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We meet sometimes at telescope observation sites. Call one of the people below (or e-mail one of us) for the exact time of the next meeting and for more precise directions. We welcome visitors.
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Meetings / Upcoming Events
The next regular meeting is on Feb 1, 2024.
If no specific announcement above, contact one of the officers to find if we are meeting that month.
Meeting Location
Regular meetings are held at the Science and Discovery Center located at 308 Airport Rd, near the intersection of Jenks and Airport Road. Usually, we meet in the old Junior Museum building. Park in Airport Rd lot and walk to old building on Jenks through iron gate and gazebo. Limited-mobility folks can park in the close parking lot, but there are few spaces and we generally like to reserve them for people that need them or must carry equipment to the lecture room. See map (loads slowly). Park at the building NW of Wilson funeral home and walk to the diamond-shaped roof.
See Clear Dark Sky link below
Web Links
www.stellarium.org - A free planetarium program, well worth the price!
www.heavens-above.com - A great site for tracking satellites and the space station.
www.skyandtelescope.com - Sky and Telescope magazine.
www.cloudynights.com - Cloudy nights telescope reviews.
www.telescopejunkies.com - Astronomy forum site. Lots of stuff on astrophotography.
www.calsky.com - Astronomy calculator and graphical almanac site.
www.cleardarksky.com - Sky condition predictions for Panama City
www.spaceweather.com - Current Solar Information
www.xkcd.com - XKCD Comic Strip
Club Telescopes
The telescopes will be used as an educational resource and for club Star Parties. When not being used for official club
business, members in good standing will be able to check out the scopes for personal use.
Last updated 18 Jan 2024