Chris will discuss his experiences while observing the moon: for fun, for outreach, and for completing RASC's lunar observing programs. He'll share observing tips and target suggestions, and highlight some of the best books, apps, and web tools for exploring the moon from your driveway.
Potpourri Meeting – several short talks by members.
Potpourri Meeting – several short talks by members.
Talks on Observing Mars, the recent Lunar Eclipse, some telescope reviews and adventures in nightscaping
Speaker: Max King
Talk title: Space Exploration and Spacecraft Design
Potpourri Meeting – talks on Gravity and Halley's Comet, Remembering Terence Dickinson and choosing a first telescope.
Speaker presentation - An Antarctic Adventure 8:00 pm
Annual General Meeting 9:00 pm
Potpourri Meeting – various talks by members
NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE ZOOM ONLY DUE TO WEATHER
Host: Allan Connery
Presentations
Dr. Lea Hirsch: "The most distant galaxies ever discovered?" A discussion about the high-redshift galaxies newly discovered by JWST
Kirby Alguire: “Astronomy Travelogue: Lick Observatory in California" … and some shots of the recent Jupiter-Venus conjunction.
Randy Attwood: "Chasing Solar Eclipses"
Dr. Robin Metcalfe: Book Recommendation for Historical Sci-Fi Fans: Galileo’s Dream, by Kim Stanley Robinson
Jake Benbihy: “Capturing Sunrises and Sunsets“ Photographing sunsets and sunrises with polarizers and filters.
Speaker: Dr Jessie Muir
Dr. Muir's talk will fill us in on the latest exploration into Dark Matter and the work from the Dark Energy Survey.
Potpourri Meeting – various talks by members. More to come.
Public Star Party at The Riverwood Conservancy
Be sure to register at https://theriverwoodconservancy.org/event/astronomy-night/
Speaker night: Gaia Mission & Analysis of the Binary Star HD 165401
Potpourri Meeting
Talks on the NEAF conference,Spring Galaxies, An Antique Telescope and more!