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NEWSTAR 2008 Calendar
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8 |
New Moon |
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16 |
Monthly Meeting |
Barlow Planetarium - "Don Wyman - Down under II" |
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6 |
New Moon |
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20 |
Monthly Meeting |
Lunar eclipse - public observing at The Barlow Planetarium |
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24 |
Saturn at opposition |
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7 |
New Moon |
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19 |
Monthly Meeting |
Barlow Planetarium - "Nate Jones-How to build a dob" |
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5 |
Messier Marathon w/NPMAS |
Calavera Springs Park-SW of Suamico |
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8 |
New Moon |
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12 |
Sidewalk astronomy night 8-11pm |
Barlow Planetarium |
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16 |
Monthly Meeting |
Barlow Planetarium - "Dr. Jon Beaver-topic TBA" |
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21 |
Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks |
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5 |
New Moon |
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6 |
Astro swap meet |
UW-Sheboygan 7pm |
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9 |
Public Observing Night |
Mosquito Hill Nature Center - New London |
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10 |
Astronomy Day |
UW Fox Valley/Barlow Planetarium |
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13 |
Mercury greatest elongation in the evening sky. |
May 1-14 best Mercury viewing for 2008 |
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21 |
Monthly Meeting |
Barlow Planetarium - "Dave Juckem - Making telescopes for fun and profit" |
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3 |
New Moon |
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5-8 |
Wisconsin Observer Weekend |
Hartman Creek State Park |
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18 |
Monthly Meeting |
Barlow Planetarium Show |
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2 |
New Moon |
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9 |
Jupiter at opposition |
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11 |
Public Observing Night |
Mosquito Hill |
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16 |
Monthly Meeting |
Barlow Planetarium - "Bob Peterson - Things to look at in the night sky" |
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1 |
New Moon |
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1-3 |
Northwoods Starfest |
Fall Creek, WI (Beaver Creek Reserve) |
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12 |
Perseid meteor shower peaks |
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15 |
Neptune at opposition |
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20 |
Monthly Meeting |
Barlow Planetarium-"Star Party review" |
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30 |
New Moon |
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13 |
Uranus at opposition |
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17 |
Monthly Meeting |
Barlow Planetarium - "Show and Tell / scope accessories" |
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25-28 |
Prairie Skies Star Party |
Kankakee, IL (Camp Shaw) |
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29 |
New Moon |
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10 |
Harvest Moon Festival |
Mosquito Hill Nature Center - New London (Neptune occulted by the moon) |
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15 |
Monthly meeting |
Barlow Planetarium - "Tom Jorgenson-Comet review" |
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28 |
New Moon |
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30 |
Asteroid Vesta at opposition |
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17 |
Leonid meteor shower peaks in the a.m. sky |
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19 |
Monthly Meeting |
Barlow Planetarium Show |
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27 |
New Moon |
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17 |
Monthly Meeting |
Barlow Planetarium - "2008 in review and 2009 planning" |
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27 |
New Moon |
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