BSIG Beginner's Special Interest Group Observing Session MAS Metcalf Observing Field There is no charge to attend a beginner event, and you do not need to be an MAS member to attend -- everyone is welcome!! The purpose is to help beginners learn the night sky, and how to set up and use a telescope. […]
CANCELLED BSIG Beginner's Special Interest Group Observing Session MAS Metcalf Observing Field Unfortunately, the weather forecasts have not improved for either tonight or Saturday night. So we're going to cancel this month's MAS Beginner Group observing event. While Saturday night looks like rain, tonight was more borderline. It looks like clouds will start to increase right […]
BSIG Beginner's Special Interest Group Observing Session MAS Metcalf Observing Field There is no charge to attend a beginner event, and you do not need to be an MAS member to attend -- everyone is welcome!! The purpose is to help beginners learn the night sky, and how to set up and use a telescope. […]
BSIG Beginner's Special Interest Group Observing Session MAS Metcalf Observing Field There is no charge to attend a beginner event, and you do not need to be an MAS member to attend -- everyone is welcome!! The purpose is to help beginners learn the night sky, and how to set up and use a telescope. […]
BSIG Beginner's Special Interest Group Observing Session - POSTPONED Hello all, Unfortunately, both Fri/Sat nights are expected to be totally cloudy. We've decided to reschedule the next Beginner Observing session to next Saturday Sept. 17th at 7:00pm back at Metcalf Field. Hopefully, that night will actually be clear. Please send me an email if you can […]
Rescheduled BSIG Beginner's Special Interest Group Observing Session - MAS Metcalf Observing Field There is no charge to attend a beginner event, and you do not need to be an MAS member to attend -- everyone is welcome!! The purpose is to help beginners learn the night sky, and how to set up and use […]
CANCELLED BSIG Beginner's Special Interest Group Observing Session MAS Metcalf Observing Field Unfortunatelly the weather this weekend just is not cooperating, and we are CANCELLING the last BSIG observing session of the year. Please keep up with the calendar here for the upcoming winter BSIG presentations that will be scheduled. Suresh SreenivasanB-SIG/FB/Metcalf Comm
BSIG Beginner's Special Interest Group Zoom Presentation The Winter Constellations Featured Speaker: Claire Weaverling Synopsis: Let's explore the Winter Hexagon! Starting with the well-known Orion constellation, and working our way around, we'll check out the brightest stars and star hop to the best deep sky objects for beginners. So, grab a cup of hot cocoa […]
BSIG Beginner's Special Interest Group Zoom Presentation Aids to Navigating the Night Sky Featured Speaker: Steve Emert Synopsis: We have so many more options to navigate the sky now than when I started in this hobby twenty years ago – in the days before smartphones and when PC power was much more limited. In this […]
BSIG Beginner's Special Interest Group Zoom Presentation ACEAP 2022: My Amazing and Unexpected Journey to Visit the Research Telescopes in Chile Dave Falkner – MAS Member, NASA Solar System Ambassador, ACEAP Ambassador Synopsis: Dave was one of 10 people selected nationally to participate in ACEAP (Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program). His talk is about […]
BSIG Beginner's Special Interest Group Zoom Presentation Middle Eastern Astronomy Ahmed Reda Synopsis: Have you ever wondered why most of the visible star names are Arabic ones? How Arabic astronomical concepts like the Azimuth or the Astrolabe came to be key ones in medieval astronomy? While most people are familiar with the Ancient Greek or […]
NOTICE: DUE TO POOR WEATHER, WE ARE CANCELLING THIS SESSION. MAS Metcalf Observing Field There is no charge to attend a beginner event, and you do not need to be an MAS member to attend — everyone is welcome!! The purpose is to help beginners learn the night sky, and how to set up and […]
