Announcements

Reminder for Astrophotography Special Interest Group Meeting

This is just a friendly reminder that the Astrophotography Special Interest Group Meeting (astrophotography event) is scheduled for Aug 13, 2019, 07:00 PM. Please come out and join us!

Wayne Hixson will be introducing us to the image capture program Voyager.  Come check out this cool tool for capturing images seamlessly while you sleep :).

Free NASA Webinar

Join the NASA Night Sky Network on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 6pm Pacific time to hear Hal Levison share with us the plans for the Lucy mission to study the Trojan asteroids. You must be a registered member of the Night Sky Network (which is free) to watch and ask questions. If you are not yet a NSN member, email president@seattleastro.org and we will send you an invitation to join the other SAS members on NSN.

Reminder for Photographing the Moon with the SAS APSIG

This is a reminder that the Photographing the Moon with the SAS APSIG (general meetings event) is scheduled for Jul 17, 2019, 07:00 PM. Please come out and join us!

SAS Members in the News

Several SAS members are featured in the Seattle Times article, "Members of the Seattle Astronomical Society train their eyes on the skies — and they'll let you peek through their telescopes, too" Read it here: https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/members-of-the-seattle-astronomical-society-train-their-eyes-on-the-skies-and-theyll-let-you-peek-through-their-telescopes-too/

Cancellation for Green River Natural Resource Area Public Star Party

This Green River Natural Resource Area Public Star Party (star party event) scheduled for Jul 06, 2019, 09:00 PM is cancelled due to inclement weather.