[Chaos-l] EPOXI mission teleconference: What Color is your Planet?

[Tony Rice]

Here is an opportunity to hear more about the science coming out of
the EPOXI mission which makes use of the same spacecraft which
completed the Deep Impact mission a few years back.

The teleconference is tomorrow night at 9pm Eastern.  Toll Free number
is below.  Any CHAOS member is welcome to dial in through our
participation in the Night Sky Network.

-Tony


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From:  <nightskyinfo at astrosociety.org>
Date: Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 10:55 AM
Subject: NSN Telecon Reminder: What Color is your Planet?
To: rtphokie at gmail.com


Hello Night Sky Network members,


>  Telecon Reminder
On Thursday, March 24th you are invited to participate in the second
of our bimonthly telecons of 2011 with UCLA Graduate Student Carolyn
Crow, who will present "Views from EPOXI: Colors in Our Solar System".
The EPOXI Mission combines two exciting science investigations in an
entirely new mission that re-uses the Deep Impact spacecraft already
in orbit around the Sun.

To log into the Telecon on Thursday, March 24th, between 5:45 - 6:00pm
(Pacific Time):
Use the NSN toll-free conference call line: 1-888-455-9236
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.

The PowerPoint to accompany the telecon will be found here:
http://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/download-view.cfm?Doc_ID=472

>  GLOBE at Night: Round Two
There's still one more chance to win! Hold your GLOBE at Night events
between March 22 - April 4, 2011. Here's how:
a. Download the GaN Activity Packet:
http://www.globeatnight.org/pdf/M-GaNActivityPacket_Family_2011_N_Leo_Color.pdf
(featuring Leo)
b. Record your measurements here:
http://www.globeatnight.org/report.html
c. When you log your event on Night Sky Network, under Topics Covered,
check off "Globe at Night (GaN)" and your event will be entered in the
drawing.
Your GaN events held March 22 - April 4, 2011, must be logged on Night
Sky Network by April 6th to be entered into the drawing for one of
five GLOBE at Night (GaN) Kits with a Sky Quality Meter (SQM)
included! DRAWING WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 7th.
For more information on the GLOBE at Night campaigns:   Thanks to the
generosity of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory for the Kits
and SQM's,


The next telecon in our series will be Thursday, May 19th, with Dr.
Jeffrey Van Cleve presenting: Stargazers, Starfarers, and Kepler.


See you at the telecon,

Kenneth

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