Club Information

All meetings and events are open to the public, unless otherwise posted. To contact the club for more information: info@cumberlandastronomyclub.org

2022-23 Club Officers

Meeting Information

Next Meeting:

September 15, 2023

7:30 PM

Frostburg State University

Gira Center, Rm 156, on the same level as the Planetarium

Agenda

Atlas Virtuel de la Lune (Virtual Moon Atlas):  Using computer software to aid in viewing the Moon

Link to Virtual Moon Atlas

Location Details:

Signs at the Planetarium will direct you to Room 156

PDF Campus Map with notes for parking and walking to the building

Please, only attend if you are feeling well and you are comfortable attending

Fun Stuff:

The Insane Engineering of James Webb Telescope

Star Link Satellite Videos taken May 8^th.

Click here for 20 second Video with an airplane in the shot

This is a MP4 file 6MB in size

Satellites are moving West to North below Capella viewed 4 miles South of Berlin, Pennsylvania

Click here to link to Greg Latta's YouTube video

Greg’s video was taken along Alt US40, Big Savage Mountain, West of Frostburg, Maryland

Why SpaceX is building Starlink system

Real Engineering informational on the 12,000 satellite system

Comment: Will all this stuff overhead effect the view to the Heavens???

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Future Meetings:

October 20, 2023

Agenda

TBA

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Club meetings are open to the public.

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Upcoming Events:

TBA

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Check for Events at:

FSU Public Show Schedule

After the Science Saturday Planetarium Show the club sometimes will assist with pointing out features in the night sky and with viewing with some of the university’s telescopes, weather permitting.

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