<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Dear All,</div><div><br></div><div>The following email was sent to the Astronet list (but didn't get through).</div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Christian</div><div><br></div><div>-----------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div><div><div bgcolor="#ffffff"><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-align: left; "><strong> </strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: #3366ff; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><u>ROSELAND
OBSERVATORY.</u></span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-align: left; "><strong>Our next big thing is Mars, coming to opposition end of the
month. Every couple of years Mars comes close enough to Earth for astronomers to
do something interesting! The Observatory is working with John Clark based
in Central England to measure the distance to the Red Planet. We will be using
the original method of parallax. This was experiment first carried out by David
Gill in 1877 on Ascension Island. This time around we will require images of the
planet and nearby stars taken at the same time from a number of different
locations across the globe. John is prepared to undertake the mathematical
analysis or will provide the method for those wishing to do this themselves. We
are asking for those groups and individuals who normally take images of stars
and planets to contact the Observatory, we will then be able to provide you will
all the detailed information. <span style="COLOR: #3366ff"><a href="mailto:brians@roselandobservatory.com"><span style="COLOR: #3366ff">brians@roselandobservatory.com</span></a></span> . Yes it
has been done before but will provide schools and clubs an insight into
measurement in astronomy. Of course it is quiet a challenge as well. <span style="COLOR: #3366ff"><a href="http://www.johnclarkastronomy.co.uk/"><span style="COLOR: #3366ff">www.johnclarkastronomy.co.uk</span></a> </span>&<span style="COLOR: #3366ff"> <a href="http://www.roselandobservatory.com/">www.roselandobservatory.com</a></span></strong></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-align: left; "><strong><span style="COLOR: #3366ff"></span></strong> </div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-align: left; "><span style="COLOR: #3366ff"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2">Brian Sheen</font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-align: left; "><span style="COLOR: #3366ff"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2">Member of the Royal Astronomical Society Education Focus
Group.</font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-align: left; "><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-align: left; "><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-align: left; "><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-align: left; "><u><strong> <o:p></o:p></strong></u></div></div></div>
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