[AANC Contacts] 100 Hours of Astronomy is Here! What will you do?

[Kenneth Frank]

Good Morning All,

Today's the day: 100 Hours of Astronomy

Please log on, register your events, set up a scope and join in on history in the making:
http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/

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In the Bay Area here's a sampler of what's happening:

The San Francisco Chronicle via SFGate has an article by Sr. Science Writer, David Perlman 
today:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/01/BAGB16QS93.DTL

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On College of San Mateo's (CSM's) campus.
On April 4, we will be having Astronomy Family FUN Day, 4 - 11 PM on CSM's campus, 
co-sponsored by SMCAS and CSM.  It will consist of astro demonstrations, planisphere 
making, a solar system model,  planetarium shows with our one of a kind GOTO CHRONOS 
Hybrid planetarium.  From 8 to 11 PM, there will be "Jazz Under the Stars" with music from 
KCSM radio on our rooftop observatory.   View the moon, Saturn, colorful double stars, and 
whatever else is cool!

For more info, see:
SMCAS - http://www.smcas.com/
College of San Mateo - http://collegeofsanmateo.edu/astronomy
Dean Drumheller - drumhellerd at smccd.edu
Darryl Stanford - stanfordd at smccd.edu

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KGO radio will interview Dr. Andrew Fraknoi at 4:10 PM on 100 Hours of Astronomy today. 
(810 on the AM dial)

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Paul Salazar has a blog and is known as the "Urban Astronomer" on  KFOG (104.5 on the FM 
dial):
http://urbanastronomer.blogspot.com/2009/03/kfog-broadcast-march-18th-2009.html

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What will you be doing for 100 Hours?
http://aanc-astronomy.org/calendar/#100

See you on the sidewalk,

Ken Frank
AANC VP