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| 2002 Date of revision/addition |
Item | Calendar site pg at time of particular update |
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| December 1 | December calendar up see note --> |
Current Month | The ususal clickable calendar-footnotes will be up in two or so days. Dec. details ARE available, however- any you need, temporarily see on the "Later Events" page. |
| Testing revisions to type and graphic sizes | various, starting with calendar-graphic on current month page , also some type-size on this page (December items) | Some monitors apparently show the type and graphics I was using as too small, so I will bit by bit be testing larger versions during the usual December- early January updates. E-mail me if the changes do help (or make worse!), thanks. | |
| November | |||
| November 28 | more news links added | News-review page | |
| November 10 | lots of recent astronomy news links added | News-review page | |
| Handy Leonid links added | Current Month (click on Nov 19 for footnote with the added links) | ||
| link to an asterism list added | Links Page/ asterisms | Contributed by J Milliken; Jack also sent in one of the November/Leonid links | |
| November 2 | Search feature added | search-form page via Search button on main pages | If you just can't find something, search this site via Google, using our new search-form page to speed things up. |
| November in calendar format | Current Month | ||
| Miscel. minor adjustments | various pages | ||
| November 1 | lots of astronomy news links added | News-review page | |
| Oct ober back thru June | |||
| October 13th, and 15th | astronomy news links added | News-on-the-web page | |
| Start time added for New-Members Night in November | Later Page | ||
| October 9 | some astronomy news links added | News-on-the-web page | Items for September 30 (re Lumicon) through October 4. Latest
headlines to come. |
| minor re-coding |
Highlights page, top nav-bar image | Minor change, but hopefully this restores
the top navigation- imagemap not showing in one test broswer. | |
| October 1st | October in Calendar format | Current Month | reminder: Special Resolution
vote in October's general mtg.; see Starseeker newsletter details. Lots
of public events this month. Also a CSC course of note. |
| September 25 | lots of astronomy news links added |
News-on-the-web page | |
| typo re Nov19 corrected |
Later Page | ||
| September 16 | Additions and revisions for October and later | Later Page | |
| September 5 | some astronomy news links added | News-on-the-web page | And see earlier article August 9th on: how important is astronomy? for exoplanet civilizations? |
| link to LPAC Light Pollution website added
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Links Page/ RASC |  | |
| September 1 | Numerous astronomy news links added | News-on-the-web page | Over 50 links*, all collected during, and added after, calendar- master's semi-holiday, so perhaps some old items for you. Still, maybe great for reviewing the summer news, catching some items you missed? (including the one about Limbaugh and Dark Sky!) A planetarium item also. Includes 3 or so items with Canadian element. I've included some comments serious and light under notes, as well. (++ *Note: older headline items may become de-archived at the source) |
| August 28 | September in Calendar format | Current Month | Simpler calendar design; click on an event title for further details. Uses image mapping for those links; if you have any difficulties you can scroll down page for details. |
| October thru December dates for Council, General and OG Mtgs | Later Page | ||
| regarding astron. |
Calendar master was on semi-holidays but did gather many headline-links. Hope to have up for your review soon/early September. | ||
| June 19, 21, and 28 | More astronomy news links added |
News-on-the-web page | Among many recent additions, note the useful "Amid a Flurry of Planet Discoveries, the True Tally" article. |
| June 19 | "Later" events Aug thru Dec reformatted | Later Page | easier-reading tables format |
| June 11 | More astronomy news links added | News-on-the-web page | |
| June 5 | Light pollution mtg moved to June 20 | Current Month | |
| Telecopes for Eclipse at CSC June 10 added | Current Month | Public invited! 1800hrs+ | |
| June 2 | June in Calendar format | Current Month | |
| May | |||
| May 29 (and previously May 21) |
More astronomy news links added |
