Calendar of Society Events
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The Chester County Astronomical Society maintains an active calendar of meetings and events, most of which are open to the public. Members-only events are indicated below.
Please note: events may be cancelled or rescheduled at a moment's notice due to inclement weather, illness, or for other reasons outside the Society's control. All members are notified as quickly as possible if an adjustment is made to the calendar.
January 2011
5th • PA Outdoor Lighting Council monthly meeting, Bucktown Branch of National Penn Bank, 1111 Ridge Rd, (Rt. 23 just west of Rt. 100) in South Coventry Township, PA, starting at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. For more information and directions, visit the PA Outdoor Lighting Council website.
7th • CCAS Monthly Observing Session, Myrick Conservancy Center, BVA (inclement weather date January 8th). The observing session starts at sunset.
11th • DVD Lecture Series: “The Mass Density
of the Universe”, half-hour video presentation of a lecture by Professor Alex Filippenko, UC Berkeley. Room 113, Merion Science Center (former Boucher Building), West Chester University. The presentation immediately precedes the monthly meeting and starts at 7:00 p.m.
11th • CCAS Monthly Meeting, Room 113, Merion Science Center (former Boucher Building), West Chester University. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Guest Speaker: Charles Zarcone, “Solar Sights, Storms and Sounds.” Constellation of the Month: TBA.
20th • Open call for articles and photographs for the February 2011 edition of Observations.
21st • Reservations start for the February 11th planetarium show at the WCU Planetarium. For more information, visit the planetarium's webpage.
26th • Deadline for newsletter submissions for the February 2011 edition of Observations.
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February 2011
2nd • PA Outdoor Lighting Council monthly meeting, Bucktown Branch of National Penn Bank, 1111 Ridge Rd, (Rt. 23 just west of Rt. 100) in South Coventry Township, PA, starting at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. For more information and directions, visit the PA Outdoor Lighting Council website.
4th • CCAS Monthly Observing Session, Myrick Conservancy Center, BVA (inclement weather date February 5th). The observing session starts at sunset.
8th • DVD Lecture Series: “The Mass Density
of the Universe”, half-hour video presentation of a lecture by Professor Alex Filippenko, UC Berkeley. Room 113, Merion Science Center (former Boucher Building), West Chester University. The presentation immediately precedes the monthly meeting and starts at 7:00 p.m.
8th • CCAS Monthly Meeting, Room 113, Merion Science Center (former Boucher Building), West Chester University. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Guest Speaker: Charles Zarcone, “Solar Sights, Storms and Sounds.” Constellation of the Month: TBA.
11th • West Chester University Planetarium Show: "Black Holes Don't Suck," in the Schmucker Science Building. The show starts at 7 p.m. and run approximately one hour in length. Late arrivals will not be permitted to enter. Reservations are required as the planetarium has limited seating. For more information and reservations, visit the planetarium's webpage.
20th • Open call for articles and photographs for the March 2011 edition of Observations.
25th • Reservations start for the March 18th planetarium show at the WCU Planetarium. For more information, visit the planetarium's webpage.
26th • Deadline for newsletter submissions for the March 2011 edition of Observations.
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March 2011
2nd • PA Outdoor Lighting Council monthly meeting, Bucktown Branch of National Penn Bank, 1111 Ridge Rd, (Rt. 23 just west of Rt. 100) in South Coventry Township, PA, starting at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. For more information and directions, visit the PA Outdoor Lighting Council website.
4th • CCAS Monthly Observing Session, Myrick Conservancy Center, BVA (inclement weather date March 5th). The observing session starts at sunset.
8th • DVD Lecture Series: “Einstein's Biggest Blunder?”, half-hour video presentation of a lecture by Professor Alex Filippenko, UC Berkeley. Room 113, Merion Science Center (former Boucher Building), West Chester University. The presentation immediately precedes the monthly meeting and starts at 7:00 p.m.
8th • CCAS Monthly Meeting, Room 113, Merion Science Center (former Boucher Building), West Chester University. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Guest Speaker: Dr. John Gizis: “Brown Dwarf Stars.” Constellation of the Month: TBA.
