In-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”

Per Mark Minarich "We have a Total Lunar Eclipse occurring overnight from Thursday March 13 to Friday March 14 ( Pi Day!). Temperatures likely in the high 30’s to Low 40’s so bundle up! I’m planning on opening the Farash Center at 11:30pm Thursday night for observing." Also, Happy 144th

Come 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

Topic: “How to talk to people about Science” Presenter: Jim Bader, RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium Director Jim describes his presentation as follows: Amateur astronomy is an extremely rewarding hobby that you can share with anyone and everyone around you. However, the way we talk about the interesting things we see in

In-person at RIT Carlson Building Room 1125 (simulcast on zoom) Come as early as 7 pm to socialize. Speaker: Jitrapon Lertprasertpong, RIT Ph.D. Student Topic: “Galaxy Formation and Evolution”  - several topics related to galaxy evolution and the death of galaxies. Jitrapon Lertprasertpong is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the

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 try to ensure there will be

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 of future powerful magnetic storms and