News-on-the-web page | Including Mars hydrogen (ice?) major find,
see May 27 stories |
| May 21 | Hladiuk on radio regular feature,
noted for summer months |
Later Page |  |
Links to articles on two of several
methods of detecting exoplanets  |
Links Page/ Extrasolar Planets section | Photometric Transit or 'Wink' and 'Flash' (Gravitational
Lens) methods, reviewed by L.R.Doyle, SETI Institute. From last year but
still useful. | |
| May 13 | More astronomy news links added |
News-on-the-web page | |
| May 9 | NASA photo of Calgary and region (with added location captions, see note) | Link on the Site Info page (or jump directly Here) |
Captions added to indicate various locations including the
Science Centre and our Wilson Coulee Observatory. Excellent
view of Calgary area. If someone can pinpoint the RAO, I will mark that
too. |
| May 6 | Bunch of astronomy news links added | News-on-the-web page | Many stories from April 23 to current. Plus a few earlier in April marked '++' |
| Eccles Ranch Observatory work/party earlier date added, various June Wilson Coulee items added | ERO - Current Month WCO - Later Page |
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Global weather views links added |
Links Page/ virtualviews and
maps Section; a "must-see" |
1) Know where there are clearer viewing areas around the wolrd! 2) See all the cold and clouds pushed over the polar reggion onto our continent this 'spring'!! 3) Many other meteorological technical goodies. | |
| May 3 | May in Calendar format | Current Month |
(Recent astronomy news-links being prepared, hope to have
up in day or so) |
| April | |||
| April 22 |
Link revised to Updated 2002 Alberta Star Party info |
Later Page |
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| More links to recent news items added | News on the web page | Canadian research item and others | |
| Added some of the Calgary Science Centre's own upcoming
events |
Current Month and Later Pages | See April 30 and May 25 | |
| April 16 | More links to recent news items added | News on the web page | |
| June Shingling Party, BBQ dates added | Later Page | ||
| Highlights page updated | Highlights page | Mirtle presentation, BBQ date, etc. | |
| April 10 | Additions re April 13th and 18th and May 2nd... | Current Month Page N.B. Members: please be sure to also see April
Starseeker p6 for more details |
Check OG and General Mtg. items on current month calendar,
marked '++'
Also, May2 added Space Day display item |
| ...and Feb 15 2003 | Later Page | Annual Banquet date per Apr2002
Starseeker | |
| Links to many recent news items added | News on the web page | - Besides latest stories, also check Calgary /
dark sky 'News on the web' items Mar.27, as well as see Apr.Starseeker
pg2. - Also if you haven't seen them yet, scroll down the news-on-the-web list and check for earlier stories - on exoplanets, marked ' ' and other items added earlier, marked
'++' | |
| April 3 | Link to useful debunking BadAstronomy site added | Links page/ miscel | Handy re upcoming April planetary alignment, also debunking the Moon Hoax, plus many other goodies you can explore there |
| March | |||
| March 31 | April in calendar format | Current Month Page | note especially PlanetWatch week starting april16, see links there to important details |
| Solar System schematic showing planet positions for April | via Link at bottom of Current Month calendar | ||
| March 26 | Cdn Geographic artcle link re Daylight savings | Current Month Page as of March31 | |
| Link to Nasa's Near Earth Objects Program news | Links page/ miscel | ||
| March 21-26 including |
links to various news items, recent and earlier SEE notes --> |
News on the web page | Various March stories - on exoplanets and other topics Also items from February and earlier added - scroll down list there and check for "++" marking the earlier items |
| March 20 | Quirks and Quarks discusses "a new spin on a topsy-turvy galaxy" | ||
| March 18 | Spring Break Public Viewing March 26-29 | Also, volunteer members please contact Steve | |
| March 16 | Vesta very close to Saturn | Tues March 19th evening, see Link to
article on Current month | |
| March 15 | Alberta Star Party dates updated | Later page/ Sept | ASP startsThurs Sep5 |
| Vicoria Day weekend Eccles Ranch Observatory work/party added | Later page/ May | ||
| Opening page Navigation Bar redesigned | Current month/ top | Links to QuickHilights and Web News made into full "finderscope"