18th • West Chester University Planetarium Show: “From Whence Stars”, in the Schmucker Science Building. The show starts at 7 p.m. and run approximately one hour in length. Late arrivals will not be permitted to enter. Reservations are required as the planetarium has limited seating. For more information and reservations, visit the planetarium's webpage.
18th • Reservations start for the April 8th planetarium show at the WCU Planetarium. For more information, visit the planetarium's webpage.
20th • Open call for articles and photographs for the April 2011 edition of Observations.
26th • Deadline for newsletter submissions for the April 2011 edition of Observations.
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April 2011
1st • CCAS Monthly Observing Session, Myrick Conservancy Center, BVA (inclement weather date April 2nd). The observing session starts at sunset.
6th • PA Outdoor Lighting Council monthly meeting, Bucktown Branch of National Penn Bank, 1111 Ridge Rd, (Rt. 23 just west of Rt. 100) in South Coventry Township, PA, starting at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. For more information and directions, visit the PA Outdoor Lighting Council website.
8th • West Chester University Planetarium Show: “Fire In the Sky”, in the Schmucker Science Building. The show starts at 7 p.m. and run approximately one hour in length. Late arrivals will not be permitted to enter. Reservations are required as the planetarium has limited seating. For more information and reservations, visit the planetarium's webpage.
12th • DVD Lecture Series: “The Afterglow of the Big Bang”, half-hour video presentation of a lecture by Professor Alex Filippenko, UC Berkeley. Room 113, Merion Science Center (former Boucher Building), West Chester University. The presentation immediately precedes the monthly meeting and starts at 7:00 p.m.
12th • CCAS Monthly Meeting, Room 113, Merion Science Center (former Boucher Building), West Chester University. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Member Speaker: Dave Hockenberry: “Progress on Arp Catalog of Peculiar Galaxies Award from the Astronomical League.” Constellation of the Month: Corvus, by CCAS Observing Chair Don Knabb.
20th • Open call for articles and photographs for the May 2011 edition of Observations.
22nd • Earth Day.
22nd • Reservations start for the May 13th planetarium show at the WCU Planetarium. For more information, visit the planetarium's webpage.
26th • Deadline for newsletter submissions for the May 2011 edition of Observations.
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May 2011
4th • PA Outdoor Lighting Council monthly meeting, Bucktown Branch of National Penn Bank, 1111 Ridge Rd, (Rt. 23 just west of Rt. 100) in South Coventry Township, PA, starting at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. For more information and directions, visit the PA Outdoor Lighting Council website.
7th • National Astronomy Day.
7th • CCAS Monthly Observing Session, Night Out at Hoopes Park, West Chester. The free public event is co-hosted with the West Chester Recreation Department. The observing session starts at sunset.
6th • West Chester University Planetarium Show: “Ancient Astronomy”, in the Schmucker Science Building. The show starts at 7 p.m. and run approximately one hour in length. Late arrivals will not be permitted to enter. Reservations are required as the planetarium has limited seating. For more information and reservations, visit the planetarium's webpage.
10th • DVD Lecture Series: “Ripples in the Cosmic Background Radiation”, half-hour video presentation of a lecture by Professor Alex Filippenko, UC Berkeley. Room 113, Merion Science Center (former Boucher Building), West Chester University. The presentation immediately precedes the monthly meeting and starts at 7:00 p.m.
10th • CCAS Monthly Meeting, Room 113, Merion Science Center (former Boucher Building), West Chester University. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Guest Speaker: Dr. Ross Fadley, Haverford College. “Gravitational Lensing & Dark Matter.”
20th • Open call for articles and photographs for the June 2011 edition of Observations.
26th • Deadline for newsletter submissions for the June 2011 edition of Observations.
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June 2011
1st • PA Outdoor Lighting Council monthly meeting, Bucktown Branch of National Penn Bank, 1111 Ridge Rd, (Rt. 23 just west of Rt. 100) in South Coventry Township, PA, starting at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. For more information and directions, visit the PA Outdoor Lighting Council website.
