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    20 March 2011 Event: Company Seven Supporting NASA Sun-Earth Day Activities (19 March)
      SunEarth Day 2011 Logo (103,364 bytes)

      Sun-Earth Day is a national celebration of the Sun, the space around the Earth (geospace), and how all of it affects life on our planet. Over the past eleven years, NASA Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum has sponsored and coordinated education and public outreach events to highlight NASA Sun-Earth Connection research and discoveries and Company Seven has supported these events with complimentary events at our Maryland showroom or nearby. The strategy involves using celestial events, such as total solar eclipses and the Transit of Venus, as well as Sun-Earth Day during the March Equinox, to engage K-12 schools and the general public in space science activities, demonstrations, and interactions with space scientists.

      For Sun-Earth Day 2011 the theme is 'Ancient Mysteries-Future Discoveries', opening the door to a much deeper understanding of our Sun and its impact on our Earth across the ages. We will also consider how the Sun continues to impact our daily lives. For example, did you know that between May 10-12, 1999 the solar wind nearly vanished, causing Earth's magnetosphere to expand in volume by over 100 times!

      Live Webcast On March 20, 2011, join us for a live Sun-Earth Day Webcast. In partnership with NASA EDGE, the Sun-Earth Day team will produce video and webcast programming that will be shared with formal and informal education audiences worldwide. The programs will highlight several sites including: Chaco Canyon (New Mexico), Hovenweep (Utah), Chichen Itza (Mexico), Cahokia Mounds (Illinois), and Sunspot (New Mexico). Many of these sites present unique opportunities to develop authentic cultural connections to Native Americans, highlighting the importance of the Sun across the ages. We will involve scientists, their missions, and research programs to share NASA heliophysics research with diverse audiences.

      The award winning NASA EDGE team is known for their offbeat, funny and informative look behind the NASA curtain. Their guests include scientists, educators and students who will! If you've ever wanted to learn about NASA but thought you needed to be a rocket scientist, wait no longer!

      In coordination with NASA and fellow participants, Company Seven will celebrate Sun-Earth Day 2011 by providing educational literature to local schools upon request well in advance of 20 March. Since the Sun-Earth Day 2011 occurs on a Sunday when our showroom is routinely closed, on Saturday 19 March (weather permitting) we will take a journey to our Sun. Activities will feature Solar Observing, with several premium telescopes equipped to observe the Sun in "white light" or in "Hydrogen Alpha" and "Calcium K-Line" with DayStar and Lundt made filters. Visitors who wish to take home an image of the Sun will be helped to attach their compatible film or video cameras (we suggest calling us in advance) to our telescopes. News media who wish to obtain a video feed should contact us in advance too. at our Laurel, Maryland showroom/museum. These filters permit the safe observing of the Sun revealing Solar Prominences, Sunspots, Faculae, the Photosphere, and more.

      NASA's Office of Space Science (OSS) explores four broad themes: "Sun-Earth Connection," "Solar System Exploration," "Structure and Evolution of the Universe," and "Astronomical Search for Origins and Planetary Systems." For each of these themes OSS has created an "Education Forum" so that educators, students and the public can share the excitement of those discoveries and knowledge generated by Space Science missions and research programs. The Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum is a partnership between NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory whose mission is to increase science literacy and steward Sun-Earth Connection science resources. To visit the Web Site of the organizations involved, simply visit http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov.

    20 March 2010 Event: Company Seven Supporting NASA Sun-Earth Day Activities

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      Sun-Earth Day is a national celebration of the Sun, the space around the Earth (geospace), and how all of it affects life on our planet. Over the past ten years, NASA Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum has sponsored and coordinated education and public outreach events to highlight NASA Sun-Earth Connection research and discoveries. The strategy involves using celestial events, such as total solar eclipses and the Transit of Venus, as well as Sun-Earth Day during the March Equinox, to engage K-12 schools and the general public in space science activities, demonstrations, and interactions with space scientists.

