Saturday, January 11, 2025
Presenter: Jeromino Vasquez

Title: “Mayan Planetary Science: Implications of the 819 Day Calendar”

Jeromino is the owner of the Mayan Winds coffee house on Fourth Street and is currently on the Coconino County Board of Supervisors, District 2. His background is in education having worked in the Flagstaff district for 14 years. He has his Bachelor's degree in Botany and his Masters in Social Cultural Anthropology from NAU.

Over 2000 years ago, ancestral Mayans observed celestial intricacies unknown to modern astronomers. They deciphered an 819-day planetary cycle using their base-20 math system, integrating it into their cultural knowledge. Join Jeromino as he shares details and stories January meetingabout this fascinating history.

Saturday, February 15, 2025
Presenter: Ken Herkenhoff, USGS

Title: “NASA's Mars Rovers: A Brief History”

Of the 21 lander missions on Mars, the Curiosity rover and Perseverance rover are currently in operation on Mars. Ken will be discussing the history of the various Mars missions and what has been discovered.

Bio: Ken Herkenhoff worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena for 9 years before moving to the U. S. Geological Survey’s Astrogeology Science Center in 1998, where he worked for 25 years as a research geologist. Ken is a Co-Investigator on the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission and on the Mars Science Laboratory Mastcam/MAHLI/MARDI and ChemCam science teams. MSL landed on August 5, 2012 and continues to explore Gale crater on Mars. Finally, he is a Co-Investigator on the Mars 2020 Mastcam-Z science team and is enjoying his involvement in another successful rover mission!

Saturday, March 15, 2025
Presenter: TBD

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Saturday, April 12, 2025
Presenter: Lisa Prato, Lowell Observatory

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Saturday, May 10, 2025
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Saturday, June 7, 2025, 3:00-7:00PM Presenter: TBD

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Saturday, July 12, 2025
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Saturday, August 9, 2025
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Saturday, September 6, 2025
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Saturday, October 4, 2025
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Saturday, November 8, 2025
Presenters: TBD

Title: “CAS Member Activity Presentations”

Saturday, December 6, 2025

CAS Holiday Party

Location: The Peaks Flagstaff
Time: From 2:00-6:00PM

Further details on getting to the location are being sent in an email to all club members.