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Featured Photograph
Lunar Eclipsed sequenced 8 Nov2022-830x830
© 2022 Richard Edmonds
Composite sequence of the lunar eclipse on 8 November 2023. In the upper right the full moon is shown shortly after entering earth's penumbra at 1:11 AM. Shadowing of its western limb is not yet apparent. In the final image to the lower left the moon is in full umbral eclipse at 3:30 AM. Exit from eclipse was not captured due to low elevation over the San Francisco Peaks.
All images were captured at prime focus through a 10" f/6.3 Meade SCT with a modified Canon T5i camera. Exposures ranged from 1/1000s at ISO 100 to 1/25s at ISO 12800.
Richard Edmonds
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Title: “Grand Canyon Star Party”
Saturday, June 1-8, 2024
Link: TBD
Club Contact TBD
Title: “Flagstaff Festival of Science”
Saturday, June 1-8, 2024
Link: TBD
Club Contact TBD
Monthly Meeting for March
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Presenter Dr. Padraig Houlahan
Title: “An Overview of the Seestar 50 Digital Telescope”
The Seestar 50 is a new kind of telescope that can be controlled with a mobile device. Since it blends many different features and capabilities, it has become very popular, since it allows even novices to take interesting astronomical images easily. In this presentation, Padraig will provide examples and critiques of images taken with one and address the device's pros and cons.
Speaker Bio: Padraig has been involved in Astronomy for most of his life; He holds a Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of Texas (Austin), and has taught Physics and Astronomy at various colleges. He also has spent considerable time in I.T. administration, at Oregon State University and Lowell Observatory. His main interests are in various types of celestial imaging.
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.