Join us for our July Imaging Meeting. Member Michael Fulbright will be giving a presentation on his workflow of he sets up his telescope and cameras for a night of imaging. We’ll be meeting in the hallway behind the Brickhouse Restaurant on Hillsborough Street at 7pm. As always, bring your new images by to share.
On Sunday night / Monday morning, several members of RAC met at the Crossroads shopping center to observe a grazing lunar occultation of the star Delta Capricorni. Rarely do we observe in a location bright enough for a photo, but this graze was observed under lots of light as you can see below. Mark L coordinated the event for us and devised a well-prepared plan. We had 4 observing stations spread across the shopping area. This was necessary to produce…
Join us for our June Imaging Meeting. There will be no formal presentation, but there will be some open discussion about changing the schedule of our imaging meetings so as to help offset the instances where the Imaging Group could have back-to-back meetings with the rest of the club. We’ll be meeting in the hallway behind the Brickhouse Restaurant on Hillsborough Street at 7pm. As always, bring your new new images by to share.
Location: NCSU Crafts Center (directions) Date: May 18, 2018 Time: 7:30-9:30pm Imaging Showcase For this months meeting, some of our club’s imagers will show their latest work in photographing the night sky. Imagers will talk about what cameras and equipment were used and the software for which to acquire the images. RAC Business: After the presentation, we will discuss additional RAC business. We will then adjourn for dinner at a Sammy’s Tap and Grill on Avent Ferry Rd.
There will be no formal presentation, but there will be some open discussion about strategies for powering all our imaging gear. We’ll be meeting in the hallway behind the Brickhouse Restaurant on Hillsborough Street at 7pm. We had a lot of new images posted in recent weeks. Bring them by to share.
Location: NCSU Crafts Center (directions) Date: May 18, 2018 Time: 7:30-9:30pm Mars at Opposition: Historical context and what to expect RAC Member and Associate Professor of Hispanic linguistics at NC State, Jim Michnowicz Gain some background on the upcoming Mars Opposition. Mars won’t be this close again until 2035, so this is the summer to spend some time on the Red Planet. Look at a brief history of Mars observations, as well as what to expect in the eyepiece during…
The Raleigh Astronomy Club holds several public observing sessions each year where we provide the telescopes and kids of all ages join in the fun. These events are free of charge – just come on out. Sometimes a blanket or lawn chair are useful for hanging out with us! Our Next Public Observing Session: Dorothea Dix Park Big Field 101 Blair Drive Raleigh, NC 27603 Date: June 15, 2018 Time: 9:00pm – 12:00am NOTE: Always check back close to the…
Location: NCSU Crafts Center (directions) Date: April 27, 2018 Time: 7:30-9:30pm Abstract: Stephen Hawking and his work: One possible view. Steve Christensen, RAC Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy UNC-Chapel Hill Abstract Steve met Hawking in 1972 and much of his research has been in similar fields, in particular, the nature of black holes. Steve will talk about his interactions with Hawking and his collaborators, his discoveries, and what still needs to be understood related to his work. RAC Business:…
For our April Meeting, bring by any of your new images to share with the group. There also will be a discussion of other future topics. We will be meeting in the usual place behind the Brickhouse Restaurant in the hallway at 7pm this Thursday, April 19.
Location: NCSU Crafts Center (directions) Date: March 23, 2018 Time: 7:30-9:30pm Abstract: RAC Member and Co-Chair Ann Murphy will give a lecture on getting started in Astronomy. The lecture talks about some of the things to see in the night sky and how to start looking at them. RAC Business: After the presentation, we will discuss additional RAC business. We will then adjourn for dinner at a Sammy’s Tap and Grill on Avent Ferry Rd.
This month’s RAC Imaging Meeting will be held a week early (March 8) due to the Staunton River Star Party occurring during our usual meeting time. We welcome discussion about plans for imaging at the star party. The meeting will be at its usual venue in the hallway outside of The Raleigh Brickhouse Restaurant at 7pm.
Location: NCSU Crafts Center (directions) Date: February 23, 2018 Time: 7:30-9:30pm Abstract: RAC Member extraordinaire Mark Lang will demonstrate how the night sky changes over time and how he captures the images using his equipment. His astrophotography catches the motion of objects against the background stars. RAC Business: After the presentation, we will discuss additional RAC business. We will then adjourn for dinner at a Sammy’s Tap and Grill on Avent Ferry Rd.
Join us for this month’s RAC Imaging Meeting at its usual venue in the hallway of the Raleigh Brickhouse AT 7pm. We will not be presenting a topic this time, but would like to welcome all the new visitors who came to our Astronomy Days Exhibit.
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The presentation for ‘Getting Started in Astronomy with Kids’ can be located at the following link; click >> HERE