      For Sun-Earth Day 2010, we will take a journey into the heart of the electromagnetic force and demonstrate how magnetism, an everyday force that makes motors work, sticks notes to our refrigerators, and keeps electricity flowing to our houses also plays a key role in understanding the sun and is responsible for the most violent explosions in the solar system - Magnetic Storms!

      In coordination with NASA and fellow participants, Company Seven will celebrate Sun-Earth Day 2010 by providing educational literature to local schools upon request well in advance of 20 March. And on Friday 20 March 2010 with Solar Observing (weather permitting) and an Open House at our showroom from 11 am into the afternoon, and on Saturday 21 March with Solar Observing (weather permitting) at our Laurel, Maryland showroom/museum. Activities will include light fare and refreshments, and we will feature Solar Observing, with several premium telescopes equipped to observe the Sun in "white light", and in "Hydrogen Alpha" and "Calcium K-Line" with DayStar filters. Visitors who wish to take home an image of the Sun will be helped to attach their compatible film or video cameras (we suggest calling us in advance) to our telescopes. News media who wish to obtain a video feed should contact us in advance too.

      NASA's Office of Space Science (OSS) explores four broad themes: "Sun-Earth Connection," "Solar System Exploration," "Structure and Evolution of the Universe," and "Astronomical Search for Origins and Planetary Systems." For each of these themes OSS has created an "Education Forum" so that educators, students and the public can share the excitement of those discoveries and knowledge generated by Space Science missions and research programs. The Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum is a partnership between NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory whose mission is to increase science literacy and steward Sun-Earth Connection science resources. To visit the Web Site of the organizations involved, simply visit http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov.

      You may download the Sun-Earth Day 2010 Announcement in Adobe ".pdf" format as a reminder or for distribution.

    20 March 2009 Event: Company Seven Supporting NASA Sun-Earth Day Activities

      SunEarth Day 2009 Logo (122,095 bytes)

      Sun-Earth Day is a national celebration of the Sun, the space around the Earth (geospace), and how all of it affects life on our planet. Over the past eight years, NASA Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum has sponsored and coordinated education and public outreach events to highlight NASA Sun-Earth Connection research and discoveries. Our strategy involves using celestial events, such as total solar eclipses and the Transit of Venus, as well as Sun-Earth Day during the March Equinox, to engage K-12 schools and the general public in space science activities, demonstrations, and interactions with space scientists.

      For Sun-Earth Day 2009, we will engage a worldwide audience in the celebration of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA), especially in daytime astronomy. Tremendous strides have been made as satellites and ground-based observatories attentively monitor the Sun to understand the processes that govern the Sun's influence on our solar system. Using the popular Sun-Earth Day framework we will offer a series of coordinated events to promote and highlight the Sun, its connection to Earth and other planets, and support the spirit of international collaboration.

      In coordination with NASA and fellow participants, Company Seven will celebrate Sun-Earth Day 2009 by providing educational literature to local schools upon request well in advance of 20 March. And on Friday March 20, 2009 with Solar Observing (weather permitting) and an Open House at our showroom from 11 am into the afternoon, and on Saturday 21 March with Solar Observing (weather permitting) at our Laurel, Maryland showroom/museum. Activities will include light fare and refreshments, and we will feature Solar Observing, with several premium telescopes equipped to observe the Sun in "white light", and in "Hydrogen Alpha" and "Calcium K-Line" with DayStar filters. Visitors who wish to take home an image of the Sun will be helped to attach their compatible film or video cameras (we suggest calling us in advance) to our telescopes. News media who wish to obtain a video feed should contact us in advance too.

      NASA's Office of Space Science (OSS) explores four broad themes: "Sun-Earth Connection," "Solar System Exploration," "Structure and Evolution of the Universe," and "Astronomical Search for Origins and Planetary Systems." For each of these themes OSS has created an "Education Forum" so that educators, students and the public can share the excitement of those discoveries and knowledge generated by Space Science missions and research programs. The Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum is a partnership between NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory whose mission is to increase science literacy and steward Sun-Earth Connection science resources. To visit the Web Site of the organizations involved, simply visit http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov.

