Events Calendar

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:

Science, Selenology and the Apollo Project: How we proved that on-site human participation is vital in the exploration of the Solar System.

By Jim Bosek

Using images taken by the Apollo astronauts as well as basic science gathered from samples collected and comparative costs of other government programs we judge the success of our earliest and only first person exploration of an extraterrestrial world. next generation of space exploration.

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

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:

A Gentle Introduction To Mirror Making

By Bob Horton

In this talk we will explore the tools, techniques and tests that have evolved over the years to produce a telescope mirror (or lens) whose surface is thousands of times smoother and more accurate than the best machinist's work, all the while using simple and inexpensive devices and procedures that even a caveman can handle. We will start with a short history of the art of mirror making and the role our own state of Vermont played in that timeline. This is followed by a description of the ten basic steps a mirror maker will take to transform a raw disk of glass into an optically perfect mirror that will reside the heart of their telescope. For each step, we will describe the procedure to get to the desired result and a set of simple tests that prove that you have completed that task. In the end, you will know how thousands of folks have crafted their own telescopes using the most basic tools to produce research quality optics.

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

The Vermont Astronomical Society has been invited to assist with this year's Summer Stargazing event being hosted by Vermont Public with Presenter Mark Breen.
It is being held at the Billings Farm and Museum in Woodstock Vermont. 
 
Vermont Public live broadcast at 9 p.m.

The annual VAS Stellafane PotLuck takes place on Friday evening of the convention. We meet up on the hill above the swap table area at our usual VAS Camping site.