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ASRAS Astronomy Forum
2024-02-28 07:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Topic: Making Your Own Solar Telescope/Binoculars Filter and Solar Viewer
Presenter: Nick Lamendola
Contact Craig Kaplan for Zoom link
The second ASRAS Forum of 2024. NOTE THIS WILL BE BOTH IN PERSON at FC/RIT, depending on weather, and on Zoom. In-person attendees will be able to gets hands-on if they bring materials.

March Monthly Meeting
2024-03-01 19:30 - 21:30 | RIT Carlson 1125, RIT Carlson 1125, Rochester, NY, United States
In-person at RIT Carlson 1125. Eclipse glasses will be available.
Speaker: Dr. Michael Richmond, RIT
Topic: Strömgren spheres

ASRAS Board of Directors Meeting
2024-03-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Members welcome to attend. Contact Tony Golumbeck for details.

Private Event
2024-03-22 18:00 - 2024-03-24 10:00, 2024-04-20, 2024-05-11, 2024-05-18, 2024-05-25 | Max Farash Center for Observational Astronomy, 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, 14475, United States

Open House
2024-03-24 12:00 - 15:00, 2024-04-21 12:00 - 15:00 | Max Farash Center for Observational Astronomy, 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, 14475, United States
Come out and learn to use some of the equipment available at the Farash Center! (in the daylight)

ASRAS Astronomy Forum
2024-03-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Max Farash Center for Observational Astronomy, 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, 14475, United States
Topic: Making Your Own Solar Funnel
Presenter: Mark Minarich
Contact Craig Kaplan for zoom link.
The third ASRAS Forum of 2024. NOTE THIS WILL BE BOTH IN PERSON at FC and on Zoom. In-person attendees will be able to gets hands-on if they bring materials.
Solar funnel materials and tools list

ASRAS Board of Directors Meeting
2024-04-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Max Farash Center for Observational Astronomy, 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, 14475, United States

April Monthly Meeting
2024-04-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Max Farash Center for Observational Astronomy, 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, 14475, 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.

ASRAS at ROC-the-eclipse
2024-04-06 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-07 10:00 - 17:00 | 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.

Saturday Observing at Strasenburgh Planetarium
2024-04-06 19:30 - 22:30 | RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, Rochester, NY, United States
Public Observing at the RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium slated to resume with Jim Seidewand and Don Chamberlain. Contact Jim if you want to help / learn the Stras’ scopes.

Private Event
2024-04-08 | Max Farash Center for Observational Astronomy, 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, 14475, United States
Observatory closed to public for private event.

Free telescope observing at Strasenburgh Planetarium
2024-04-13 20:00 - 22:30 | RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, Rochester, NY, United States
We’ll hope to observe on April 13th from 8pm to 10:30pm this night with clearing skies expected about observing time. A thin crescent Moon and Jupiter in the West will be the early targets, and a few dim objects like the Orion Nebula after 9pm as it gets darker. Watch the skies to make sure that clearing sky forecast holds. Dress warm as although the temp is expected in the mid 40’s a brisk wind will make it feel much colder on top of the tower in the wind.
Free! Park behind the planetarium and just before entering the rear glass doors, climb the 61 steps to the observing tower. We’ll be here weekly through late Fall if sky conditions are expected to be at least partly clear. We start around dusk and end at 10:30pm. Questions? Call Jim Seidewand at cell 585-703-9876 for more info or late cancellation info.

Free telescope observing at Strasenburgh Planetarium
2024-04-20 20:00 - 22:30 | RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, Rochester, NY, United States
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We’ll hope to observe on April 20th from 8pm to 10:30pm this night with clearing skies expected about observing time. A 90% gibbous Moon and a shaky, low Jupiter in the West will be the early targets, and a few dim objects like the Orion Nebula after 9pm as it gets darker. Watch the skies to make sure that clearing sky forecast holds. Dress warm as although the temp is expected in the mid 40’s a brisk wind will make it feel much colder on top of the tower in the wind.
Free! Park behind the planetarium and just before entering the rear glass doors, climb the 61 steps to the observing tower. We’ll be here weekly through late Fall if sky conditions are expected to be at least partly clear. We start around dusk and end at 10:30pm. Questions? Call Jim Seidewand at cell 585-703-9876 for more info or late cancellation info.

RAS Annual Meeting and Lecture
2024-04-25 19:00 - 21:00 | 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 will include the honoring of a new RAS Fellow that has been of great service for many years to ASRAS and RAS! Adam Frank’s talk is scheduled to start shortly after at 7:30 pm. Please plan to attend, and see the April RAS Bulletin for more details.

Public Observing Night
2024-04-26 19:30 - 23:00, 2024-05-10 19:30 - 23:00 | Max Farash Center for Observational Astronomy, 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, 14475, 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!

ASRAS Board of Directors Meeting
2024-05-01 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-06-05 19:00 - 21:00 | NY

May Monthly Meeting
2024-05-03 19:30 - 22:00 | Max Farash Center for Observational Astronomy, 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, 14475, 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.

Free Strasenburgh Telescope observing
2024-05-18 20:30 - 22:30 | RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, Rochester, NY, United States
Weekly Saturday night free telescope observing at Strasenburgh Planetarium. Just park behind the planetarium and just before entering the rear glass doors, climb the 61 steps to the observing tower. Cancelled if mostly cloudy. Last minute cancellation info on our FaceBook page or call Jim at 585-703-9876.
Sat 5/18 outlook is iffy, forecast averages about 60-70% clouds. But we have a nice gibbous Moon and we hope to get enough clear sky to see that. Look up to see if it’s clear enough to drive there.

Open House
2024-05-19 12:00 - 15:00 | Max Farash Center for Observational Astronomy, 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, 14475, United States
Come out and see our facility / learn to use some of the equipment available at the Farash Center! (in the daylight)

Member Observing?
2024-05-23 08:00 - 17:00 | NY
Member Observing, if clear skies, on Friday July 5 and/or Saturday July 6
No monthly meeting in July due to RocheStar Fest.

ASRAS Astronomy Forum
2024-05-29 19:30 - 21:00 | 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 most Forums, it will be geared towards a beginning or less experienced audience. All are welcome to attend.

June Monthly Meeting
2024-06-07 19:30 - 22:00 | Max Farash Center for Observational Astronomy, 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, 14475, 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.
