Friday, April 23, 2021

CANCELLED !!!!!!!!! SCHOOL NIGHT FOR ASTRONOMY

 

EVENT CANCELLED!!!!!

The Mineola Nature Preserve in conjunction with The Astronomical Society of East Texas  will be presenting SCHOOL NIGHT FOR ASTRONOMY, an astronomical viewing EVENT, at the Mineola Nature Preserve  Pavilion area on Friday, April 30, 2021.

This is open to the public and is especially for all public, private and home school students and their parents. There is no charge.

The program will begin about 5:30pm for sign in for all students. Solar viewing at 6:00pm, until Sunset and  Celestial viewing to follow at approximately 9:30 pm.

This is a weather permitting event. In the event of rain or clouds, the event will be cancelled.  An announcement of cancellation will on our website: www.asetexas.org/calendar  and our  Facebook page: Astronomical Society of East Texas.  There will be a “No Star Gazing “ sign at the preserve entrance. The make-up date would be announced later.

 

FACE MASKS ARE RECOMMENDED AND SOCIAL DISTANCING IS TO BE OBSERVED!


Dress properly for the weather conditions.  Be prepared for Mosquitoes-long pants, long sleeves. NO SPRAY INSECT REPELLENT!

 

For more information on this event, The Preserve and the Society, contact us at info@asetexas.com or text to 903-520-7338. On the web at www.asetexas.org or Facebook: Astronomical Society of East Texas and Mineola Nature Preserve on the Sabine River.

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

COMET ATLAS MAKES AN APPEARANCE IN APRIL 2021

 

Comet ATLAS in AQUILA on April 8 to April 20th.  It is a magnitude 9.5 comet.  You may need a 8"+ scope to see it. It will be moving into HERCULES at the end of the month.  The comet was discovered by the telescope in Hawaii to searches for Earth impacting asteroids.  Thus the name ATLAS, is an acronym  for ASTEROID TERRESTRIAL-IMPACT LAST ALTER SYSTEM, the system program that found the comet.  The best time to see it is in the predawn sky.  The positions above are at 4am CDT.