There will be a partial lunar eclipse (93% coverage in western NY) the night of August 27-28. The eclipse will start August 27 at 9:23 pm, with maximal coverage on August 28 at 12:12 am. The eclipse will end at 3:01 am. For more information, contact Craig Kaplan - president@ASRAS.org.
Our Open Houses give the public a chance to tour the facilities of the Marian and Max Farash Center for Observational Astronomy and see our 7 telescopes. They are also times when ASRAS members may be doing site maintenance and upgrades.
Speaker-- Sean Linden, PhD (RIT) Topic-- A Cosmic Odyssey: The Epic Journey of our Milky Way Galaxy
SPECIAL NOTE: Because of the Labor Day holiday, our September monthly meeting was moved to this date. The observatories will open after our meeting concludes at 9 pm. Guests are welcome at our meeting. The feature presentation will be on Galactic Mergers by Sean Linden of RIT. ================================================================= Join us
Speaker: Adrian Boyer Topic: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, Part 2. Adrian will continue his discussion of Quantum Mechanics (Part 1 was delivered on April 22. Recording is available.)
Our Open Houses give the public a chance to tour the facilities of the Marian and Max Farash Center for Observational Astronomy and see our 7 telescopes. They are also times when ASRAS members may be doing site maintenance and upgrades.
Speaker: Dominique Segura-Cox (Univ Roch) Topic: TBA
Our Open Houses give the public a chance to tour the facilities of the Marian and Max Farash Center for Observational Astronomy and see our 7 telescopes. They are also times when ASRAS members may be doing site maintenance and upgrades.
Speaker: Craig Kaplan Topic: EnLIGHTening Facts About Photons, Part 2. Craig will continue his discussion of light and photons. Part 1 of this talk was given on May 27. A recording is available.
Speaker: Nicholas Warner (Geneseo State) Topic: TBA
Our Open Houses give the public a chance to tour the facilities of the Marian and Max Farash Center for Observational Astronomy and see our 7 telescopes. They are also times when ASRAS members may be doing site maintenance and upgrades.
ASRAS Annual Holiday Party Extravaganza at RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium! Please bring an Appetizer, Dessert or Beverage to pass! 5:30–6:30 PM set up tables/chairs/food/beverages. (Help setup early if you can) 6:30–7:30 PM Reception in lobby (bring appetizer, dessert, snack, or beverage to share) 7:30–8:00 PM ASRAS December meeting in Star Theater