3rd • CCAS Monthly Observing Session, Myrick Conservancy Center, BVA (inclement weather date June 4th). The observing session starts at sunset.
14th • DVD Lecture Series: “Ripples in the Cosmic Background Radiation”, half-hour video presentation of a lecture by Professor Alex Filippenko, UC Berkeley. Room 113, Merion Science Center (former Boucher Building), West Chester University. The presentation immediately precedes the monthly meeting and starts at 7:00 p.m.
14th • CCAS Monthly Meeting, Room 113, Merion Science Center (former Boucher Building), West Chester University. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Guest Speaker: Jerry Lodriguss: “Secrets of DSLR Astrophotography.”
20th • Open call for articles and photographs for the July 2011 edition of Observations.
26th • Deadline for newsletter submissions for the July 2011 edition of Observations.
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July 2011
6th • PA Outdoor Lighting Council monthly meeting, Bucktown Branch of National Penn Bank, 1111 Ridge Rd, (Rt. 23 just west of Rt. 100) in South Coventry Township, PA, starting at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. For more information and directions, visit the PA Outdoor Lighting Council website.
20th • Open call for articles and photographs for the August 2011 edition of Observations.
22nd • CCAS Monthly Observing Session, Myrick Conservancy Center, BVA (inclement weather date July 23rd). The observing session starts at sunset.
26th • Deadline for newsletter submissions for the August 2011 edition of Observations.
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August 2011
3rd • PA Outdoor Lighting Council monthly meeting, Bucktown Branch of National Penn Bank, 1111 Ridge Rd, (Rt. 23 just west of Rt. 100) in South Coventry Township, PA, starting at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. For more information and directions, visit the PA Outdoor Lighting Council website.
19th • CCAS Monthly Observing Session, Myrick Conservancy Center, BVA (inclement weather date August 20th). The observing session starts at sunset.
20th • Open call for articles and photographs for the September 2011 edition of Observations.
26th • Deadline for newsletter submissions for the September 2011 edition of Observations.
26th • CCAS Summer Party in West Chester, PA. The party is for CCAS members and their families from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Stargazers Vineyard and Winery. See the August 2011 edition of Observations for more details about the party and for directions to the winery.
26th • Reservations start for the September 16th planetarium show at the WCU Planetarium. For more information, visit the planetarium's webpage.
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September 2011
7th • PA Outdoor Lighting Council monthly meeting, Bucktown Branch of National Penn Bank, 1111 Ridge Rd, (Rt. 23 just west of Rt. 100) in South Coventry Township, PA, starting at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. For more information and directions, visit the PA Outdoor Lighting Council website.
13th • DVD Lecture Series: “The Rationale for a Space Telescope,” a half-hour video presentation of a lecture by Dr. David M. Meyer, Northwestern University. Room 113, Merion Science Center (former Boucher Building), West Chester University. The presentation immediately precedes the monthly meeting and starts at 7:00 p.m.
13th • CCAS Monthly Meeting, Room 113, Merion Science Center (former Boucher Building), West Chester University. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Guest Speaker: Dr. Andrej Prsa, Villanova University. “Research on Eclipsing Binary Star Systems in the Kepler Fields.”
16th • West Chester University Planetarium Show, “Our Milky Way Galaxy,” in the Schmucker Science Building. The show starts at 7 p.m. and runs approximately one hour in length. Late arrivals will not be permitted to enter. Reservations are required as the planetarium has limited seating. For more information and reservations, visit the planetarium's webpage.
20th • Open call for articles and photographs for the October 2011 edition of Observations.
23rd • CCAS Monthly Observing Session, Myrick Conservancy Center, BVA (inclement weather date September 24th). The observing session starts at sunset.
26th • Deadline for newsletter submissions for the October 2011 edition of Observations.
30th • Reservations start for the October 21st planetarium show at the WCU Planetarium. For more information, visit the planetarium's webpage.
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October 2011
1st • Fall National Astronomy Day. Night Out at Anson Nixon Park, Kennett Square, PA. The free public event starts at sunset. For more information, contact our Observing Chair, Don Knabb.
