Friday, January 27, 2012
BGAAC will meet at 7:30 PM in Room 179 of the Chemistry-Physics
Building on UK campus to hear Dr. Tom Troland talk about
"General Relativity and Black Holes."
Friday, March 2, 2012
BGAAC will meet at 7:30 PM in Room 179 of the Chemistry-Physics
Building on UK campus to hear Dr. Stella Cottam talk about
"Transits of Venus"
Public Stargazing at Raven Run Nature
Sanctuary,
March-October 2012
The Bluegrass Amateur Astronomy Club will hold public stargazing
programs at
at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary
once a month during March-October 2012. Programs will take place on the
following Saturdays:
| Saturday, March 24 |
|
Saturday, July 21 |
| Saturday, April
21 | |
Saturday, August
25 |
| Saturday, May 19 | |
Saturday,
September 15 |
| Saturday, June 16 | |
Saturday, October
13 |
Meetings begin around sunset and last two to three hours.
There is no rain date. The main gate at Raven Run is open for parking
and park personnel there will direct you to the observing field.
Persons with telescopes can drive
up a dirt road by the barn (turn off just before the main gate) and
park at the edge of the observing field.
If the weather is partly cloudy, phone the park around 6:30 p.m.
(859-272-6105) to see whether it's a go. If you would like to check
on weather and seeing conditions, you can also check the
Raven Run
Clear Sky Clock.
The last public stargazing event for 2012 at Raven Run will take
place on Saturday, October 13.