ASRAS Astronomy Forum (September 2025)
ZoomTopic: Optics Presenter: As with most Forums, it will be geared towards a beginning or less experienced audience. All are welcome to attend. Contact Craig Kaplan (ckaplan0951@gmail.com) for zoom link.
Topic: Optics Presenter: As with most Forums, it will be geared towards a beginning or less experienced audience. All are welcome to attend. Contact Craig Kaplan (ckaplan0951@gmail.com) for zoom link.
In-person at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Carlson Building Room 1125. Will also be simulcast on zoom. Come as early as 7 pm to socialize. Speaker: Sadie Coffin, RIT PhD Student in Astrophysics. Sadie also manages the citizen science project "Redshift Wrangler." It is "hosted on the platform Zooniverse invites
Come out and see our facility’s layout when it’s light, and see some of the equipment we have for member’s use. (If you’d like to get practice opening up and operating a building/telescope, please let us know via the e-mail group so we can try to ensure there will be
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!
If clear skies, take advantage of New Moon weekend with member Observing Night at the Farash Center. Please use the LOWER parking area and use red flashlights.
DIY Smartphone Astrophotography (Brian Oyer & Kevin Lyons)
Annual election of new officers and Board of Directors Presentation: Crater Morphology on Mars (Nicholas Warner PhD, Geneseo State University)
ASRAS Annual Holiday Party Extravaganza at RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium! Please bring an Appetizer, Dessert or Beverage to pass! 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM set up
via Zoom (link distributed to Board prior to meeting) NOTE: This is one week later than our usual monthly Board meetings.