Salina Astronomy Club


	Skywatch Schedule 2012-13
	Winter Observing Tips by Alan Witzgall
	Neptune - The Last Gas Giant
	Post-talk Comments on The Marks of Time
	Info Links & books about Saturn, The Ringed Planet
	Rise and Set Time for Sun, 2012
	Fraction of Moon Illuminated, 2012
	Rise and Set Time for Moon, 2012

News

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Click on Underlined Name to Contact or Submit Membership Application

President:
Dr. Dorothy Hanna
Secretary:
Jeffrey Kasoff
Treasurer:
Jeff Whithorn
Members:
Steve Blosser
Bob Bohata
Dr. David Hanson
Sarah Maass
:
Keith Rawlings
Members:
Ray Reifsteck
Marge Steckfus
Sally Stephens
Jeff Thompson
Jim Zanardi

Favorite Links:

	REANIMATING THE 1882 VENUS TRANSIT
	THE END IS NEAR VIDEO
	CLEAR SKY FORCAST FOR SALINA
	ASTRONOMICAL INFORMATION CENTER
	HERSCHEL'S 1781 ACCOUNT OF A COMET, REALLY URANUS
	VENUS TRANSIT 2012
	MARS SCIENCE LAB

Salina Astronomy Club

Welcome to the Website of the Salina Astronomy Club.

The Image of M31, the Andromeda Galaxy shown below, was taken by Jim Zanardi at a rural observing site east of Solomon on Oct 30, 2008. A set of ten exposures were captured with a DSLR camera and 300 mm lens fitted to a tracking telescope mount. The exposures were combined in Photoshop (post-processed) by Tom Martinez to generate the final image.

The Transit image in upper left hand corner of page captured by Steve Blosser on 5-Jun-2012 with iOptron 60 Solar & 1.3 MP electronic eyepiece.

RECENT EVENTS
SDO Sees Solar Ballet
copy and past to your search engine following link to video clip
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=158014611
A solar eruption gracefully rose 160,000 miles up from the sun on December 31, 2012, twisting and turning. Magnetic forces drove the flow of plasma, but without sufficient force to overcome the sun’s gravity much of the plasma fell back into the sun. This four–hour event occurred from 10:20 am to 2:20 pm EST and was captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory in extreme ultraviolet light shown here at a high cadence of an image every 36 seconds

BR> Friday, Skywatch Program, 8-Feb-2013 7:30 p.m.
Free SkyWatch Program at Peters Science Hall, Rm 229, KWU. This is second of a three part series on star hopping. An excellent way to begin night sky observing is with a pair of binoculars. Dr. Dorothy Hanna and club members will explore some of the beautiful objects in the winter sky as viewed through binoculars and will explain how to locate them using star hopping techniques. Light refreshments and rooftop observing will follow the talk.

SkyWatch Program, Friday, 11-Jan-2013 7:30 p.m.
Free SkyWatch Program at Peters Science Hall, Rm 229, Kansas Wesleyan University, 4th and Cloud(See map below). Dr. Dorothy Hanna will give talk on Star Hopping. This is first of a three part series. Finding their way in the night sky is the first challenge faced by amateur astronomers. Dr. Dorothy Hanna will explain the tools and tricks astronomers use to get their bearings when doing unaided visual observations.

SkyWatch Program Friday, 7-Dec-2012 7:30 p.m.
Free SkyWatch Program at Peters Science Hall, Rm 229, Kansas Wesleyan University, 4th and Cloud(See map below). Jeffrey Kasoff will give talk on The Cosmic Distance Ladder describing how the observable universe was measured and remeasured over the past 2,400 years. .

Observe Transit of Venus Tues, 5-Jun-2012 5 p.m. sharp - at the Indian Rock Park, 1500 Gypsum, Salina.
Enjoy the FREE viewing through Salina Astronomy Club member telescopes near shelter at top of park , weather permitting. Rain Date for next Venus Transit across the Sun's disk, 11-December 2117.

UPCOMING EVENTS
FREE Star Party at the Land Institute,Friday,12-Apr-2013 8:00 p.m.See a setting Jupiter, crescent Moon, Orion Nebula, and deep sky objects 'Fuzzies'. Setup starts at 7:30 pm. Sunset at 8:04 pm. Skies will be fully dark after 9:30 pm. bring telescopes, binoculars or just your interest in the night sky.
2440 E Water Well Rd (See map below).

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD COMPLETE 2012-2013 SKYWATCH SCHEDULE IN PDF FORMAT

Please feel free to join us at one of our regular Salina Astronomy Club (SAC) meetings as listed below...Meetings normally held at 7:45 pm on the first Monday of each month unless otherwise noted.

Next SAC Monthly Meeting
Monday, 6-May-2013 - Time: 7:45 p.m. - Rm 418, Peters Science Hall, KWU campus

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Early attempt at astrophotography through refurbished KWU 16" telescope

SAC MEMBERSHIP

LEARN ABOUT CLUB MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS BY ATTENDING A MEETING OR A SKYWATCH PROGRAM.

Download SAC Membership Application Form
CLICK HERE to Download WORD Document file

CLICK HERE to Download Adobe PDF Document file

Nice AstroImage of M31 captured by Jim Zanardi

MAPS

KWU Campus Map

Map to Star Party at The Land Institute

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

For more information, please contact Dr. Dorothy Hanna, Peters Science Hall, NW corner of 4th & Cloud, Kansas Wesleyan University,100 E. Claflin, Salina, KS 67401.

785-827-5541, Ext. 2418

E-mail: dahanna@kwu.edu

SAC VIDEO SERIES

2012 - The End Is Near
by Dr. Dorothy Hanna

CLICK HERE to watch the Windows Media Format WMF Video.
CLICK HERE to watch the High Definition MPG Video.

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