      You may download the Sun-Earth Day 2009 Announcement in Adobe ".pdf" format as a reminder or for distribution.


    4-5 December 2008 Event: Martin Cohen of Company Seven is guest speaker at Worchester Polytechnic Institute Integrative Materials Design Center

      Above: logo of the Worchester Poly Integrative Materias Design Center (iMdc). The logo represents some aspect of industry benefitted by iMdc.
      Click on image to see enlarged view.

      The Integrative Materials Design Center (iMdc) is formed through an industry/government-university alliance, and its program is built in direct collaboration and with active participation and insight from its industrial/government partners. The center is conducting fundamental research which addresses well-identified industrial applications of general interest and relevance to the manufacturing sector - an "Application-Driven-Design" approach. Consortium members include: Alcoa, Army Research Laboratories, Benet Laboratories, Boeing, Caterpillar, General Dynamics Land Systems, General Motors, Hamilton Sundstrand, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Mercury marine, NASA Langley, Pratt & Whitney, P&W Rocketdyne, Rio Tinto Alcan, Sikorsky.

      QM-100 at iMdc lab session (115,902 bytes) Right: Questar-QM-100 with Carl Zeiss HRc high resolution color camera demonstrating materials alloy sample crack propagation from mm to submicron resolution during iMdc Winter 2008 meeting laboratory session (115,902 bytes).
      Click on image to see enlarged view (557,195 bytes).

      The discussion by Mr. Cohen addressed those attending the iMdc Winter 2008 meeting and included representatives from US government, military research and commercial laboratories, and industrial manufacturing companies. The topic of "Long Distance Microscopy for Materials Evaluation" provided a practical understanding of these systems as they could be applied to research, manufacture process quality control, and failure analysis. Aspects discussed included:

      • Introduction with a discussion about vision and eye safety.
      • Overview of optics including theory and practice of resolution and magnification.
      • Discussion of the development of the technology with examples of routine applications.
      • The history of the Questar company and development of their Long Distance Microscopes.
      • The development of the Questar telescopes and Long Distance Microscopes.
      • Criteria for selecting the appropriate Long Distance Microscope and visual or imaging devices:

          1. Working Distance
          2. Desired Resolution
          3. Fields of View (visual and imaging)
          4. Operating regions of the spectrum (visual, IR, UV)
          5. Requirements for local and or remote operation

      • Operating techniques and accessories.
      • Lighting sources visual and fluorescence (bulb, flash, LED, strobe) and applications.
      • Images taken by a variety of instruments and lighting techniques.
      • Working laboratory session.

    20 March 2008 Event: Company Seven Supporting NASA Sun-Earth Day Activities
      SunEarth Day 2008 Logo (38,886 bytes)
      NASA's Office of Space Science (OSS) explores four broad themes: "Sun-Earth Connection," "Solar System Exploration," "Structure and Evolution of the Universe," and "Astronomical Search for Origins and Planetary Systems." For each of these themes OSS has created an "Education Forum" so that educators, students and the public can share the excitement of those discoveries and knowledge generated by Space Science missions and research programs. The Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum is a partnership between NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory whose mission is to increase science literacy and steward Sun-Earth Connection science resources. To visit the Web Site of the organizations involved, simply visit http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov.

      Sun-Earth Day is a national celebration of the Sun, the space around the Earth (geospace), and how all of it affects life on our planet. In classrooms, museums, planetaria, and at NASA centers -- not to mention hundreds of National Astronomy Day celebrations -- the plan is to have a blast sharing stories, images, and activities related to the Sun-Earth connections in our solar system. Sun-Earth Day 2008 is sponsored by NASA's Sun-earth Connection Education Forum, the joint ESA-NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory mission, and The Astronomical League (sponsors of National Astronomy Day). This year's theme will be "Space Weather Around The World".

