Upcoming Monthly Meetings
Monthly meetings are open to the public, and will be held at the Yale Leitner Student Observatory on the following dates:
Tuesday, January 26, 7:00pm
Tuesday, February 23, 7:00pm
Tuesday, March 29, 7:00pm
Recent ASNH Activities
By Donna Pursley
Members-only observing, Saturday, November 14
We had our last member’s only event for the year at the Bethany Observatory. A few members braved the cold to have a chance to look through the observatory’s scopes without interruption. The sky appeared clear, but there was a haze that hampered the viewing. Still, it is nice to get together as a group look through the big scopes.
Bethany open house, Friday, November 20
The event was very well attended by over 60 people. There were 2 large scopes open and Donna had the club’s iPad between them. Leo brought one of his scopes to add to the mix. The Moon was the main attraction tonight. It was cold but no one seemed to mind.
Young’s Pond Park public observing, Saturday, November 21
It was a beautiful clear day. The clear sky clock said that we would have cloud cover by 9pm. Well, it happened early. The clouds swept in and by 6:30 we were 90% covered. By 7:30 there was no viewing. We still had 1 telescope operating and 2 families came out.
Solstice Dinner, Saturday, December 12
ASNH had its annual Solstice Dinner on Saturday, December 12th. We had a good crowd with many new members attending. As usual, there was plenty of good food. Greg and Cheryl made their famous salad bar. And this year, Cheryl won Al Washburn’s astro quiz. This is a nice get together to meet some other members in a casual atmosphere in the light.
Features
If you have not looked at the newsletter before, check out some of the regular features. There are four useful links in the menu at the top of this page:
Calendar This is a monthly calendar that includes all the scheduled events of ASNH, other regional events of interest, plus the dates and times of noteworthy events in the night sky.
SkyMap This page has a chart of the sky as it appears over the New Haven area at the present date and time. It is constantly updated, so you can go to this page on any clear night to see what is overhead.
Space Place Read the monthly article from Space Place.
Directions This page gives directions to all the locations where regular activities of ASNH take place, including the monthly meeting, public observing sessions, and the annual Connecticut Star Party.
Other regular features can be found within these pages:
Upcoming Public Events Many ASNH events are free and open to the public. These include the monthly meetings, open houses at Bethany Observatory and public observing sessions at Young’s Pond Park in Branford. This section gives the dates, times, and descriptions of these events.
Upcoming Events for ASNH Members These events are for ASNH members only. Some are private observing nights, and others are outreach events where volunteers are needed with the telescopes and equipment.
Night Sky Highlights For those who are new to astronomy, this section lists some objects to observe in the sky during the next few months, whether you are using just your eyes, a pair of binoculars, or a telescope.
Gallery This section will feature recent photographs of celestial targets taken by ASNH members and others. If you have a picture you want to share with us, please submit it to newsletter@asnh.org.