Public Observing at Farash Center
Public Observing, weather permitting
Public Observing, weather permitting
The general public and ASRAS members are invited to enjoy the Moon, planets, and some deep space objects through 2 telescopes on top of the Strasenburgh Planetarium on Saturday evenings, weather permitting. See the ASRAS Facebook page for whether we will be open on any given Saturday: https://www.facebook.com/ASRAS.Club.
Topic: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics Presenter: Adrian Boyer This presentation is Zoom only. See meeting announcements for Zoom credentials.
The general public and ASRAS members are invited to enjoy the Moon, planets, and some deep space objects through 2 telescopes on top of the Strasenburgh Planetarium on Saturday evenings, weather permitting. See the ASRAS Facebook page for whether we will be open on any given Saturday: https://www.facebook.com/ASRAS.Club.
Presentation: Astronomy Year in Review Speaker: David Bishop
Opportunity for public and new members to see our observatory. For May 3, we also plan to clean and organize the basement and Library of the Wolk Education Building.
Speaker: Craig Kaplan Topic: EnLIGHTening Facts About Photons, Part 1. Part 2 of this talk will be presented on October 28.
This is the second work party scheduled to clean out the basement and help Craig Orlowski with the library.
Speaker: Simon Thill (Adirondack Sky Center Group Topic: History of Cosmology
Speaker: Patrick Cosgrove Topic: Curating the Cosmos: A Field Guide to Astronomy Resources. Patrick will present his website (https://cosgrovescosmos.com/resource-hub) and its resources to people. Additional information about popular podcasts and YouTube'rs will be presented.
Music Trivia Astro Jeopardy Evening Observing (weather permitting)
"Dollar Dogs" for lunch Afternoon talks Silent Auction Door Prizes BBQ Dinner and Feature Presentation (speaker, topic TBA) Evening Observing (weather permitting)