Fostering the science and art of astronomy through programs that serve our membership and the community. Founded in 1955, Houston Astronomical Society is an active community of enthusiastic amateur and professional astronomers with over 70 years of history in the Houston area. Through education and outreach, our programs promote science literacy and astronomy awareness. We meet via Zoom the first Friday of each month for the General Membership Meeting and the first Thursday of the month for the Novice Meeting. Membership has a variety of benefits, including access to a secure dark site west of Houston, special interest groups that focus on particular areas of astronomy, an active community outreach program, and much more. Joining is simple.
HAS Electronically Assisted Astronomy Special Interest Group (EAASIG) Meeting
Join us for our monthly EAASIG meeting. Drop in and listen to what other members are doing in this space and share your own projects and progress. This meeting is for members only. Members can email info@astronomyh
Join us for the New Member Orientation, open to all members. The link to register is below, and we will begin the meeting at 7PM. Hope to see you there with us.
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Did you miss the July novice presentation? See it now on the HAS YouTube channel! Novice Chairperson Chris Morisette takes us on a tour of the “Gems of the Summer Sky”. Chris will also present a short introduction on “Artificial Intelligence” and describe how AI is being used in astronomical research.
Due to extreme heat, the observatory training class scheduled for July 15 is cancelled. Training will resume in the fall.
Venus is the same size as the Earth with many similar properties; however, Venus has a thick caustic atmosphere that obscures observing the surface from orbit. Thereby inhibiting investigations of volcanic structures, and potentially active volcanoes. Despite these challenges, over the last decade, there have been numerous attempts and approaches to constrain if Venus is volcanically active today. Dr. Filiberto will summarize what is known about the volcanic state of Venus from orbital and laboratory investigations.
Speaker Bio: Dr Justin Filiberto is the Manager of the Research Office within the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) Division at the Johnson Space Center. As manager, they oversee the diverse research program and associated laboratories within the division. Their research has mainly focused on constraining planetary volatile budgets with implications for habitability, and magma genesis conditions and timing in planetary interiors. Their work has spanned multiple planetary bodies including Mars, the Earth, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon. They are a science team member and a co-investigator for the Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging (DAVINCI) probe mission to Venus, which is scheduled to launch in 2029.
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This meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. To attend, you must register for the meeting. You can do so using the link below. You will receive an email with the details of the meeting and a link that will allow you to join in.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvcu2uqDItHN1EPQlnAln6v0YlZM5M7km-
You only need to register once!
Join us Friday, July 7th, 2023 at 7:00 pm CDST. See you then!
August
Astronomy Day - Sep 19
Prime Nights at the HAS Dark Site
Log in to get Dark Site Orientation, fill out Log Reports, join Monthly SIG Meetings and more.
Dawn: 05:14 A.M.
Sunrise: 06:42 A.M.
Sunset: 08:16 P.M.
End Twilight: 09:45 P.M.
Learn how to read it the clear sky chart.
