It is with the utmost shock and sadness that we’ve learned of the sudden passing of Dr. Stu Forster. Stu was a long-time member, former president, current secretary, contributing author, scope builder, astrophotographer extraordinaire, host to several of the Messier Marathons that marked the beginning of the SAS observing year, multi-lecturer at past meetings and Summer Seminars, and a true amateur astronomer’s astronomer whose knowledge of observing and equipment was as expansive as the summertime Milky Way. All this while keeping up a steady practice and, most importantly, being a loving husband and father. Stu Forster (left) at the 2010 […]
Greetings fellow astrophiles! With the opening of the 2011 Public Viewing Session comes a move to a new website platform to make more accessible the announcements of SAS news and events. Additional updates will be soon to follow, but consider subscribing to our RSS feed, joining our facebook group, subscribing to our new twitter feed, or requesting addition to our newsletter, the Astronomical Chronicle. As with the previous version of the website, all of the important information is located on the right-hand side, including links to forecasts and free sky charts, our member organizations and media outlets, Clear Sky Clock […]