Member of QCAS got together this afternoon to clean out the blockhouse. Many ladybugs were vanquished!
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Hawkeye in Space! A joint field trip for the Quad Cities Astronomical Society and The Popular Astronomy Club.
Dr. Mitchell documents his visit to the American Astronomical Society’s 2018 meeting. This video gives you an idea of what it’s like to be there. He also did a few interviews with presenters at the conference.
Some images taken by members of the Blood Moon from 01/31/18. These are shoots that appeared in the QC Astromony Facebook Group
Dr. Robert Mitchell gave a presentation on the American Astronomy Convention and his participation. Brian Didier and Shivani Ganesh were two undergrad students who worked with me over the last few years on my research. A spectrum is blueshifted if the object is moving toward you. In this case, it’s the photosphere (“surface”) of the […]
The 2018 Eastern Iowa Star Party will be held at the St. Ambrose University Menke Observatory in Dixon, Iowa from Sept 7th through 9th. The observatory, along with its piered scopes has a climate controlled classroom as well as women’s and men’s restrooms. Star Party reservations are limited to not more than 50 attendees. The […]
Eastern Iowa Star Party 2017! Hi all! At the time of this writing, we have seen another Eastern Iowa Star Party come and go… but hat a spectacular way to go! Although the star party was an official 2 nights and an unofficial 3rd… some attendees spent a 4th nigh… Thursday through Sunday nights… […]
Members of QCAS spread across the country to view the Great American Eclipse! TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE NEWS BITS “Something wondrous to behold” A first-hand account of the Great American Eclipse of 2017 By Paul Levesque, ASC Public Affairs I can’t remember when I first became aware of the Great American Eclipse of 2017, but […]
Images from the North Central Region Astronomical League conference from April of 2017. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
Quad Cities Astronomical Society and Popular Astronomy Club participated in Putnam Museum’s Family Fun Night. Hundreds of folks from around the Quad Cities enjoyed solar viewing and interactive experiences including tours of the night sky in the Putnam’s Stardome and making your own comet!