5th • PA Outdoor Lighting Council monthly meeting, Bucktown Branch of National Penn Bank, 1111 Ridge Rd, (Rt. 23 just west of Rt. 100) in South Coventry Township, PA, starting at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. For more information and directions, visit the PA Outdoor Lighting Council website.
11th • DVD Lecture Series: “Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Jupiter,” a half-hour video presentation of a lecture by Dr. David M. Meyer, Northwestern University. Room 113, Merion Science Center (former Boucher Building), West Chester University. The presentation immediately precedes the monthly meeting and starts at 7:00 p.m.
11th • CCAS Monthly Meeting, Room 113, Merion Science Center (former Boucher Building), West Chester University. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Gutest Speaker: Dr. Scott Engle, Villanova University, "Cepheid Variables."
20th • Open call for articles and photographs for the November 2011 edition of Observations.
21st • CCAS Monthly Observing Session, Myrick Conservancy Center, BVA (inclement weather date October 22nd). The observing session starts at sunset.
21st • West Chester University Planetarium Show, “The King of the Planets”, in the Schmucker Science Building. The show starts at 7 p.m. and runs approximately one hour in length. Late arrivals will not be permitted to enter. Reservations are required as the planetarium has limited seating. For more information and reservations, visit the planetarium's webpage.
26th • Deadline for newsletter submissions for the November 2011 edition of Observations.
28th • Reservations start for the November 18th planetarium show at the WCU Planetarium. For more information, visit the planetarium's webpage.
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November 2011
2nd • PA Outdoor Lighting Council monthly meeting, Bucktown Branch of National Penn Bank, 1111 Ridge Rd, (Rt. 23 just west of Rt. 100) in South Coventry Township, PA, starting at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. For more information and directions, visit the PA Outdoor Lighting Council website.
8th • DVD Lecture Series: “The Sagittarius Star Cloud,” a half-hour video presentation of a lecture by Dr. David M. Meyer, Northwestern University. Room 113, Merion Science Center (former Boucher Building), West Chester University. The presentation immediately precedes the monthly meeting and starts at 7:00 p.m.
8th • CCAS Monthly Meeting, Room 113, Merion Science Center (former Boucher Building), West Chester University. CCAS Member Speaker, Don Knabb, "Travelog on Trip to Palomar Telescope/Hale Observatory. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m.
18th • West Chester University Planetarium Show, “Astronomy on the Internet: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly,” in the Schmucker Science Building. The show starts at 7 p.m. and runs approximately one hour in length. Late arrivals will not be permitted to enter. Reservations are required as the planetarium has limited seating. For more information and reservations, visit the planetarium's webpage.
20th • Open call for articles and photographs for the December 2011 edition of Observations.
25th • Reservations start for the December 16th planetarium show at the WCU Planetarium. For more information, visit the planetarium's webpage.
25th • CCAS Monthly Observing Session, Myrick Conservancy Center, BVA (inclement weather date November 26th). The observing session starts at sunset.<
26th • Deadline for newsletter submissions for the December 2011 edition of Observations.
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December 2011
7th • PA Outdoor Lighting Council monthly meeting, Bucktown Branch of National Penn Bank, 1111 Ridge Rd, (Rt. 23 just west of Rt. 100) in South Coventry Township, PA, starting at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. For more information and directions, visit the PA Outdoor Lighting Council website.
13th • CCAS Holiday Party in West Chester, PA. The party is for CCAS members and their families and starts at 6:30 p.m. See the December 2011 edition of Observations for location and directions.
16th • West Chester University Planetarium Show, “Our Amazing Sun,” in the Schmucker Science Building. The show starts at 7 p.m. and runs approximately one hour in length. Late arrivals will not be permitted to enter. Reservations are required as the planetarium has limited seating. For more information and reservations, visit the planetarium's webpage.
20th • Open call for articles and photographs for the January 2012 edition of Observations.
26th • Deadline for newsletter submissions for the January 2012 edition of Observations.
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