Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy
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The MIRA Newsletter Archive: 2000 - 1997

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[ 2005 - 2001] [2000 - 1997] [1995 - 1993]

2000

Spring [html]
Looking Up: Down Under - O Swear Not by the Moon - Q&A: What's it like to be an astronomer?

Summer [html]
Looking Up: First Light for the Meeker Telescope - Hamming Sign Unveiled - Over 6,000 Visitors Attend MIRA Exhibit - Work at the OOS - Q&A: How Can I reduce light pollution?

Fall [html]
MIRA Amongst the Petroglyphs - 36-inch Telescope Back in Service - Q&A: Number of stars in the Galaxy vs. apparent visual magnitude and spectral class

Winter [html]
Collimating the MIRA 36-inch telescope - Looking Up: The Blinking Planetary - Relativistic Visitors Captured - Q&A: How do I find a job in Astronomy?

1999

Spring [html]
Looking Up: Tales of the Occult - Solar Super Flares Threaten Earth! - Something Like a Star - Q&A: Why does the position of the sun rise and set move throughout the year?

Summer [html]
Looking Up: The Riverside Telescope Makers' Conference - Ansley Hill: Bright Star at MIRA - Thanks Monica - Planet Hunting on the Keck - Weaver Student Observatory Gets Hooked Up - Telescope Gets New Control System - Q&A: Where can I find info on celestial events occurring between 1000 - 3000 AD?

Fall [html]
Looking Up: How to Buy Your Child a Telescope - Decoding the Mysteries of Binary Stars - SETI Lecture: Who's Calling Please? - Eclipse Tour Finds Clear Sky in Turkey - Q&A: Does Jupiter radiate its own light?

Winter [html]
Looking Up: The Transit of Mercury - New View from the 36-inch Telescope - Fire in the Sky: Part II - Astronomy of the 20th Century - Q&A: Why is the sky at "dark" locations still so bright?

1997

Spring [not available]

Summer [html]
Earth Invades Mars! - An Illustrated Recipe for Gravitational Lenses - Florence and Ralph Meeker: Extraordinary Volunteers! - Donors of 1996

Fall [html]
The Year(s) of the Leonids - Preparing the Astronomy Center for Winter - Starry Night on Chews Ridge - The Very First "Looking Up" - A Very Special Lecture on Gravitational Lenses - World's Astronomers Convene in Japan

Winter [not available]

 

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