Greetings fellow astrophiles! The clear skies predicted for tonight allow for an atypically early posting about our opening for Public Viewing. The southern skies belong to Saturn and Mars tonight, with the great band of the Milky Way rising from the East before midnight. And, for those attending the Cherry Springs Star Party this weekend in PA, Ryan Goodson and I (Damian) will be there with scopes at the ready. For those interested in coordinating with the rest of the Syracuse contingent, drop an email to [email protected] or call 559-4737 (with the Syracuse Area code). We hope you can join […]
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Greetings fellow astrophiles, The Astronomical Chronicle for June 2012 is available for download below: June 2012 Astronomical Chronicle This issue includes information about the Venus Transit (more below) and an article first published in the Syracuse New Times in May of 2001 about Karl Schultz, a long-time member of the SAS who passed this past 21 May 2012. The SAS thanks the New Times for allowing the reprinting of the article to bring new members “up to speed” on some of our society’s history. Also, the Venus Transit is still officially on for June 5th as detailed in the blog […]
Greetings fellow astrophiles! A TACNY-hosted (Technology Alliance of CNY, of which the SAS is a member organization) Junior Café Scientifique lecture at the MOST is happening on Saturday May 19 at 9:30 a.m. More so, the SAS is in charge of the lecturing duties for this event in time for the TACNY Rocketry Competition coming up. Information is below. When: Saturday, May 19, 9:30-11:00am Where: Milton J Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST), Syracuse NY Damian G. Allis, PhD, research assistant professor of Chemistry at Syracuse University and president of the Syracuse Astronomical Society, will present Going into Orbit: […]
Greetings fellow astrophile! It is looking like a near-perfect evening for nighttime observing, so we will be opening Darling Hill around 7:30 p.m. tonight. No ISS fly-bys are predicted for the next few days, but Venus, Mars, and Saturn are prominent in our sky – Saturn being particularly brilliant at its current orientation. It is also looking to be a bit on the cool side tonight (40s?), so do consider bringing an additional layer if you’re going to be up late. We hope you can join us!