More info on Curby
Nebula Nights at Old Homestead Hotel and Distilling is back! Book your room today at www.oldhomesteaddc.com. Nebula Nights participants will receive 10% off their stay. Call Old Homestead for more information at 812-685-2203
Join Louisville Astronomical Society at Old Homestead Hotel and Distilling on both Friday February 20 & Saturday February 21 from 6:00 PM -10:00 PM to observe the Orion Nebula, Winter Milky Way, planets, distant galaxies, star clusters, and more! Dine at local restaurants and enjoy wine and beer tastings at the nearby Patoka Lake Winery and Patoka Lake Brewing! Old Homestead Distilling is now open! You won’t want to miss out on this fun weekend!
Due to likely ground conditions this event will be on the patio beside Patoka Lake Winery unless otherwise stated.
This is a weather dependent event. Changes will be communicated through hosting groups social media.
Join us for our monthly meeting at the PNC Achievement Center at the Parklands at 1411 Beckley Creek Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40245. Non-members are welcome.
Google Map Plus Code: 6G8F+W7 Louisville, Kentucky
Our speaker will be our own Terra Clark.
The title of her presentation is: An Overview of the Geology of the Red Planet, Mars
From Terra: I will discuss the internal and external forces and processes that have shaped the development of Mars over geologic time.
My bio: I'm retired and was a consulting geologist (energy resource exploration), most recently located in Cincinnati OH.I have a BS in Petroleum Geology and a PhD in Sedimentation and Stratigraphy.
A Universe of Earths
Presenter: C.M. Graney, Vatican Observatory
We welcome the Public to join us at the James G. Baker Center for Astronomy in Curby, Indiana, one hour away from Louisville. Tonight the Waxing Crescent Moon will be 11% illuminated and 3 days old in this lunation for observing through our telescopes. Jupiter is high in the sky and be visible for observing.
This event is weather dependent so conditions may cause cancellation.
Map to Curby
The LAS welcomes one and all at our Star Parties. If you have a scope and are having trouble figuring out how to use it, please feel free to bring it to our public Star Party.
The LAS is an IRC §501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Donations are welcome.
May your scope and skies be clear at the same time. Hope to see you there.
The Grand Canyon of the SKY
Presenter: Alan Goldstein
We welcome the Public to join us at the James G. Baker Center for Astronomy in Curby, Indiana, one hour away from Louisville. Tonight the Waxing Gibbous Moon will be 70% illuminated and 8.5 days old in this lunation for observing through our telescopes. Jupiter will be available for viewing.
We welcome the Public to join us at the James G. Baker Center for Astronomy in Curby, Indiana, one hour away from Louisville. Tonight the First Quarter Moon will be 52% illuminated and 7.4 days old in this lunation for observing through our telescopes. Jupiter will also be visible for viewing tonight.
We welcome the Public to join us at the James G. Baker Center for Astronomy in Curby, Indiana, one hour away from Louisville. Tonight the Waxing Crescent Moon will be 36% illuminated and 6 days old in this lunation for observing through our telescopes. We might catch a glimpse of Venus in the western sky tonight before it sets.
We welcome the Public to join us at the James G. Baker Center for Astronomy in Curby, Indiana, one hour away from Louisville. Tonight the Waxing Crescent Moon will be 21% illuminated and 4.5 days old in this lunation for observing through our telescopes. Venus will also be visible low in the southwestern sky.
The LAS welcomes one and all at our Star Parties. If you have a scope and are having trouble figuring out how to use it, please feel free to bring it to our public Star Party. LAS members are always invited to setup their telescopes for our Public Star Parties at Curby.
We welcome the Public to join us at the James G. Baker Center for Astronomy in Curby, Indiana, one hour away from Louisville. Tonight the Waxing Gibbous Moon will be 74% illuminated and 9.7 days old in this lunation for observing through our telescopes. We might catch a glimpse of Venus in the evening twilight before it sets this evening.
We welcome the Public to join us at the James G. Baker Center for Astronomy in Curby, Indiana, one hour away from Louisville. Tonight the Waxing Gibbous Moon will be 58% illuminated and 8 days old in this lunation for observing through our telescopes. Saturn will also be available for observing later this evening.
We welcome the Public to join us at the James G. Baker Center for Astronomy in Curby, Indiana, one hour away from Louisville. Tonight, the Waxing Crescent Moon will be 40% illuminated and 6.5 days old in this lunation for observing through our telescopes. Saturn will also be visible tonight.
We welcome the Public to join us at the James G. Baker Center for Astronomy in Curby, Indiana, one hour away from Louisville. Tonight the Waxing Crescent Moon will be 25% illuminated and 5 days old in this lunation for observing through our telescopes. Saturn will also be visible for viewing tonight.
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