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April 2024

Fri 5
Featured Featured April 5, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

April Monthly Meeting

Farash Center 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, United States

Eclipse glasses will be available.  Totality Shirts to be available.  Check out the four designs here In-person at the Farash Center. We'll talk weather forecasts, backup plans, and distribute glasses, solar filter material, and shirts. Observing to follow, if clear.

Sat 6
Featured Featured April 6, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

ASRAS at ROC-the-eclipse

RMSC

Join ASRAS VP David Bishop and other volunteers at the ASRAS Table at the RMSC ROC-the-eclipse festival on April 6th and April 7th.    

Sun 7
Featured Featured April 7, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

ASRAS at ROC-the-eclipse

RMSC

Join ASRAS VP David Bishop and other volunteers at the ASRAS Table at the RMSC ROC-the-eclipse festival on April 6th and April 7th.    

Sun 21
Featured Featured April 21, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Open House

Farash Center 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, United States

Come out and learn to use some of the equipment available at the Farash Center! (in the daylight)

Thu 25
Featured Featured April 25, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

RAS Annual Meeting and Lecture

RIT Carlson 1125 RIT Carlson 1125, Rochester, NY, United States

Mark your calendars: On Thursday April 25 the RAS will host their annual meeting and election in our normal meeting spot at RIT, Carlson 1125. The speaker, Professor Adam Frank of the University of Rochester, will discuss the search for alien life. The meeting will start at 7 pm and

Fri 26
Featured Featured April 26, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Public Observing Night

Farash Center 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, United States

Join us for Public Observing at the Marian and Max Farash Center for Observational Astronomy. All welcome. Members come help visitors look at deep sky objects through our telescopes!

May 2024

Fri 3
Featured Featured May 3, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

May Monthly Meeting

Farash Center 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, United States

In-person at Marian and Max Farash Center.  Come as early as 7 pm to socialize. Speaker: Our own David Bishop Topic: "Astronomy Year in Review" Observing to follow if skies are clear.

Fri 10
Featured Featured May 10, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Public Observing Night

Farash Center 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, United States

Join us for Public Observing at the Marian and Max Farash Center for Observational Astronomy. All welcome. Members come help visitors look at deep sky objects through our telescopes!

Sun 19
Featured Featured May 19, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Open House

Farash Center 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, United States

Come out and see our facility / learn to use some of the equipment available at the Farash Center! (in the daylight)

Wed 29
Featured Featured May 29, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

ASRAS Astronomy Forum

Zoom

The fourth ASRAS Forum of 2024. Rescheduled from May 22. Topic: “The Life and Death of Stars” The talk will cover the formation of stars, their lifetimes and classification on the main sequence, and their end-of-life as white dwarfs, supernovae, neutron stars, and black holes. Presenter: Craig Kaplan As with

June 2024

Fri 7
Featured Featured June 7, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

June Monthly Meeting

Farash Center 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, United States

In-person at Marian and Max Farash Center.  Come as early as 7 pm to socialize. Speaker: Hernan Rincon, University of Rochester Topic: "DESI Science" Observing to follow if skies are clear.

Sat 8
Featured Featured June 8, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 3:30 pm

ASRAS at ADK Expo

Mendon Ponds Park Pittsford, NY, United States

ASRAS and other RAS sections will staff tables at the: 25th ANNUAL OUTDOOR EXPO presented by Genesee Valley Chapter Adirondack Mountain Club and Monroe County Parks Saturday, June 8th, 2024 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Mendon Ponds Park, Pittsford NY https://adk-gvc.org/play/outdoor-expo-before/ Come visit, or help.

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  1. ASRAS Webmaster on The Sky In February 2024 – By Dee SharplesFebruary 19, 2024

    Then the site is doing part of its job. Please do!

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    Just found this site after passing by the Observatory in December! Very interesting. Think I'll join the Society.

  3. ASRAS Webmaster on Welcome to the new ASRAS website!November 13, 2023

    Updated membership form posted and available for download. And thank you for the catch!

  4. Evan on Welcome to the new ASRAS website!November 13, 2023

    Just some feedback - when I clicked on the link to the ASRAS membership form, I got a error 404…

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