This is a WAS members, friends, and family event and is a star party for our members and supporters. We take out the telescopes for a night among friends with some food, hot coffee, cocoa, and the spring skies!
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THE CLASSROOM WILL BE OPEN FOR THIS EVENT Join us LIVE in the WAS Classroom for this lecture. This event WILL be live-streamed on YouTube and as a webinar on Zoom, but we’d love to see you in person in the classroom at the Westport Observatory. As always, the talk will be posted to
THE BOB MEADOWS ANNUAL STELLAFANE REPORT 2025! Read More »
CANCELLED DUE TO EXPECTED CLOUDS ON BOTH NIGHTS We will be doing a Messier Marathon this year on Friday, March 28th with a rain date of March 29th. We observe all night and try to see all of the 110 Messier objects as a group. Someone finds an object, then everyone looks at it, then
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The Westport Astronomical Society’s amateur radio station K1WAS crackles back to life for this years Winter Field Day. The goal of the Winter Field Day Association is to help amateur radio operators improve their preparedness for disasters and enhance their operational abilities. The winter months present unique challenges for operating, including shorter days, the potential
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THE CLASSROOM WILL BE OPEN FOR THIS EVENT Join us LIVE in the WAS Classroom for this talk from our own WAS Board Member, Dr. Kevin Green. This talk WILL be live-streamed on YouTube and as a webinar on Zoom, but we hope you’ll join us in the classroom at the Westport Observatory. As always,
Dr. Kevin Green – Asteroid Occultations at WAS: An Update Read More »
Please think of the Westport Astronomical Society on GivingTuesday – a global day of generosity that takes place December 3, 2024. Our goal for GivingTuesday is to raise $2500 to upgrade our newly donated 15″ Obsession telescope for more public outreach. It’s the portable little brother to our big 25″ Obsession that’s regularly out on the
GivingTuesday – Help Us Upgrade the 15″ Obsession Travel Scope! Read More »
SUGGESTED DONATION OF $20 for members $25 for non-members ¤ $5 shipping for 1 or 2 $10 shipping for 3 to 5 There are VERY limited supplies Send an email to our treasurer kathy@was-ct.org to reserve your calendars. Please indicate how many you’d like and where you’d like us to send them. You can save
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We have had our first “analysis party”- and it was a blast! Analysis is the final leap towards a positive report, in which we use computer programming to find the disappearance and reappearance of the star’s light as the asteroid passes over. Here, my friends, is your go-to guide to analyzing occultations for when the
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Hello, everyone. We have a lot of new people here with us, performing occultations at WAS. This post includes photos and instructions on how to manually record occultations. It is a resource for those who have not had much time in the dome to study and catch up. Here is also a link to a
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David Weintraub Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Communication of Science Program, Emeritus, Vanderbilt University How Old Is the Universe? THE CLASSROOM WILL BE CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT This lecture will be hosted as a Webinar on Zoom as well as a live stream on our YouTube channel. We encourage you to participate, ask questions, and be a part of
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