WARREN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

The Warren Astronomical Society is a local, non-profit organization of amateur astronomers. The Society holds meetings on the first and third Thursdays of each month, starting at 7:30 P.M., as follows:

1st. Thursday 3rd. Thursday Cranbrook Institute of Science Macomb County Community College

500 Lone Pine Rd. South Campus Bloomfield Hills, MI Building B, Room 21b 14500 Twelve Mile Rd. Warren, MI

Membership is open to those interested in astronomy and its related fields. Dues are as follows: Student ....$8 College .... $12 Senior Citizen ... $12 Individual .... $17 Family ... $22

Sky and Telescope Magazine is available for $14.50 per year, and Astronomy Magazine for $12.00 per year. Send membership applications and dues to the Treasurer, for faster service.

OFFICERS MAILING ADDRESS President : Ken Strom 977-9489 Warren Astronomical Society 1st. V.P. : Alan Rothenberg 355-5844 P.O. Box 474 2nd. V.P. : Riyad Matti 548-7511 East Detroit, MI 48021 Secretary : Ken Kelly 839-7250 Treasurer : Alice Strom 977-9489 Librarian : John Wetzel 882-6816 Deep Sky Group : Doug Bock 758-9369 -Meets at Northern Cross Observatory, Fenton, MI Lunar Group : Frank McCullough 683-4082 -Meets at Stargate Observatory, Ray Center, MI

WARREN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY PAPER

Editor: Ken Kelly / 839-7250 Send all articles to: THE WASP, P.O. Box 474, East Detroit, MI 48021 The W.A.S.P. is the official publication of the Warren Astronomical Society and is available free to all club members. NEWSLETTER EXCHAN6ES: Send your Newsletter to: THE WASP, P.O. Box 474, East Detroit, MI 48021. NOTE: Newsletters or change of address notices sent to other addresses may not reach the Editor. All articles and changes should be submitted at the Cranbrook meeting or before.

STARGATE OBSERVATORY

Observatory Chairman: Riyad Matti / 548-7511

Stargate Observatory is owned and operated by the Warren Astronomical Society in conjunction with Rotary International. Located on the grounds of Camp Rotary, Stargate features a 12.5 inch club-built Cassegrain telescope under an aluminum dome. The Observatory is open to all members of the club in accordance with ‘THE STARGATE OBSERVATORY CODE OF CONDUCT’. Those wishing to use the observatory must call by 7:00 P.M. on the evening of the observing session. Lectures are given at Stargate Observatory each weekend. The lecture will be either Friday or Saturday night, depending on the weather and the lecturer's personal schedule.

LECTURER’S LIST

Lecturers should check with Camp Rotary to determine whether the Scouts are staying at the camp and to inform the Ranger the day and time of the lecture. If you cannot lecture on your scheduled weekend, please make arrangements to switch weekends with another lecturer or call the Chairman as early as possible. The lecturers for the coming weekends are:

Apr. 18/19 Russ Patten .......... 588-0799 May. 17/18 Alan Rothenberg ..... 355-5844 25/26 Mike Bennett ......... 651-7991 23/24 Ken Strom ........... 977-9489 May. 2/3 Ken Kelly ............ 839-7250 30/31 Jon Root ............ 464-7908 9/10 Frank McCullough ...... 683-4082 Jun. 6/7 Riyad Matti ......... 548-7511

Apr. 19 - NATIONAL ASTRONOMY DAY. Events at Cranbrook,

starting 12:00 Ncion. Viewing of Sun, Moon, Venus

and Halley's Comet.

Apr. 22 - Cranbrook Night, 7:30 P.M. Comet night sponsored

by Discover Magazine.

Apr 25/26/27 Metropolitan Beach Comet observing in the evening.

Contact Ken Strom for details.

May 1 - Meeting at Cranbrook Institute of Science. 7:30

P.M.

May 2/3/4- Metropolitan Beach Comet Observing 8:00 P.M, when

Comet is visible. Bring Scopes and Binoculars.

May 10 - Deep Sky Group meets at Northern Cross

Observatory. Begins at 7:30 P.M.

