kallis@pen.DEC (05/22/85)
I don't want this to sound like a complaint, so let me say this as in- formationally/constructively as possible: There is a network delay in some messages: the "Moon and Mercury" note apparently transmitted 16 May arrived at the node on the 21st. No big deal *except* that thre was timely information on How To Spot Mercury using the Almost-New Moon. NBy the time it arrived, the Moon was beginnng to wax rather than being in the last stages of waning. Worse the luck, I'm *up* at that hour. Point is that [if this can be kwpt as a gentle suggestion >>NOT A COMPLAINT<<] for timely stuff of an astronomical nature, sending warn- ings out a few days in advance probably would work. However, to make everyone feel better, it was cloudy on the 16th here, so barring an airplane flight, I wouldn't have seen it anyway. Regards, Steve Kallis, Jr.
jp@lanl.ARPA (05/24/85)
The best way to get Star Date in a timely fashion is to listen to it on the radio. Here in Los Alamos, NM it is on KRSN (1490) at 4:45pm weekdays.