Greetings fellow astrophiles! Pardon the late announcement, but Ryan Goodson and Dan Williams have completed upgrading the focuser on the 16″ Cave Scope tonight, report excellent results, and are currently at the Hill for some Memorial Night observing. All are welcome.
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Greetings fellow astrophile! The SAS Astronomical Chronicle for May 2011 is now posted (a bit close to the edge of May due to the April/May double-viewing overlap). Note that next week is our next Public Viewing session and we are hosting a lecture at White Branch Library on June 4 at 3:00 p.m. Stay tuned to the website next Friday and Saturday for weather updates. www.syracuse-astro.org/pdf/astronomical_chronicle_may_2011.pdf
Greetings fellow astrophiles! The warning to watch the skies has less to do with current events on the internets and more to do with the prediction of clear but not-too-transparent conditions. If it becomes cloudy enough to obscure stars we will not be opening, but we will otherwise be at the hill for observing. The Moon will not rise above our Eastern horizon until 1 a.m., providing plenty of nighttime observing of Saturn and some later Scorpius and Sagittarius Messier viewing. The observatory will be official open around 8:20 p.m. but members will be at the hill beforehand. There are […]
The following post announces an upcoming SAS lecture. This page will be linked to on several site pages and facebook and is the official record of the event for any other web announcements on the topic. Please feel free to post the information elsewhere. The SAS is pleased to announce a second lecture for the 2011 viewing season. David Bishop may be known to several of the older members for his fantastic presentations and visuals in the recent past, and we are pleased to have him returning to Darling Hill after a long hiatus. This lecture will be held during […]