Click CAAS Newsletter 2007-03 to download the March issue of The Observer (.pdf format). This month’s issue features an article on narrowband imaging and Messier Marathoning, club news and information, as well as upcoming events.
Submitted by CAAS Secretary, Stacy Edwards

by Patrick L. Barry
Like the explorers of centuries past who set sail for new lands, humans may someday sail across deep space to visit other stars. Only it won’t be wind pushing their sails, but the slight pressure of sunlight.

Solar sails, as they’re called, hold great promise for providing propulsion in space without the […]

[ February 10, 2007; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. March 10, 2007; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. April 14, 2007; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. May 12, 2007; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. June 9, 2007; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] CAAS meets on the second Saturday of the month at the River Ridge Observatory at 7 PM. Weather permitting, observing will usually be done afterward. Potlucks are not uncommon.