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28.May:  Read the Portfolio Guidelines completely to prepare for eval conferences.  The Program description will accompany your formal evaluation, so you *don't* have to repeat its information in your self-eval.

17.May:  Some of you reported that you learned in Chaco that Betelgeuse could become a gamma ray burster (GRB) and kill us all.  Here is our investigation into that claim - it sure could release a lot of energy.  But could Betelgeuse really go GRB?  I found that GRB 000307 is about 0.6 degrees away from Betelgeuse, which complicates observation of the GRB (http://pulsar.ucolick.org/REACT/grbs/000307), but I am uncertain how Betelgeuse itself could become a GRB?  The most powerful GRBs are magnetars, highly magnetic neutron stars with shifting metallic crusts, and you know that neutron stars are dead, while Betelgeuse is still burning.

Wed. 16 May:  Meet at 10 am in CAL to hear Dr. Neil Hurlburt speak on the Sun!  Bring questio ns!  Dr. Hurlburt is an Evergreen alum and a scientist at Lockheed Martin Solar Astrophysics Laboratory.

Thus.3.May:  Zita has your Cather text.  I picked them up from Orca, since it might be inconvenient for many of you to get down there tomorrow.  Please pay me $11 in class today.
Another work party at the observatory tomorrow (Friday) -  could one person at least come help Zita?  I want to put the shingles on and I can't get them up there myself...  let's talk about what time works for you.  I could pick you up.

Thus.26.April:  Let's order Willa Cather's novel "The Professor's House" to read on the field trip.
Sign up in class today and I will place the order with Orca Books.  They will arrive next Wednesday.
Vintage publishers 1990, ISBN 067 973 1806

Wed.25.April: SUNSPOTS today on Lab II roof at noon with our big Meade LX-200 telescope.
We're setting it up for prospective students - come join us.
On a related note, this Saturday we will be working to finish the new observatory on the dump hill off Fireweed lane by the campuc childcare center - join the team at noon Saturday and bring a hammer if you can!  Call Mike Covello for details:  253-583-7857

19.April pm:  WebX is back!  Please post assignments there instead of emailing them now.  Thanks for your patience during the last two weeks.  Check out the new FIELD TRIP discussion site - share info there as we plan our trip.

Check out these classes offered by the Computer Center.  I recommend the web page authoring classes so you can publish and display your research projects!  They are Friday afternoons.

Computer services is still working on WebX.  Email your postings to Zita if WebX is still down.

Mon.9.April:  If it's clear tonight, Sara will meet you at the CAL for observing (e.g. continueing Dawson Ex.8-9 from last week). If it's not clear, don't bother.

6-9 April:  The Computer Center announced that WebX went down early last Friday morning, just in time to prevent your posting your workshop reports.  They are still working on it Monday.  This is not a problem with the Astronomy links - it is system-wide.  Check your horoscope in the newspaper to see if WebX is coming back up soon.

7.April - Bookstore says Dawson Exercises are in!  Get yer copy, get yer copy.

If you don't already have it, you can download and install  Adobe Acrobat Reader free to read pdf files such as the Dawson exercises

5.April:  We've agreed to have class from 6-8 pm Tuesday and Thursday instead of 5-7, since it's still light at 7 pm.  Too bad that doesn't mean we get an extra hour of sleep each night.

5. April:  Zita's office hours are Monday 3-4 (or til 5, if students are there) at the Math Center (LRC), LIB 3402.  Sara, your TA, will also be there.  Bring your homework questions.  We won't tell you the answers (they're in the back of the book), but we'll do something better - we'll help you develop the skiills to answer questions for yourself.