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| Join CAAS on Saturday July 22nd on the beach at Woolly Hollow State Park for a free public star party. We CAASiopeians will set up scopes by the lake from 9 PM to 11:30 PM to share our passion for the night sky with you! Bring your kids, if you don’t have any, bring your parents, but be there. |
Saturday May 13 – Public Star Party at Pinnacle Mountain State Park
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| Join CAAS and our friends at Pinnacle Mountain State Park for a free star party. Weather permitting, we’ll set up telescopes at the Visitor Center and show your universe. |
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Date: Saturday, 5/13/2017 Time: 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM Location: Pinnacle Mountain State Park, 11901 Pinnacle Valley Rd, Roland, AR 72135 |
Saturn image by CAAS member Jim Dixon
National Astronomy Day, April 29, 2017
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| Cloudy weather schedule update
April 29th is National Astronomy Day and the Central Arkansas Astronomical Society invites you to come out to Pinnacle Mountain State Park at the Visitor’s Center for an afternoon and evening of celebration! Starting at 2PM we will have activities for everyone to enjoy. If the weather is cloudy we will use a shorter schedule, 2PM – 8PM, shown below. It’s all free and all family fun. Come out and explore your cosmos! 2:00-3:00 Pinhole eclipse viewer making
3:00-3:30 LECTURE: Night Sky Observing 101
3:30-4:00 Solar System Talk: The Solar System in Perspective
4:00-4:30 LECTURE: The Great American Eclipse, August 21, 2017
5:00-6:00 BIG Bubbles and Water Rockets (outdoor weather permitting)
6:30-7:00 LECTURE: Night Sky Observing 101
7:00-7:30 LECTURE: Observing the Moon
7:30-8:00 LECTURE: Light Pollution
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