Astronomy Club of Asheville

Astronomy Club of Asheville

Asheville, N.C.

"Land of the Sky"!

O Star (the fairest one in sight),...
Say something to us we can learn
By heart and when alone repeat.
Say something! And it says, 'I burn.'
(Robert Frost)

LAT: 35d 25m 05s N LONG: 82d 44m 53s W (Mt. Pisgah)

Comet Hale-Bopp over Mt. Pisgah, March 1997 (Details-335Kb file)

Yahoo E-Group: Our forum to coordinate meetings, star gazes, and to discuss amateur astronomy.

APRIL SKY, 2007 MAY SKY, 2007 JUNE SKY, 2007 JULY SKY, 2007

AUGUST SKY, 2007 SEPT SKY, 2007 NOV SKY, 2007 DEC SKY, 2007

JAN SKY, 2008 FEB SKY, 2008

THE BIG PICTURE AN EXPLANATION OF EARTH-SUN GEOMETRY

Sun and Moon Rise/Set Times, Clear Sky Clocks, and Weather

Sky&Telesco pe Sky Chart WeatherUnderground Sky Chart

Star Gazes Star Parties Photos IDA Links Articles Prose & Poem Lunar Maps

For a map to a Clear Sky Clock observing site (Pisgah, Mill Ridge, PARI, etc.), and for info on how to read the clock, click in the Clear Sky box above. Then to go to the map and click on one of the "Map" links below the clock.
Directions to Mt. Pisgah

The Astronomy Club of Asheville is open to visitors and is dedicated to helping people at all levels of interest in astronomy, regardless of age or experience. No equipment is needed. If you would like to attend a meeting, or get further information, please contact us by phone, mail, or at one of the email addresses below. Following is a schedule for meetings for the calendar year. We will have regular indoor meetings on the first Thursday of the month from 6-8 pm. The meeting place is Sims Consulting Engineers, 230 Short Coxe Ave. in downtown Asheville, NC. To get there, turn off of Biltmore Ave. near Jack Smith's Transmission Shop (248 Biltmore Ave.) and "Mostly,inc.Toyota/Lexus/Honda" garage onto Short Coxe Ave. The building has a gray brick front and is next to an Eblen gas station. (Don't park in the gas station's parking lot, unless you tell the owner. Your car might be towed.) Map Another Map

DATES FOR 2008 INDOOR CLUB MEETINGS:
January 3                       July 3
February 7                    August 7
March 6                        September 4
April 3                          October 2
May 1                           November 6
June 5                           December 4

ASTEROID 1999KW4 flyby of Earth on May 26, 2001.We finally found the asteroid just as sunrise made the stars fade out. These 4 frames cover a time period of 12 minutes and an area of 5x7 arc minutes. The asteroid's image is streaked due to it's movement during exposure as the camera is tracking the stars. (Notice that the size of the image frame changes, the asteroid moves across the frame, but the stars stay in the same place.) JPL info & More

In addition to the regular indoor meetings, we also have a full schedule of OUTDOOR STAR GAZES for viewing. We meet on Friday nights around dark, and use Saturday nights as a bad weather backup. Usually this is the weekend nearest the New Moon, but please check with a club member (or use the "Yahoo!Groups" link) before the star gazes to confirm the meeting time and location.

DATES FOR 2008 OUTDOOR STAR GAZES:
January 1                       June 27
February 1                    August 1
March 7                        September 26
April 4                          October 24
May 2                           November 21
May 30                         December 26

Meeting Schedules & Locations (You may have to try this link a couple times. Sometimes it's stubborn.)

Membership Form. Annual dues are $20, but come to few meetings and star gazes before you make up your mind to join. Membership information is also available at the meetings

Morgan watching a transit of Mercury across the face of the Sun.

CONTACT US by E-mail or phone: Tim (President) (e-mail) (251-0040 days) or John (V-President & Treasurer) (e-mail) (251-1933 x208 weekdays or 667-9268 evenings & weekends). Join or just visit our AstroAsheville Yahoo!Groups site!

(Note: This web site burst forth upon the internet in February 2002 and is a work-in-progress. If you find any bad links, deadends, or major malfunctions please notify John by e-mail.)

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