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Open House
Farash Center 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, United StatesCome out and see our facility / learn to use some of the equipment available at the Farash Center! (in the daylight)
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Public Observing Night
Farash Center 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, United StatesJoin 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!
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ASRAS Astronomy Forum
Farash Center 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, United StatesTopic: Cleaning and Collimating Optics Presenter: Frank Bov As with most Forums, it will be geared towards a beginning or less experienced audience. All are welcome to attend. In person and likely on zoom.
Member Observing Night?
Farash Center 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, United StatesNote: No July monthly meeting with RocheStar Fest coming up. If clear skies, take advantage of New Moon with member Observing Night at the Farash Center. Please use the LOWER parking area and use red flashlights.
Free telescope observing at Strasenburgh Planetarium
RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, Rochester, NY, United StatesClimb the 61 steps to the observing deck to view through the 2 telescopes and chat with ASRAS volunteers about astronomy and science in general. We'll have weekly Saturday night sessions through the onset of winter conditions, altering the time each week depending n the objects available. Held only if
ASRAS Board of Directors Meeting
Members welcome to attend. Contact Tony Golumbeck for details.
Free telescope observing at Strasenburgh Planetarium
Strasenburgh Saturday night free telescope observing for 7/13/24: The night looks to be clear, with pleasant temps in the 70's. This week is the first quarter Moon when the terminator, the day/night line, is right in the center of the Moon and the long shadows give us great views of
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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. (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
Strasenburgh Planetarium free telescope observing
Strasenburgh free telescope observing update for tonight, 7/20/24: It's going to be mostly clear to partly cloudy tonight with pleasant temps in the low 70's, but with limited objects available. The Moon is full, not the time to see much detail, and by the time it rises above the trees
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RocheStar Fest Night1
Farash Center 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, United StatesArrival for camping, Astro-Jeopardy and music trivia contest (rain or shine) Observing (beginning at dark, weather permitting) See https://www.rochesterastronomy.org/rochestarfest-2024-registration/
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RocheStar Fest!
Farash Center 8355 County Road 14, Ionia, NY, United StatesASRAS Premiere Annual Event Full Details at https://www.rochesterastronomy.org/rochestarfest-2024-registration/ See Registration form for costs, submit by Friday, July 19, 2024 for best value (and to help us get a headcount for food).
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Strasenburgh Planetarium free telescope observing
RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, Rochester, NY, United StatesThe forecast is clear for tonight. But we have no planets or Moon, so we are limited to dim deep sky objects after 9:30 pm. Our main concern for tonight is that we may have hazy skies again, we've been struggling with that for 3 weeks, and even some Canadian