November Member Meeting
RIT Liberal Arts Hall A-205 Building 6, 92 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY, United StatesSpeaker: Jeffrey Miller, St. Lawrence University. Topic: "Bullseye! Deflecting an Asteroid with a DART" NOTE THE LOCATION: Liberal Arts Hall A-205
RAS Paper Session
RIT Gosnell Hall 8 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY, United StatesRAS Paper Session at RIT, in Thomas Gosnell Hall (College of Science) 8:00 am to 3 pm. See https://rasny.org/paper-session to register (FREE) and for additional details. The Annual RAS Paper Session provides a forum for Academy members, the collegiate community, and others engaged in scientific research to present the results
Open House
Farash Center 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, United StatesCome out and learn to use some of the equipment available at the Farash Center!
December Meeting and Holiday Party
RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, Rochester, NY, United StatesASRAS 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 RAS membership here tonight! 7:30 – 8:00
Open House
Farash Center 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, United StatesCome out and learn to use some of the equipment available at the Farash Center! (in the daylight)
ASRAS Board of Directors Meeting
ZoomMembers welcome to attend. Contact Tony Golumbeck for details.
Quadrantid Meteor Shower
Quadrantids can be one of the best meteor showers of the year, but also have a much shorter duration of time where the meteors are visible (approximately over 6 hours instead of days). This year's forecasted peak is anticipated to be the evening of January 3rd and morning of January
January Monthly Meeting
RIT Carlson 1125 RIT Carlson 1125, Rochester, NY, United StatesSpeaker: Keith Havey, L3Harris Topic: Chandra X-ray Observatory
ASRAS Board of Directors Meeting
Members welcome to attend. Contact Tony Golumbeck for details.
Open House
Farash Center 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, United StatesCome out and learn to use some of the equipment available at the Farash Center! (in the daylight)
ASRAS Astronomy Forum
ZoomThe first ASRAS Forum of 2024. It will be a short one. Topic: Quadrantid Meteor Shower Meteor showers are one of the best intro-level astronomy experiences. No special equipment or knowledge is required. The three meteor showers with the most meteor/hour potential are the Perseids, Geminids, and Quadrantids, but few