      In response to the annual request from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Company Seven will participate in celebrating Sun-Earth Day 2008 on Thursday March 20 with Solar Observing (weather permitting) and an Open House from 11 am into the afternoon, and on Saturday 22 March with Solar Observing (weather permitting) and an Open House at our Laurel, Maryland showroom/museum. Activities will include light fare and refreshments, and we will feature Solar Observing, with several premium apochromatic refracting telescopes equipped to observe the Sun in "white light", and in "Hydrogen Alpha" and "Calcium K-Line" with DayStar filters. Visitors who wish to take home an image of the Sun will be helped to attach their compatible film or video cameras (we suggest calling us in advance) to our telescopes. News media who wish to obtain a video feed should contact us in advance too.

      You will soon be able to Download a copy of this announcement in ".pdf" format as a reminder or for distribution.

    20 March 2007 Event: Company Seven Supporting NASA Sun-Earth Day Activities

      SunEarth Day 2007 Logo (45,218 bytes)
      Sun-Earth Day is comprised of a series of programs and events that occur throughout the year culminating with a celebration on or near the Spring Equinox. Over the past six years, the NASA's Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum has sponsored and coordinated education and public outreach events to highlight NASAs Sun-Earth Connection research and discoveries. The strategy involves using celestial events, such as total solar eclipses and the Transit of Venus, as well as Sun-Earth Day during the March Equinox, to engage K-12 schools and the general public in space science activities, demonstrations, and interactions with space scientists. This year's theme will be "Living In The Atmosphere of The Sun".

      In collaboration with partners that include science centers and museums around the world, the Exploratorium, NASA Connect, Sun-Earth Connection missions, Company Seven and others, NASA produces webcasts, other multi-media, and print resources for use by school and informal educators nation-wide and internationally. The NASA Sun Earth Forum provides training and professional development to K-12 educators, museum personnel, amateur astronomers, Girl Scout leaders, etc., so they can implement their own outreach programs taking advantage of our resources. A coordinated approach promotes multiple programs occurring each year under a common theme. The Sun-Earth Day website contains information for students, educators, scientists, museums and amateur astronomers! All web resources for prior events are archived and will remain on-line for your enjoyment!

      In response to the annual request from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Company Seven will continue to help celebrate Sun-Earth Day 2007 on March 20 with Solar Observing (weather permitting) and an Open House from 11 am into the afternoon, and on Saturday 24 March with Solar Observing (weather permitting) and an Open House at our Laurel, Maryland showroom/museum. Activities will include light fare and refreshments, and we will feature Solar Observing, with several premium apochromatic refracting telescopes equipped to observe the Sun in "white light", and in "Hydrogen Alpha" and "Calcium K-Line" with DayStar filters. Visitors who wish to take home an image of the Sun will be helped to attach their compatible film or video cameras (we suggest calling us in advance) to our telescopes. News media who wish to obtain a video feed should contact us in advance too.

      Download a copy of this announcement in ".pdf" format as a reminder or for distribution.

    20 March 2006 Event: Company Seven Supporting NASA Sun-Earth Day Activities

      SunEarth Day 2006 Logo (45,218 bytes)
      Sun-Earth Day is comprised of a series of programs and events that occur throughout the year culminating with a celebration on or near the Spring Equinox. Over the past six years, the NASA's Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum has sponsored and coordinated education and public outreach events to highlight NASAs Sun-Earth Connection research and discoveries. The strategy involves using celestial events, such as total solar eclipses and the Transit of Venus, as well as Sun-Earth Day during the March Equinox, to engage K-12 schools and the general public in space science activities, demonstrations, and interactions with space scientists. This year's theme will be "Living In The Atmosphere of The Sun".

