Thursday, January 2, 2025
Spring 2025 Meeting
Polaris - January 2025
Here is the January edition of the ASET newsletter, Polaris.
Monday, August 21, 2023
October Solar Eclipse in East Texas
The October 14th Annual Eclipse can be seen from East Texas but only 78% of the Sun will be covered by the Moon. In Mineola, the Eclipse will begin at 10:25 am and end at 1:32 pm. The Max eclipse is 11:55am. !!!!!WARNING: DO NOT LOOK AT THE ECLIPSE WITHOUT PROPER EYE PROTECTION - POSSIBILITY OF EYE DAMAGE!!!!!!
Thursday, June 22, 2023
SUMMER QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF EAST TEXAS
Thursday, June 15, 2023
STAR GAZING AT THE MINEOLA NATURE PRESERVE, JUNE 16TH AT 8:30 PM
Friday, April 14, 2023
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPS FESIVAL AT MINEOLA NATURE PRESERVE ON APRIL 5TH TO THE ECLIPSE ON APRIL 8TH.
There will be a extended weekend of events at the Nature Preserve on April 5th to April 8th.
More Details Later.
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
TOTAL LUNAR ECILPSE, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8TH
There will be a Total Lunar Eclipse on the 8th of November . Local skier should be fairly clear, but there may be clouds.
Photo Courtesy- Paul Shaw
The time schedule is for Mineola Texas in the predawn hours in the Western sky,
is as follows:
2:02 AM Eclipse begins-Penumbra contact
3:10 AM Penumbra Eclipse-umbra contact
4:17 AM Umbra Eclipse
4:58 AM TOTALITY
5:43 AM Umbra Exit
6:52 AM Penumbra Exit -Eclipse ends.
6:54 AM Moon Sets