[Chaos-l] GLOBE at Night Teleconference

[Tony Rice]

CHAOS members are welcome to dial into this teleconference at 9pm on Jan 20.
 The topic is light pollution as well as discussion of the upcoming GLOBE at
night campaign to record visibility.

It's a great outreach activity that gets people out and finding Orion and
then reporting how many stars are visible there.

-Tony

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From: <nightskyinfo at astrosociety.org>
Date: Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 9:00 AM
Subject: GLOBE at Night Telecon: Jan 20th & Treats for NSN
To: rtphokie at gmail.com


Night Sky Network Member:

We start off 2011 with special New Year Treats.

1.  GLOBE at Night: One of the topics of most concern to amateur astronomers
is light pollution.  The next Night Sky Network telecon, on January 20th,
addresses what to do about it.

2.  We have just released a special new set of videos, Growing your
Astronomy Club.  After watching the videos, a club in Oklahoma said: "Best
recruiting and training tool for clubs - Ever."

3. Is it time to renew your magazine subscriptions?

> 1. GLOBE at Night Telecon January 20th: Mobilize your community to address
light pollution!

One-third of outdoor lighting escapes unused into space. Such
over-illumination incurs substantial costs, has consequences to energy
consumption, human health and the habits and habitats of wildlife.

Join us on January 20th, 6 pm Pacific (9 pm Eastern) when Dr. Connie Walker
of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory discusses ways you can
interest others in your community to seek local solutions to the global
problem of light pollution.

To join the Night Sky Network Teleconference on Thursday, January 20th at
6:00 pm Pacific (9:00 pm Eastern) simply call the toll-free conference line:
1-888-455-9236
Call anytime after 5:45 pm Pacific the evening of the telecon. An operator
will answer and:
- You will be asked for the passcode: NIGHT SKY NETWORK
- You will be asked to give your NAME and the CLUB you belong to, and number
of people listening with you.

A PowerPoint to accompany the teleconference will be available by January
19th for you to download or view online.  We will link to it on the Night
Sky Network Featured News (Accessible after you log into Night Sky Network).

TWO GLOBE at Night campaigns will be held in 2011, the first is February 21
to March 6 and the second is March 22 to April 4.
http://www.globeatnight.org/

BONUS: After each GLOBE at Night campaign, Night Sky Network clubs who held
and logged GLOBE at Night events will be entered in a drawing for five Sky
Quality Meters that accurately measure the darkness of the sky.

> 2.  NEW! GROWING YOUR ASTRONOMY CLUB VIDEOS

A special new set of videos just in time to brighten the New Year for your
astronomy club!
http://www.astrosociety.org/SharingTheUniverse/growing.html
Produced by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Does your club experience any of these issues:
- Do new people visit your club meeting once and never return?
- Do new members join, but then don't renew their membership?
- Have trouble getting members to volunteer for club positions?

WATCH the brand new series of videos: "GROWING YOUR ASTRONOMY CLUB"
http://www.astrosociety.org/SharingTheUniverse/growing.html
And make a New Year's resolution to start transforming your club.

These complement the Sharing the Universe Outreach Tips video released
earlier in the year:
http://www.astrosociety.org/SharingTheUniverse

> 3. Is it time to renew your subscriptions?

Remember that since you are a member of the Night Sky Network,  you have
access to online renewal of magazine subscriptions at the club discount
rate:
http://www.astrosociety.org/magazine/
This service is provided through the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

No need to wait for subscription processing or inconveniencing your Club
Treasurer!

> We look forward to "seeing" you at the telecon on January 20th!

Kenneth, Marni, Jessica, and Vivian
Night Sky Network Administrators
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
(415) 337-1100
Night Sky Network: http://NightSkyNetwork.org/

Like you, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) believes in
improving science literacy through the enjoyment of astronomy. To keep
up-to-date on activities, events, and resources provided by the ASP, sign up
for free monthly notifications here:
http://www.astrosociety.org/pubs/newsletter.html
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