      SunEarth Day 2006 Logo (11,298 bytes) In collaboration with partners that include science centers and museums around the world, the Exploratorium, NASA Connect, Sun-Earth Connection missions, Company Seven and others, NASA produces webcasts, other multi-media, and print resources for use by school and informal educators nation-wide and internationally. The NASA Sun Earth Forum provides training and professional development to K-12 educators, museum personnel, amateur astronomers, Girl Scout leaders, etc., so they can implement their own outreach programs taking advantage of our resources. A coordinated approach promotes multiple programs occurring each year under a common theme. The Sun-Earth Day website contains information for students, educators, scientists, museums and amateur astronomers! All web resources for prior events such as "Sun-Earth Day 2005: Ancient Observatories, Timeless Knowledge" are archived and will remain on-line for your enjoyment!

      Right: NASA will provide LIVE WEBCAST COVERAGE of the Total Solar Eclipse from Turkey on 29 March 2006!

      In response to the annual request from NASA, Company Seven will continue to help celebrate Sun-Earth Day 2006 on March 20 with Solar Observing (weather permitting) and an Open House from 11 am into the afternoon, and on Saturday 24 March with Solar Observing (weather permitting) and an Open House at our Laurel, Maryland showroom/museum. Activities will include light fare and refreshments, and we will feature Solar Observing, with several premium apochromatic refracting telescopes equipped to observe the Sun in "white light", and in "Hydrogen Alpha" and "Calcium K-Line" with DayStar filters. Visitors who wish to take home an image of the Sun will be helped to attach their compatible film or video cameras (we suggest calling us in advance) to our telescopes. News media who wish to obtain a video feed should contact us in advance too.

      Download this year's Sun-Earth Day announcement in ".pdf" format as a reminder or for distribution.

    20 March 2005 Event: Company Seven Supporting NASA Sun-Earth Day Activities

      SunEarth Day 2005 Logo (67,207 bytes)
      Sun-Earth Day is comprised of a series of programs and events that occur throughout the year culminating with a celebration on or near the Spring Equinox which occurs this year on 20 March. Over the recent years, the NASA's Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum has sponsored and coordinated education and public outreach events to highlight NASAs Sun-Earth Connection research and discoveries. The strategy involves using celestial events, such as total solar eclipses and the Transit of Venus, as well as Sun-Earth Day during the March Equinox, to engage K-12 schools and the general public in space science activities, demonstrations, and interactions with space scientists. This year's theme will be "Ancient Observatories Timeless Knowledge".

      The Ancient Observatory theme for 2005 features solar alignments with structures that mark the equinoxes and/or solstices. In partnership with the Exploratorium, Ideum, and NASA Connect, NASA's Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum will produce video and webcast programming that will be shared with formal and informal education audiences nationally. The programs will feature several sites including: Chaco Canyon (New Mexico), Hovenweep (Utah), and Chichen Itza (Mexico). Many of these sites present unique opportunities to develop authentic cultural connections to Native Americans, highlighting the importance of the Sun across the ages. We will involve Sun-Earth Connection scientists, their missions, and research programs to share NASA solar research with diverse audiences.

      The goals of this event include that participants of our program will benefit from the following key understandings:

      • The Sun is a dynamic, magnetic star that impacts the Earth and other planets in our solar system
      • Understanding the mysteries of the Sun has been a primary motivator for Sun watchers over time
      • Human beings use technology (past, present, and future) to understand the Sun and the Universe beyond
      • Light has always provided a means of investigating the Universe
      • Human beings from diverse cultures have viewed the Sun as the source of life
      • Stewardship of these sacred sites is our collective responsibility

      In collaboration with partners that include science centers and museums around the world, the Exploratorium, NASA Connect, Sun-Earth Connection missions, Company Seven and others, NASA produces webcasts, other multi-media, and print resources for use by school and informal educators nation-wide and internationally. The NASA Sun Earth Forum provides training and professional development to K-12 educators, museum personnel, amateur astronomers, Girl Scout leaders, etc., so they can implement their own outreach programs taking advantage of our resources. A coordinated approach promotes multiple programs occurring each year under a common theme. The Sun-Earth Day website 'http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/2005/index.htm' contains information for students, educators, scientists, museums and amateur astronomers! All web resources for this and prior events are archived and will remain on-line for your enjoyment and as a teaching resource.

