(-01-) W E L C O M E B A C K !
Welcome to the second issue of _The Armchair Astronomer_, a monthly e-zine
devoted to the study and application of astronomy and its impact on the
average layperson.
This month I have added two (hopefully) regular columns that I hope you
will enjoy. The first covers new software, and the second covers everything
out there in cyberspace. I have also changed the table of contents slightly
so that you can more easily see at a quick glance what issues will be
covered this month.
The parenthetical reference numbers at the begiining of each line in the
table of contents can be used to search ahead for any particular article
of
interest. Note that the subject lines will vary from those shown in the
table of contents, so just use the numbers for your searches.
Thanks for your feedback! Many readers of our first issue requested the
addition of HTML codes [see (-03-)] throughout the issue for ease of use.
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 10:32:52 -0800
From: alan houser <houser@mh1.lbl.gov>
To: vanhoose@cl-next4.cl.msu.edu
Subject: ASTRO feedback
Bravo, Todd...
I am adding your ezine to my hotlist, and I have several Scouts
who are beginning work on Space Exploration Merit Badge whom I
will point in its direction.
One suggestion: you should make the table of contents clickable,
so that people can jump to the article they want. Especially
helpful when using Lynx or another line-based browser.
Alan R. Houser ** Scoutmaster, Berkeley Troop 24 ** troop24@emf.net
** Troop 24 WWW page ** http://www.emf.net/~troop24/t24.html **
Another subscriber suggested that some imbedded graphics would also
increase appeal to the somewhat non-technical target audience I have
selected. My reasons for not doing so are twofold. First, I do this out
of my spare time, and I don't have a lot of that. Second, I must appeal to
the least common denominator, and many of my readers have only e-mail
access, so there is no practical way of incorporating either HTML or
graphics. The only way to do so would be to produce two versions of the
same issue, one with graphics and codes and the other without, which
brings us back to my first problem.... So, for now, barring any monetary
or chronological windfalls, I will be limiting this e-zine to pure ASCII.
I would also like to personally welcome all the Boy Scouts reading this
e-zine. Scouting is where I was first really exposed to astronomy, and I
use the skills and values I learned in Scouting every day of my life.
Best wishes to you all!
Oh, and one more thing: this month's issue is rather lengthy. If the
sheer weight, so to speak, of this newsletter is scaring you off, do not
worry. I'm just clearing out an especially large mailbox of astronomy
information this month.
That aside, let us move along to the real heart of the matter. Turn your
lights down, sit back, relax, and begin your journey to the stars....
- Todd, Eagle Scout Class of '87
31 January 1995
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(_) Computer Laboratory - Department of Communication
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