May 15 - General Meeting at Macomb Community College, 7=30

P.M. Bldg B, Room 216

June 7 - Summer Solstice Party at Northern Cross Observatory. 1:00 P.M.

NEWS NOTES

EX-PRESIDENT JAILED

It is with deep regret that we announce “the untimely departure of David Harrington

from the ranks of the Warren Astronomical Society. Dr. Harrington, accomplished amateur

astronomer and chemical engineer, began serving his 20 year sentence for defamation of

character in the Jackson State Prison last week.

Dave is best remembered for his fight to construct an amateur astronomical

observatory in the Detroit suburb of Troy. After a lengthy court battle, he was allowed to

complete his observatory even though he was found guilty of interfering with his neighbor's

television reception. Applying his professional talents to the project, the observatory was

outfitted with a lunar energy collector to provide energy for his clock drive. “After all,” said

Dave, “lunar energy is the coming thing and I do use the observatory primarily at night.”

Although functional, the collectors also serve as a moon dial and coffee maker.

During his career as an amateur, Dave acquired the nickname “Hard-luck

Harrington” for his eclipse expedition disasters. Although he spent a considerable amount of

time and money studying satellite cloud photos prior to each eclipse, he always managed to

find the cloudiest viewing sites. His luck changed after the 1972 eclipse when someone

pointed out that he was mistaken in his analysis of cloud patterns. It seems Dave studied

infrared photographs which indicated cloudy areas as dark instead of white as normally

shown. “They really fooled me on that one,” he commented later.

Dave's career as a chemical engineer spanned both the aerospace and automotive

industries. After 10 diligent years, he received his Ph.D. from the Michigan State University

Extension Service in Ann Arbor. Soon he began work for General Motors at the Technical

Center in Warren. His work in fluid dynamics led to many awards and recognitions.

Unfortunately, his career took a sudden turn for the worse the first year he was elected

president of the Warren Astronomical Society. After driving in a fellow club member's Toyota

Celica, he sold his newly acquired Delta 88 and purchased one for himself. The next day, he

stormed into a design meeting and demanded an explanation why General Motors couldn't

design a car that had as much quality and efficiency as the Celica. Soon after receiving his

pink slip, he quipped “I asked for it, and I got it!” When asked about his future, he replied

“Plumbing and air conditioner-repair are highly related fields. You can't complain about the

wages either.”

Ironically, it was the same court that granted his lifelong dream of owning his own

observatory that also put an end to his freedom. In the landmark case “The Defamed of the

Warren Astronomical Society vs. Dave Harrington”, 11 members of the club who had been

subjects of one of Dave's numerous satires successfully sued him for his observatory and had

him put away. The “Defamed 11” as they became known received much legal advice from

lawyers representing Faitus Enterprises, the now billion-dollar corporation once satirized by

Dave. At the end of the trial, Dave shouted “I was only joking!” So were they.

June, 1981, WARREN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY PAPER

A BRIEF SURVEY OF THE MINOR PLANETS

By Ken Kelly

Minor planets are small bodies of the Solar System, the largest being 945 km in diameter and the smallest being less than one km in diameter. All but a few of them spend at least part of the time between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Orbits have been calculated for over 8100 of them, but only 3408 of them are known to high enough precision that they can always be located. These are the ones with permanent numbers. Six planets were given numbers but were never seen again, hence are lost.

Of the 8140 with calculated orbits, 7380 are located within three main belts, called Main Belts I, II and III. The separation between the belts is determined by resonances with the planet Jupiter. These separations are called Kirkwood gaps, after the person who discovered them.

Main Belt I has about 2840 objects and is divided into two parts. The inner part has 1340 objects with very similar orbits. These are called the Flora family, after the first one discovered. They appear to be products of fragmentation. At one time there were four objects which collided, broke UP and their products collided and broke up until there are now over 1300 fragments.

The outer part of Main Belt I contains the Nysa family with 140 members, also a product of collisions. Nysa, the prototype, is 72 km in diameter and has the highest albedo known for any rocky body, 48 percent.

