I just stopped by Burminco (Bugnham Mining Company) on Encinitas in
Monrovia to pay my respects to the staff and family of George Burnham,
who died at 94 last month. The obituary said the store would remain
open through December 31, but the future was uncertain. The store is
open today but it is definitely closing sometime soon.
The store may or may not reopen at a different location. So this note
is for all you rock and mineral lovers, collectors, teachers who may
have purchased classroom materials at Burminco, or made up gifts or rock
collections. You might want to visit today or soon!
For information, call (626) 358-4478 or visit www.burminco.comhttp://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_11196943
Jane
Jane Houston Jones
Monrovia, CA
34.2048N 118.1732W, 637.0 feet
http://www.whiteoaks.com
Old Town Astronomers: http://www.otastro.org
What's Up Podcast: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/podcasting/whatsup_index.html
Twitter: http://twitter.com/jhjones
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/janehoustonjones
Our January 2009 Sidewalk Astronomy night will be Saturday January 3rd in
Monrovia, weather permitting. We'll skip Pasadena on January 2nd due to the
proximity of our observing location to Rose Parade route and cleanup, not to
mention New Years Eve and Day events and recovery from same. We'll be set up
from 6 - 9 p.m. Saturday night. If you wish to join us with your new (or
never used) telescope drop us a line ahead of time so we can arrange to meet
you earlier for setup. It's not easy to do a new scope setup after dark
with a crowd nearby.....
Each month during 2009 we'll be celebrating International Year of
Astronomy in my 2-minute What's Up podcasts. January 2009 is all about
Venus, the featured NASA IYA Celestial object.
Here is where you can find the podcast on the JPL site:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.cfm
It is also available on You Tube in 2 formats - which are easy to download
if you have a slower connection (according to my parents)
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=JPLnews&p=r&page=1
Here is the NASA IYA website:
http://astronomy2009.nasa.gov/observe.htm (What's Up isn't there
quite yet)
Don't forget to have a look at Saturn on New Years Eve! That was the
December 2008 What's Up topic, available on both JPL and You Tube, or
simplify and get it directly to your iPod via iTunes. :-)
Thanks for a great year of public astronomy - we do this to share the
wonders of the night sky with you!
Jane, Mojo, Dave, Todd K, Caroline, Gary, Elizabeth, Catherine, Tom, Daphne,
Katherine, Becky, Todd B, Scott, Ed and Roseann - your Old Town Sidewalk
Astronomers: http://www.otastro.org/astronomers/
Jane Houston Jones
Senior Outreach Specialist, Cassini Program
JPL - 4800 Oak Grove Drive, MS 230-205
Pasadena, CA 91109 818-393-6435
jane.h.jones(a)jpl.nasa.gov
Cassini SOC http://soc.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm
What's Up? http://education.jpl.nasa.gov/amateurastronomy/index.html
Clouds are rolling into Monrovia tonight, but we plan to make an effort
to do a little bit of moon viewing. The moon is our only viable target
tonight -- Jupiter and Venus are likely to be below the local buildings.
Even if we get some views of the moon, they'll probably be through a
layer of thin clouds. We'll try to start early, about 5:00, to have our
best chance of getting in a few looks before the clouds get too thick.
Best regards,
Mojo
--
Morris Jones
Monrovia, CA
http://www.whiteoaks.com
Old Town Astronomers: http://www.otastro.org
Twitter: http://twitter.com/mojo_la
Hi everyone, I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful moon and planet
conjunction over the past few nights! We were lucky to have clear skies on
Sunday and Monday nights!
My December's What's Up Podcast is available in several standard and high
definition formats on the JPL HD Video page now.
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.cfm Also on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=JPLnews&p=r&page=1
Next Sidewalk Astronomy event reminder:
Friday night Dec 5th instead of telescopes on Colorado Blvd in Pasadena,
I'll be at Farnsworth Park in Altadena from 6-8 p.m. The address is 568 East
Mount Curve Avenue, Altadena, CA 91001 626-798-6335. I'm doing a short JPL
talk, followed by stargazing at the park's outdoor theatre. John Sepikas
from PCC will be joining me with telescopes.
Saturday night Dec 6th our whole Sidewalk Astronomers gang will be in
Monrovia, Myrtle and Lime Streets for our monthly first quarter moon star
party. 5:30 -8:30 p.m. (maybe a little later)
Hope to see you at one or the other of these events, Jane
Jane Houston Jones
Senior Outreach Specialist, Cassini Program
JPL - 4800 Oak Grove Drive, MS 230-205
Pasadena, CA 91109 818-393-6435
jane.h.jones(a)jpl.nasa.gov
Cassini SOC http://soc.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm
What's Up? http://education.jpl.nasa.gov/amateurastronomy/index.html
