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As a starter Click here to listen to some profound words from Monty Python


(Weather Permitting for outdoor activities)

Events for April through July, 2010 National Astronomy Day is almost here. National Astronomy Day was started as a day to bring astronomy to the public. This year it is falls on Saturday, April 24. We have several public events planned on and around National Astronomy Day. For more info on the history of National Astronomy Day, click here Friday April 9: Outdoor Pursuits Night Hike with George Eberts from 8 - 11 pm. Call 740-0597-2151 to reserve your spot. Click here for more info. Friday, April 23rd: Safe Solar Viewing on the College Green from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm. Saturday, April 24th: Safe Solar Viewing at the Athens Farmers' Market on East State Street, from 10 am to 1 pm. Saturday, April 24th: Open Telescope Night on the College Green, from 8- 10 pm. Anyone with a telescope and/or binoculars is encouraged to come to the College Green by 7:45 pm to set-up. Friday, April 30th: Star Walk at The Ridges starting at 8:30 pm. Meet at the Kennedy Museum entrance on The Ridges. Dress for the weather and bring a flashlight. Saturday, May 22: Open Telescope Night - on the Ohio University College Green from 9 - 11 pm. We will be looking at Saturn and the Moon . Friday, July 16th: Safe Solar Viewing, on the Ohio University College Green from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. Saturday, July 17th: Open Telescope Night, on the Ohio University College Green from 9 - 11 pm.

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View pictures from May 14, 2009 trip to Addaville Elementary School for astro outreach by clicking here.   Presenters were Maryann Hartwick, George Eberts, and Paul Grim

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View pictures from July 10, 2009 Safe Solar Viewing on the College Green of Ohio University by clicking here.   This event was a joint effort of the OU Department of Physics and Astronomy and of SEOAS.

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|About Us | Night Sky Network | | Most of Us Live in Athens County - many in the city of Athens | | OU Astrophysical Institute | OU Public Astronomy Events | L i n k s | Getting Started in Astronomy - the Absolute Basics Conversations from Studio B airs on the fourth Sunday of the month at noon and the following Monday morning at 7:30 am on WOUB AM 1340. Some of these can be heard on your computer by clicking here. SEOAS has presented the "Friend of the Stars Award" to the following for their efforts in reducing light pollution and saving energy in SE Ohio: 2004 - City of Athens 2005 - Dr. Joe Shields 2006 - Abrio's Brick Oven Pizza and the Village Bakery 2007 - Appalachian Behavioral Healthcare- Athens Campus          / First SOAS Astronomy Award given 2008 - Wastewater Treatment Plant of the City of Athens 2009 - no award given 2010 - no award given For SE Ohio residents: Want to Buy or Sell Astro Hardware or Software? Then click here

For additional data and information on this Athens Clear Sky Chart and how to interpret all those small colored squares go to this site. We are grateful to Attilla Danko and those folks at Environment Canada for making such predictions possible. Remember, for seeing stars, the darker, the better

lunar phases

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Comments, complaints, suggestions and so forth should be sent to Maryann Hartwick, president of SEOAS.

Broken links, corrections and mistakes of any kind should be sent to Paul Grim, webmaster of SEOAS.