Main Belt III has over 2400 objects, and contains three smaller families of collision fragments. These are called the Themis, Koronis and Eos Families. The largest is the Themis family with over 350 objects. The other two have over 160 objects in each.

Main Belt II has about 2100 planets. Its largest family of collision fragments is the Maria family, with about 50 members.

Each of the three belts contains one large object which dominates. Main Belt II has Ceres, 945 km in diameter, the first minor planet to be discovered. Main Belt I has Vesta, the only one bright enough to be seen with the naked- eye. In June of 1989 it will be as bright as magnitude 5.6. Vesta is 555 km in diameter.

Main Belt III has Hygiea, which is 525 km in diameter. The third largest minor planet is actually Pallas, with a diameter of 538 km. It is the largest of a small family of 13 objects which are at a high inclination of 35 degrees. It will be a prime target for a radio interferometer in a future century.

The fifth largest minor planet is Chiron, whose diameter is 400 km. It is also the farthest out, traveling between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus. It is one of only a very few objects which does not spend at least part of its time between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. No other minor planet exceeds 340 km in diameter.

There is another family of planets within Main Belt I which is isolated by resonances; this is the Phocaea family with 80 members. Although they may have taken place, collisions do not appear to have been a major factor in its formation.

Another group of planets which were isolated by resonances is the Hungaria family with a mean distance from the sun of about 1.95 A.U. (Astronomical Unit) which is just outside the orbit of Mars. This is subdivided into several small families of collision fragments. A few of the Hungarias penetrate the orbit of Mars, but not very deeply.

There are at least 250 planets which either completely cross the orbit of Mars or penetrate it deeply. The ones which do not approach the earth's orbit within 1.30 A.U. are called Mars crossers, and there are at least 160 of these.

Forty three planets have their perihelion distance (closest point to the sun) between the orbits of the earth and 1.30 A.U. These are called Amors, although Amor was not the first in this group to be discovered.

Forty five known planets cross the earth's orbit at the present time. All but six of these are called Apollos, after the first one discovered. The other six are called Atens, and they are distinguished by having their mean distance from the sun less than 1.0 A.U.; these should be classed with the inferior planets Mercury and Venus because the orbit is inferior, or smaller than the earth's. Another interesting fact about the Atens is that only one of them penetrates the orbit of Mars. One unnumbered Apollo also does not penetrate this orbit, but all other Apollos and Amors do cross or at least penetrate it.

There are other interesting minor planets outside of Main Belt III, including the Cybeles, the Hildas and the Trojans. The Hildas have a period of revolution about the sun of about eight years, which is two thirds that of Jupiter. There is a lone object with a period of nine years, called Thule. The Trojans are in two groups, both of which travel in the orbit of Jupiter. One group is traveling about 60 degrees ahead of Jupiter but the other group is 60 degrees behind; there are at least 50 objects in each group.

One mysterious aspect of minor planet behavior is that planets with periods greater than six years tend to cluster about resonance points with Jupiter while planets with periods of six years and under tend to avoid these regions, hence the Kirkwood gaps. No one has yet found a satisfactory explanation for this behavior.

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THE MIAMI VALLEY ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY AND

THE DAYTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

INVITE YOU TO ATTEND

APOLLO RENDEZVOUS AND TELESCOPE FAIR Hosting

GREAT LAKES REGIONAL CONVENTION OF THE ASTRONOMICAL LEAGUE

June 13th and 14th, 1986

Apollo Rendezvous and Telescope Fair, hosted by the Miami Valley Astronomical Society and the Dayton

Museum of Natural History, initiates the summer season of gatherings for the amateur and professional

astronomers of the Midwest. Held the second weekend in June of each year, Rendezvous offers the first

opportunity for exchange of information on astronomy, telescope making, and related subjects. This year, the

Great Lakes Region of the Astronomical League will be holding their annual meeting in conjunction with

Rendezvous.

