June 2013
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Club Meeting June 25, 2013
Program: Dr. Steve Danford from UNC Greensboro, will be discussing the latest information on the Globular Clusters that orbit our Galaxy. These dense clusters of stars are among the most fascinating objects in our galaxy and a favorite target for amateurs with small telescopes. Future program preparation: Please join FAS members in the SciWorks…
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Supermoon Sunday June 23, 2013
Don’t miss the action – The biggest, brightest Moon of the year is almost here. On 23 June 2013, a Supermoon will be occurring. What that means is that the Moon will be closer to the Earth than at any other time during the year – in fact, the upcoming Supermoon will be the closest…
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Stone Mountain State Park observation
Sky looks good for a good night.
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Noctilucent Clouds
I saw this while watching the NASA ScienceCasts video about an early start to this year’s noctilucent clouds season. Given my interests in red sprites and blue jets, I had to know. Dark Lightning: Dave Morgan
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June 25th meeting
Our June speaker, Dr. Steve Danford from UNC Greensboro, will be discussing the latest information on the Globular Clusters that orbit our Galaxy. These dense clusters of stars are among the most fascinating objects in our galaxy and a favorite target for amateurs with small telescopes. Join us on the 25th for insights into what…
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Tonight June 1, 2013 (Club Observation, Members Only)
Hi FAS people: Our official club observation is next week, but the forecast for tomorrow June1 night looks promising (not perfect, but perhaps worth the trip). If the forecast holds, I’ll be up there around sunset. Steve C sunset: 8:30 PM astronomical twilight: 10:20 moonrise: 1:45 AM