The Global Meteor Network is a citizen science project that has been running since 2018 and is now a collaboration across 45 countries in all 7 continents! Ground-based observations of atmospheric phenomena are valuable for a number of reasons including but not limited to brightness measurements, trajectory determinations, and characterization of potential risk to the ground. What started as a way to detect and record meteor events around the world has now become a multi-use scientific instrument that can additionally contribute to our understanding of contrails (condensation trails formed by aircrafts that contribute to global warming) and space debris/satellite reentries. This network is enabled by amateur astronomers and enthusiasts who are passionate about being a part of this global effort and learning more about objects in the sky above us, so we hope that you'll join the GMN crew!

Tam Do is a second year PhD student in Physics and Astronomy at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. She is working with the Western Meteor Physics Group and Space Surveillance Group under the supervision of Dr. Peter Brown. Her research focuses on the dynamical classification and observational characterization of Earth's low-velocity impactor population, spanning both natural meteoroids and artificial space debris re-entries. She combines high-fidelity N-body integrations with optical measurements to link atmospheric entry behaviour with object type and physical characteristics for the purpose of contributing to planetary defense efforts and hazard assessments.

The meeting will begin at 7:30 PM Friday, October 16 in McDonnell Hall, Room 162, on the Danforth campus of Washington University, Saint Louis, MO 63105. McDonnell Hall is accessible from Forsyth Boulevard via Tolman Way. Free yellow zone and garage parking spaces are available. The event, cosponsored by NASA's Missouri Space Grant Consortium, is open to the public free of charge. The event will also be available via Zoom online conference.

To receive a ZOOM link to participate in the meeting, please select this link: contact us . 

1. Main Speaker
2. A101 - Meteor Camera Installation at JCO
3. Annual Star-B-Q, October 24, 2026, 2-6pm, Stacy Park - Link
4. Telescopes for Sale - Link
5. Jefferson College Observatory Newsletter (Link) and 2026 Schcedule (Link)
6. McDonnell Planetarium/SLSC Telescope Viewing - Link
7. Is it time to renew your membership? Check your expiration date. Join/Renew link

    

Aurora Forecast

• NOAA Dashboard - Link
• Spaceweather.com

- Observing Tips for Nova T Corona Borealis - Downlink Link

- Follow in Galileo’s footsteps and recreate his historic observations. Download our object guide here: Link

-Download our "Winter Bright Star Challenge" - Link

- Download this presentation by SLAS member Mark Jones entitled "Interesting Astronomical Events for 2026" Updated 12-26-2025.

• November-2026 – "The Pleiades: Seven Daughters of Pleione"; Bruce Bookout; Colorado Springs Astronomical Society
• December-2026 – “How remote observing is changing amateur astrophotography”; Bray Falls; Starfront Observatories

• Annual Star-B-Q, October 24, 2026, 2-6pm, Stacy Park - Link
• Washington University Physics Department Science Saturday - Link
• Washington University Physics Department Calendar - Link
• New Movie Premiere - "Cosmic Dawn: The Untold Story of the James Webb Space Telescope" - Link
• McDonnell Planetarium/SLSC Telescope Viewing - Link

Here are the websites that Dr. Gokhale mentioned in his talk in June

Dark Sky Missouri:  https://www.darkskymissouri.org

Saving the Dark' A film on Light Pollution by Sriram Murali: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fHxNn-FEnc

Globe at Night program for light pollution: https://www.globeatnight.org/

• SLAS Telescopes For Sale- Download Link
• SLAS Member has the following item For Sale: 10" Celestron StarSense Explorer- Link to download

Our new SLAS coffee mugs have arrived. They will be available to purchase at
our regular meetings at Washington U. Price: $10 each, 2 for $15 

All shirts are $10!!!

Moon Shirt
Globular Cluster Shirt
Pleiades Shirt
There is also a Dobsonian shirt

New Poster from Guy Ottwell you might be interested in. It's called the Zodiac Wavy Chart:  

https://www.universalworkshop.com/zodiac-wavy-charts/?mc_cid=cfa6f33be8&mc_eid=9d6fcdbdfa

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