Free and Open to the Public

In-person and via Zoom
Ask for the Zoom link from paulwaav@together.net or theresamarie11@GMAIL.COM
VAS Members will be emailed the Zoom link

The in-person will be at the Brownell Library on 2A near 5-Corners in Essex Junction.

If you attend via Zoom please get on-line before 7:30.  If you don't have Zoom installed, the application will automatically download and install when you click the meeting link.  This may take a couple minutes.

PRESENTATION:

Building a Home Observatory in Vermont

By Terri Zittritsch

I’ll share my adventures of building a home observatory and getting it fully operational and to the point of being mostly automated.     I’ll take you through my concept phase, planning phase, and the building process and some of the issues I ran into, things I forgot to do,  as well as some of my solutions.     It’s a nice functional observatory that meets some of my needs.     While I’d love to have a bigger and multiple pier obseravtory, I’m not sure I can justify that for my current location.

Following the main presentation, our recurring monthly presentations will include Constellation of the Month  by Terri Zittritsch.

This is not open to the public. A solar viewing event for high school students on the math track for the governers institute. Setup 12:30, 50-60 high schoolers to attend approx 1:15 to 3:30pm. VAS to provide solar viewing opportunities.

The VAS will be hosting the annual VAS Stellafane Potluck at the VAS Campsite. Up the hill behind the swap tables.

The VAS is participating as a co-host with Vermont Public for the Eye on the Sky Stargazing Party MC'd by Mark Breen at the Sugarbush Resort
 
https://www.facebook.com/events/677027708481738?active_tab=about

Presentation by 2 VAS members (Jack St. Louis and James Bosek). Open to the public.