[dorkbotbmore-blabber] Hubble Space Telescope

[Joe Reinsel]

I won't be able to make this but it sounds great. If anyone goes to this
please post a little review or just details about how it went. I might be
great to see if we could get someone to come and talk from Goddard or JHU in
the future to talk about these types of things.
Thanks for posting Rob. I will also post this on the Facebook page.

For those that don't know about this and use Facebook you can search in the
groups area for "Dorkbot-Baltimore" and it should come up.


see you

Joe

On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 10:54 PM, Rob Carlson <rob at vees.net> wrote:

> Anyone interested in the Columbia Amateur Radio Assoc. goings on this
> Tuesday on the Hubble Space Telescope:
>
> --
> Rob Carlson  rob at vees.net  http://vees.net/
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Dave.Prestel at gmail.com" <dave.prestel at gmail.com>
> Subject: [CNL] CARA -- October General Meeting
> Sender: cnl-bounces at columbiaara.org
> Precedence: list
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:59:39 -0400
> To: CARA <cnl at columbiaara.org>
>
> October Meeting -- Tuesday, October 28, 7:30 PM, Room 401 of the Gateway
> Building
>
>  This month, we will have a presentation on the Hubble Space Telescope
>> presented by Bob Zimmerman, KB3IWD ?
>>
>>  The story behind the Hubble Space Telescope is a story many near deaths
>>> and
>>> amazing saves. Repeatedly, politicians, bureaucrats, scientists, and even
>>> astronomers made passionate efforts to stop its construction or terminate
>>> its
>>> use. Repeatedly, these efforts failed, as even those who originally
>>> opposed
>>> the telescope found that they could not resist its allure. The compelling
>>> nature of the unknown that the telescope promised to unveil won out each
>>> time, beating back every form of opposition or skepticism while
>>> simultaneoulsy compelling the telescope's supporters to make sacrifices
>>> surprising even to themselves.
>>>
>>> In describing the heroic and unknown story of the men and women who
>>> conceived, designed, built, and saved Hubble, Mr. Zimmerman will also
>>> illustrate how the telescope's design reshaped our concept of how space
>>> exploration should be carried out, proving the necessity of having humans
>>> and
>>> robots work together in space in order for humanity to successfully
>>> explore
>>> and colonize the solar system. He will also illustrate how the amazing
>>> images
>>> produced by the Hubble Space Telescope have transformed our understanding
>>> of
>>> the universe and even reshaped how astronomy is practiced.
>>>
>>> Bob Zimmerman is an award-winning science journalist and historian who
>>> has
>>> written four books and more than a hundred articles on science,
>>> engineering,
>>> and the history of space exploration and technology. His newest book, THE
>>> UNIVERSE IN A MIRROR: THE SAGA OF THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE AND THE
>>> VISIONARIES WHO BUILT IT (Princeton University Press), tells the story of
>>> the
>>> people who conceived, built, and saved the Hubble Space Telescope.
>>>
>>
> CARA Elections
>
>  Elections will be held at the November meeting. Nominations will be
>> accepted
>> at Tuesday¹s meeting.
>>
>
> Magnetic Signs, Antennas, Antenna Adaptors
>
>  The first order of magnetic signs has arrived and they will be available
>> to be
>> picked up at the meeting. If you have not already paid for your signs,
>> please
>> bring $10 for one or $20 for two signs. We will be sending a second order
>> in
>> the near future and you may place an order at the meeting.
>>
>> If you are interested in purchasing an Arrow 144/440 MHz dual band J-Pole
>> antenna, we will have a supply at the meeting. The cost is $31 per
>> antenna.
>>
>> We will also have a small supply of SMA to SO-239 antenna adaptor cables
>> used
>> to allow use of a hand held radio with an external antenna on hand for $8
>> each.
>>
>>  Upcoming Public Service Events
>
>  Personal Preparedness Public Safety Expo ? Saturday, November 1, 9 am to 4
>> pm
>>
>>  The Expo will feature demonstrations, information and hands-on activities
>>> for
>>> the entire family. Exhibitors include Howard County's Department of Fire
>>> &
>>> Rescue Services, Police, Health, Public Works, Corrections, Citizen
>>> Services
>>> and the Bureaus of Animal Control and Communications (9-1-1). Meet
>>> members of
>>> organizations that support and help manage disasters: Howard County's
>>> Civil
>>> Air Patrol, RACES, CERN, the Volunteer Center Serving Howard County,
>>> along
>>> with representatives from FEMA and MEMA. There will also be a display of
>>> vehicles and equipment used to manage emergencies. This event is free and
>>> open to the public.
>>>
>>> CARA and HoCo RACES will have an exhibit featuring an HF station
>>> featuring
>>> both digital and voice modes and presentations on amateur radio and RACES
>>> and
>>> ARES operations.
>>>
>>> The expo will be held at the James N. Robey Public Safety Training
>>> Center,
>>> 2200 Scott Wheeler Drive, Marriottsville. To get to the Center, take Sand
>>> Hill Road north from Frederick Road (mid-way between Rt. 32 and Rt. 40).
>>> Scott Wheeler Drive runs to the right from Sand Hill immediately at the
>>> north
>>> end of the Rt. 70 overpass.
>>>
>>
>> Drive Through Flu Clinic Public Service ? Sunday, November 2, 10 am to 2
>> pm
>>
>>  We will be providing communications for this year¹s flu clinic, which
>>> will
>>> utilize three locations, two in the Gateway Circle area and a third at
>>> the
>>> Howard County Fairgrounds. Volunteer communicators will be able to
>>> receive
>>> flu shots.
>>>
>>> If you wish to volunteer, you may do so by replying to this email.
>>>
>>>  Howard County Striders Metric Marathon Run  Public Service? Sunday,
>> December
>> 7, 8:00 to 11:30 am
>>
>>  We have been asked to provide communications for the Metric Marathon
>>> course
>>> (26.2K or 16.2 miles), which starts near the Columbia Lakefront and runs
>>> over
>>> roads through residential areas and bike paths in Columbia and Ellicott
>>> City.
>>>
>>> Further details of our participation will be published as soon as they
>>> become
>>> available.
>>>
>>> If you wish to volunteer for this event, you may do so by replying to
>>> this
>>> email.
>>>
>>
>>  See you at the meeting!!!!
>
>
> Dave Prestel, W8AJR
> Columbia Amateur Radio Association
>
>
> ........................................................................
> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity..........
> ......................... http://dorkbot.org ...........................
> ........................................................................
>



-- 
"There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always
something to see, something to hear. In fact, try as we may to make a
silence, we cannot." -John Cage
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotbmore-blabber/attachments/20081027/cd180251/attachment-0007.html