July Meeting

Member Presentations & Observing

(please note: change in the usual day and date of our meeting!!)

7:00 PM Refreshments

Please bring a dessert or snack to share.  Coffee and cold beverages will be provided.

7:30 PM Member Presentations

(If you would like to give a short presentation about a visit to an observatory, please contact Kathy Siok ( kathys5@cox.net)  before July 12th)

“Skyscrapers’ Latest Field Trip to Harvard College Observatory” by Steve Siok

On June 21, several Skyscrapers travelled to Cambridge, MA during the “Summer Solstice Celebration” at the Harvard Museums.  The group visited the plate stacks at HCO, learning more about the rich history of the collection and how the images are being preserved.  The next stop was the Great 15” Refractor and the 9” Alvan Clark telescopes in that complex.  Included was a visit to the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments on display at the Harvard museums of science and culture.

"A visit to Mt. Palomar Observatory and the RTMC" by Robert Horton

A few years ago, my wife and I attended the Riverside Telescope Maker's Astronomy Expo at Big Bear, and later drove down to Mt. Palomar to see the 200" telescope, where we were given the opportunity to go inside the dome of the Hale telescope and examine the workings of this huge telescope up close. I plan to show images taken at the RTMC, Big Bear Solar Observatory and Mt. Palomar.

After Dark: Observing at Seagrave Observatory

Member observing and a demonstration of the 16” Meade streaming into the meeting hall, if the skies are clear.