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Alex wrote:
> Is it possible to predict them more than 2 weeks in advance?
Perhaps a listing in the various almanacs would be appropriate? Maybe limit
the attendance to only those who can solve the navigation problem and locate
the event site?... ;-)
--
GregR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alexandre E Eremenko" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: Two weeks to Mystic!
> I would also like to attend some event like this.
> Do they happen only in summer?
> Is it possible to predict them more than 2 weeks in advance?
>
> Alex
>
> On Sun, 4 Jun 2006, Greg R. wrote:
> >
> > Frank wrote:
> >
> > > The "Celestial Navigation Celebration" is just two weeks away!
> >
> > Is this an annual event by any chance? I would love to attend something
like
> > this, but work (and other scheduling conflicts) precludes going this
year -
> > when is the next one after this scheduled?
> >
> > --
> > GregR
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Frank Reed" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 4:16 PM
> > Subject: Two weeks to Mystic!
> >
> >
> > > The "Celestial Navigation Celebration" is just two weeks away! I look
> > > forward to seeing you all there. It's shaping up to be quite an
event.
> > The Senior
> > > Curator of Mystic Seaport, Bill Peterson, has stepped forward to help
> > conduct
> > > tours of the museum's Collections Research Center (where we'll see
some
> > nice
> > > old navigational instruments). This is a good case of the "if you
build
> > it,
> > > they will come" scenario. I didn't ask the museum management to help
us
> > out
> > > since I did not want to burden them with work (or myself with
> > bureaucratic
> > > wrangling), but once they realized how impressive this meeting might
turn
> > out to
> > > be, they simply had to jump on-board.
> > >
> > > Additionally, we now have a location for our Saturday night group
dinner.
> > > It's an unremarkable restaurant called "Jamms" with really good food
and
> > good
> > > prices, very close to Mystic Seaport and the motels. Everything
> > picturesque
> > > with an ocean-view is booked for June weddings. Ken Gebhart,
well-known
> > to the
> > > list as the Founder and Owner of Celestaire, will be our dinner
speaker.
> > >
> > > There are many other speakers and events planned for the weekend. For
> > > details, please visit www.fer3.com/Mystic2006 . It is not too late to
> > join us, by
> > > the way. Southwest flies to Providence which is just 40 minutes from
> > Mystic
> > > Seaport and frequently has excellent low fares at the last minute.
> > >
> > > -FER
> > > 42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N 72.1W.
> > > www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars
> > >
> >
>
