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
Co-sponsored by University of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester Museum and Science Center (RMSC), and the Astronomy Section of the Rochester Academy of Science (ASRAS) to host engaging astronomy talks for all ages! Location: MicGinny's on the River, 2246 East River Road, Rochester, NY For more information see https://astronomyontap.org/locations/rochester-ny/
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.
Location: Whitehaven Memorial Park, 210 Marsh Rd, Pittsford NY 14534. Drive back to the Chapel area. Contact Patti Pirz for more information: patti@thebirdhouseny.com, (585) 264-1550
Speaker: Dominique Segura-Cox (Univ Roch) Topic: TBA