Great American Solar Eclipse of 2024: Collective Experience of the Howard Astronomical League – Monthly Meeting – May 16th
Presenter: Jim Johnson, Former HAL President Artifacts: Presentation PDF | Jim’s Eclipse Presentation [PDF] | Video Recording on YouTube | Chat Log Two years prior to the 2017 eclipse, then President Chris Todd gave a presentation to generate interest in the eclipse and he provided many thoughtful planning considerations. I know that I, for one, benefited from this presentation. Just […]
Weather in the Outer Solar System is Cloudy and Stormy – Monthly Meeting – April 18th
Presenter: Dr. Richard G. Cosentino, Staff Scientist at STScI Artifacts: Meeting PDF | Video Recording on YouTube | Chat Log Provided after our meeting: Atmospheric waves and dynamics beneath Jupiter’s clouds from radio wavelength observations Jupiter blog on Association of Lunar and Planetary Astronomers (ALPO) site The clouds on the outer planets look very different from the what we see here on […]
Laser Communications in Space – Monthly Meeting – March 21st
Presenters: Dave Israel, Chief Architect, Exploration and Space Communications projects division, with Armen Caroglanian Moderator: Jimmy Acevedo Artifacts: Meeting PDF | Video Recording on YouTube | Chat Log Join us for an informal, panel-style discussion about NASA’s recent successes building laser communications infrastructure in orbit. We’ll breeze through a brief overview presentation of laser communications technology, then chat with Laser […]
Total Eclipse of the Heart: Is it Geometry, or Just a Phase – Monthly Meeting – February 15th
Presenter: Christine Hirst Bernhardt, PhD Candidate, Astronomy Professor Artifacts: Meeting PDF | Video Recording on YouTube | Chat Log Eclipse Information (Professor Bernhardt’s links including videos) This talk will interactively explore why we have eclipses, and why we don’t have them every month. We will explore the perfect triangles that allow for eclipses, our unique place in space and time which […]
The ZWO Seestar S50: The Next Generation of Smart Telescopes – Monthly Meeting – January 18th
Presenter: Grace Coventry, Head of IT Services Division, Space Telescope Science Institute Artifacts: Meeting PDF | Grace’s Presentation PDF | Video Recording on YouTube | Chat Log Grace will be delivering a presentation entitled “The ZWO Seestar S50: The Next Generation of Smart Telescopes”. HAL has recently acquired a Seestar for use by our members at star parties and outreach events. Grace will provide […]