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News reprints

03/26/09 - Chelmsford Historic Society holds a star party

Reading Chronicle article on Reading TV astronomy show. June 07, 2007

Reading Star Party feature Dr. Brian Marsden. Reading Daily Times Chronicle February 8, 2007 (Doug Wood-Boyle)

Reading Star Party feature Dr. Brian Marsden. Reading Advocate, February 8, 2007 (Mac McEntire)

Article about Dr. Mario Motta's 32" telescope using Scott Milligan's relay design. Eagle Tribune, June 26, 2006. ( Julie Kirkwood ).

Article about Reading Community TV in Reading Daily Times Chronicle by Charlie McDonald. February 17, 2006

Front page picture of Barrows School Star Party from Reading Advocate, February 2, 2006

Front page picture of Barrows School Star Party from Reading Daily Times Chronicle, February 1, 2006

Front page article of the Paul Manning Observatory naming in Tewksbury. Tewksbury Town Crier, Dec 15, 2004.

Front page photo in Reading Daily Times Chronicle of star party at Killam School.t. January 29, 2003

Article on front page of Reading Daily Times Chronicle about star party at Killam School, and the pictures published with it. January 23, 2003

Article in Reading Advocate - front page, with photo. Ed Carlman uses StarLab at the library to teach children about constellations. August 15, 2002

Charlie McDonald and Ted Carlman receive an award for their work in Reading, August 2001

Reading Lecture Series on Astronomy. Organized by Charlie McDonald and assisted by John Reed. Held at the Birch Meadow School in Reading. Pictures from Lecture 1 and Article and Pictures from Lecture 2. Spring 2001

Reading Star Party at Killam School, Monday Feb 12, 2001

Project Astro event organized by Charlie McDonald : From the Marblehead Reporter, Thurs Oct 19, 2000 edition, page 7.

Member written

Articles added since Jan 1, 2003:

Mars from Stellafane, by Paul Valleli.

A Three-Tube Dobsonian, by Bob Smith (composed by George Roberts)

Articles added since Jan 1, 2000:

Older Articles:

Lew Gramer's Geminids 1999 guide

Retrofitting a 13" Dob , by Dave Aucoin

Star parties: Lessons Learned by one Old-Timer. By Peter Bealo and Charlie McDonald. (pdf format)

A review of Ray Trace programs that would be of interest to ATMs. by Kevin McCarthy.

Articles on educational activities, and building a solar system model for use at night, Project Astro materials, by Brewster LaMacchia. Updated 1-Oct-99.

Falling Stars and Mosquitoes - Leonids '98 Florida... by Lew Gramer

Sky Maps with Telrad circles, produced by John Small. Updated 23-Aug-99

Thoughts on Building a Dobsonian - By Steve Scampini

Astronomy and the Human Eye - By Mario Motta

Star light, star bright, is that a real star I got tonight?? A Christmas Mystery - By Alan D. Mazurka

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