[AANC Contacts] Mars Hoax...again, Return to the Moon Family Night NASA Ames & 2nd Annual Sierra Summer Star Party September 26th thru 28th

[Kenneth Frank]

This from Jane Jones:

Hi everyone,

That darn "Mars will be bigger than the moon" email is circulating again this month. Grrrr.
Every year I update my Mars in August web page in case people google around for help 
determining if it is fact or fallacy.
http://www.otastro.org/Mars2005/  note the angry red font.  ;-)

Yesterday our web server stats went astronomical - lots of people were looking at my Mars 
page.
Lo and behold, I discovered that my page was linked to an MNSBC article, titled Mars Hoax 
Lasts Five Years.
Here's the article - it is a really well written one:
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/08/26/1294160.aspx

If anyone asks you about Mars, you can refer them to the article.

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Return to the Moon Family Night NASA Ames Research Center
Exit Highway 101 at Moffett Blvd. • Moffett Field, California
Saturday • September 6, 2008
3pm to 9pm (Telescope viewing available until 10pm.)
Learn how NASA will impact a polar region of the Moon in search of water ice.
Meet and talk with the scientists and engineers leading this exciting effort.
• Hourly Presentations • Kid’s Activities
• Videos & Animations • Telescope Viewing of Moon
• Moon Rock Display • LCROSS Items on Sale
• Robotic Rover Demos • And Much More!

LCROSS LRO LPRP flyer and info:
http://lcross.arc.nasa.gov/familynight08/FamNite_Flyer-Fall08.pdf

To volunteer for the Star Party please sign up with Jim Parsons at: jimw_parsons at yahoo.com

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The 2nd Annual Sierra Summer Star Party will be held on September 26-28
at the Alpine County Airport in the Eastern Sierras south-east of Lake Tahoe.
For Star Gazing Programs please visit:
http://www.sierrastar.org

Keep cool,

Ken