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BSC star party Saturday Oct 10th

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We should have dark clear skies this Saturday night at Black Star Canyon. Why not drop by this nearby OCA star party and bring your scope!

09/12/09 BSC star party RECAP

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We had 20 cars and about 30 people at the BSC star party this past Saturday. The sky was very clear and dark up until just past 10 pm…then it clouded over fast and everyone left before 11 pm.

Book Review: Von Braun

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Wernher von Braun had a remarkable life, overflowing with accomplishments and marked by stark contradictions …

Agenda – 9/13/09 Board Meeting

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To see the proposed agenda for the Board meeting this coming Sunday, 9/13/09, please click on the title. As always, all members are welcome to attend, but please let Bob Buchheim or Barbara Toy know in advance if you are planning to be there.

Saturday 09/12/09 Black Star Canyon star party

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This may be the last warm BSC star party this year…so come on out and enjoy this local fun event.

Movie Review: The Woman in the Moon

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This is a remarkable and prescient movie!
The plot is fairly straightforward: A German industrialist has constructed a rocket ship, in which he and his chief engineer …

08/15/09 BSC star party RECAP

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We only had 15 cars come out as the dark sky clock said it would be bad seeing. But we had good visibility… up to about 9:30.

Saturday 08/15/09 Black Star Canyon star party

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We should have another warm, clear night at BSC this Saturday for the last summer star party of 2009. Come on out and enjoy the fun and excitement.

Additional comments on the ASUS EePC: By Kyle Coker

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New Board Member Kyle Coker adds his comments on the EE PC and highlights a great astronomical usage of the mini netbook in running a telescope.

07/25/09 BSC star party recap

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We had a nice warm clear evening last Saturday where 20+ cars came out plus many visitors who parked on Blackstar Canyon Road. Jupiter was spectacular but Neptune was elusive.