As those of you who attended the November 22nd meeting already know, we have once again been invited to participate in the Astronomy Section of the Rochester Academy of Sciences (ASRAS) Holiday Party! Thank you to Dave Bishop for the generous invitation to this outstanding event! Last year a contingent from SAS traveled to the event and had a very nice time. As with last year, there will be pizza & wings, planetarium shows with the digital star projection system and theater seating as well as a members’ image show. Admission is free to SAS members and family members. Please […]
Sean McClain
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This month we have elections and a Show and Tell session! Meet us at 343 Ferrante Hall, Onondaga Community College, 4585 W Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse, NY 13215. See below for more details on the Show and Tell. See you there! Any member is invited to participate in the first-in-a-very-long-time indoor event. A “Show and Tell” segment has been added to our meeting agenda at OCC this coming Friday night. Here are the details: To participate, register your topic with Jeff sometime this week, or anytime before the meeting starts on Friday night. To Register, please shoot Jeff an email. Include the title of […]
11/10/19 Update: EVENT CANCELLED! Thanks for all the interest! Unfortunately, we’re going to have a transit of the Syracuse Nebula (a local astronomy term for clouds) tomorrow which will block our view of anything outside of our atmosphere! If you’re still interested in watching the event from the warmth and comfort of your chosen location you can go straight to NASA and watch a live stream of the event and you can read up on related news at the same time. http://sdoisgo.blogspot.com/2019/10/mercury-transit-november-11-2019.html Thanks again for your interest. Look here again for upcoming events. If you want to learn more please […]
The weather is shaping up to allow for a Saturday night Star Party at DHO. This month, the full moon coincides with the peak night of the Perseids meteors, but all is not lost. If the meteor show is subdued by the moon’s glare too much, you can look at the moon through the main scope. As they say, “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.” So bring your lawn chairs, comfortable seating, a sweater, and bug spray, along with your favorite snacks and beverages to our Darling Hill Observatory this coming Saturday night, 8/10, for this free event, starting […]