Black Hills Astronomical Society
Meeting Dates
Meetings held on the dates listed below (third Mondays,
September through May) starting at 7:00
p.m.
at the
Journey Museum, 222 New York Street.
and Star Parties are held on Friday evenings at the Hidden
Valley Observatory
starting at dusk (about 9 PM in the summer, 7 PM in the fall) unless
the sky is cloudy
or the moon is too near to full. See below for specific dates.
This page last updated 02/20/2012
Our regular meetings are held at 7 p.m. at the Journey Museum on 3rd Mondays of the month, September through May, and usually begin with a program of interest to the general public and the members. Following the program, we hold our business meeting at which interested members of the public are welcome.
2011
Sep 19 - Wade Johnson - Free Computer Programs for Use in Astronomy
Oct 17 - Bob Polcyn - The Milky Way: Our Home Galaxy
Nov 21 - Don Teets - Understanding Go-To Telescopes
Dec 19 - Social gathering and Show-and-Tell
2012 Meeting Dates and Programs at 7 p.m. (except as noted)
Jan 16 - Steve Parker - The Winter Sky
Feb 20 - Two 30-minute videos on craters and features of planetary surfaces will be presented.
Mar 19 - Richard Walker - Astrophotography Under City Lights
Apr 18 - Don Teets - The Upcoming Transit of Venus <--- Note this meeting (only) is on a Wednesday
May 21 -
TBA
2012 Star Parties - June 8, 15, 22; July 13, 27; August
10, 17, 24.
(August 17 may need to be cancelled due to a possible schedule
conflict.)
Sep 17 - TBA
Oct 15 - TBA
Nov 19 - TBA
Dec 17 - Social gathering and Show-and-Tell
"Star
Parties" and Other Events
Our "Star Parties" are held on scheduled Friday evenings in the summer
at the Hidden Valley Observatory
starting at dusk unless the sky is cloudy or the moon is too near to
full. There is no charge, but donations are welcome.
Our public 2011 Summer Star Parties at the Hidden
Valley Observatory were scheduled for:
June 3, 10, 24; July 1, 8, 22, 29; August 19, 26.
Our events at the observatory are always contingent on the weather. Click on the
following link to check seeing conditions for the next 30 hours or so:
Hidden
Valley Observatory "Clear Sky Clock"
For directions to the Hidden Valley Observatory click here.
For more information on our Star Parties, and star party etiquette click here.