      In response to the annual request from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Company Seven will continue to help celebrate Sun-Earth Day 2005 on Thursday March 20 with Solar Observing (weather permitting) and an Open House from 11 am into the afternoon, and on Saturday 24 March with Solar Observing (weather permitting) and an Open House at our Laurel, Maryland showroom/museum. Activities will include light fare and refreshments, and we will feature Solar Observing, with several premium apochromatic refracting telescopes equipped to observe the Sun in "white light", and in "Hydrogen Alpha" and "Calcium K-Line" with DayStar filters. Visitors who wish to take home an image of the Sun will be helped to attach their compatible film or video cameras (we suggest calling us in advance) to our telescopes. News media who wish to obtain a video feed should contact us in advance too.

    20 March 2004 Event: Company Seven Supporting NASA Sun-Earth Day Activities

      SunEarth Day 2004 Logo (45,218 bytes)
      Sun-Earth Day is comprised of a series of programs and events that occur throughout the year culminating with a celebration on or near the Spring Equinox. Over the past six years, the NASA's Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum has sponsored and coordinated education and public outreach events to highlight NASAs Sun-Earth Connection research and discoveries. The strategy involves using celestial events, such as total solar eclipses and the Transit of Venus, as well as Sun-Earth Day during the March Equinox, to engage K-12 schools and the general public in space science activities, demonstrations, and interactions with space scientists.

      This year's theme will be "Venus Transit 2004". A transit of Venus across the disk of the Sun is among the rarest of planetary alignments. The last transit occurred 120 years ago in 1882, while the next one takes place on 2004 June 08. Opportunities are available to prepare for the viewing of the event. The NASA Sun-Earth website has been developed to provide the necessary resources and opportunities for participation in our fourth Sun-Earth Day. This year's program will continue to offer new and exciting space science content that will cross all of space sciences, offering activities and resources for every classroom and museums event. The goal is to involve as much of the student population and the public in this event as possible and to help them understand the immense importance and excitement surrounding this and previous transits. Through engaging activities focused on US and world history, music, technology, math, and astronomy, classrooms and museums can create their own event or participate in one of the opportunities we make available. Comparisons of Venus with Earth and Mars, calculations of the distances to nearby stars, and the use of transits to identify extra-solar planets will all add to the excitement of this cosmic occurrence.

      In response to the annual request from NASA, Company Seven will continue to help celebrate Sun-Earth Day 2004 on Saturday March 20 with Solar Observing (weather permitting) and an Open House from 11 am into the afternoon, and with Solar Observing (weather permitting) and an Open House at our Laurel, Maryland showroom/museum. We will host a similar opportunity to view the Venus Transit on the early morning of June 8. Activities will include light fare and refreshments, and we will feature Solar Observing, with several premium apochromatic refracting telescopes equipped to observe the Sun in "white light", and in "Hydrogen Alpha" and "Calcium K-Line" with DayStar filters. Visitors who wish to take home an image of the Sun will be helped to attach their compatible film or video cameras (we suggest calling us in advance) to our telescopes. News media who wish to obtain a video feed should contact us in advance too.

      Download a copy of NASA's Venus Transit 2004 announcement in ".pdf" format as a reminder or for distribution.

    17 July 2003 Event: Martin Cohen speaking at Smithsonian Institution Resident Associates Summer Program

      We are supporting the Smithsonian Institution Resident Associates Summer Program where Martin Cohen of Company Seven is among the invited guest speakers in the "Amateur Astronomy: It's All in the Stars … and Comets, Planets, and Moons" series.

      The lectures will be held each Thursday night from 10 July through 14 August. each session will begin at 6:30 pm at the Albert Einstein Planetarium of the National Air and Space Museum, 7th and Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C.

