Category: Club News

We have our regular monthly meeting this Saturday evening. This month we host the Boy Scout Troop 770 from the Sheridan Bible Church in Sherwood with the presentation by Rocky Togni & others and a star party afterward.  They plan to work toward completing their Astronomy Merit Badge during their time with us.

The schedule for the evening:

4:00 – 5:00: Presentation
5:00 – 6:00: Potluck
6:00 – 7:00: Observing
7:00 – 8:00: Regular Meeting
8:00 – 10:00: Observing

Please bring your telescope(s) and help show them the wonders of the night sky!

The "Arkansas Times" in its December 18, 2008 edition devotes its
cover article "Light at Night" to the serious problem of light
pollution.  CAAS members and International Dark-Sky
Association-Arkansas Section (IDA-AR) co-founders Wade Van Arsdale and
Jim Fisher are quoted in the article entitled "Bring back the dark."
The article can be viewed at the "Arkansas Times" website:
http://www.arktimes.com/Articles/ArticleViewer.aspx?ArticleID=fce07cab-0dea-4fc5-b57e-f1145715f01e
and will be available in the "Arkansas Times" news racks through-out
central Arkansas through-out the coming week.

CAAS and IDA-AR thank "Arkansas Times" reporter Gerard Matthews for
his thorough reporting for this article.