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Watch Earth roll by live in HD, streamed from the ISS
Click to watch – “The High Definition Earth Viewing (HDEV) experiment places four commercially available HD cameras on the exterior of the space station and uses them to stream live video of Earth for viewing online. The cameras are enclosed in a temperature specific housing and are exposed to the harsh radiation of space. Analysis…
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Club Observation (members only)
Hi FAS folks: This is not a formal club observation weekend, but the forecast is promising, so I’m planning to head up to Bullington tomorrow night {Saturday, 18 Oct.} If the forecast changes, I’ll let you know. Steve C. sunset: 6:40 PM astronomical twilight: 8:05 moonrise: 2:30 AM
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“The City Dark” and Dan Caton
2014-11-06 Flyer -The City Dark ENVIRONMENTAL MOVIE/SPEAKER NIGHT @ Temple Emanuel 201 Oakwood Dr. Winston-Salem, NC 27103 7:00pm, Thursday, November 6, 2014 Topic: Lights, Lights, Lights (Light Pollution) Film: “The City Dark” — You can buy a copy here THE CITY DARK is a feature documentary about light pollution and the disappearing night sky. After…
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Partial Solar Eclipse – October 23 – Pilot Mountain State Park
Come on out and enjoy a Partial Solar Eclipse. Local times for eclipse in Winston-Salem on Thursday, October 23, 2014 Partial Eclipse begins Oct 23 at 5:58 PM 251°West-southwest 6.2° Eclipse as seen from earth The Moon touches the Sun’s edge. Some club members will be setting up earlier to allow members of the public…
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Stone Mountain State Park Outreach Canceled
October 11, 2014 Observation has been canceled due do RAIN!
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Wake Up to a Total Lunar Eclipse on October 8, 2014
Hey get up and look up next week – Oct. 8, 2014 there is going to be a Lunar Eclipse, it all starts at 4:45AM EDT. For more information check out — Sky & Telescope Wake Up to a Total Lunar Eclipse on October 8, 2014
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Astro Photos from September 2014 Club Observation
Joe took some great pictures using the club C11 telescope Saturday night. Joe posted them to Google+ below is one of them. Joe and other club members are going to be working on the C11 and the club observatory to improve it so other members can try there hand at Astrophotography!
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The City Dark – At Temple Emanuel – Nov 6 – 7:00PM
There will be a screening of the film The City Dark Where: Temple Emanuel 201 Oakwood Dr Winston Salem, NC 27103 When: November 6, 2014 7:00PM
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