Star and planet-gazing on Friday, September 27 at 8:00pm. There is no talk this month, so we'll meet in the Activity field by the observatory. No prior knowledge of astronomy is required - just curiosity. Please note that the event will not take place if the weather is bad or cloudy.
Solar Viewing at White Memorial's annual Family Nature Day. Weather permitting, we will hold our annual event inviting attendees to look at sunspots, solar prominences and flares, if any.
Regular club meeting. Visitors are always welcome. First part of the meeting deals with club business and activities. Often there may be a talk or discussion on an astronomical topic.
Talk topic: Ice Giants & Asteroids. Plodding along their orbits, Uranus and Neptune aren't as spectacular and colorful as Jupiter or Saturn, but they are interesting, too. Uranus and its moons are tipped at an angle of more than 90 degrees (Earth is tipped 23 and one-half degrees). How can that be? Neptune controls the Read More...
Regular club meeting. Visitors are always welcome. First part of the meeting deals with club business and activities. Often there may be a talk or discussion on an astronomical topic.
Talk topic: astro-imaging update. In this talk we discuss the fun and challenges of taking high-quality images of planets, star clusters and galaxies. Images taken by members of the club will be featured at this popular event. Talk starts in the AB Ceder room. After the talk there will be stargazing if the weather permits. Read More...
Regular club meeting. Visitors are always welcome. First part of the meeting deals with club business and activities. Often there may be a talk or discussion on an astronomical topic.
Regular club meeting. Visitors are always welcome. First part of the meeting ceals with club business and activities. Often there may be a talk or discussion on an astronomical topic.
Regular club meeting. Visitors are always welcome. First part of the meeting ceals with club business and activities. Often there may be a talk or discussion on an astronomical topic.
Talk topic: Astronomy 001 - How the sky works. Ever look at the sky and wonder why the stars rise in the East and set in the West? For that matter, why does the Sun rise in the East? Why not the North, or the West? And why does a particular star rise 4 minutes Read More...