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AMATEUR TELESCOPE MAKING by Brad Vietje
Build Your Own Nature Scope - Part 1 (Winter 1998)
Build Your Own Nature Scope - Part 2 (Spring 1998)
Cleaning Your Eyepieces And Objectives (Spring 1996)
Foucault Tester - Part 1 (Summer 2000)
Foucault Tester - Part 2 (Fall 2000)
How To Build A “Barn Door” Mount For Astrophotography (Spring 1997)
Reviewing Stargazer Steve’s Telescope Kit (Summer 1997)
BARLOW BOB’S CORNER by Bob Godfrey
Celestial Symbols Of The Season (Winter 2001)
The HD H-Alpha Filter (Summer 2003)
LHRES III Spectrograph (Fall 2008)
Lunar Jack And Jill (Winter 2007)
Mother Nature’s Gift (Spring 2001)
NEAF Solar Star Chart (Winter 2006)
Rainbow Optics Star Spectroscope (Summer 2008)
The Sky Clock (Summer 2001)
Viking GPS (Fall 2001)
The Visitor (Fall 2000)
The Window Shade (Winter 2004)
DEEP SKY TREASURES by John Davis
Andromeda, Perseus and Cassopeia (Winter 1996)
Aperture Fever At Stellafane (Fall 1996)
The Autumn Sky (Fall 1997)
In The Bear's Lair (Spring 2006)
A Bonanza of Springtime Galaxies (Summer 1995)
A “Bully” Winter Tour
A Celestial Garden (Summer 2005)
A Challenging Spiral (Fall 1998)
Corvus Caper (Spring 1998)
Dancing With The Dog (Winter 2003)
Fall Planetary Nebulae And The Fornax Galaxy (Winter 1997)
Fall's Faint Fuzzies (Fall 2008)
Frosting On The Cake (Winter 2003)
Galaxy Hunting At Virgo's Feet (Spring 2007)
Gems of the Summer Milky Way (Summer 2002)
Ghost Galaxies Of The Spring Sky (Spring 2005)
Going To The Dogs (Spring 2004)
Gregarious Globulars (Summer 2006)
A Hero's Welcome - Part I (Fall 2005)
A Hero's Welcome - Part II (Winter 2006)
Horsing Around (Fall 2004)
Jumpin' Through Gemini (Winter 2007)
The King’s Court (Fall 1999)
Late Winter Galaxies And The Medusa Nebula (Spring 1997)
Leavitt, Shapley & Globular Clusters - Part I (Summer 2007)
Leavitt, Shapley & Globular Clusters - Part II (Fall 2007)
A Loop Around Leo (Spring 2000)
Our Sister Galaxy, A Brief History (Fall 2006)
Pausing in the Paws of the Bear (Spring 2002)
The Queen’s Crown Jewels (Fall 2002)
A Ride With The Charioteer (Winter 2001)
Rollin' on the River (Winter 2008)
A Romp Around Orion (Winter 2005)
Sailing Through The Heavenly Sea (Fall 2000)
Seeing Dark In The Dark (Summer 2008)
Seeking Silver Slivers (Spring 2001)
“Six Easy Pieces” ... A Springtime Sextet Of Galaxies (Spring 1999)
The Southern Sky From Aruba (Summer 1998)
Spiral Galaxies (Winter 1995)
Spring Flowers (Spring 2008)
Summer of 1995 Observing Sessions (Fall 1995)
Summer Galaxies (Summer 1996)
The Summer Milky Way (Summer 1997)
The Swan And His Flock (Summer 1999)
Sweeping The Sweet Sixteen (Spring 2003)
Swingin' Through The Swan (Summer 2004)
Toward The Center Of Our Galaxy (Summer 2001)
Treasure Hunting Around The Eagle’s Tail (Summer 2003)
Twisting The Tail Of The Scorpion (Summer 2000)
Uncovering Royal Crown Jewels (Fall 2001)
Unlocking Andromeda’s Chains (Fall 2003)
Winter Constellations (Spring 1996)
The Winter Milky Way (Winter 1998)
