carry out forefront research in all areas of astronomy.

  21. Official H.A.L. What’s Up? • H.A.L. Monthly Star Parties/Special Events Update • H.A.L. Recent Observations Reports • H.A.L. Planets Observing Report

  22. CASSINI-HUYGENS ARRIVES AT SATURN All pictures & photos from NASA-JPL Cassini-Huygens Mission Website

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