Featured Photograph
M27 Ring Nebula
October 26,2019
@ 2019 Richard Edmonds
M27, the Dumbbell Nebula, a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula, at a distance of about 1227 light-years. Stack of five frames, ISO 1600.
- Meade 10" LX200f/6.3 at prime focus
- Stack of four frames, ISO 1600, IDAS V4 nebular filter
- Total exposure ~ 780 seconds
Richard Edmonds
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Activities for November 2019
Monthly Meeting for November
Saturday, November 9, 2019
CAS Member Activity Presentations
Theme: “Great Observatories I have Visited”
Each year CAS members are active in the pursuit of their avocation of Astronomy. At this meeting 4-6 members will present 10-15 minute overviews of the activities and achievements they were involved in during the preceding year.
- Klaus Brasch - A visit to the European Southern Observatory
- Jim Glish - Some beginners astrophotography
- Padraig Houlahan - Checking out using my new camera for astrophotography
- Barry Malpas - Design of an Exoplanet Lab
- John Volk - Chilean observatories I visited this year.
CAS Monthly Meetings and Astronomical Programs are held the
Saturday closest to the Full Moon at the Mars Hill Campus of
Lowell Observatory, Hendricks Center for Planetary Studies
Auditorium (6:45 pm - 8:00 pm., unless otherwise noted) followed
by refreshments, and informal discussion. Meetings are open and free
to the public.