Winter Star Party Objects (Winter 2004)
GUEST ARTICLES
2008 Arunah Hill Preview by Ed Faits (Winter 2008)
Are You Contemplating CCD Astrophotography? by Michael Purcell (Winter 1998)
Arunah Hill Days - A Merging of Earth and Sky by Shawn Whitney (Fall 1995)
Arunah Hill Hosts Mountaineering Challenge by Joe Zuraw (Spring 1997)
Arunah Hill Reaches Out To Amherst Elementary School by Chuck Musante & Steve Pielock (Fall 1996)
The Arunah Hill Winter Star Party 2002 Report by Dan Carnevale & Jim Downing (Spring 2002)
Astonomical League Observing Programs by Tom Hoffelder (Summer 2002)
Be Your Own Go-To by Tom Hoffelder (Winter 2003)
Beneath The Wings Of The Flying Horse by Shawn Whitney
CCD Notes: To CCD Or Not To CCD by Rich Volant (Winter 2000)
CCDs (The Inside Story) by Rich Volant (Spring 2000)
A Celestial Double-Header: The Conjunction And Arunah Hill Days 1994 by John Davis (Fall 1994)
Cloud Walkers by Shawn Whitney (Summer 1996)
Confessions Of Deep South Madness by Joe Zuraw (Summer 1993)
A Dipper-Full of Galaxies by Clark Johnson (Summer 1996)
Do The Dew by Rich Volant (Winter 2003)
A Book Review “Dreams Deferred” by Ed Faits (Fall 2002)
Each Mountain An Island by Joe Zuraw (Summer 1993)
The First Annual Vermont Astronomical Society Winter Star Party by Chuck Musante (Spring 2002)
First Impressions of Arunah Hill by Shawn Whitney (Fall 1994)
The First Saturday Of The Month by Craig Hill (Spring 1996)
The Fitz Daguerroeotype by Jim Zebrowski (Summer 1997)
Fox Fire - What Is It? by Ray Burk (Fall 1995)
Geocaching by Alberio (Spring 2008)
How Good a Night Was It? by Ray Burk (Fall 1995)
In Memorium: Remembering Bill Naff by John Davis (Fall 2005)
It's All Very Electromagnetic, My Dear Watson by P.L. Eli (Summer 1995)
Joel Hastings Metcalf: Minister, Unitarian, Astronomer - Part One by Richard Didick (Winter 2001)
Joel Hastings Metcalf: Minister, Unitarian, Astronomer - Part Two by Richard Didick (Spring 2001)
Journey To The Stars: An Exploration Of South Colorado And Philmont, NM - Part One by Joe Zuraw (Fall 1996)
Journey To The Stars: An Exploration of South Colorado And Philmont, NM - Part Two by Joe Zuraw (Winter 1996)
JPL Set To Land On A Comet by Jim Downing (Summer 1999)
Leonids 2001, A Night To Remember by John Davis (Winter 2002)
Light Speed by Shawn Whitney (Winter 1996)
Looking Up, Down Under by Michael Purcell (Fall 1998)
Maple Syrup Time by Ed Faits (Summer 1996)
A Mazurka of Unidentified Flying Objects by P.L. Eli (Fall 1995)
The Messier Marathon by Tom Hoffelder (Winter 2002)
Messier Marathon Highlights by John Davis (Spring 1997)
New Pavilion At Arunah Hill by Joe Zuraw (Summer 2001)
New Web Site Lets Amateurs Share Observations by John Callender (Spring 1997)
Night Birds by Ed Faits (Summer 2000)
Observatory Building Donated To Arunah Hill by Joe Zuraw (Winter 1996)
Reflecting on the Winter Star Party by Chuck Musante (Spring 2000)
Remembering Richard Didduck by Bruce DiDucca (Fall 2006)