circles in the navigation bar -Symbols link moved to navigation-bar on "Site Info" page -RASC name spelled out in full -Navigation bars on other pages may be likewise revised later. | |
| Later Page being redesigned, starting with April | Later Page | Using tables format for easier use | |
| Links added to Quick Hilights page | Quick Hilights | Links take you to indicated pages usually with more details - Hilights page is a regular page now, no longer a separate window | |
| March 12 | Quick Hilights page added | Link in nav-bar of Current Month page | List for fast reference of some key events in upcoming days and months |
| March 11 | Line-of-8-under-Leo image added | Current Month - click the miniature view just above the calendar | A favourite asterism spotted at a WCO OG a few years ago, Details on the graphic. For further goodies see Links page/ "asterisms". Also note Mar 5 below re Virtual.sky |
| March 10 | IAU's list of close- encounter predictions | Links page/ miscel | plan to watch in 2028 |
| marker added to indicate extra-solar planet items |
News page, also Links page | Handy for locating some background info prior to the April 16 CSC special | |
| March 9 | Feature: Astronomy- Related News page added | Link to this page is at top of Current Month | Let me know how you like this feature. A bit like a Calendar - of what has been happening in the news. |
| Quick list of current month's regular meeting dates | At top of Current Month | Saves searching if regular meetings are all you want. Special events not normally in this short-list; check calendar itself for them. | |
| March 7 | PlanetWatch Week details | Current Month Page as of March31 | Details of this special public event courtesy Alan Dyer, for April 16th thru 20th. |
| Malin-1 various links | Links page/ Miscel | A very BIG but low surface brightness galaxy next to M91; various related links to general and technical pages. Being next to a Messier, also listed for the Marathon as an additional, super challenge object:-) | |
| National nominations reminder | [Was re March] | ||
| March 6 (more) | Various including March items, Apr16 details See Notes--> |
Several additions/ revisions in March (see"++"s). Also note some volunteers needed asap. | |
| Current Month Page as of March31 | Various additions/ revisions (see"++"s). Note particularly CSC info re April16 special, courtesy Alan Dyer. Also note re April general mtg. | ||
| March 6 | Various Links | Links page/ Miscel | Links to Searching ALL of NASA; RASC OH resources; RASC national educ. links |
| Satellite times link | Links page/ Timings | Heaven's Above site: times for Envisat, ISS, Iridium, etc over Calgary (and other loc's) | |
| Messier Marathon info link | Current Month Page as of March31 re alternate date | Link already on Calgary Home page, but added here in case you somehow missed it | |
| March 5 | Virtualsky.org links | Links page/ Asterisms | virtualsky views of Kemble's Cascade and long line of stars under Leo. At an excellent site to explore lots of other views too and practice your starhopping on cloudy nights. Uses photos from Palomar. |
| Plan Views of the Milky Way Galaxy link | Links page/ Research | from UofC re Canadian Galactic Plane Survey and other surveys | |
| March 4 | March in calendar format | ||
| Site redesign | Throughout Calendar site (Calgary RASC Home pages not affected) | Regular pages in place of frames which may not have refreshed/updated effectively on some browsers. Navigation bar at top of each page. Text navigation links at bottom ea pg. | |
| February | |||
| Feb27 | Worldwide Launch Schedule link | Links page/...Timings | from spacefilight now.com -launches by ESA, China, Russia, NASA... |
| Feb 25 | Envisat Launch | (was Mar 1) | |
| Feb 24 | MGS MOC Wide Angle Map of Mars link | Links page/ Miscel | - Click on map portion, then on resulting view for even greater
detail. - Also, BBC story |
| Added Update List to site | you're here:-) | ||
| Feb 22 | Space-Day Link | Links page/ Miscel | Also see Later page/May2 |
| Mtgs: AAS Seattle; Space life sciences symposium Banff | Later page/ 2003 | with Contacts | |
| Added to mid-April info | Current Month Page as of March31 | exciting CSC and RASC events | |
| Feb 16 | RAO Open House dates | Later page/ April thru August | |
| Feb 9 | Extrasolar planet links | Links page/ Extrasolar | Also see Later page/Apr16 |
| Feb 1 | Miscel, lots added | various pages, especially Later page | |
| earlier items eventually removed from this list |
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