      The topics and guest speakers are:

        JUL 10, How to Catch a Comet, David Levy
        JUL 17, Your Telescope, Martin Cohen - the location of this session changed to S. DILLON RIPLEY CENTER
        JUL 24, Heavenly Bodies' Shape and Motion, David Dunham
        JUL 31, Using Cheap Webcams and Freeware, Geoff Chester
        AUG 7, Upstairs/Downstairs, David DeVorkin
        AUG 14, Following Stars, Janet Mattei

      Martin Cohen will describe how telescopes work, how they vary, how to use them, and will offer some insights to the future of amateur telescopes.

      This is a pleasant way to spend a few hours of your evening and enjoy this area of the Nation's Capital. We encourage you and the astronomy community to show their support of these types of events held by the Smithsonian Institution with your attendance. The coordinator and moderator of this series is David DeVorkin who is the curator, Department of Space History, NASM. To request tickets call (202) 357- 3030, weekdays 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. E.T referring to Program AJ50.

    20 March 2002 Event: Company Seven Supporting NASA Sun-Earth Day Activities

      SunEarth Day 2002 Logo (31,936 bytes)
      NASA's Office of Space Science (OSS) explores four broad themes: "Sun-Earth Connection," "Solar System Exploration," "Structure and Evolution of the Universe," and "Astronomical Search for Origins and Planetary Systems." For each of these themes OSS has created an "Education Forum" so that educators, students and the public can share the excitement of those discoveries and knowledge generated by Space Science missions and research programs. The Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum is a partnership between NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory whose mission is to increase science literacy and steward Sun-Earth Connection science resources. To visit the Web Site of the organizations involved, simply visit http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/SECEF_SunEarthDay/.

      Sun-Earth Day is a national celebration of the Sun, the space around the Earth (geospace), and how all of it affects life on our planet. In classrooms, museums, planetaria, and at NASA centers -- not to mention hundreds of National Astronomy Day celebrations -- the plan is to have a blast sharing stories, images, and activities related to the Sun-Earth connections in our solar system. Sun-Earth Day 2002 is sponsored by NASA's Sun-earth Connection Education Forum, the joint ESA-NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory mission, and The Astronomical League (sponsors of National Astronomy Day).

      In response to a request from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Company Seven will help to celebrate Sun-Earth Day 2002 on March 20 with Solar Observing (weather permitting) and an Open House from 11 am into the afternoon, and on Saturday 23 March with Solar Observing (weather permitting) and an Open House at our Laurel, Maryland showroom/museum. Activities will include light fare and refreshments, and we will feature Solar Observing, with several premium apochromatic refracting telescopes equipped to observe the Sun in "white light", and in "Hydrogen Alpha" and "Calcium K-Line" with DayStar filters. Visitors who wish to take home an image of the Sun will be helped to attach their compatible film or video cameras (we suggest calling us in advance) to our telescopes. News media who wish to obtain a video feed should contact us in advance too.

      Download a copy of this announcement in ".pdf" format as a reminder or for distribution.

    27 November 2001 Company Seven activates a new DayStar Calcium K Line Filter for Solar Observing!

      Spectroheliogram of the Sun as shown through the DayStar Calcium K-Line Filter. (60,382 bytes. Image courtesy of NASA) Left: Spectroheliogram of the Sun as shown through the DayStar Calcium K-Line Filter. (60,382 bytes. Image courtesy of NASA).

      Reaching yet another stage in the public service oriented programs sponsored, supported, or operated by Company Seven, we have received a new DayStar 2.0 Angstrom Single Cavity Calcium K-Line University Series Filter for Solar Observing! This filter permits observation of the Sun's chromospheric network, a web-like pattern most easily seen in the emissions of the red line at 6563 Angstrom of hydrogen (H-alpha) and the ultraviolet line at 3934 Angstrom of calcium (Ca II K - calcium atoms with one electron removed). The network outlines the supergranule cells and is due to the presence of bundles of magnetic field lines that are concentrated there by the fluid motions in the supergranules.