Sketching And Observing The Comet Of The Century by Richard Didduck (Summer 1997)
Sketching The Deep Sky by Phil Harrington (Spring 1997)
Software Review: NGC View by Rich Volant (Summer 1998)
Software Review: Starry Nights Deluxe 2.1 by Steve Pielock (Fall 1998)
Space Day in Maine by Joan Chamberlain (Spring 1994)
Space Places by Joe Zuraw (Summer 1996)
Stellafane ‘96 And The Fitz Refractor by Ed Faits (Fall 1996)
The Strength That Binds: Raising The Bowman House by Joe Zuraw (Winter 1996)
The Story of the 13 Inch Fitz Refractor by Joe Zuraw (Summer 1996)
The Telescope Restoration Building by Joe Zuraw (Spring 2002)
Of Timber Frames And Weather by Joe Zuraw (Summer 1993)
A Tribute (Fall 2001)
The View From Aruba - Part 1 by John Davis (Spring 1998)
The View From Aruba - Part 2 by John Davis (Summer 1998)
Web-Cam Astro-Imaging by Rich Volant (Spring 2003)
Wedding At Arunah Hill by Dee Dee Pielock (Fall 2006)
Where Did All These Rocks Come From? by Tom Hoffelder (Fall 2001)
Wireless Telescope Control by Rich Volant (Spring 2006)
Wondrous Sights by Matt Weeman (Summer 1996)
NATURAL SCIENCE by Shawn Whitney
The Ancient Ones (Summer 1996)
Books For Budding Naturalists (Spring 1997)
Little Giants - Part I (Summer 1997)
Little Giants - Part II: Flying Mountain, ME (Fall 1997)
Little Giants - Part III: Kidder Mountain, NH (Winter 1998)
Little Giants - Part IV: Mt. Prospect & The Fourth Connecticut Lake (Summer 1998)
Little Giants - Part V: Mt. Agamenticus, ME (Fall 1998)
Our Southern Allies (Fall 1996)
Springtime On Arunah (Spring 1996)
Springtime: What Does It Mean To You? (Spring 2000)
Through The Eyes Of Saphire (Spring 1996)
Weather, Rocks and Tenacity by Joe Zuraw
THE REAL VIEW FROM ARUNAH by Dave Bowman
An Introduction (Spring 1996)
The Arunah Hill Pavilion (Winter 2000)
Confronting One’s Mortality (Spring 1997)
Spring in Full Blossom (Summer 1996)
A Wet Summer At Arunah Hill (Fall 1996)
TALES FROM A TALL HILL
An Introducing A New Column by Joe Zuraw (Winter 1995)
Extreme Weather And Astronomer’s Predictions by Joe Zuraw (Spring 1997)
A Freak Storm by Joe Zuraw (Fall 1997)
How Low Can You Go? by Joe Zuraw (Spring 1998)
Jupiter By Naked Eye by Joe Zuraw (Fall 1994)
The Leonids Of 1995 by Chuck Musante (Winter 1996)
Meteor! by Chuck Musante (Summer 1995)
Recalling A Boyhood Close Encounter With A Meteor by Chuck Musante (Winter 1997)
Under A Wolf Moon by Joe Zuraw (Spring 1999)
Early Morning Observing by Joe Zuraw (Spring 1996)
Who Needs The HST When We Have Arunah Hill by Joe Zuraw (Fall 1996)
WAVE FRONT by Joe Zuraw
How To Use The Gaertner Refractor Correctly - Part One (Spring 1998)
How To Use The Gaertner Refracter Correctly - Part Two (Summer 1998)
The Importance Of Goals For Astronomy Clubs (Spring 1997)
Leadership And The Importance Of Appreciating Others (Spring 1999)
Meeting Goals and Using Resources by Joe Zuraw (Summer 1997)
Paying the Piper (Summer 1996)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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