General Meeting Speaker
Clayton Jeter
Novice Meeting Topic
Planning Your Observing Session
Novice Meeting Speaker
Steve Goldberg, HAS Past President
General Meeting Speaker
Steve Grimsley
Novice Meeting Topic
The Inferior Planets
Novice Meeting Speaker
Justin McCollum, HAS Novice Chair, FBAC, NHAC, ASSET
General Meeting Speaker
Leonard Ferguson
Novice Meeting Topic
Alien Worlds and Mysterious Planets
Novice Meeting Speaker
Brian Cudnik, HAS Program Chair
General Meeting Speaker
Darrin Lewer
Novice Meeting Topic
Celestial Coordinate Systems
Novice Meeting Speaker
Justin McCollum, HAS Novice Chair, FBAC, NHAC, ASSET
General Meeting Speaker
Stephen Bradshaw
Novice Meeting Topic
December 21, 2012 (The End of the World): A Scientific Perspective
Novice Meeting Speaker
Bill Leach, HAS President, past, NHAC
General Meeting Speaker
Richard Nugent, HAS Education Chair, IOTA and Steve Goldberg, HAS Past President
Novice Meeting Topic
The Spring and Summer Constellations
Novice Meeting Speaker
Justin McCollum, HAS Novice Chair, FBAC, NHAC, ASSET
General Meeting Speaker
Bob Rogers, HAS Observatory Committee, Chairman, Mosquito Control
Novice Meeting Topic
How to Get Started with Variable Stars
Novice Meeting Speaker
Bill Pellerin, HAS GuideStar Newsletter Editor
General Meeting Topic
Developments on Jupiter in 2010-2011
General Meeting Speaker
Richard Schmude, ALPO
Novice Meeting Topic
How Good are Your Scope and Eyes? Observing Saturn and His Moons
Novice Meeting Speaker
Bruce Pollard, NHAC President
General Meeting Topic
Gravitational Radiation from the Early Universe
General Meeting Speaker
David Garrison, University of Houston at Clear Lake
Novice Meeting Topic
How Good are Your Scope and Eyes? Observing Saturn and His Moons
Novice Meeting Speaker
Bruce Pollard, NHAC President
Overview
The Houston Astronomical Society is actively working to engage the public in the joy of amateur astronomy by providing public outreach events in the Houston area. HAS members have been to schools, civic associations, park areas, and libraries with their telescopes and with their enthusiasm for astronomy to provide opportunities for the public to see and to learn about the sky. The program is currently coordinated by Joe Khalaf.
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Columbus Current Weather
Today, April 20, 2024
Sunset: 07:53 P.M.
End Twilight: 09:15 P.M.
Tomorrow, April 21, 2024
Dawn: 05:26 A.M.
Sunrise: 06:49 A.M.
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