FHSU Astronomy Club

The FHSU Astronomy Club exists to give both students and the public the opportunity to observe the night sky with telescopes located on the Tomanek Hall Observation Deck and in the Albertson Hall astronomy tower. Student members staff the Observation Deck and host public events so that community members may utilize the telescopes.

Observatory hours for the spring 2012 semester: Monday and Wednesday evenings, 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

First 2012S semester Astronomy Club meeting: Monday, Jan 24, at 7:30 p.m. in TH201! (We will probably have meetings every other week.)

Send questions or comments to the club advisors. For more information about student organizations on the FHSU campus, visit the Center for Student Involvement.

Upcoming Events:

Past Events:

Program for the Girl Scouts on September 10, 2011.

Public Program (Moon): October 8, 2011.

Program at the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area near Great Bend: October 28, 2011.

Astronomy Day club meeting at the quarry! See the flyer for details.

Total Lunar eclipse: December 21, greatest eclipse at 2:17 a.m. but starts at 11:27 p.m. on December 20th.

Astronomy Open House (09/17/2010) 8:00 p.m. in TH 201 and on the dike. Open house will begin at 8:00 p.m. in TH 106 with a brief talk about the Moon. Viewing (Moon and Jupiter) from the dike will follow until 10 p.m. Check out the flyer for more information.

Astronomy Open House (02/19/2010) 7:00 p.m., TH 106, TH Observatory, AH Observatory. Open house will begin at 7 p.m. in TH 106 with a brief talk about Mars. Viewing (Mars, the Orion Nebula, etc.) from both the Albertson Hall and Tomanek Hall observation decks will follow until 10 p.m.

Useful Free Software:

Stellarium (planetarium software)

Celestia (planetarium/3D space simulation software)

Google Earth (check out the Sky, Moon, and Mars views)

Useful Links:

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Sky and Telescope

Space Weather

SLOOH

Space Weather Prediction Center

HUBBLESITE

Skymaps