Newsletter Archive
The Society publishes a monthly newsletter, Observations, available to all of its members. It includes reviews of past meetings, notes on upcoming meetings, Society business, observing hints for current objects, and other items of interest to Society members. To obtain a copy of the current newsletter, join CCAS today!

We are proud that our former newsletter editor, Jim Anderson, won the 2006 Mabel Sterns Award for excellence in newsletter editing from the Astronomical League.

We are proud that our webmaster & newsletter editor, John Hepler, won the 2009 Mabel Sterns Award for excellence in newsletter editing from the Astronomical League.

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Observations June 2010 Highlights include: "Through the Eyepiece: The Whale and the Hockey Stick Galaxies," by CCAS Secretary & Observing Chair Don Knabb; "NASA Space Place: Ancient Supernova Riddle, Solved," by Dr. Tony Phillips; "Starstuff: Copernicus & the Shuttle," by CCAS President Roger Taylor; and "Movie Review: Moon," by Don Knabb. Back to Top

Observations May 2010 Highlights include: "Looking Up: the Three Leaps of the Gazelles," by CCAS Secretary & Observing Chair Don Knabb; "NASA Space Place: A Rock Hound is Born," submitted by Jet Propulsion Laboratory; and, "Astrophotography Review: Starlight Xpress SXVR M25C Color CCD Camera," by CCAS Program Chair Dave Hockenberry. Back to Top

Observations April 2010 Highlights include: "Through the Eyepiece: Markarian’s Chain in the constellation Virgo," by CCAS Secretary & Observing Chair Don Knabb; "NASA Space Place: Deadly Planets," by Patrick L. Barry & Dr. Tony Phillips; "Night Out: Greenwood Elementary School," by Don Knabb; "Starstuff April 2010: Mars Psych," by Roger Taylor, CCAS President; "CCAS has a New Librarian!" by John Hepler, CCAS Webmaster & Newsletter Editor; and "CCAS Member Earns Astronomical League Award," by Kathy Buczynski, CCAS Vice President & Education Chair. Back to Top

Observations March 2010 Highlights include: "NASA Gives Kids Their Own Guide to Climate Change", submitted by Laura K. Lincoln, JPL Space Place Coordinator; "Through the Eyepiece: The Horsehead Nebula", by Don Knabb, CCAS Secretary & Observing Chair; "Flipping the Lights on Cosmic Darkness", submitted by Jet Propulsion Laboratory; "Project ASTRO Needs You!", by Dr. Karen Vanlandingham, PhD, West Chester University; and "Web Application Review: SLOOH SpaceCamera", by John Hepler, CCAS Webmaster & Newsletter Editor. Back to Top

Observations February 2010 Highlights include: "Through the Eyepiece: NGC 2169, the "37" Cluster", by Don Knabb, CCAS Secretary & Observation Chair; "Astrophotography Review: Spike-A Bahtinov Focusing Mask", by Dave Hockenberry, CCAS Program Chair; "NASA Space Place: Building a Case Against Ozone", by Patrick Barry; "Starstuff: The Mercury 13", by Roger Taylor, CCAS President; and, "Homemade Wooden Tripod", by Vic Long, Jr. Back to Top

Observations January 2010 Highlights include: "Through the Eyepiece: Collinder 70, Orion's Belt," by Don Knabb, CCAS Secretary & Observing Chair; "NASA Space Place: Sunglasses for a Solar Observatory," by Patrick Barry; "46th International Astronomical Youth Camp, IAYC 2010" by Klaas Vantournhout, President, The International Workshop for Astronomy e.V.; and, "Fall 2009 CCAS Survey Results," by John C. Hepler, CCAS Webmaster & Newsletter Editor. Back to Top