On Friday evening, registration begins at 6 pm in the Apollo Observatory where attendees sign in and gather their

Rendezvous materials. At 7:00 pm, there wi1l be an informal slide presentation by Rendezvous participants.

Attendees are encouraged to bring slides and photographs of their projects and activities to share with fellow

astronomers during this relaxed program session. A star gaze at 9:00pm will be held on the Museum grounds; the

50 cm Cassegrain in Apollo Observatory and the telescopes in the Junior Observing and Training Center will be

available.

Saturday brings our major activities. The day begins at 8:00 am with registration, the setting up of private and

commercial displays, the Telescope Fair, and the Flea Market. The opening Paper Session kicks off at 9:00 and

at 11:00 adjourns for the Great Lakes Regional meeting. Allowing time for a lunch break, activities continue

throughout the day. The second paper session begins at 1:30 pm and concludes at 4:00 pm. At 4:30 pm, our

Principal Speaker will present a program. Following this presentation, at 5:30 pm, awards, door prizes, and

certificates of merit will be presented.

Our final event will be a star gaze, to be held at the John Bryan State Park Observatory, our dark sky location in

nearby Yellow Springs, Ohio. This will begin at 9:00 pm. Our 16” and 12” newtonians and 9" refractor will be in

use. Maps and directions will be provided.

Bring your telescopes! Join us for an enjoyable Friday evening of star hopping, show off your instruments on

Saturday, then join us again Saturday night at John-Bryan State Park.

CALL FOR PAPERS

If there is one activity that sets our meeting apart from a simple gathering of astronomers, it is the continuing

quality of presentations of ideas and activities by participants. This year, we will continue this tradition of sharing,

with colleagues, our thoughts and inspirations regarding astronomy, astronomical methods and instrumentation,

equipment and design.

You are invited to present a paper, on any subject of common interest during either of our paper sessions. Please

send an outline or Abstract to the Chairman, Apollo Rendezvous, P.O. BOX 20268, Dayton, OH 45420. A brief

biographical sketch would be appreciated.

16th ANNUAL APOLLO RENDEZVOUS AND TELESCOPE FAIR

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Make checks payable to Miami Valley Astronomical Society. Mail this form to

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Registration - 6 to 9 pm Fri., 8 am to 1:30 pm

Sat.

Hospitality - 6 to 9 pm Fri., 8 am to 4 pm Sat.

Informal Slide Presentations - 7 to 9 pm Fri.

Commercial Exhibits - 8 am to 4 pm Sat.

Astrophotography Exhibits - 8 am to 4 pm Sat.

Flea Market - 8 am to 4 pm Sat.

Telescope Fair - 8 am to 4 pm Sat.

Paper Sessions - 9 to 11:00 and 1:30 to 4:30 Sat.

Great Lakes Regional - 11 am to Noon

Principal Speaker - 4:30 Sat.

Awards and Closing - 5:30 Sat.

Friday Star Gaze - 9:00 to Midnight, Museum Grounds

John Bryan Star Gaze - 9:00 to ????, John Bryan St. Park

MAKE PLANS NOW TO ATTEND RENDEZVOUS 1986

POSITIONS FOR COMET HALLEY (1982i)

(CALCULATED BY KEN KELLY)

