Saturday evening, July 26, CAAS members joined with park interpreter James Mullins to host a public star party at the Pinnacle Mountain State Park Visitor Center.  If you discount the mostly cloudy conditions and frequent lightning, the weather was astounding.  Approximately 65 visitors came by to enjoy the show.  The weather put a limit on […]

At last a star party that was not greeted with a solid blanket of clouds at best or a statewide line of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes at worst.  CAAS members joined the good people at Woolly Hollow State Park for a star party by the lake tonight (July 19).  The estimate of the crowd from […]

President John Reed called the meeting to order at 7 PM.  There were 10 members and visitors in attendance.
John reminded us of our busy next few weeks.

Woolly Hollow State Par Star Party on July 19.  This is always a popular event though this time it happens the day after the Full Moon.  We’ve been informed […]

Caption:
Sequence of images shows supernova start to finish. The top left image shows the galaxy before the supernova. At top right, the bright UV flash called the shock breakout indicates a red supergiant has collapsed. At bottom left, moments later, the flash is mostly gone. As the debris expands, it heats up again […]

[ June 28, 2008; 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm. July 26, 2008; 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm. September 6, 2008; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Come join us at Pinnacle Mountain State Park for a public star party.  The skies are dark and event is always fun.   For directions to the state park, go here.

[ July 19, 2008; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Come join us at Woolly Hollow State Park for a public star party by the lake.  The skies are dark and event is always fun.   For directions to the state park, please email woollyhollow@arkansas.com.

[ 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 […]