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- 9: Newsletters
- 9.1: Summer 2010 Newsletter
- 9.2: Spring 2010 Newsletter
- 9.3: Winter 2009 Newsletter
- 9.4: Fall 2009 Newsletter
- 9.5: Summer 2009 Newsletter
- 9.6: Spring 2009 Newsletter
- 9.7: Winter 2008-2009 Newsletter
- 9.8: Fall 2008 Newsletter
- 9.9: Summer 2008 Newsletter
- 9.10: Spring 2008 Newsletter
- 9.11: Winter 2007-2008 Newsletter
- 9.12: Fall 2007 Newsletter
- 9.13: Archived Newsletters
- 10: Meeting Notes
- 10.1: 2010 Board Meeting Notes
- 10.2: 2009 Board Meeting Notes
- 10.2.1: Board Meeting - 01/14/2009
- 10.2.2: Annual Meeting - 01/14/2009
- 10.2.3: Board Meeting - 02/04/2009
- 10.2.4: Board Meeting - 03/04/2009
- 10.2.5: Board Meeting - 04/01/2009
- 10.2.6: Board Meeting - 05/06/2009
- 10.2.7: Board Meeting - 06/03/2009
- 10.2.8: Board Meeting - 07/01/2009
- 10.2.9: Board Meeting - 09/02/2009
- 10.2.10: Board Meeting - 10/07/2009
- 10.2.11: Board Meeting - 11/04/2009
- 10.2.12: Board Meeting - 12/02/2009
- 10.3: 2008 Board Meeting Notes
- 10.3.1: Board Meeting - 1/9/2008
- 10.3.2: Membership Meeting - 01/9/2008
- 10.3.3: Board Meeting - 2/6/2008
- 10.3.4: Board Meeting - 3/5/2008
- 10.3.5: Board Meeting - 4/2/2008
- 10.3.6: Board Meeting - 5/7/2008
- 10.3.7: Board Meeting - 6/4/2008
- 10.3.8: Board Meeting - 9/3/2008
- 10.3.9: Board Meeting - 10/01/2008
- 10.3.10: Board Meeting - 11/5/2008
- 10.3.11: Board Meeting - 12/02/2008
- 10.4: 2007 Board Meeting Notes
- 11: Documentation
- 11.1: Bylaws
- 11.2: BPAA Events Policy
- 11.3: Purpose and Charter
- 11.4: History and Chronological Development
- 11.5: History of Battle Point Park
- 11.6: Physical Plant
- 11.7: Operating System and Equipment - Part 1
- 11.8: Operating System and Equipment - Part 2
- 11.9: Organization and Administration
- 11.10: Original Plans
- 11.11: Standalone Documents
- 12: Education
- 13: Edwin Ritchie Telescope
- 14: Planetarium Information
- 15: BPAA Brochure
- 16: Amateur Astronomy
- 16.1: How to Build a Bowling Ball Mount
- 16.2: How to Build an Off-axis Mask
- 16.3: About Telescope Numbers
- 16.4: Tips for a Star Party
- 16.5: Cleaning the Ritchie Mirror
- 16.6: Full Color Electric Sensor
- 16.7: ISS Amateur Telescope Status
- 16.8: Questar Gift
- 16.9: Armchair Exploration of Mars
- 16.10: Shadow of the Sun
- 16.11: You know you're an amateur astronomer when...
- 16.12: A Twinkle in their Eyes
- 16.13: Selecting Eyepieces
- 17: Advanced Astronomy
- 17.1: More
- 17.2: Distance
- 17.3: Speculations on a Black Hole Experiment
- 17.4: Astronomy in Arizona
- 17.5: The Hubble Program
- 17.6: In the Wink of a Star
- 17.7: Characterizing an Asteroid
- 17.8: Black Holes: Feeling the Ripples
- 17.9: Wilkinson Microwave Anistotropy Probe
- 17.10: The Search for the Edge of the Universe
- 17.11: LIGO Tour
- 18: Observing
- 18.1: More
- 18.1.1: Mt. Bachelor Star Party 2004
- 18.1.2: Update on the ISSAT
- 18.1.3: Comets, Asteroids and Supernovae
- 18.1.4: Essentials for Remote Dark Sky Viewing
- 18.1.5: Star Party Reports
- 18.1.6: The 2005 Oregon Star Party and Hurricane Katrina
- 18.1.7: Observing Among the Hoodoos
- 18.1.8: Two Star Parties
- 18.1.9: The Big Bear Conference 2006
- 18.1.10: Dark Adaptation and Stargazing
- 18.2: Stranger in a Star Party
- 18.3: A Star Party - Texas-style
- 18.4: 3C 273, Or, Why I Stay Up All Night
- 18.5: Mad Cows and Dust Devils: A Report on the Mt. Kobau and Oregon Star Parties
- 18.6: A Day with Richard Berry
- 18.7: Table Mountain Star Party 203
- 18.8: Where Lions Roar and Waves Crash Ashore and You Can See The Stars Too
- 18.9: Observing Deep, Far Away, and Long Past
- 18.10: Herschel Hunting
- 18.1: More
- 19: Seeing Stars: Beginning Astronomy
- 19.1: Telescopes and Equipment
- 19.2: Inside the Solar System
- 19.3: The Bigger Picture
- 19.3.1: The Great Square of Pegasus
- 19.3.2: Parallax, Precession, and theCrucial Angles
- 19.3.3: Coordinate Systems
- 19.3.4: Ecliptic
- 19.3.5: Christmas Story
- 19.3.6: Wizards?
- 19.3.7: Drawing the Line
- 19.3.8: Tropic of Capricorn
- 19.3.9: Hercules and His Lesson
- 19.3.10: Hunting Grounds and Meadows
- 19.3.11: The Twins and Mnemonics
- 19.3.12: Legends and Mysteries
- 19.3.13: What’s Up There?
- 19.3.14: A Hole to China?
- 19.3.15: Anna's Refried Beans
- 19.3.16: Anna's Big Bang
- 20: Archeoastronomy
- 21: Astrobiology
- 22: Light Pollution
- 23: Photos
- 24: Kids Page
- 25: Astronomical Links
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