European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 10 the stars and stripes february a Toast to an artist Dai Kouser i left i and Aniel Menic lift their Coffee cups a Toast a Robert Conger and the mural of an f1uf he painted on the Wall of an of Flat they share in the personnel readiness Totth combined support group at rail English born airman takes citizenship serious by Cunt Swift staff writer England Sis the personnel office at Haf Lakenheath Lias a constant reminder of Why its a Wool Long painting of a camouflaged and Brown f1iif fighter bomber a one the painting is the work of an airman May take his citizenship More Seri f than Many of his fellow the Robert from his an was killed during world War to while stationed and Conger and his Mother returned to her native believed he had lost i Eilt Enship because he had not spent five years in America before he was but when he applied for a Vita to visit his thers relatives in grand the replied that it could not Grant a visa to an american with a British Conger said the five year residency requirement apparently had been during a three month visit with his rela Conger decided he wanted to Uve in it was in grand Island that he also visited an air Force it Wasyl so Conger re Dai had been in the of the personnel specialist denies i budding he said his Only Art came during Grade he c lit on the Wall to scale from a of one of the nearly in the statue of Liberty his Success has drawn him an t sigment at thinks a mural of Walt Chancy would be just right for their i starstruck no must sing Bluet byed Reavis stall writer the Netherlands Jas Psi Thomas Curtis keeps Tye on the sky whenever his duty station Hes not looking for an nation Security specialist at Camp r is an Amateur astronomy said his biggest Gripe at the moment being stationed i gel one night a mar of viewing in the humidity atmosphere caused by the Timity of the sea and the Low Sealevel it it just kills any viewing you Are using a the t places Are the Hig Altitude places in Ona and said he became interested in astronomy very it began wit i trying to locale the North then i tried to find the other cons Tel t bought some Stellar guide books to help the articulate Curtis have contributed much to the Many constellations and Cornels carry the name of the amateurs who Dis covered Curtis said present astronomers Are taking a Good look at the work of ancient Treyve found that super Nova can often be verified by checking ancient Curtis is the term used for a new not in the sense of being newly 26 foes of Sadat sentenced Cairo up a state Security court in the Mediterranean City of Alexandria sentenced 26 persons to prison terms from one to is years at hard labor after finding them guilty of setting up an under ground fanatic moslem group opposed 10 president Anwar Sadat six other persons were declared inno cent by he Threeman headed by Brig Gen mar odour created but one that Hast been previously they vary in intensity from faint to a Brilliant brightness thai can be recorded at its Acme at a magnitude of minus supernovae reach a magnitude of Bright Ness at minus who comes from has been studying the sky for six years he said specializes in variable Star observation at the quite a few amateurs Are into we record the magnitude of the brightness of certain stars or Jupiter is the brightest right we watch the fluctuations and look for any unreported Vari the study of multiple Star systems is also a multiple Star system de scribes stars rotating around other for the North Star has a dim Star rotating around sometimes these stars rotate around several not too costly Curtis said the Cost of his Hobby is not sex the Best and most economical equipment for the serious Amateur is there Are refractor and reflector Lype when you get into to like i youll probably spend 000 on a Telescope but thai int necessary for the i must Praise Treyve got a very Good reflector Type for but even that a Tot of Money for someone who int going to use Curtis said astronomy int going out in the Back Yard occasionally to look at the you have to know where to there Are great areas of the sky that Are poor for its necessary to Nave some background before you Start and there Are books on the subject that make excellent introductions to the Curtis on astrology i was afraid youd ask i dont discount it and i Don i follow Ive found no reason to incorporate astrology into my studies except some 01 the historical lexis As they influenced the ancient these records were highly influenced by Amateur astronomer Thomas Curtis adjusts his j