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,
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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
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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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Dr. Debra Wallace, Deputy Branch Chief for Astrophysics at the NASA MSFC Exploring the Vast Cosmic Structures of the Universe THE CLASSROOM WILL BE OPEN FOR THIS EVENT Join us LIVE in the WAS Classroom for this special lecture, featuring our speaker joining us remotely. Plus, it’s our Pre-Winter Solstice Holiday Party! This event WILL
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Erin Kara MIT assistant professor, Department of Physics, member of the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research Black Hole Echoes: How We “See” Curved Spacetime 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
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EVERYONE IS INVITED! Saturday, September 14, 8:00 PM NASA’s International Observe the Moon Night Parking may be an issue – please consider carpooling and/or parking in the lot at the bottom of the hill and walking up to the Observatory. What is InOMN? International Observe the Moon Night is a worldwide celebration of lunar
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