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SLAS Regular Meeting
Friday, August 15
7:30 pm

Beyond the Milky Way

by

Richard Heuermann
Washington University
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

MSRAL Web Site

Meeting Description and Agenda

Do you usually take Hwy 40 to get to SLAS meetings?
Click here for Alternative Routes

| Meeting Location | Past SLAS meetings |
McDonnell Hall, Room 162, Washington University
accessible from Forsyth Blvd. via Tolman Way

All SLAS regular meetings are FREE and open to the public!

Mid-States Regional Convention
Hosted by ASEM (Astronomical Society of Eastern Missouri)
Saturday, June 21, 2008
St. Charles Community College

SLAS/REI Campout Under the Stars
June 27-29, 2008

ALCon Expo 2008
Shared AL/ALPO Convention

( Astronomical League / Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers)

Brochure for convention
Registration Page

July 18-19, 2008
Des Moines, Iowa
Marriot Hotel and Convention Center
Travelocity search page for nearby hotels
Least expensive in search is Super 8 in Ankeny, IA - 11 miles from convention complex  $55/night/double
Iowa State Parks Near Des Moines
Walnut Woods State Park -Camping $14/night full hookup, $9/night tent

The SLAS Web Resource Guide

The SLAS Astronomy Resources Handout

SLAS Astrophotography Resource Guide

  

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MSRAL 2006 Convention Group Photo

Hosting a Star Party for your organization or school?  SLAS can help!  Contact Mike Malolepszy to set up an event with our crew of volunteer astronomers. Donations are accepted for services.

NEWS & EVENTS

SLAS Calendar

International Year of Astronomy 2009
IYA 2009

SLAS is excited about the coming celebration of 400 years of astronomy. Major events will be planned for the St. Louis area. Watch this web page for links to those events as they are planned. They will also be scheduled in the calendar at the link above.
Here is the official US website for IYA2009:

www.astronomy2009.us

 

Not sure what to view this month?  Check out the Quick Observing Plan for July

GLOBE at Night project
Provide data about light pollution in your area to a national database

Seeing in the Dark

Interested in Buying a Telescope?
Here are some resources to assist.

Space Shuttle Headquarters for NASA

Observing tonight?  Check out Allan Rahill's page which has a forecast for seeing conditions and numerical system for recording conditions

SLAS web resource guide A guide to astronomy on the web developed by SLAS members Printable PDF Version

SLSC Night Sky Update

Got a question about astronomy? Try Cornell University's "Ask an Astronomer" web site

Images
A gallery of members' astronomical pictures.

Want to help reduce sky glow in our area? Here's how to do it with Ameren UE's assistance.

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