Francis Park Stargazing Wednesday, August 6, 2008 * 7-10 PM Francis Park on Tamm Avenue at Itaska Street * Canceled in Case of Clouds or Precipitation ...
I'm an science educator in Fairview Heights, and I was wondering if anyone knew of a StarLab loan program schools in the St. Louis area could use to teach the...
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I live in the metro-east but recently "discovered" the light pollution map/Google map thing. As a result of that, I am planning on driving to a darker spot on...
There was a recent star party at Hawn State Park between Farmington and St. Genevieve. I couldn't make the event but it sounded like a decent site. Is this any...
... Hawn state park is closer but not so dark.... it is only 80 miles away from me compared to ~120 miles for the other two sites, but Hawn is in the green...
Hello, We are part of a committee that has recently formed to organize events and activities in support of the International Year of Astronomy in 2009. This...
SLAS got a request from a Girl Scout group for an event they'd like telescopes for at Camp Tuckaho, near Troy/Cuivre River for Aug. 30 (Sat.), 2008. So far,...
I had time to go Wednesday night. It did not work out as well as I'd hoped. I planned on finding somewhere to stop on CR-216 (which is near the intersections...
Thanks to all who have responded to this request. DIRECTIONS to Tuckaho: Take Highway 40 or Highway 70 west to Highway 61 (Wentzville). Take Highway 61 north...
Hello all, was a member of this group in the past and due to time constraints and work demands really haven't had enough time to use my scope so I've decided...
Price has dropped on the LX10 package down to $550. Also going ahead and listing my Meade Giant Field tripod for $300 and the Meade Super Wedge mount for $225....
I picked up a Bushnell 4.5" Newtonian on an equatorial mount at a garage sale. It was a complete package with all EPs and the manual. The first thing I...
Francis Park Stargazing Wednesday, October 8, 2008 * 7-10 PMANDFriday, October 31, 2008 * 7-10 PM (Halloween Night!!!) Francis Park on Tamm Avenue at Itaska ...
Sounds cool and I hope you have fun with it. Out of curiosity, does a spherical mirror have some sort of elongated focal point? Are the mirror types available...
Hi Andy - hope I can answer all your questions Out of curiosity, does a spherical mirror have some sort of elongated focal point? *Basically, yes. All photons...
Free, public talk tonight (7pm., Thur., Oct. 30, 2008) on Mars Phoenix here in St. Louis by one of the co-investigators - Ray Arvidson of Washington University...
Francis Park Stargazing Wednesday, November 5, 2007 * 7-10 PM Francis Park on Tamm Avenue at Itaska Street * Canceled in Case of Clouds or Precipitation ...
This might be the perfect excuse for some "Guerilla Urban Astronomy". Mike The Starry Messenger: A Tale of the Father of Modern Science In December Upstream...
SLAS was contacted by Dianne Casey from the KMOV television station. They are broadcasting the Thanksgiving Day Parade in downtown St Louis. One of the...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/science/space/14planet.html November 14, 2008 First Pictures Taken of Extrasolar Planets By DENNIS OVERBYE In what might...
I have a telescope and accessories I'd like to sell and it was suggested by the president of the SLAS I post it on this site. Here are the details: Celestron...
Meet St. Louis Astronaut Robert Behnken A graduate of Pattonville High School and Washington University, Behnken served as a Mission Specialist aboard Space...
All, Here is a map of the parade route: http://tinyurl.com/astroparade Parking is available in the City Hall parking lot (entrance on 14th between Market and...
Francis Park Stargazing Wednesday, December 3, 2008 * 7-10 PM Francis Park on Tamm Avenue at Itaska Street * Canceled in Case of Clouds or Precipitation ...
Greetings, The sky is looking lousy for tonight, so the Francis Park Stargazing session is canceled. Our next scheduled session is Wednesday, January 7, 2009. ...
Since next year is the IYA (International Year of Astronomy) celebrating Galileo's first telescopic astronomical observations, it seems appropriate to mention...