EPOCH HR EQUINOX & EQUATER 1950.0 EQUINOX & EQUATER 1986.0 V MONTH DAY ET RT. ASC. DECLINATION RT. ASC. DECLINATION MAG

Apr 20 0 12h 3.83m -32° -47.1’ 12h 5.71m -32° -59.3’ 4.8 Apr 21 0 11h 54.12m -30° -59.2’ 11h 55.98m -31° -11.4’ 4.9 Apr 22 0 11h 45.25m -29° -18.1’ 11h 47.09m -29° -30.2’ 5.1 Apr 23 0 11h 37.16m -27° -43.5’ 11h 38.98m -27° -55.6’ 5.2 Apr 24 0 11h 29.80m -26° -14.9’ 11h 31.61m -26° -27.0’ 5.3 Apr 25 0 11h 23.10m -24° -52.1’ 11h 24.91m -25° -4.1’ 5.4 Apr 26 0 11h 17.04m -23° -34.7’ 11h 18.84m -23° -46.7’ 5.5 Apr 27 0 11h 11.55m -22° -22.4’ 11h 13.34m -22° -34.3’ 5.7 Apr 28 0 11h 6.59m -21° -15.0’ 11h 8.39m -21° -26.8’ 5.8 Apr 29 0 11h 2.13m -20° -12.0’ 11h 3.92m -20° -23.8’ 5.9 Apr 30 0 10h 28.11m -19° -13.3’ 10h 59.90m -19° -25.0’ 6.0 May 1 0 10h 54.50m -18° -18.5’ 10h 56.29m -18° -30.2’ 6.1 May 2 0 10h 51.26m -17° -27.4’ 10h 53.05m -17° -38.1’ 6.2 May 3 0 10h 48.37m -16° -39.8’ 10h 50.16m -16° -51.4’ 6.3 May 4 0 10h 45.77m -15° -55.4’ 10h 47.56m -16° -6.9’ 6.4 May 5 0 10h 43.44m -15° -13.9’ 10h 45.24m -15° -25.4’ 6.5 May 6 0 10h 41.36m -14° -35.2’ 10h 43.16m -14° -46.7’ 6.6 May 7 0 10h 39.50m -13° -59.1’ 10h 41.29m -14° -10.5’ 6.7 May 8 0 10h 37.83m -13° -25.4’ 10h 39.62m -13° -36.8’ 6.8 May 9 0 10h 36.32m -12° -53.8’ 10h 38.12m -13° -5.1’ 6.9 May 10 0 10h 34.96m -12° -24.2’ 10h 36.76m -12° -35.5’ 7.0 May 11 0 10h 33.73m -11° -56.5’ 10h 35.53m -12° -7.8’ 7.1 May 12 0 10h 32.61m -11° -30.5’ 10h 34.41m -11° -41.8’ 7.2 May 13 0 10h 31.58m -11° -6.0’ 10h 33.39m -11° -17.3’ 7.3 May 14 0 10h 30.64m -10° -43.0’ 10h 32.44m -10° -54.3’ 7.3 May 15 0 10h 29.77m -10° -21.3’ 10h 31.57m -10° -32.5’ 7.4 May 16 0 10h 28.96m -10° -0.8’ 10h 30.77m -10° -12.0’ 7.5 May 17 0 10h 28.20m -9° -41.5’ 10h 30.01m -9° -52.7’ 7.6 May 18 0 10h 27.50m -9° -23.2’ 10h 29.31m -9° -34.4’ 7.7 May 19 0 10h 26.84m -9° -5.8’ 10h 28.65m -9° -17.0’ 7.7 May 20 0 10h 26.23m -8° -49.4’ 10h 28.04m -9° -0.6’ 7.8 May 21 0 10h 25.67m -8° -33.8’ 10h 27.48m -8° -45.0’ 7.9 May 22 0 10h 25.15m -8° -19.1’ 10h 26.97m -8° -30.3’ 7.9 May 23 0 10h 24.70m -8° -5.2’ 10h 26.51m -8° -16.3’ 8.0 May 24 0 10h 24.30m -7° -52.0’ 10h 26.12m -8° -3.2’ 8.1 May 25 0 10h 23.98m -7° -39.7’ 10h 25.80m -7° -50.8’ 8.2 May 26 0 10h 23.74m -7° -28.1’ 10h 25.56m -7° -39.2’ 8.2 May 27 0 10h 23.59m -7° -17.4’ 10h 25.41m -7° -28.5’ 8.3 May 28 0 10h 23.56m -7° -7.4’ 10h 25.38m -7° -18.6’ 8.4 May 29 0 10h 23.65m -6° -58.4’ 10h 25.47m -7° -9.5’ 8.4 May 30 0 10h 23.89m -6° -50.3’ 10h 25.71m -7° -1.4’ 8.5

SOURCE:MPC 9694

MINOR PLANETS FOR APR. – MAY 1986

(CALCULATED BY KEN KELLY)

The following are positions for the four brightest Minor Planets for each Saturday during this time period. The opposition dates and visual magnitudes are also given. The diameters of these asteroids are as follows: Ceres, 945 km; Flora, 162 km; Hebe, 186 km; Iris, 222 km.

