Mega Meet begins Friday August 22 at Pulpit Rock

 

LVAAS General Meeting at Pulpit Rock

Saturday August, 23 7 p.m. at LVAAS Pulpit Rock Astronomical Park

 

Presenters are in person
 

"Astronomy Bingo!"

    

Featuring Brett Fadem and Jonathan Cuadra

Join us for a fun and informative evening of star-gaming. Bring your binoculars, telescopes, and smart telescopes (or use ones that we offer). Spot the objects on your card until you fill a column or a row, and then gather to discuss fun facts and stellar evolution. Participants can share some of the images they acquire that night and we will share some of the images created by LVAAS members. The night will end with an astronomy trivia game featuring the evening’s objects.

Brett: After a10-year acting career in NYC, I attended Grinnell College from 1991 to 1995, where I graduated with a B.A. in physics. Continuing on to graduate study in high-energy nuclear physics at Iowa State University, I earned my Ph.D. in 2002. After a two-year teaching position at Colby College in Maine, I took a faculty position at Muhlenberg College in 2004 where I have taught for over twenty years. Over the interval, with the help of three NSF grants, I have exposed dozens of undergraduate students to nuclear physics research at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Long Island using the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). Recently, I have started teaching astronomy at Muhlenberg College and have become involved with the Skynet consortium that uses a worldwide network of robotic telescopes to teach introductory astronomy and more advanced courses in observational astronomy.

Jonathan is a senior Muhlenberg College student studying Physics. He has been fascinated by the cosmos since he was young, and has always had lingering questions about how the universe and things in it work. Throughout his academic career and research opportunities, he has been able to embrace his curiosity and interests. He hopes to pursue a career in aerospace research and development. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, cat (her name is Janey), going on trips and vacations, and building Legos!

 

MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW: STAY TUNED!

 

 

Prospective new members who wish to attend the meeting should email membership@lvaas.org.

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THE LEHIGH VALLEY AMATEUR ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY -- 620B East Rock Road -- Allentown, PA 18103 -- 610-797-3476 -- www.lvaas.org

WELCOME!

Founded in 1957, the Lehigh Valley Amateur Astronomical Society (LVAAS) is one of the oldest continuously-operating amateur astronomy organizations in the U.S. The mission of LVAAS is to promote the study of Astronomy and to maintain a meeting space, observatories, and a planetarium.

LVAAS operates two astronomy sites: The South Mountain site in Salisbury Township is the headquarters of the Society. It has a planetarium with a Spitz A3P projector, a 21 foot dome, meeting space, the Red Shift store, library, workshop space, and three observatories. The Pulpit Rock site near Hamburg is LVAAS's members-only dark sky site. At 1600 feet above sea level, the site features five observatories and a pad for member's scopes.

Members who receive training on the scopes may obtain keys to the observatories. LVAAS also maintains a rental "fleet" of telescopes that members may rent at low cost. Members also receive access to The Observer, our online newsletter, as well as reduced subscription prices to Sky and Telescope and Astronomy Magazine. If you want to learn more about astronomy and LVAAS, please join us at our next public star party.

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