SLAS Regular Meeting
McDonnell Hall, Washington University - St. Louis
7:30pm Friday, October 18, 2024
"Super Secret Squirrel Stuff"
by
Pamela Gay, PhD.; Planetary Science Institute
What is going on in Astronomy and Space Science today? Shhh, it is a secret. Well not really. Come listen to Dr. Pamela Gay talk about topics that are so exciting they could be secret.
Dr. Pamela Gay is an astronomer, writer, and podcaster focused on using new media to engage people in science and technology. She is the Director of Technology and Citizen Science for the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, co-host of the Astronomy Cast podcast, and a member of the team that is building the CosmoQuest virtual research facility. CosmoQuest is a citizen science web site designed to provide the public with opportunities to participate in NASA related science programs, online seminars, and other astronomy events and activities.
The meeting will begin at 7:30 PM Friday, October 18 in McDonnell Hall, Room 162, on the Danforth campus of Washington University, Saint Louis, MO 63105. Wilson Hall is accessible from Forsyth Boulevard via Tolman Way. Free yellow zone and garage parking spaces are available. The event will also be available via Zoom online conference.
To request Zoom link, please click here
The event, cosponsored by NASA's Missouri Space Grant Consortium, is open to the public free of charge.
Meeting Agenda
SLAS Volunteers Needed, NSN Link
Upcoming Library Telescope Events Need Volunteers
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Nov 7 Prairie Commons Library
Nov 7 Oak Bend Library
Main Speaker
A101 - 10 Years of the Library Telescope Program
Press Release - St. Louis County Library Celebrates 10 Years of Telescope Lending Program
https://www.slcl.org/news/st-louis-county-library-celebrates-10-years-telescope-lending-program
Fox 2 TV Interview – St Louis County Library 10-Year Anniversary of Telescopes
https://youtu.be/k9t3-c3rEKo?si=wDpyFoJBXhUeAGef
Please renew your Expiring Memberships. LINK
SLAS has 2024 group permits for Whiteside and Danville.
Upcoming Meetings:
November 2024: Robert Zubrin, PhD. “The Case for Mars”; The Mars Society
December 2024: Robert Reeves; "Postcards from the Moon"; LPOD
January 2025: Bhupal Dev, PhD. “Finding New Physics in Debris from Colliding Neutron “Stars; Washington University.
February 2025: k. Michael Malolpszy; "Probing the Sub-Microwave Universe Part III"; SLAS2024 Astronomy Events by Mark Jones
Randy Harrison's Lookin' Up Optics page: http://lookinup.info/
Here are the websites that Dr. Gokhale mentioned in his talk in June
Dark Sky Missouri
www.darkskymissouri.org
Video: 'Saving the Dark' A film on Light Pollution by Sriram Murali
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fHxNn-FEnc
Globe at Night program for light pollution
Telescopes for Sale!
Shirts and Mugs for sale!
Our new SLAS coffee mugs have arrived. They will be available to purchase at
our regular meetings at Washington U. Price: $10 each, 2 for $15
All shirts are $10!!!
Moon Shirt
Globular Cluster Shirt
Pleiades Shirt
There is also a Dobsonian shirt
New Poster from Guy Ottwell you might be interested in
It's called the Zodiac Wavy Chart
https://www.universalworkshop.com/zodiac-wavy-charts/?mc_cid=cfa6f33be8&mc_eid=9d6fcdbdfa