Monthly Meeting | NoCoAstro

Our monthly meeting on Thursday, September 3rd will NOT be held at the Fort Collins Museum Of Discover in the Otterbox Dome Theater.

We're having a special monthly meeting and outreach at the Lory State Park Soldier Canyon Event Facility.

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Member Gathering & Outreach !!!

NCAS Member Gathering:

6:00p Social Time - Bring a favorite snack to share if you'd like

6:30p Business Meeting "Lite"

6:45p Mini-Presentations (10-15min each)

SeeStar S30 Pro - Rob Sireno
Cosmic News - Kathy Lowry
Using the Club Dwarf3 - Greg Halac
Dwarf Smart Scope Features & Tips - Sue from DWARFLABS

7:30p Transition to Skygazing Session

Astrophoto Slideshow - Member Favorites from the Past Year [Pavilion]
Q&A with Scope Owners During Set-Up [Parking Area]

NCAS Outreach Event:

8:00p Skygazing - Public Welcome

Venus - Low in West
As Sky Darkens: Double Stars > Open Star Clusters > Globulars > Nebulae > Galaxies
Saturn - Rises 8:48 > Visible ~9:15 > Decent ~9:45

10:00p Skygazing Ends & Teardown

Monthly Meeting General Info

Regular club meetings are currently held at the Otterbox Digital Dome Theater in the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, and are scheduled for the 1st Thursday of every month. Please verify the meeting date and location on the calendar and find out what we have planned. The business portion of the meeting is scheduled for 15 minutes starting at 6:15pm although members often show up early at 5:45pm for social time ... and snacks. :-) Regular topics include:

Announcements on upcoming NCAS events: speakers, stargazing, outreaching, etc.
Brief updates from the club president, treasurer and outreach coordinator.
Items of general interest as shared by members and visitors.

After the business meeting, speakers present an astronomy-related program beginning at 6:30pm. It is free of charge and the public is welcome. Talks are typically geared towards people with a high-school science background but the level does vary. Feel free to contact a club officer for guidance if the target level is not apparent from the talk description. Talks typically last for 45 minutes. Questions are usually welcome both during and after the talk.

NoCoAstro invites speakers to be our guest for dinner immediately after the club meeting. Dinner details are sent to the “club-news” email list shortly before the meeting. Dinner provides a great opportunity to welcome and get to know our speaker. Typically ~10 club members usually attend.

NoCoAstro greatly appreciates the members and experts in the Northern Colorado region who have taken the time to share their knowledge with the public and the club.