BAS MARCH OAK MOUNTAIN STAR PARTY
On March 6, 2010 there is a Star Party scheduled for the Oak Mountain State Park.
This Star Party is free and open to the public, however there is a $3.00 per person Usage fee for the Park.
If you feel you need more information please contact us via email.
MARCH CHANDLER MOUNTAIN STAR PARTY
It’s March Madness at Chandler Mountain!
It’s time for the annual Messier Marathon! If you are brave enough to take the all night callenge!
The March Chandler Mountain Star Party/Messier Marathon is scheduled for Saturday March 13, 2009.
The star party start time is currently set at 5:00 PM.
If you need assistance getting to the site please contact us so we can make arangements to meet you at the I59 exit 166 Texaco Station 30 minutes prior to dusk (approx 4:30 PM)
BAS MARCH MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The monthly meeting for the Birmingham Astronomical Society will be held on Tuesday,March 16, 2010.
Our Speaker for this meeting will be our President, Scott Pellet . The presentation topic will be “Stars: Shedding Some Light ” The meeting will start at 7:00 P.M.
It appears that the weather is going to be cloudy (yes Again) for the February Oak Mountain Star party. All wether sites show between 90-100% cloud cover and 10-20% chance of rain for this evening so we are calling it off for this evening. We can’t control the weather.
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The January Chandler Mountain Star Party is schedule to occur on January 16, 2010 at the Chandler Mountain Observatory.
We will be starting the star party at 5:00 PM. If you need assistance getting to the site please call Ed Knight at 205-223-0758. Newcomers and people who need assistance getting to the site should meet at the Texaco Station at exit 166 off I 59 at 4:00 PM.
BAS JANUARY MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The monthly meeting for the Birmingham Astronomical Society will be held on Tuesday,January 19, 2010.
The meeting will start at 7:00 P.M.
Our Speaker for this meeting will be Ed Knight Speaking on Astronomy and the New Media
On 15 December the BAS held its’ annual elections for club officers.
There was a nomination on the floor that the officers from 2009 be
re-elected to their office for the 2010 term. This was voted on and passed.
So for the year 2010 the club officers are:
Solar activity is low, but it’s not zero. Consider, if you will, the following: On Sept. 5th, Jean-Paul Godard of Paris, France, was watching some prominences gently wave over the edge of the sun when, suddenly, a plasma blob rocketed into view:
The blob does not appear to have escaped the sun. Indeed, it might not have been a blob at all, but rather a plasma wave traveling up a magnetic flux tube–and ‘breaking’ when it reached the top. Whether it was a rocketing blob or breaking wave, it shows that even the quiet sun is worth watching.
The BAS would like to thank all those wheo came out to the Oak Mountain Star party on 8/15/09. We had FANTASTIC weather and great viewing!
Fred and Ed finally gave up the ghost and bailed out at 2:30 AM ( That alone says a lot! Ed is usually in bed by 9:30!) Thanks to all of you who showed up to make the event a success. See you on Tuesday.
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