Room Change: The entire meeting will be held in the Buhl Planetarium!

So instead of gathering in the  Bayer Science Stage Auditorium, we will gather in the Lobby before the meeting and head up to the planetarium at 7:30.

The April Meeting of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh will be held at 7:30 PM, April 8, 2016, at Carnegie Science Center, Buhl Planetarium and features the  planetarium show, “The Beginner’s Guide to the Universe.” Gather promptly in the lobby area as we will travel together to the planetarium for the annual planetarium show.  Once the show begins no late arrivals will be admitted. The doors will re-open after the show, as we will remain in the planetarium for the meeting.

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The April Meeting of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh will be held at 7:30 PM, April 8, 2016, at Carnegie Science Center, Buhl Planetarium and features the  planetarium show, “The Beginner’s Guide to the Universe.” Gather promptly in the lobby area as we will travel together to the planetarium for the annual planetarium show.  Once the show begins no late arrivals will be admitted. The doors will re-open after the show, as we will remain in the planetarium for the meeting.

 

2016 AAAP Star Parties Begin In April

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Respectfully submitted, Kathy DeSantis.

Kick-off Carnegie Science Center “Space Out! (Astronomy) Weekend*” at the AAAP March Meeting, 7:30 PM, Friday, March 18, 2016, Carnegie Science Center. The featured guest speaker is Dr. Carles Badenes  from the University of Pittsburgh. Previously another program was announced, but upon that presenter’s unavailibilty AAAP has the good fortune of host Dr. Badenes.

Dr. Badenes  will talk about binary white dwarfs and what happens when they merge.  A team of astronomers led by Carles Badenes helped to clarify the origins of an important type of exploding star utilizing data from a little-known feature of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-III) .

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AAAP February Meeting, 7:30 PM, Friday, February 12, 2016 features guest speaker Art Glaser from the Heinz History Center to discuss the contents of the Brashear Time Capsule found during the March 17, 2015 demolition of the John A. Brashear Factory  (Perry South neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). The meeting location is Allegheny Observatory, 159 Riverview Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15214, United States. Carpooling is encouraged to economize parking. For more information and updates check back here as the date nears, AAAP Facebook and look forward to the AAAP February Guide Star Newsletter. Read more about John A. Brashear here.

Respectfully submitted, Kathy DeSantis.

Excerpt from December Guide Star, Eric Fischer Editor

The January 8, 2016 AAAP meeting takes place at Allegheny Observatory, not the Carnegie Science Center. Our guest speaker will be Mark Kochte who will present the latest findings from NASA’s New Horizons Mission to Pluto. Mark is a Mission Analyst (among several titles) at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. Naturally, the Jan. 2016 Guide Star will have much more on Mr. Kochte’s lecture.

 

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Note to Members:  The December Holiday Party information and map is posted in the Members Section of the www.3ap.org  AAAP website. Information also appears in the emailed December Guide Star which is sent to members.

 

Updates and additional astronomy and AAAP information on AAAP’s Facebook Page.

Respectfully submitted, Kathy DeSantis.