The 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
Breakfast 9 am Clean-up 10 am to Noon
Note: No official August monthly meeting with RocheStar Fest the week before. Informal meeting/activity possible. If clear skies, take advantage of New Moon weekend with member Observing Night at the Farash Center. Please use the LOWER parking area and use red flashlights.
Members welcome to attend. Contact Tony Golumbeck for details.
Weather will dictate which night(s) we observe at the Farash Center.
Alanna Dolen of the Cumming Nature Center (part of RMSC) has invited ASRAS members to attend a Perseid Meteor Shower viewing event, and bring expertise and/or portable telescopes if possible. "8 pm - 11 pm so that people can hike out in daylight, but we'll have a lantern lit trail
Strasenburgh Planetarium Free Telescope outlook for Sat 8/10/24: Very hopeful with mostly clear skies. Temp in the high 60's but a bit of a breeze, so wear a light jacket. We'll be open from 8:30 till 10:30. This night will feature a beautiful 30% crescent Moon, best early as it
Come 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 free telescope observing is on for tonight, 8/24/24. We'll be there from 8:30 to 10:30 pm. No Moon tonight, so we'll be doing dimmer deep sky objects like double starts and clusters starting about 9, and we hope to have Saturn above the trees around 9:45. Should be a
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!
Members welcome to attend. Contact Tony Golumbeck for details.
In-person at Marian and Max Farash Center for Observational Astronomy, in Ionia NY. Come as early as 7 pm to socialize. Speaker: Nitya Ravi, University of Rochester Physics and Astronomy Ph.D. Candidate Topic: “Observing Dark Matter” Observing to follow if skies are clear.