Starscan

Newsletter of the 
Johnson Space Center 
Astronomical Society

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Connie & David Haviland - Editors

conniesstarscanaccount@gmail.com and/or

starhopper457@gmail.com

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JSCAS Archives 

The archives are primarily composed of past issues of the club's two newsletters, the Starscan and the JSCAS Newsletter. A few historical club documents and  handouts are also included. This CD-rom contains a wealth of information, personal experiences, and club activities dating from 1977 to December 2000. 

Originally, the JSCAS newsletter was called the JSC Astronomical Society Newsletter. In April 1985, the name was changed to the Starscan. The 'Scan' portion of the name stands for Space Center Astronomical News. Volume numbers referred to the floppy disk that the editor, Mark Lardas, stored the newsletters on. He stored twelve issues per floppy. At the time the name changed to the Starscan, he had published nine issues. Thus, the first issue of the Starscan was Volume 1 Number 9 published on April 1985. In 1989, Mark Lardas announced his retirement as editor of the Starscan. The numbering of the Volume 5 issues were increased to 13 (through November) or possibly 14 (we are missing the December issue). His last official issue was the January 1990 issue. Mark's Starscan farewell announcement in the January issue stated that the JSCAS newsletter would take on a 'meeting announcement' format. Most of these are missing. These one or two page newsletters continued until mid year 1991 when Dan Adamo took over as editor and the Starscan became a full fledged newsletter once  again.  

The second installment of the Starscan Archives is now ready. This installment covers all Starscan issues from January 2001 through December 2003. 

The Starscan Archives are available for $3.00 each.  Contact Ken Lester at ken@riverofstars.net to order a copy.  System Requirements.  The CD-rom requires a Windows 95 or later personal computer and Adobe's Acrobat Reader. The Acrobat .pdf file format was chosen because Adobe's Acrobat Reader is widely available and is free. A copy of Acrobat Reader is included on the CD-rom if it is not already loaded on your PC.  Sorry, a Macintosh version of the Archives is not planned.

Thank you for your interest in submitting an image or article for publication in the Starscan.  Each month, images taken by club members will appear in the Member's Gallery of the Starscan.  The images can be from film, CCD, or digital cameras.  If you have an interesting picture that is astronomy or club related, send it in.  We'd love to include it.   Some possible topics for articles are: telescope making, observatory projects, equipment field tests, star party experiences, memorable observing sessions, astronomical discussions, upcoming events, and astronomical or space history and current events.  Articles should be astronomical or space related.  Regular contributions from SIG chairpersons are highly encouraged. Contact the Editor if you would like to set up a monthly column. The Editor reserves the right to reject in part or whole any article because of content or constraints on time or size.

Since the Starscan is published on the Internet, the submitter must guarantee that they have obtained permission to include and  publish all names, phone numbers, street addresses, and e-mail addresses which appear in the article.  Submitter takes full responsibility for any ramifications arising form the publishing of this information.

It is requested that articles be submitted via electronic mail or on an IBM compatible formatted 3½" diskette or CD-Rom. Acceptable file formats are Email text, ASCII text files, and Microsoft Word (any version) documents. Check with the Editor before submitting handwritten and typed documents.

Check with the Editor if you need to have photographs, negatives, or slides scanned into the computer. Credit will be given for all images. Please include the name of the photographer or the picture’s source. Acceptable image formats are .jpg, .gif, .bmp. Check with the Editor if you have a different format.  Images and photos may be cropped.

Please include your name, telephone number, and address with all first time submissions.  The deadline for all articles submitted for publication will be the 25^th day of the month before publication.  It is the submitter’s responsibility to comply with all copyright laws.

Galaxies without stars don't stand out; step up and shine.
Thanks for you’re support!

Connie & David Haviland (Please submit all articles to conniesstarscanaccount@gmail.com and/or starhopper457@gmail.com

Starscan Editors