ASRAS Board of Directors Meeting
ZoomMembers welcome to attend. Contact Tony Golumbeck for details.
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ASRAS Events
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Open House
Farash Center 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, United StatesCome 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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ASRAS Astronomy Forum (January 2025)
ZoomTopic: “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.
February Monthly Meeting
RIT Carlson 1125 RIT Carlson 1125, Rochester, NY, United StatesIn-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/
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Open House
Farash Center 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, United StatesCome 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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Canceled ASRAS Astronomy Forum (February 2025)
Zoom****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
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March Monthly Meeting
RIT Carlson 1125 RIT Carlson 1125, Rochester, NY, United StatesIn-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”
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Open House
Farash Center 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, United StatesCome 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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ASRAS Astronomy Forum (March 2025)
ZoomTopic: “How to talk to people about Science” Presenter: Jim Bader, RMSC Planetarium Director 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.
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Messier Marathon
Farash Center 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, United StatesWeather 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.
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April Monthly Meeting
RIT Carlson 1125 RIT Carlson 1125, Rochester, NY, United StatesIn-person at RIT Carlson Building Room 1125 (simulcast on zoom) Come as early as 7 pm to socialize. Speaker: Jitrapon Lertprasertpong, RIT Student Topic: “Galaxy Formation and Evolution”
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Open House Apr2025
Farash Center 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, United StatesCome 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