Speaker: Dr. Tony Whitman, L3Harris. Dr. Whitman was in charge of testing the mirror on the JWST here in Rochester. We will meet at the Farash Center, weather-permitting.
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! Weather dependent. 10/13 UPDATE: CANCELED DUE TO CLOUDY FORECAST.
The second ASRAS Astronomy Forum session of the fall, lead by Don Chamberlin. Topic: Rochester Astronomer Lewis Swift.
Speaker: Jeffrey Miller, St. Lawrence University. Topic: "Bullseye! Deflecting an Asteroid with a DART" NOTE THE LOCATION: Liberal Arts Hall A-205
RAS 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
Come out and learn to use some of the equipment available at the Farash Center!
ASRAS 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
Come out and learn to use some of the equipment available at the Farash Center! (in the daylight)
Members welcome to attend. Contact Tony Golumbeck for details.
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
