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The Highlands Stargazers Astronomy Group is an observing group of dedicated amateur astronomers in Central Florida's Highlands County. Highlands County is about 80 miles south of Orlando in a mostly agricultural area with great dark skies. The group was founded in 1989 by Richard Lindblom.
Members of our group participate in many projects to gather valuable scientific data through observational programs which are better suited to amateur astronomers than professionals. We have made significant contributions in the areas of variable star observing, lunar crater timings, stellar occultations and grazing occultations.
We also host Star Parties for the general public on a regular basis and during times of special astronomical events such as eclipses and meteor showers, and the unexpected appearance of bright comets, like Comets Hyakutake and Hale-Bopp. We especially enjoy hosting Star Parties for young people, and have participated in summer science camps for school children.
For more information on our group, contact Erica Redmond by e-mail: highlandsstargazers@highlandsstargazers.8m.net
THE ANNUAL HIGHLANDS STARGAZE:
We will be unable to rent Nine Mile Grade Campground in the future and haven't been able to find a suitable alternative site. Therefore, there will be no Stargaze in 2002. If we are able to arrange something at a future time, we will post it here. Check out photos from last years' Stargaze - just Click Here.
LOCAL EVENT CALENDAR - Click
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ASTRONOMY SOFWARE DOWNLOAD SITE
Check out this site where you can download some great astronomy programs:
COMET INFO AND LOCATOR CHARTS:
For information on currently
visible comets and finder charts, click here:
LIVE ASTRONOMY CHAT:
Want to talk in real time with astronomers from all over the country? Join one of the Astronomy Chat Channels. You can either use a stand-alone chat client, or chat right here on the Web by clicking on the button below. Pick from one of three channels: Stargazers, Sciastro, or Astronomy. The Sciastro channel is the most popular channel. There are usually people there most evenings. You will find a great group of people there. If you are a newcomer to astronomy, it is a great place to ask questions. To check out one of these channels, and chat right now, click the button below. NOTE - You must be using Internet Explorer to chat at this site (Download at bottom of this page). When you enter this site, the Microsoft Chat components will be installed on your computer if they are not already present.
ASTRO MAILING LIST:
The Astro Mailing list is a great place to keep up to date on current astronomy news, exchange ideas with and ask questions of both professional and amateur astronomers. There are over 300 people currently subscribed to the Astro list. It was here that I learned about Comet Hale-Bopp's discovery only 2 days later! Subscribing to Astro is easy and costs nothing. Just send an e-mail request to ASTRO-REQUEST@lists.mindspring.com, and in the body of the message, type the word: SUBSCRIBE. Expect to receive 20 to 30 e-mail messages a day. If you want to subscribe now, just click below. Don't forget to type SUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
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