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Wednesday, March 10 2010 @ 04:42 PM EST

Welcome to LVAAS

Friday, May 29 2009 @ 09:33 PM EDT

Contributed by: David Gwyn

WELCOME to the LVAAS Web Site
Welcome to the Lehigh Valley Amateur Astronomical Society web site. LVAAS is a non-profit organization comprised of individuals with a wide range of interest in astronomy. LVAAS is located in eastern Pennsylvania, near Allentown. The society is currently in its 50th year making it one of the oldest continuously operating astronomical societies in the country.

LVAAS operates two meeting/observing sites. The main headquarters are located on South Mountain, near where Rt. 78 and Rt. 309 meet. The society also has a dark sky observing location near Hamburg, about 25 miles west of Allentown. Both locations house a number of society scopes. Please click the menu choices on the left, under the Facilities label to learn more about the society's facilities..

If you are interested in learning about astronomy, or are already a seasoned observer, you are welcome to join LVAAS. Perhaps the most important thing for beginners to know is that they are welcome to join. Our members have a wide range of skills and knowledge, and there his no better way to learn astronomy than to join the society and interact with many individuals with similar interests. Young adults, aged 14 to 20 can join the LVAAS Explorer Post, and partake in a wide variety of astronomical activities.

Even if you are not interested in joining LVAAS, please feel free to attend our monthly Star Parties. These events are a great way to learn more about astronomy, look through the clubs telescopes and find out about current astronomical events. See the Calendar, and the news items to the right to learn when the next Star Party is scheduled.

If you've never made it out to an LVAAS star party, you're missing a great opportunity to learn about the fascinating science of astronomy. LVAAS star parties are appropriate for adults and children of all ages. It's a great way for the family to enjoy a night out. For detailed information on LVAAS Star Parties, click here: Star Parties . Hope to see you there!

South Mountain Clear Sky Clock

Pulpit Rock Clear Sky Clock

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Forum	Topic	Last Post
South Mountain	PST H-Alpha	03/07/10 19:13 PM
FOR SALE - Telescopes, Accessories, Books, Videos and More!	Wanted CG-5 Goto or similar mount	03/07/10 12:25 PM
Pulpit Rock	Pulpit Rock Road Conditions March 1, 201...	03/01/10 19:44 PM
General Astronomy Topics	Sponsoring a great show	03/01/10 15:08 PM
Astrophotography (CCD User Group)	NEAIC Information	03/01/10 06:08 AM
General Astronomy Topics	Messier Marathon	02/28/10 15:10 PM
LVAAS News - Get up to the minute information	Snow Removal 2/27/10	02/27/10 14:16 PM
General Astronomy Topics	Call me dense.......	02/27/10 10:31 AM
Public Events - Everybody Welcome !	February Star Party Canceled	02/18/10 19:31 PM
South Mountain	Snow removal 2/14/10	02/14/10 13:31 PM

Thank you Kutztown University!

Saturday, January 30 2010 @ 02:02 PM EST

Contributed by: David Gwyn

A recent upgrade to a digital planetarium projector system at Kutztown University has also provided an opportunity for LVAAS. Thanks to the generosity of Kutztown University and with the help of Dr. Phillip Reed, Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy and Joe Coco, Kutztown Purchasing Director, LVAAS has acquired a fully functional Spitz A3P planetarium projector to replace our own aging projector.

Close inspection of the Spitz A3P projector reveals a work of art both mechanically and optically. It is one of the most common of all commercial planetarium projectors ever made with an estimated 500 A3P model types in use worldwide. This is a generous donation by Kutztown University that will enhance our public outreach capabilities. We are one of the very few astronomical societies with the capability to provide planetarium shows along with our star parties giving us the ability to provide programs to an eager public even on overcast nights - as is all too often the case in our location. LVAAS is well recognized within our local community for its educational contributions to astronomy outreach programs.

LVAAS has a long association with Kutztown University with many of our members having been students at Kutztown or served on the faculty. Again, thanks to all of our friends at Kutztown University.

