The Central Arkansas Astronomical Society will be meeting tonight (Saturday 10/10) at River Ridge Observatory at 7 PM. If you’d like to visit us, there is still time! If you’d like to attend but just don’t know where we are, right to us at info@caasastro.org and we’ll send you directions. After all the rain, and the fact that the clouds are stubbornly hanging around 12 hours after we were promised clear skies, observing after the meeting may be problematic but come meet us anyway!
A Very Successful Cloud Party at Pinnacle Mountain State Park
As many as 40 members of the public joined CAAS members and Pinnacle Mountain State Park for a very successful cloud party. Many enjoyed a close up view of a Luna Moth provided by Bill Sanders. At one point we even turned off the parking lot light so that we could enjoy the vast expansiveness of the 180 degree dome of clouds over Little Rock last night.
Meanwhile, inside the Visitor Center President Don Ferren and Vice President Jim Fisher gave presentations on the night sky and dark skies to the appreciative crowd.
This is our last scheduled star party at Pinnacle Mountain for this year but we do have another scheduled at Woolly Hollow in early November.
Free Public Star Party at Pinnacle Mountain State Park
Join CAAS and our friends at Pinnacle Mountain State Park Saturday September 19, 2009 for an evening under the stars (canceled if completely overcast). This is an exciting opportunity to experience Pinnacle Mountain State Park after dark, because they are usually open for day-use only. Bring a picnic supper and make an evening of it, allowing time earlier in the day to walk a trail, relax by the Big or Little Maumelle Rivers, or explore the visitor center exhibits. Meet at the Visitor’s Center. Admission is free and the time is 8 PM to 10 PM.