Join us and our good friends at Pinnacle Mountain State Park for a free public star party from 9 PM to 11PM.
Sunset: 7:51 p.m.
Observing highlights: Saturn, Summer constellations: Hercules, Cygnus, Lyra, and Aquilla. (No evening moon)
“OBSERVING METEORS” AT THE AUGUST 13TH CAAS MEETING
Please join CAAS at its August 2011 meeting on August 13th at 7 p.m. in the classroom on the grounds of the River Ridge Observatory. Please email info@caasastro.org, if you need the link and password to the directions. After a short business meeting, Rocky Togni and Bill Sanders will make a presentation on “Observing Meteors.”
Rocky and Bill will discuss how to observe meteors including when and techniques to see the most, how to record your observations so that they are technically valuable, and where to submit them. They will also present a short history of meteor observing, how to draw meteor trails, and earning the Astronomical League Meteor Award.
Rocky also recently visited the Meteor Crater in Arizona and will give a report on his visit.
Clouds permitting we will adjourn to the observing field for fun and fellowship under the Full Moon and possibly a Perseid meteor or two
! We hope to see you there!
Public Star Party at Woolly Hollow State Park July 30
The 2011 Star Party season is in full swing! This Saturday evening, July 30th, CAAS invades beautiful Woolly Hollow State Park, under dark skies near Greenbrier, Arkansas, for the park’s Summer Star Party. This is typically one of our most popular and widely attended events of the year. The fun starts just before sunset and runs until 11 p.m. Clouds permitting we will have outstanding views of Saturn, the Summer constellations and Milky Way, galaxies, star clusters and double stars.
No one is under qualified to be star party volunteer. A star chart and sharing your passion for the night sky with the guests is all it takes. Come join the fun!