UPDATE: The Scope Has Been Sold. Greetings fellow astrophile! In the interest of reaching the larger CNY astronomy community, the SAS is happy to post information for people in the CNY area about astronomical equipment for sale. The SAS takes no responsibility for any aspect of the sale itself, but simply provides an outlet to members and nonmembers alike. The following scope is available from Janet O’Mara ([email protected]). From Janet: I purchased it about 3 years ago but have never used it. I am including an accessory lens kit along with the scope. I am hoping to get $325.00 for […]
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Greetings (younger) fellow astrophiles! I am pleased to announce that the New York Center for Astrobiology is sponsoring a writing contest for 9th – 12th graders. A brief overview of the contest is below, with the complete list of rules, story proposals, and lots of extraterrestrial parameters included in the linked PDF you can find at: www.origins.rpi.edu/astrobiologycontestfinalversion.pdf NOTE: I urge you to have wikipedia open as you read the two plots. Some good explanations and a whole lot of potential inspiration lies within! This contest is sponsored by the New York Center for Astrobiology, a member of NASA’s Astrobiology Institute […]
Greetings fellow astrophiles! A TACNY (Technology Alliance of CNY, of which the SAS is a member organization) Sweet Lecture (not to be directly confused with a sweet TACNY Lecture) is happening on the OCC campus this coming Tuesday (February 7). Information from the TACNY website for “Forensic Science: Real-Life CSI” is provided below. When: Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at 5:30 pm Where: Whitney Applied Technology Center Room 101 at Onondaga Community College Anita Zannin, owner and forensic consultant at AZ Forensic Associates, will present Forensic Science: Real-Life CSI, a talk about forensic science and bloodstain pattern analysis, as part of […]
Greetings fellow astrophiles! The Kopernik Observatory & Science Center is hosting a Winter Star Party this coming Saturday, January 28. Information from the flyer is provided below (and the PDF of the flyer is available for download). For information call (607) 748-3685 or visit www.kopernik.org. Is Astronomy really better in the Winter? Find out what happened this past year in the world of astronomy. Learn about meteors and meteor showers and learn about dark matter theories and how they affect our understanding of the Universe. Saturday, January 28, 2012 5:30 PM: Kopernik Observatory Members-Only Reception (coffee & donuts provided) 6:00 […]