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IOTA/MIDDLE EAST SECTION STATUS

IOTA/MIDDLE EAST SECTION STATUS. PAUL MALEY and ATILA PORO JULY 2011. WHAT IS IOTA/ME? . A GROUP OF AMATEURS WITH THE GOAL OF EDUCATING AND OBSERVING BEGUN IN SEPTEMBER 2011 PROVIDE CERTIFICATES OF TRAINING: 17 SO FAR DEVELOPED COMPACTS WITH LOCAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETIES. EQUIPMENT .

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IOTA/MIDDLE EAST SECTION STATUS

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  1. IOTA/MIDDLE EAST SECTION STATUS PAUL MALEY and ATILA PORO JULY 2011

  2. WHAT IS IOTA/ME? • A GROUP OF AMATEURS WITH THE GOAL OF EDUCATING AND OBSERVING • BEGUN IN SEPTEMBER 2011 • PROVIDE CERTIFICATES OF TRAINING: 17 SO FAR • DEVELOPED COMPACTS WITH LOCAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETIES

  3. EQUIPMENT • MANY AMATEURS OWN TELESCOPES • ONE CCD CAMERA FOR LUNAR OCCULTATIONS PROVIDED BY DAVE GAULT • INTEND TO BUY 2 VIDEO SYSTEMS FOR ASTEROID OCCULTATIONS

  4. UPCOMING EVENTS • WORKSHOP ON JULY 22 IN TEHRAN AT ZAFRANEH OBSERVATORY • FOLLOW-ON FROM ONE HELD LAST YEAR • TOPICS COUPLED WITH OTHER ASTRONOMICAL THEMES (E.G. EXPOLANETS) • ANNUAL WORKSHOPS

  5. CURRENT FOCUS • LUNAR OCCULTATIONS IS THE START POINT • GRADUATE TO OTHER RELATED OCCULTATION AREAS • UPGRADING WEB SITE (ARABIC) • PUBLISH IOTA/ME NEWSLETTER • CONTRIBUTE TO ASMAN-E SHAB MAGAZINE

  6. OUTREACH ALREADY • INTENT TO ESTABLISH OTHER OBSERVERS IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ

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