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Re: Two weeks to Mystic!

From: Zed (no email)
Date: Mon Jun 05 2006 - 03:09:22 EDT

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    just list the location in lat+long

    On 6/5/06, Greg R. <> wrote:
    > 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
    > > > >
    > > >
    > >
    >


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