Virtual Stroll Around the Galactic Neighborhood and Beyond

Do you love space? Come and join a California Academy of Sciences Morrison Planetarium planetarium presenter on a live wander through outer space every Wednesday on Facebook and YouTube live. Come ready with your astronomy questions and tour stop requests!Tune into the Morrison Planetarium Facebook page or the OpenSpace YouTube channel

Log on to take a journey into some of the aspects of galaxies within the Universe. Take part in a YouTube Live event with an interactive live chat feature. Q and A will be available throughout the presentation. Log in five minutes before the start time and look for the live event: https://www.youtube.com/user/mjguillette

Join Chabot's resident astronomers on Facebook Live every Saturday evening live from Chabot’s Observation deck! Each week, our astronomers will guide us through spectacular night sky viewing through Nellie, Chabot‘s most powerful telescope.Weather permitting, we will be able to view objects live through the telescopes and our astronomers will be available for an open forum for all of your most pressing astronomy questions. About NellieNellie is a 36-inch reflector ... more

Note we are starting 1 hour earlier than normal! Dr. Jonathan McDowell will be joining us from the east coast to talk to us about the Chandra X-Ray Telescope. Social time 6:00 pm Meeting and presentation 6:30pm SAS Board elections after the presentation. Members sign in to the SAS web site for the Zoom link. General public is welcome and must email President@SeattleAstro.Org prior to 6:30 pm for the Zoom link.

Experience the California Academy of Sciences newest planetarium show from wherever you are in the universe! Join us on YouTube for a weekly livestream of the show every Wednesday at 11:30 am PT. "Big Astronomy: People, Places, Discoveries" transports you to three world-class observatories in Chile’s rugged Andes Mountains and arid Atacama Desert-remote, extreme regions that happen to have the perfect conditions for astronomical research. Along the way, you’ll meet an ... more

Experience the California Academy of Sciences newest planetarium show from wherever you are in the universe! Join us on YouTube for a weekly livestream of the show every Wednesday at 11:30 am PT. "Big Astronomy: People, Places, Discoveries" transports you to three world-class observatories in Chile’s rugged Andes Mountains and arid Atacama Desert-remote, extreme regions that happen to have the perfect conditions for astronomical research. Along the way, you’ll meet an ... more

Topic: Choosing an Astrocamera With a flood of new cameras coming on the market, this is a great time to learn or refresh your knowledge about the different properties to consider when choosing an astrocam. Matt will discuss what to look for when selecting a camera and what to look for in order to make the most out of your decision. This group meets to discuss imaging and processing techniques. No experience or special equipment required! Meets second Tuesday of the month, normally ... more

Experience the California Academy of Sciences newest planetarium show from wherever you are in the universe! Join us on YouTube for a weekly livestream of the show every Wednesday at 11:30 am PT. "Big Astronomy: People, Places, Discoveries" transports you to three world-class observatories in Chile’s rugged Andes Mountains and arid Atacama Desert-remote, extreme regions that happen to have the perfect conditions for astronomical research. Along the way, you’ll meet an ... more

A Board Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, November 1, 2020, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The meeting is open to all members and the public. Member should sign in to see the meeting link. Non-member can email President@SeattleAstro,Org prior to the meeting start for the meeting link.

UW Professor Emeritus Bruce Balick will present a Zoom talk on the discovery and highlights of some subsequent observations of Sagittarius A*, the astronomical radio source at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Members - sign in for the Zoom login link. Non-members are welcome to participate. Email President@SeattleAstro.Org prior to the meeting start for the login link.