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	ASP FALL FUND DRIVE. Your friendship and support is more important than ever as we negotiate the nonprofit landscape at a challenging time. Please consider making a gift to support the ASP's mission-based programs through the Fall Fund Drive. Get eclipsed in Siberia, meet Milton and Galileo, and discover seven amazing things about the universe in the latest edition of Mercury. View full version (members only) or excerpts. PRE-ORDER your 2008 ASP Meeting book of proceedings from the national conference titled, Preparing for the International Year of Astronomy: A Hands-on Symposium, held May 31- June 4, 2008 at the AAS summer meeting in St. Louis. View the photo gallery. Save the date for the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's 120th Anniversary celebration! Science Education and Outreach: Forging a Path to the Future is the theme for the ASP's 2009 national meeting which will be held September 12-16, 2009 at the Westin SFO, in Millbrae, California.

	Join us on our tour in Paris, France, for an incredible astronomy and art history vacation featuring astronomy historian and writer, Dr. William Sheehan. Read more about all of our tours.

	View the new IYA Discover Guides! Applications are now being accepted for Astronomy from the Ground Up. More about this new program for informal science educators.

	ASP Executive Director Jim Manning announced that Michael Gibbs, the ASP's Chief Advancement Officer, will be departing the ASP at the end of November 2008 after three successful years of service for a new career opportunity in the Washington, D.C. area. The Society is in the process of searching for a new advancement officer. The full job announcement is available online. The ASP invites its members to nominate candidates for the 2009 ASP Annual Awards. Please visit our Awards section for nomination information and forms.