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May 3, 2024
  • Member & Invited Guest Star Gazing at HOS

    May 3, 2024  9:00 pm - 10:00 pm

    If you want to be an invited guest email Paul at info@vtastro.org or paulwaav@together.net

    Rain date Saturday

    Deep Sky Observing (no Moon)
    Gate opens 9:00 PM. Sunset 8:00. Full darkness 10 PM.

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May 4, 2024
  • Rain Date-Member & Invited Guest Star Gazing at HOS

    May 4, 2024  9:00 pm - 10:00 pm

    If you want to be an invited guest email Paul at info@vtastro.org or paulwaav@together.net

    Rain date only

    Deep Sky Observing (no Moon)
    Gate opens 9:00 PM. Sunset 8:00. Full darkness 10 PM.

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May 6, 2024
  • VAS Annual Banquet & Business Meeting

    May 6, 2024  10:00 pm - May 7, 2024  1:00 am
    St. John's Club, 9 Central Ave, Burlington, VT 05401, USA

    Not open to the general public, however, members can invite guests and if you are not a member and would like to be an invited, please contact us at vtastro.org

    This will be in person and via Zoom.
    Zoom link will be sent to members via email.

    No Presentation. Members and invited guests only. Contact any member to get an invite.  Members can invite spouses and friends.
    Meal: As of the time of publication the details have not been worked out.
    The cost of the meal has not been determined either.  An email about the meal will be sent out a couple weeks before the meeting.

    Location: St. John’s Club, 9 Central Ave. Burlington (take Lakeside Ave from Pine St.).
    Time: Social Hour 6-7. Dinner 7-8 (may start earlier). Dinner will be catered this year. Awards and Annual Business Meeting 8-9.

    Election of Officers will be via email and in-person:
    Board Positions up for election/re-election this year- President, Vice President, 4 Board Members at large.  Let Jack or Paul know if you are interested in any of these positions by emailing info@vtastro.org.  You must be a Full Member (if you are an Associate, you must request to become a Full Member early enough to give us time to consider making you a Full Member).

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May 7, 2024
  • VAS Annual Banquet & Business Meeting

    May 6, 2024  10:00 pm - May 7, 2024  1:00 am
    St. John's Club, 9 Central Ave, Burlington, VT 05401, USA

    Not open to the general public, however, members can invite guests and if you are not a member and would like to be an invited, please contact us at vtastro.org

    This will be in person and via Zoom.
    Zoom link will be sent to members via email.

    No Presentation. Members and invited guests only. Contact any member to get an invite.  Members can invite spouses and friends.
    Meal: As of the time of publication the details have not been worked out.
    The cost of the meal has not been determined either.  An email about the meal will be sent out a couple weeks before the meeting.

    Location: St. John’s Club, 9 Central Ave. Burlington (take Lakeside Ave from Pine St.).
    Time: Social Hour 6-7. Dinner 7-8 (may start earlier). Dinner will be catered this year. Awards and Annual Business Meeting 8-9.

    Election of Officers will be via email and in-person:
    Board Positions up for election/re-election this year- President, Vice President, 4 Board Members at large.  Let Jack or Paul know if you are interested in any of these positions by emailing info@vtastro.org.  You must be a Full Member (if you are an Associate, you must request to become a Full Member early enough to give us time to consider making you a Full Member).

    See more details

     

     

May 10, 2024
  • Member & Invited Guest Star Gazing at HOS

    May 10, 2024  9:00 pm - 10:00 pm

    If you want to be an invited guest email Paul at info@vtastro.org or paulwaav@together.net

    Rain date Saturday

    Lunar and Deep Sky Observing
    3 or 4 day old Moon.
    Gate opens 8:00 PM. Sunset 8:05. Full darkness 10:05 PM.

    See more details

     

     

May 11, 2024
  • Rain date-Member & Invited Guest Star Gazing at HOS

    May 11, 2024  9:00 pm - 10:00 pm

    If you want to be an invited guest email Paul at info@vtastro.org or paulwaav@together.net

    Rain date only

    Lunar and Deep Sky Observing
    3 or 4 day old Moon.
    Gate opens 8:00 PM. Sunset 8:05. Full darkness 10:05 PM.

    See more details

     

     

May 17, 2024
  • Member & Invited Guest Star Gazing at HOS

    May 17, 2024  9:00 pm - 10:00 pm

    If you want to be an invited guest email Paul at info@vtastro.org or paulwaav@together.net

    Rain date Saturday

    Lunar Observing
    Moon between 1st quarter and Full.
    Gate opens 8:00 PM. Sunset 8:00. Full darkness - N/A.

    See more details

     

     

May 18, 2024
  • Rain Date-Member & Invited Guest Star Gazing at HOS

    May 18, 2024  9:00 pm - 10:00 pm

    If you want to be an invited guest email Paul at info@vtastro.org or paulwaav@together.net

    Rain date only

    Lunar Observing
    Moon between 1st quarter and Full.
    Gate opens 8:00 PM. Sunset 8:00. Full darkness - N/A.

    See more details

     

     

June 3, 2024
  • VAS Monthly Meeting

    June 3, 2024  7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

    Free and Open to the Public 

    In-person and via Zoom

    Ask for the Zoom link via info@vtastro.org

    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.
     
    The library encourages masks, but does not require them.  That policy may change over time, so watch for announcements.
     
    The intention is to also stream the main speaker and presentation via Zoom for those who choose to attend remotely. If you don't have Zoom installed, the application will automatically download and install when you click the link.  Or go to Zoom.us to download the interface application.

    Note:
    The meeting starts at 7:30 pm, but you can join starting at about 7:15 or 7:20 PM to give you time to connect and work out any issues.

    Night Myopia and
    Stargazing Eyeglasses
    By Joshua Roth

    Telescopes and binoculars come with focusing knobs, but our unmagnified views of the stars sometimes can seem forever out of focus. Can anything be done to improve our views of constellations and meteor showers? Science teacher and amateur astronomer Joshua Roth will describe the phenomenon of night myopia and some "hacks" that numerous observers have used to better see the unit-power sky.

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

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