Free and Open to the Public 

In-person and via Zoom

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

Ask for the Zoom link from paulwaav@together.net or theresamarie11@GMAIL.COM

VAS Members will be emailed the Zoom link

If you attend via Zoom please get on-line before 7:30.  To download the Zoom application go to Zoom.us.   If you don't have Zoom installed, the application will automatically download and install when you click the meeting link. 

PRESENTATION:
Observing the Bright Solar System Objects During the Winter – Spring of 2025
By Gary T. Nowak

Over the past few months there have not been many bright solar system objects that have been in a favorable position for observing. That all changes as we enter into the new year of 2025. During the first two seasons of 2025, there will be 4 bright solar system objects which will be favorably placed in our evening skies. These 4 objects will have a very high altitude in the sky which could yield some excellent views.

The presenter will do a brief review of the “Why’s” of Lunar and Planetary observing. There will be a short segment on what size aperture works well for a good lunar and planetary telescope in our viewing area.
In the 2nd part of the presentation, the presenter will count down the bright solar system objects to the presenter’s top pick of the seasons. Each object listed will have information on its observable features.

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

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

Ask for the Zoom link from paulwaav@together.net or theresamarie11@GMAIL.COM

VAS Members will be emailed the Zoom link

If you attend via Zoom please get on-line before 7:30.  To download the Zoom application go to Zoom.us.   If you don't have Zoom installed, the application will automatically download and install when you click the meeting link. 

PRESENTATIONS:

2024 VAS Wrap-up
by President Terri Zittritsch

1)  Eclipse
2) Aurora wide spread on multiple occasions
3) Comet 2023/A3 Tcuchinshan-Atlas
4) Solar Maximum

and

So, You Want to be an Astronaut
by Cale Shipman

There might be many reasons to resist that thought.  Captain Kirk aside, space travel is not for sissies.

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

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

Ask for the Zoom link from paulwaav@together.net or theresamarie11@GMAIL.COM

VAS Members will be emailed the Zoom link

If you attend via Zoom please get on-line before 7:30.  To download the Zoom application go to Zoom.us.   If you don't have Zoom installed, the application will automatically download and install when you click the meeting link. 

PRESENTATION:

Basic Concepts
by Al Boudreau

We explore the basic concepts of astronomy in plain English. This talk introduces the objects of outer space such as asteroids, comets, nebulae, planets, the Kuiper Belt, the Oort Cloud, and galaxies. We explore in ordinary term concepts such as “lightyears,” spectrographs, the speed of light, orbits, and space travel. 

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