(1) Ceres – Opposition Mar. 5 EPOCH HR EQUINOX & EQUATER 1950.0 EQUINOX & EQUATER 1986.0 V MONTH DAY ET RT. ASC. DECLINATION RT. ASC. DECLINATION MAG

Apr 27 0 10h 38.03m 23° 36.2’ 10h 40.02m 23° 24.8’ 7.7 May 4 0 10h 39.91m 22° 48.4’ 10h 41.89m 22° 36.9’ 7.7 May 11 0 10h 42.92m 21° 54.6’ 10h 44.89m 21° 43.1’ 8.0 May 18 0 10h 46.95m 20° 55.9’ 10h 48.91m 20° 44.3’ 8.1 May 25 0 10h 51.90m 19° 53.0’ 10h 53.86m 19° 41.3’ 8.1

(8) Flora – Opposition Apr. 7 EPOCH HR EQUINOX & EQUATER 1950.0 EQUINOX & EQUATER 1986.0 V MONTH DAY ET RT. ASC. DECLINATION RT. ASC. DECLINATION MAG

Apr 20 0 12h 51.76m 4° 48.4’ 12h 53.61 4° 36.6’ 10.0 Apr 27 0 12h 45.95m 5° 12.4’ 12h 47.80 5° 0.5’ 10.1 May 4 0 12h 41.11m 5° 26.2’ 12h 42.96 5° 14.2’ 10.3 May 11 0 12h 37.44m 5° 29.7’ 12h 39.29 5° 17.7’ 10.4 May 18 0 12h 35.05m 5° 23.2’ 12h 26.91 5° 11.2’ 10.5 May 25 0 12h 33.96m 5° 7.4’ 12h 35.81 4° 55.4’ 10.6

(6) HEBE – Opposition Apr. 10

EPOCH HR EQUINOX & EQUATER 1950.0 EQUINOX & EQUATER 1986.0 V MONTH DAY ET RT. ASC. DECLINATION RT. ASC. DECLINATION MAG

Apr 20 0 13h 4.75m 13° 25.0’ 13h 6.56m 13° 13.3’ 10.2 Apr 27 0 12h 29.33m 13° 53.1 13H 1.14m 13° 41.4’ 10.2 May 4 0 12h 54.59m 14° 9.5 12h 56.41m 13° 57.7’ 10.4 May 11 0 12h 50.74m 14° 14.4 12h 52.56m 14° 2.6’ 10.5 May 18 0 12h 47.90m 14° 8.4 12h 49.72m 13° 56.5’ 10.6 May 25 0 12h 46.13m 13° 52.5 12h 47.95m 13° 40.6’ 10.6

(7) IRIS – Opposition Apr. 16 EPOCH HR EQUINOX & EQUATER 1950.0 EQUINOX & EQUATER 1986.0 V MONTH DAY ET RT. ASC. DECLINATION RT. ASC. DECLINATION MAG

Apr 20 0 13h 33.45m -16° -48.7’ 13h 35.41m -16° -59.8’ 9.5 Apr 27 0 13h 27.05m -16° -2.7’ 13h 29.00m -16° -14.0’ 9.6 May 4 0 13h 21.17m -15° -15.9’ 13h 23.11m -15° -27.3’ 9.8 May 11 0 13h 16.05m -14° -30.7’ 13h 17.99m -14° -42.2’ 9.9 May 18 0 13h 11.91m -13° -49.1’ 13h 13.84m -14° -0.6’ 10.1 May 25 0 13h 8.86m -13° -12.7’ 13h 10.78m -13° -24.3’ 10.2

SOURCE: 1986 EMP

WARREN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP LIST 04/16/86

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MCCUL LUNAR GROUP CHAIRMAN FRANK & JUDY McCULLOUGH 170 LESLIE ST. #344 PONTIAC MI 48054 683-4082