Kutztown University

Kutztown Physics and Astronomy Department

Donated Plantarium moves to South Mountain

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December Star Party Canceled

Saturday, December 05 2009 @ 02:12 PM EST

Contributed by: Bill Dahlenburg

Unfortunately tonight's star party, December 5th, is canceled due to inclement weather. Hope to see you all at the next scheduled star party, January 23rd 7:00 PM

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Exciting News!

Wednesday, October 28 2009 @ 10:05 AM EDT

Contributed by: David Gwyn

The November 8th general meeting guest speaker will Professor Malcolm Longair. Professor Longair is the Emeritus Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge England. He has held visiting professorships at Caltech, Princeton, the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the Space Telescope Science Institute. His main interest is in high energy astrophysics and astrophysical cosmology. Professor Longair's talk is "The Dark Things in the Universe". "I will do black holes, dark matter and dark energy and tie them together with the theme of understanding gravity."

Hope you can join us!

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LVAAS events for 9/11 to 9/13

Tuesday, September 08 2009 @ 10:18 PM EDT

Contributed by: Bill Dahlenburg

The re-scheduling of Mega Meet to this weekend has caused a busy weekend but I do hope you can join us for some important events. Saturday night is our public star party and your help is always needed. With vacations over and school back in secession, most families are back to a settled routine that includes scouting and other activities that may bring more guests to our monthly parties.

Sunday is our general meeting at which we will also convene a business meeting to vote on proposed changes to our bylaws. Your voice is needed to help set the direction of our society.

Following the business meeting, former LVAAS director Ray Harris will present "The Art and Science of Early Printed Atlases". Ray has collected and photographed many rare, beautiful and historically important star charts in his travels and presents them with a history of man's understanding of the heavens at the time the charts were created.

I hope you can join us,

Thanks,
Bill

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Mega Meet postponed

Thursday, August 20 2009 @ 08:55 PM EDT

Contributed by: Bill Dahlenburg

Due to the possibility of severe thunderstorms and heavy downpours Saturday, Mega Meet has been reschuled to Sept. 11-13 2009

Hope to see you there.

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Public Star Party

Friday, August 14 2009 @ 05:38 PM EDT

Contributed by: Bill Dahlenburg

Just a reminder, Saturday night, August 15th is Star Party night. Please help us share the skies with the public. Looks like we'll have clear weather for a change.

Thanks,

Bill

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LVAAS Picnic moved to Sunday

Friday, July 10 2009 @ 06:39 PM EDT

Contributed by: Bill Dahlenburg

Hi All,

The weather could get violent Saturday afternoon so our picnic is rescheduled to Sunday, July 12th, 5:00 PM.

Many years ago we moved our annual picnic to Saturdays just for this very reason. Our August general meeting at Pulpit Rock and December holiday party were moved to Saturday's as well.

Please check this website prior to the August meeting should inclement weather happen again.

Hope to see you all Sunday,

Bill

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Help on Forum Entries

Thursday, June 18 2009 @ 02:24 PM EDT

Contributed by: David Gwyn

Now that our group is starting to use the new forum, I've noticed that a few folks have tried to paste URL's and such into their posts, and did not get the link produced. The reason is that to improve security, we have turned off the direct use of HTML in forum posts. However, there is a built-in function called BBCode that allows you to include links and images.

For example, to create a direct link to another web site, simply surround the "HTTP://" link with the BBCode symbols [url] and [/url], as in the example below:

[url]http://www.glfusion.org[/url]

See the chart below for other tips on the BBCodes available.

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Star Party Program June 13, 2009

Friday, June 12 2009 @ 07:39 PM EDT

Contributed by: Bill Dahlenburg

7:00pm: Feature Program “ Charles Messier & His Objects”.

Club member Mike Tapper will discuss the contributions of Charles Messier, an 18th century French

astronomer, to our understanding of the universe. The Messier Objects are sought after by amateur

astronomers and contain some of the most spectacular deep space objects.

8pm and again at 9pm: Planetarium Show of the Night Sky

Please note: Planetarium seating is limited. Because the dome is lowered, visitors must be

seated under the dome to see the planetarium show .

7pm – 10pm: Telescope viewing of the Night Sky

Weather permitting, our observatory telescopes, plus individual club member telescopes, will be

available for you to look through at various night sky objects. Feel free to ask questions about the

objects you see or the telescopes you are looking through. This is an outdoor activity so dress

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