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
Topic: “Earth Stuff, Star Stuff: Element and Isotope basics” Presenter: Tony Golumbeck 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.
Members welcome to attend. Contact Tony Golumbeck for details.
In-person at RIT Carlson Building Room 1125 (simulcast on zoom) Come as early as 7 pm to socialize. Speaker: Anna Ho, Cornell University Topic: "The Landscape of Stellar Death" Anna studies "the most energetic explosions in the universe." For more information on our speaker, visit https://astro.cornell.edu/anna-yq-ho or https://annayqho.github.io/
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
****RESCHEDULED TO WEDNESDAY APRIL 23, 2025**** Presenter: Craig Kaplan Topic: “Cool Things to Know about a Hot Object” This presentation will address the structure of the sun and origins of magnetic phenomena that affect the earth. Participants will also learn about web-based resources that will help them predict the occurrence
Members welcome to attend. Contact Tony Golumbeck for details.
In-person at RIT Carlson Building Room 1125 (simulcast on zoom) Come as early as 7 pm to socialize. Speaker: Jim Porter, NASA Ambassador Topic: “Laser Comm”
Per Mark Minarich "We have a Total Lunar Eclipse occurring overnight from Thursday March 13 to Friday March 14 ( Pi Day!). Temperatures likely in the high 30’s to Low 40’s so bundle up! I’m planning on opening the Farash Center at 11:30pm Thursday night for observing." Also, Happy 144th
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
Topic: “How to talk to people about Science” Presenter: Jim Bader, RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium Director Jim describes his presentation as follows: Amateur astronomy is an extremely rewarding hobby that you can share with anyone and everyone around you. However, the way we talk about the interesting things we see in
Weather dependent. Look to do a Messier Marathon the night of March 29. (This is the same date as the sunrise partial eclipse.) Mark Minarich will be there after 10 pm, we'll see who can show up to get it started.