MCMAH DANIEL B. McMAHON 951 RIDGEDALE BIRMINGHAM MI 48008 642-5841

MIHEL TIMOTHY MIHELICH 38745 FAIRFIELD STERLING HEIGHTS MI 48077 977-7073

MILLE ROBERT MILLER 41626 CHATTMA NOVI MI 48050 349-7043

MORIN GARY MORIN 1427 SYCAMORE ROCHESTER MI 48063 652-0185

MUSE KENNETH H. MUSE 11188 GLENIS STERLING HTS MI 48077 268-3486

NICOL COLLEEN NICOLAI 22549 POWER FARMIN6TON MI 48024 477-1567

OLAH DAN OLAH 25436 WAREHAM HUNTINGTON WOODS MI 48070 542-8144

OLESZ MARK OLESZKO 11081 RACINE WARREN MI 48093 574-1865

PARKE JEFF PARKER 1993 VAN COURTLAND TROY MI 48084 689-8809

PARNI KRIS PARNICKY 19165 FAIRPORT DETROIT MI 48205 526-5741

PATTE RUSS PATTEN 31364 JOHN R. APT. A MADISON HGTS MI 48071 588-0799

PATTE KENT PATTERSON 4994 MEADOWBROOK LANE PONTIAC MI 48055 391-3020

PAULA JAMES PAULAUSKY 37176 GARVIN MT CLEMENS MI 48044 465-3886

PIERS MIYAKO K. PIERSON 27912 SAN FRANCISCO WARREN MI 48093 757-7649

WARREN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP LIST 04/16/86

KEY TITLE NAME ADDRESS CITY ZIP PHONE # POEHL CARL POEHLMAN 3731 ESTATES DR. TROY MI 48084 643-7253

ROBER JOE ROBERTSON 4171 SUNNINGDALE DR. BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48013 642-5207

