Talk topic: No talk this month, stargazing only, weather permitting. (If the weather does not permit, the event is cancelled.) Free; open to the public. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Dress warmly, as even in the summer it may be chilly.
Our annual Solar observing event from 11 - 3 during White Memorial's Family Nature Day. Never seen a sunspot? How about a solar flare? This is your chance to see the Sun in action! Club members will have telescopes equipped with appropriate filters for safe viewing. Children must be accompanied by an adult. If it's Read More...
Regular club meeting. Visitors are always welcome.
In a talk at the Oliver Wolcott Library in Litchfield, Joe will discuss the nature of Light. When you hear or read about astronomy, descriptions of stars or galaxies, or the discovery of planets in a distant solar system, do you ever wonder how scientists discovered all that information? It is amazing that no human Read More...
Talk topic: Astro-imaging Joe will give his always-popular talk on imaging, including new images by other club members as well as his own images. (There may even be photos of August's eclipse taken by club members.) He'll also discuss what's involved in making spectacular images of stars, nebulae, star clusters and other objects. Talk starts Read More...
Regular club meeting. Visitors are always welcome.
Talk topic: Is Santa bringing a Telescope? Russ will give a talk on how to pick out a really nice Christmas present of a telescope. (For yourself or someone else?) Of course, he will bring examples of each type of telescope from his collection. Not interested in getting a scope? Come anyway - it's a Read More...
Regular club meeting. Visitors are always welcome.
Regular club meeting. Visitors are always welcome.
Talk topic: A Short History of Astronomy At the Middlebury Library