      This new filter compliments the 0.5 Angstrom bandpass DayStar Hydrogen Alpha filter which we already own for observing the Sun's Filaments and Plage, Spicules, and erupting Prominences. Company Seven also maintains numerous white light filters to observe the Photospheric sunspots, bright Faculae, and granules to pretty well round out Company Seven's "Solar Observing Program" hardware.

      Aperture Stops are now in fabrication so that Company Seven will soon be able to operate the new Calcium K-Line filter on our Astro-Physics 155mm f7 EDF Apochromatic Refractor, while the Hydrogen Alpha filters will continue service on our Astro-Physics 130mm f8 EDT Apochromatic Refractor.

      Company Seven continues to sell and deliver the internationally acclaimed DayStar filters (now entering their 27th year!) to amateurs and to observatories and research organizations. To see amazing images and movies provided by these filters simply visit almost any major solar research facility web site, including that of the "Big Bear Solar Observatory" web site at "http://www.bbso.njit.edu" or any number of NASA or university astronomy sites.

      While the new arrival has already been greeted by comments from excited fans including "Awesome!", we also heard one "I must say, I am thoroughly impressed! I don't understand it, but I am, nonetheless, impressed!" To gain a better understanding of how significant this long awaited filter is, one should simply look at the faces of those across the river as Martin Cohen tells them "yes Virginia, there really is a Calcium K-Line filter".

    27-28 April 2001 Event: Company Seven Supporting NASA Sun-Earth Day Activities

      SunEarth Day 2001 Logo (31,936 bytes)
      NASA's Office of Space Science (OSS) explores four broad themes: "Sun-Earth Connection," "Solar System Exploration," "Structure and Evolution of the Universe," and "Astronomical Search for Origins and Planetary Systems." For each of these themes OSS has created an "Education Forum" so that educators, students and the public can share the excitement of those discoveries and knowledge generated by Space Science missions and research programs. The Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum is a partnership between NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory whose mission is to increase science literacy and steward Sun-Earth Connection science resources. To visit the Web Site of the organizations involved, simply visit http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/SECEF_SunEarthDay/.

      Sun-Earth Day is a national celebration of the Sun, the space around the Earth (geospace), and how all of it affects life on our planet. In classrooms, museums, planetaria, and at NASA centers -- not to mention hundreds of National Astronomy Day celebrations -- the plan is to have a blast sharing stories, images, and activities related to the Sun-Earth connections in our solar system. Sun-Earth Day 2001 is sponsored by NASA's Sun-earth Connection Education Forum, the joint ESA-NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory mission, and The Astronomical League (sponsors of National Astronomy Day).

      In response to a request from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Company Seven will help to celebrate Sun-Earth Day 2001 on April 27 with Solar Observing (weather permitting) from 11 am into the afternoon, and on Saturday 28 April with an Open House at our Laurel, Maryland showroom. Activities will include light fare and refreshments, and we will feature Solar Observing, with several premium telescopes equipped to observe the Sun in "white light", in "Hydrogen Alpha", and "Calcium K-Line". Visitors who wish to take home an image of the Sun will be helped to attach their compatible film or video cameras (we suggest calling us in advance) to our telescopes. News media who wish to obtain a video feed should contact us in advance too.

      Download a copy of this announcement in ".pdf" format as a reminder or for distribution.

    Feel free to call us to discuss any of these news items at 301-604-2500 or 301-953-2000. Our showroom at 14300 Cherry Lane Court, in Laurel Maryland is open: Monday to Fridays 11 am to 6 pm Eastern (Washington, D.C.) Time, Saturdays 11 am to 5 pm. Note the showroom is closed on Sundays, on U.S. Federal Holidays, and from December 25 to January 1 inclusive. Or contact us on line. Please understand that Company Seven can receive several hundred E-Mail inquiries per day, and so it is best to call to obtain the most prompt reply if the matter is urgent.

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