The Louisville Astronomical Society will hold their monthly meeting Friday evening, September 10, 8:00pm at Strickler Hall on the UofL Belknap campus. Program for the evening will be “Galilleo and What You Can See Through A Small Telescope” presented by Dr. Chris Grainey.
I’ll be there with my Galilleoscope, which is a working model of the scope the Genius of Padua used for his observations of 1609 and 1610.
Saturday, September 11
“CONNECT” event at Bernheim Forest in Bullitt county. This is a rather eclectic outdoor event at Lake Nevin at Bernheim. In addition to “laser beams into the mist” several members of LAS including myself will be there with telescopes doing some stargazing and star lore.
Our friend Don Spain is inviting you to participate in our “Project Mars” observing project. Observe Mars anytime through February, 2008, draw maps based on your observations and earn a certificate for your efforts.
For a copy of Don’s Mars observing guide email me here.
We may have an impromptu public observation of the Geminid Meteor shower on Thursday, December 13th. If you are interested in joining me for the Geminids contact me here
Thanks to Jim and Laura Pfeiffer at Turtle Run for offering to host our star party. We’ll try again in 2008. Visit the Turtle Run Winery website or get directions here.
Exclusive! Listen to our interview with John Dobson
April 17-24 is National Dark Sky week 2007. Now in it’s fifth year, “NDSW” is observed during the week of April’s new Moon to raise public awareness of the growing impact of glare from poorly designed lighting on the night time environment. Inefficient outdoor lighting wastes billions of dollars in energy in north America each year and casts a hazy blanket of light over the sky which washes out our view of all but the brightest stars.
You can do your part by turning off unnecessary outdoor lighting and asking your neighbors and local businesses to do the same. After Dark Sky Week consider replacing poorly designed outdoor fixtures which allow glare to escape upward. The best solution is “full cutoff” motion sensor fixtures.
The satellite image at the left shows glare from man made lighting which is visible from space over North America. Every bit of this glare is wasted energy.
Saturday, April 21st is Astronomy Day, 2007. Astronomy clubs, groups and individuals with a love of astronomy and stargazing will be holding “star parties” at locations around the world.
Stargeezer Astronomy is all about enjoying the night sky. We present Astronomy enrichment programs in Indiana and Kentucky, and blog on everything from celestial events, our nights under the stars, astrophotography and using our "toys" (the scopes, eyepieces, cameras and mounts). "The Night Time is The Right Time"
You can do your part by turning off unnecessary outdoor lighting and asking your neighbors and local businesses to do the same. After Dark Sky Week consider replacing poorly designed outdoor fixtures which allow glare to escape upward. The best solution is “full cutoff” motion sensor fixtures.
Saturday, April 21st is 
Our report on NDSW is sponsored by 
