The Spokane Astronomical Society has been chosen to partner with NASA to celebrate the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope! The celebration is expected to take place in July and will mark the beginning of Webb’s science mission. We will provide updates as NASA provides details and materials in the months to come, watch this space!

December 4th at 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm (and maybe later).
– Club updates

– General discussion by members to collaborate on what we have been doing

– Suggested observing ideas and events

Please join us at 7:30 at:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83652274908…

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Try out our online meeting this Friday, 11/6/20, 7:30 pm. Connect via Zoom with a free account and click on this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4164196585?pwd=NDhEUWtUOEM1TlJJVUs2cXVBcmJJdz09

This meeting is all about our favorite astronomical instrument – the telescope! Bring yours (if you have it) and set it up in the Planetarium lobby. Bring your projects and questions. No telescope required. See you Friday!

Our December speaker beams in remotely to SFCC this month. The topic is to-be-determined, but given that Ken works on a flying telescope I’d say we’re in for a treat. Ken Bower has worked on NASA astrophysics projects at Stanford University and the NASA Ames Research Center for more than 20 years. On the side, he delights in presenting scientific and engineering concepts to lay audiences of all ages.

This month at the SFCC Planetarium, local astronomer and educator John Benham takes on a journey of astro-hypotheticals: what if the Earth had two moons? What if our solar system were closer to the center of the Milky Way, or what if we lived in a binary star system? Get some answers on October 4th, 7:30pm!

This month at the SAS general meeting, Professor Matthew Geske of Gonzaga University tells us all about the universe’s “ghost particles”. Neutrinos are often referred to a “ghost particles” due to how difficult they are to detect. When massive stars reach the end of their lifespan, they often eject much of their mass outward in a stellar explosion called a supernova. All this and more on Friday, September 6th at Riverview Retirement Center!

Midsummer is a tricky time to schedule speakers, so this month we’re going to leave the topic open.

We’ll likely have a general Q&A about astronomical or observing topics, astrophotography or whatever you as members want to talk about. Maybe a video or two about upcoming NASA missions and discussion around that.

If you’re new to astronomy this will be a great time to ask questions or bring in a troublesome telescope and we’ll help get you sorted out.

The 2019 observing season is finally upon us! In this beginner-oriented session, we’ll talk about how to prepare for upcoming star parties and tips on maximizing the use of your binoculars or telescopes. Do you have questions on how to use your telescope? Bring it! We’ll set it up in the lobby and help you figure out how to fix it or use it.  Bring your questions and we’ll do our best to answer them as a group.

This month at SFCC Dr. Mendell will share LIGO’s exciting discoveries, including the observation of ten binary black hole mergers and one binary neutron star collision. The latter occurred in NGC 4993, and produced a gamma-ray burst and fireball that was followed up by over 70 telescopes around the world and in space. Friday, April 5th 7:30 pm at the SFCC Planetarium.