ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF EAST TEXAS QUARTERLY MEETING, 11 SEPTEMBER 2021

 

The Astronomical Society of East Texas will have it's quarterly meeting on Saturday, September 11th at 7pm at the Discovery Science Place (DSP) Annex, 302 N. Broadway* in Tyler.

 

Jimmy Ragsdale of Lufkin will be doing a presentation on his astrophotography techniques. Check out on of his photos below.

 

The public is invited.

 

*Park between the Annex and the DSP building on the West side of Broadway.

 

FULL BLUE MOON TONIGHT IS A LAST FOR A WHILE

 Tonight's Full Blue Moon is the last Blue Moon for two more years.

PERSEID METEOR SHOWER AT MINEOLA NATURE PRESERVE THURSDAY, AUGUST 12TH

 

The Mineola Nature Preserve in conjunction with the Astronomical Society of East Texas will sponsor a viewing of the Perseids Meteor Shower at the Nature Preserve on Thursday evening, August 12th, from dark until Midnight. The location is the "East" parking lot. So park on the "West" side. The event is free and open to all. You may want to bring either a blanket or reclining lawn chair and, if you have them, binoculars. Telescopes will be available to view other celestial objects also. With respect for the recent weather and the possibility of mosquitoes, bring only repellent wipes-Please no sprays. Also no smoking is allowed. This is a weather permitting event. If the skies are too cloudy, the event will be cancelled. A cancellation notice will be posted on the Society's website: asetexas.org, via this email: info@asetexas.com, and a sign at the Preserve entrance stating "STAR GAZING IS OFF". You can also text to 903-520-7338. Come, relax and look up to see the fiery glows of sand grains and pebble size "meteors" hitting the Earth's atmosphere at 90,000 miles per hour!

STAR GAZING AT MINEOLA NATURE PRESERVE

 

The Mineola Nature Preserve in conjunction with The Astronomical Society of East Texas will present a STAR GAZING at the Mineola Nature Preserve on Friday, August 6th. This is a free program and everyone is invited.  The activity begins about  9:30 PM and will end about 11PM. The location will be the amphitheater next to the pavilion. The program is a group exercise in identifying objects in the night sky that can be seen with binoculars or the naked eye (Naked Eye Astronomy). Try to arrive by 9pm to get acclimated to your surroundings.

This is a weather permitting program.  In the event of inclement weather or cloud cover, the program will be cancelled. A “CANCELLED” notice will be posted in the “Calendar” page of the Society’s website: www.asetexas.org/calendar on the date, view our Facebook page: Astronomical Society of East Texas and a “NO STARGAZING” sign will be posted at the Preserve entrance.

Please keep an eye on the weather and dress appropriately for it.  We have had significant amounts of rain lately, so wear clothing to ward off the mosquitoes.  If you bring mosquito repellant, DO NOT bring aerosol sprays; use wipes instead.

Door prizes will be offered at the end of the program.

For more information on this event and the Society, contact us at info@asetexas.com or text to 903-520-7338.

 IF YOU CAN ARRIVE BY 8:40PM, YOU WILL GET TO SEE THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION PASS OVER ABOUT 8:50PM.