SMAS Monthly Meeting When: 08/12/2022 7:30pm to 9:00pm (UTC-04:00) America/New York Where: Pellissippi State Community College, Ned R. McWherter Technology Building 126 (Pellissippi State Community Co

Reminder: SMAS Monthly Meeting When: 08/12/2022 7:30pm to 9:00pm (UTC-04:00) America/New York Where: Pellissippi State Community College, Ned R. McWherter Technology Building 126 (Pellissippi State Co

OK, the Clear Sky Clock still looks bad, but Astropheric offers some hopeful predictions. I'm going to go to Gondolier, Midtown between 7:30 PM, and visit TAO later. Astronomers are invited to meet me

Call for proposals When: 07/22/2022 View Event Description: The next SMAS meeting is in two weeks! If you have a proposed topic, please share it to the group via replying to this message, emailing the

Reminder: SMAS Monthly Meeting When: 08/12/2022 7:30pm to 9:00pm (UTC-04:00) America/New York Where: Pellissippi State Community College, Alexander Rm. 223 (Pellissippi State Community College 10915 H

I don’t know whether there are any asteroiders or comet hunters among you, and this is not exactly in the observational astronomy category, but a former colleague of mine is co-author on a recent pape

We have a conflict for our room at Pellissippi? We can do alternative dates thought. Any preference? The 14th is out 7th or 21st? If not overwhelming preference I will opt for the 7th which is a new m

Terrible weekend forecast. Going to have to figure out something else to do. Perhaps work on understanding further additional lunar landing sights from this article. https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com

I think I wrote about how I had taken my telescope to a school board meeting and afterward showed off the first quarter moon. I got a question about impacts that created the Mare and the dinosaur kill

Cancelled: Third Quarter Star Party-Unicoi Crest This event has been cancelled. When: Saturday, July 23, 2022 7:00pm to 11:30pm (UTC-04:00) America/New York Where: (Unicoi Crest) is in North Carolina

The Clear Sky Chart is mostly Oak for viewing Saturday night. Any requests for locations and times. I understand that Unicoi Crest is a long way for many. The Knoxville Observers are observing from No

Third Quarter Star Party-Unicoi Crest When: Saturday, July 23, 2022 7:00pm to 11:30pm (UTC-04:00) America/New York Where: (Unicoi Crest) is in North Carolina on the Cherohala Skyway. The first overloo

This is just a friendly reminder that the Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society roster will be forwarded to the Astronomical League in a couple of weeks. The roster contains all members who have paid 20

I had heard about a summer comet and then forgotten. This article reminded me: https://www.accuweather.com/en/space-news/comet-c-2017-k2-panstarrs-july-2022/1214161 It is in the southern sky. Below is

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Best JWST Image Explanations I have found so far... https://www.planetary.org/articles/james-webb-space-telescope-first-science-images

Introduction to telescop types When: Thursday, July 7, 2022 6:00pm to 7:00pm (UTC-04:00) America/New York Where: Blount County Library Organizer: Lee Erickson/James Cantu View Event Description: If yo

Reminder: Introduction to telescop types When: 07/07/2022 6:00pm to 7:00pm (UTC-04:00) America/New York Where: Blount County Library Organizer: Lee Erickson/James Cantu View Event Description: If you

Some years ago I worked up a program about the zodiac mnemonic. Remember it? Who does? For that program I configured Cartes du Ciel for ecliptic coordinate system and set the ecliptic in the center of

Greetings all, I'd like to provide some updates on SMAS activities and plans. Solar Viewing Lee is hosting some solar viewing at the Blount County Public Library tomorrow (weather permitting) https://