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Jan 8, 2009 - Monthly Meeting
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Feb 12, 2009 - Monthly Meeting
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Mar 12, 2009 - Monthly Meeting
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Apr 9, 2009 - Monthly Meeting
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May 9, 2009
  Astronomy Day Celebration (One week...
May 14, 2009 - Monthly Meeting
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The Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. (ATMoB) is an amateur astronomy club devoted to telescope making, observing, and studying the heavens. The ATMoB was founded in 1934 with the cooperation of Dr. Harlow Shapley at Harvard College Observatory.

We meet formally every month (except August) to hear a speaker, to discuss club activities, and to socialize.  Membership is open to all those interested in pursuing astronomy as a hobby.  For additional details...
Next Club Meeting
To Be Announced
- Thursday, Jan 8, 2009 at 8:00 PM


Meetings are held in Phillips Auditorium, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and are open to the public.

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Astronomical Events
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Jan 2 - 3 Quadrantid meteor shower peaks
Jan 3 5 year anniversary of Spirit on Mars
Jan 4 Earth reaches perihelion (closest to Sun)
Jan 14 Venus at greatest elongation (47°)
Jan 21 Moon about 1° from Antares before dawn
Jan 21 - 23 Venus passed within 1.5° of Uranus
Jan 24 5 year anniversary of Opportunity on Mars
Jan 26 New moon - partial solar eclipse (Africa/Asia/Australia)
Planets in January
 Mercury visible at sunset until Jan 13.
Venus visible in early evening.
Jupiter visible in early evening.
Saturn rises in late evening.

Sources: NASA JPL Space Calendar, StarDate Online, Sky & Telescope, and Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
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