The Moon will partially obscure the Pleiades during the early evening of April 8. The event starts between 8:30 CDT and lasts about 2 hours depending on your definition of “Pleiades”. It looks like only one of the Seven Sisters will be occulted but several minor members will be obscured by the Moon. […]

Stefan Seip (Rocky Nook, Inc. 2008) 155 pages. $29.95 (less at Amazon) ISB: 978-1-933952-16-1
What astronomer hasn’t wished to record the splendor of the night sky to review later? It is natural to want to be able to recall those glorious evenings that are so few and far between, like looking at a […]

It’s 10 o’clock, and do you know where your Oriental Honey Buzzard is?
Tracking the whereabouts of birds and other migrating wildlife across thousands of miles of land, air, and sea is no easy feat. Yet to protect the habitats of endangered species, scientists need to know where these roving animals go during their seasonal travels.
Rather […]

[ March 29, 2008 6:00 pm to March 30, 2008 7:00 am. ] Join CAAS members Saturday March 29, weather permitting, for a Messier Marathon observing sessions. Members will attempt to observe as many of the 110 Messier objects as possible. If you care to join us, bring warm clothing, snacks, and drinks. For more information email info at caasastro.org. Members will be setting up […]

It was a cold and clear evening after a news making snowfall in March (yes, March) in Arkansas (yes, Arkansas).
President John Reed called the meeting to order at 7:10
17 members and guests were in attendance.
We welcomed new members John and Carolyn Pittman to their first meeting.  Welcome, John and Carolyn!
Two weeks ago, CAAS hosted a […]

by Patrick Barry
At one time or another, we’ve all stared at beautiful images of spiral galaxies, daydreaming about the billions of stars and countless worlds they contain. What mysteries—and even life forms—must lurk within those vast disks?
Now consider this: many of the galaxies you’ve seen are actually much larger than they appear. NASA’s Galaxy Evolution […]

[ February 9, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. March 8, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. April 12, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. May 10, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. June 14, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. July 12, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. August 9, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. September 13, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. October 11, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. November 8, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. December 13, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Join us at our regular monthly meeting on the second Saturday of each month at the River Ridge Observatory at 7 PM.  We typically have a short business meeting followed by a presentation on an interesting topic and weather permitting observing in our observing field afterward.  We often have a potluck meal before the meeting […]