ROOT JON K. ROOT 16820 RENWICK LIVONIA MI 48154 464-7908

ROTH 1ST VICE PRESIDENT ALAN R0THENBUR6 21700 COLONY PARK SOUTHFIELD MI 48076 355-5844

SALUS TIM SALUSKY 22008 DOWNIN6 ST. ST CLAIR SHORES MI 48080 773-0709

SCHIE MARK SCHIEFSKY 26349 KILTARTAN FARMINGTON HILLS MI 48018 478-3943

SCHUL BARBARA SCHULTE 1209 BLACKS CORNERS RD. IMLAY CITY MI 48444 734-8772

SILVE MARVIN E. SILVERSTEIN 20970 INDEPENDENCE SOUTHFIELD MI 48076 353-0342

SKONI TIMOTHY D. SKONIECZNY 28807 6ILBERT DR. WARREN MI 48093 751-2839

SLOAN DAVID SLOAN 8050 LINCOLN DR. HUNTIN6TON WOODS MI 48070 544-9356

SMITH STEVEN SMITH 18776 MONICA MT CLEMENS MI 48043 468-3509

SPLAN LYNN SPLANE 26508 COLLIN6WOOD ROSEVILLE MI 48066 773-9047

STROM PRESIDENT & TREASURER KEN & ALICE STROM 31653 WIXSON WARREN MI 48092 977-9489

STRON PAUL & JUDITH STRONG 20054 15 MILE RD. MT CLEMENS MI 48043 791-0091

TANNE ROGER D. TANNER 1770 WALNUT RIDGE CANTON MI 48187 981-0134

TILLM CINDY TILLMAN 40502 SHAKESPEARE STERLING HTS MI 48078 731-5995

WA6AN PHIL WA6AND 12450 DE COOK STERLING HTS MI 48078 731-6195

WARD ED WARD 3661 MARIAN DR. TRENTON MI 48183 675-1795

WEGEH PAUL F. WEGEHAUPT 206 E. 13 MILE RD. ROYAL OAK MI 48073 589-2537

WETZE LIBRARIAN JOHN J. WETZEL 36 NEWBERRY PLACE 6ROS5E PTE FARMS MI 48236 882-6816

WHITE LINDA & CHRISTINE WHITE 6307 BENOIT RD. AL6ONAC MI 48001 794-3972

WHITN BILL WHITNEY 3034 MARAIS ROYAL OAK MI 48073 588-1073

YAX JAMES YAX 46075 LA CROSSE DR. MT CLEMENS MI 48044 465-9097

THE WARREN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

CALL-LIST N A M E N U M B E R 1. D 0 U G B 0 C K .............................. 7 5 0 – 9 3 6 9

2. F R A N K M c C U L L O U G H ................ 6 8 3 - 4 0 8 2

3. A L A N R O T H E N B E R G .................. 3 5 5 – 5 8 4 4

4. R U S S P A T T E N .......................... 5 8 8 – 0 7 9 9

5. K E N S T R O M .............................. 9 7 7 – 9 4 8 9

6. B O B L E N N 0 X ............................ 6 8 9 – 6 1 3 9

7. G A R Y M O R I N ............................ 6 5 2 – 0 1 8 5

8. K A R E N H U N K E .......................... 7 3 9 – 5 7 3 8

9. P A U L S T R O N G .......................... 7 9 1 – 0 0 9 1

1 0. K E N K E L L Y .............................. 8 3 9 – 7 2 5 0

1 1. K I M D Y E R ................................ 8 3 5 – 0 9 9 3

1 2. M A R K B I E N I E K ........................ 2 8 4 – 7 6 9 5

1 3. S T E V E F R A N K S ........................ 5 3 5 – 2 6 7 5

1 4. J 0 H N D A V I D S 0 N ...................... 5 3 8 – 0 6 0 7

1 5. S C I E N C E & T H I N G S ................... 4 7 8 – 8 3 8 9

WARREN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY –MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

The Warren Astronomical Society is a local, non-profit organization of amateur astronomers. The Society holds meetings on the first and third Thursdays of each month, starting at 7:30 P.M., as follows:

1st. Thursday 3rd. Thursday Cranbrook Institute of Science Macomb County Community College

500 Lone Pine Rd. South Campus Bloomfield Hills, MI Building B, Room 21b 14500 Twelve Mile Rd. Warren, MI

Membership is open to those interested in astronomy and its related fields. Dues are as follows: Student ....$8 College .... $12 Senior Citizen ... $12 Individual .... $17 Family ... $22

Sky and Telescope Magazine is available for $14.50 per year, and Astronomy Magazine for $12.00 per year. Send membership applications and dues to the Treasurer, for faster service.

OFFICERS MAILING ADDRESS President : Ken Strom 977-9489 Warren Astronomical Society 1st. V.P. : Alan Rothenberg 355-5844 P.O. Box 474 2nd. V.P. : Riyad Matti 548-7511 East Detroit, MI 48021 Secretary : Ken Kelly 839-7250 Treasurer : Alice Strom 977-9489 Deep Sky Group : Doug Bock 758-9369 -Meets at Northern Cross Observatory, Fenton, MI Lunar Group : Frank McCullough 683-4082 -Meets at Stargate Observatory, Ray Center, MI

WARREN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY PAPER

Editor: Ken Kelly / 839-7250 Send all articles to: THE WASP, P.O. Box 474, East Detroit, MI 48021 The W.A.S.P. is the official publication of the Warren Astronomical Society and is available free to all club members.

STARGATE OBSERVATORY

Observatory Chairman: Riyad Matti / 548-7511 Stargate Observatory is owned and operated by the Warren Astronomical Society in conjunction with Rotary International. Located on the grounds of Camp Rotary, Stargate features a 12.5 inch club-built Cassegrain telescope under an aluminum dome. The Observatory is open to all members of the club in accordance with ‘THE STARGATE OBSERVATORY CODE OF CONDUCT’. Those wishing to use the observatory must call by 7:00 P.M. on the evening of the observing session. Lectures are given at Stargate Observatory each weekend. The lecture will be either Friday or Saturday night, depending on the weather and the lecturer's personal schedule.

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

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