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October 2024

Fri 25
Featured Featured October 25, 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!  

November 2024

Fri 1
Featured Featured November 1, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

November Monthly Meeting

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

In-person at RIT Carlson Building Room 1125 Come as early as 7 pm to socialize. Speaker: Steve Fentress, former Director of the Strasenburgh Planetarium at RMSC Topic: “How Meteor Showers Were Discovered” This is also the annual ASRAS election.

Wed 6
November 6, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

ASRAS Board of Directors Meeting

Members welcome to attend. Contact Tony Golumbeck for details.

Sat 16
Featured Featured November 16, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Annual RAS Paper Session & Public Lecture

SUNY Brockport Edwards Hall 191 Holley St, Brockport, NY, United States

The 50th Annual Fall Scientific Paper Session of the Rochester Academy of Science will be hosted by The State University of New York at Brockport on Saturday, November 16, 2024 from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The address of the meeting building is Edwards Hall, SUNY Brockport, 191 Holley St,

Sun 17
Featured Featured November 17, 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’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 ensure there will be someone there

Fri 22
November 22, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Special Board Meeting

Zoom

Board members check e-mail for details.

December 2024

Wed 4
Featured Featured December 4, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

ASRAS Astronomy Forum

Zoom

Topic: "A Deep Dive into the Big Dipper" Presenter: David Bishop As with most Forums, it will be geared towards a beginning or less experienced audience. All are welcome to attend.

Fri 6
Featured Featured December 6, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm

December Meeting and Holiday Party

RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, Rochester, NY, United States

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 tables/chairs/food/beverages. 6:30 – 7:30 PM Reception in lobby (bring appetizer/dessert/snack or beverage to share) Folks can renew/start your ASRAS membership here tonight! Discount Totality Shirts,

Sat 7
Featured Featured December 7, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am

ASRAS @ RMSC ‘Stars with Santa’

RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, Rochester, NY, United States

https://rmsc.org/events/stars-with-santa-2/ Join Craig Kaplan, Vicki Rotolo, and possibly David Bishop and other ASRAS Members as they do outreach at the RMSC Planetarium, engaging with children and their parents.

Wed 11
December 11, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

ASRAS Board of Directors Meeting

Members welcome to attend. Contact Tony Golumbeck for details.

Sat 14
Featured Featured December 14, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am

ASRAS @ RMSC ‘Stars with Santa’ 2

RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, Rochester, NY, United States

Join Craig Kaplan and possibly David Bishop and other ASRAS Members as they do outreach at the RMSC Planetarium, engaging with children and their parents.   https://rmsc.org/events/stars-with-santa-2/

Sun 15
Featured Featured December 15, 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’s layout when it’s light, and see some of the equipment we have for member’s use. *Also, if there is snow, there may be sledding* (If you’d like to get practice opening up and operating a building/telescope, please let us know via the e-mail group

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    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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