LVAAS General Meeting
Saturday July 9
Picnic Tentatively Scheduled for 5 p.m. Stay tuned for updates. Presentation at 7 p.m.
Rain Date TBD
--- at the Grady Planetarium, 620B East Rock Rd., Allentown PA 18103 ---
Lost Constellations
Presentation in Person
The meeting may also be attended via Zoom. If you have recently been exposed to someone with COVID-19, have recently tested positive for COVID-19, or are experiencing symptoms, please do not attend the meeting in-person.
Ray Harris
Today’s 88 constellations were formalized by the International Astronomical Union in the 1920’s.
Our modern constellations started with the 48 listed in Ptolemy’s 2nd-Century Almagest.
We will explore how new constellations were introduced starting in the 16th century
and take a look at some of the more than 100 that have been abandoned.
This will be a preview for his two upcoming articles for Sky & Telescope.
Ray Harris has been a member of LVAAS since 1985 and has served as both Treasurer and Director.
After graduating from Yale in 1972 he served five years in the Navy as a nuclear engineer on a submarine.
He settled in the Lehigh Valley in 1980 when he accepted a job with PP&L.
Ray started collecting antique star charts in 1987 and has accumulated an extensive collection or original material dating back to the early 1500’s.
He has lectured widely on the history of celestial cartography
and his article “The First Deep-Sky Atlas” appeared in the January 2022 issue of Sky & Telescope.
Prospective new members who wish to attend the meeting should email membership@lvaas.org.
LVAAS Public Star Party
Saturday, July 2
6:00 p.m. - Planetarium Show for families with children aged 14 and under
7:00 p.m. - presentation TBA
8:00 p.m. - regular Planetarium Show
Continuous - Observatory tours and telescope viewing
620 B East Rock Road, Allentown
