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Cumberland Astronomy Club |
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| Club Information | |
| Astrophotography
|
Special Reports New Report Added 9/22/09 |
The club is affiliated with the The Astronomical League. Annual dues are $10 for a family membership. The dues include individual registration with AL and entitle the member to a subscription to The Reflector, AL's quarterly publication on amateur astronomy. If you are interested in becoming a member, or if you'd like more information about the club, please contact one of the officers, or you can contact Steve Luzader at the email address given at the bottom of this page.
| President | Steve Vincent |
| Vice-President | John Jankauskas |
| Secretary/Treasurer/ALCor | Dr. Stephen Luzader |
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
Topics
"STAR CITIES: OPEN AND GLOBULAR CLUSTERS"
Next
Meeting
FRIDAY,NOVEMBER 20
7:30 PM
LA VALE LIBRARY
Topics
"BULL'S EYE: PLANETARY GEOGRAPHY AND IMPACTS"
Next Star Parties
With
the arrival of winter, no formal star parties will be scheduled until
next spring. But don't hesitate to schedule your own observing
sessions. You can even invite family and friends to join you in
admiring the wonders of the night sky!
Startrails
and other examples of fixed tripod astrophotography. (Aurora
photo
added 6/23/04.) |
Constellations
A collection of fixed tripod photographs of familiar
constellations. |
Pictures
of the sun, moon and planets.
(2009 Solar Eclipse photos added 7/30/2009) |
|
"Deep
space" objects, including novae, galaxies, nebulae, and star
clusters. (New image added 7/29/04.) |
Messier
objects. (New image
added 12/15/07.) |
Special thanks to Lisa Sheirer of FSU's Visual Arts Department for invaluable assistance in scanning many of the slides for this web site. Back to top
Reports by Steve Luzader
Get the latest on the Mars PHOENIX mission
Check on Spirit and Opportunity as they continue to explore Mars
Skymaps.com
Free montly star charts for your personal use
Clear
Sky Clock
for Frostburg courtesy Attilla Danko
Intellicast
Stargazers Forecast
Intellicast
Satellite Image of Eastern US cloud cover for star party
planning
Hale-Bopp
pictures by CAC members
CCD
images by
Greg Latta and Frostburg State students
The
Astronomy
Picture of the Day
The
Astronomical League
American Association of
Amateur
Astronomers
Sky
& Telescope
magazine
Astronomy
magazine
Jersey
Starquest
Kanawha Valley Astronomical
Society
(includes Blackwater Falls Astronomy Weekend)
Amateur
Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh
Star Gazer
Online (Jack
Horkheimer,
formerly "Star Hustler")
SEDS (Students
for the Exploration
and Development of Space)
| SLUZADER@comcast.net | Last
Revised 08/18/07. |