Astronomers of Humboldt

Upcoming Events

The Astronomers of Humboldt ordinarily schedule meetings on the weekend nearest the new moon. Meetings may consist of an observing session or an indoor presentation.

Next Event

• Saturday February 18. Observing Session or Indoor Presentation. Details tba.
• Friday March 23 or Saturday March 24. Messier Marathon. The annual Messier Marathon will be held on either Friday, March 23, or Saturday March 24. A last-minute decision will be posted here, based on the weather forecast. Arrive in time to set up equipment before nightfall. The location is Kneeland Airport.

  Some useful resources for the marathon are: The Messier Marathon, [at http://messier.seds.org/xtra/marathon/marathon.html] which contains a history of Messier Marathons as well as some tables, tips, and links to other resources; The Free Astronomy Software Site, [at http://www.davidpaulgreen.com/tumol.html] which contains The Ultimate Messier Object Log (TUMOL); John Small's Sky Maps, [at http://www.atmob.org/library/member/skymaps_jsmall.html] which contains Telrad charts for all the Messier Objects; and Lenore Freeman Morales's book A Starhopper's Guide to Messier Objects available at Everything in the Universe [at http://www.everythingintheuniv.com/_eiu/new_books.htm#starhopper.

Tentative meeting dates and special events for the rest of 2012 (check back for details):

• Saturday April 21.
• Saturday May 19.
• Sunday May 20. Annular Eclipse of the Sun [see http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OH2012.html#SE2012May20A].
• Tuesday June 5. Transit of Venus [see http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/transit12.html].
• Saturday June 16.
• Saturday July 21.
• Sunday August 12. Perseid Meteor Shower.
• Saturday September 15.
• Saturday October 13.
• Saturday November 10.
• Saturday December 15.