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Cumberland Astronomy Club |
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Cumberland Astronomy Club |
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All meetings and events are open to the public, unless otherwise posted. To contact the club for more information: info@cumberlandastronomyclub.org
President/Astronomical League Coordinator |
Steve Vincent |
Vice-President |
Michelle Nilssen |
Secretary |
David Burcaw |
Treasurer |
Kathy Sanner |
Next Meeting:
April 19, 2024
7:30 PM
Frostburg State University
Gira Center, Rm 156, on the same level as the Planetarium
Agenda / Topic
See Double (Stars) with Binocs
A talk about the Astronomical League’s
Binocular Double Star Observing Program
A pre-recorded presentation by the coordinator for the Observing Program
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
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Future Meetings:
May 17, 2024
Agenda / Topic
Spring and Summer Binocular Targets
Joe Fazio, CAC Member
Link here
Click Here to link to Poster of UpComing Topics and Dates
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Club meetings are open to the public.
Fun Stuff:
click here to link to: Great American Eclipse April 8, 2024
click here to link to: Time and Date info on Total Solar Eclipse
A web page on three topics:
(1) last years Annular Solar Eclipse
and this years
(2) Lunar Occultation of Venus
(3) Total Solar Eclipse
by club member Nicole Sharp click here to link to: Chasing a Syzygy:
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks visible now in Andromeda with binoculars and telescopes
Potentially visible to the naked eye during early April. With its closest approach occurring just a few days before a the above mentioned Total Solar Eclipse
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks looking NW (304°, elevation 09°) on March
12, 2024, 9:30PM EDT by club member Craig Coleman
An unprocessed picture, simulating what you can see in a telescope with about 50x
Then a picture that is a stacked image with a 20 minute exposure
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TBA
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Check for
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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