Monday, November 5, 2018
Setup and casual conversation starts at 6:30 p.m.
Meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.
Bartlesville Public Library
Meeting Room A (2nd floor)
Program: Elections & Planning for 2019 Programs
Meetings are open to everyone interested in astronomy
and visitors are welcome.
The Astronomical League has announced their plans for next year's national convention, ALCon 2019. Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, the Astro League's convention will include a tour of Kennedy Space Center in Florida and a three-day Southern Sky cruise to the Bahamas. It will take place July 25 - 29, 2019.
Thanks!
Kristi Herrman
BAS ALCor
Apps for consideration
Distant Suns, your personal guide to the cosmos, lists Night Sky Network astronomy club star parties, safe solar gazing events, and lectures in the main navigation bar. Distant Suns is available for Android, Apple iOS, Kindle, and Nook.
SkySafari, a powerful planetarium that fits in your pocket, lists Night Sky Network astronomy club star parties, safe solar observing events, and lectures in the help menu. SkySafari is available for Android and Apple devices and computers.
Family Fun with Sky Watching
Please use link below to access Member Presentations.
Hello BAS Members --
With so many people interested in AstroPhotography in the group, we have thought of having a "Astro Picture of the Month" competition each month at our meetings.
Entry Rules:
Send one picture of the night sky/ object of the current month with a description of the picture and the equipment used to take this.
Mail it to bvilleastro@gmail.com.
Best picture is chosen in the next meeting and uploaded to our Facebook/Twitter pages with your mention!
Thanks
BAS President .
Sky and Telescope News http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/observing-news/
Source for Europa Geysers Missing
By: Camille M. Carlisle | October 23, 2018 | Comments 0
A new look at old data suggests there’s something missing from suspected plumes on Europa: a heat source.
By: Emily Lakdawalla | October 20, 2018 | Comments 0
The BepiColombo spacecraft, Europe's first mission to Mercury, rocketed away from Earth to begin its seven-year trek to the innermost planet.
By: Bob King | October 17, 2018 | Comments 24
Ever wondered what it would be like to see the Earth from the Moon? Join Bob King as he explores this from the perspective of the Apollo 17 astronauts.
How to Turn Off a Galaxy’s Star Formation
By: AAS Nova | October 16, 2018 | Comments 0
New observations by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) provide a close look at a galaxy that may be in the process of shutting down its star formation.
Voyager 2 Approaches Interstellar Space
By: Christopher Crockett | October 10, 2018 | Comments 2
An increase in cosmic rays indicates that Voyager 2 is approaching the heliopause, where the solar wind gives way to the interstellar medium.
Hubble Hibernates After Minor Breakdown
By: Christopher Crockett | October 9, 2018 | Comments 0
A failure of a gyroscope used to point and stabilize the Hubble telescope caused the observatory to safely shut down while engineers determine a fix.
MASCOT Deploys from Hayabusa-2, Lands on Ryugu
By: David Dickinson | October 8, 2018 | Comments 0
The boxy robotic lander MASCOT delivered photos and other data from asteroid Ryugu during a brief 17-hour stay on the asteroid's surface.
Four Things We Now Know About Saturn
By: Javier Barbuzano | October 5, 2018 | Comments 0
Cassini gave an epic final show, going where no space probe had gone before. Here are a few interesting things we learned from that finale.
Hubble Boosts Case for Exomoon
By: Christopher Crockett | October 3, 2018 | Comments 1
Exoplanet Kepler-1625b might harbor a moon the size of Neptune—potentially the first confirmed exomoon—but researchers urge caution.
Titan Dust Storms Pose Challenges for Future Spacecraft
By: Elizabeth Howell | October 2, 2018 | Comments 0
Future missions to Saturn's moon Titan may have to contend with blowing particles and higher-than-expected winds from recently discovered dust storms.
New Object Found in Far Outer Solar System
By: Christopher Crockett | October 2, 2018 | Comments 4
Astronomers have discovered a object—2015 TG387—that could help in the hunt for a hypothesized Planet Nine in the distant reaches of the solar system.
60-Second Astro News: Dust Storms on Titan, Origin of Phobos
By: Christopher Crockett | September 28, 2018 | Comments 0
In astronomy news this week: Dust storms are seen blowing around Titan for the first time, and new clues from old data suggest that an impact on Mars gave birth to Phobos.
‘Oumuamua’s Story Keeps Spinning
By: Javier Barbuzano | September 27, 2018 | Comments 5
Two new studies question the cometary nature of 'Oumuamua, our first interstellar visitor, and where in the Galaxy it might have come from.
Touchdown: Hayabusa 2 Deploys Rovers to Explore Ryugu
By: David Dickinson | September 24, 2018 | Comments 0
The Japanese Hayabusa 2 spacecraft dispatched the first of a set of smaller missions that will explore asteroid 162173 Ryugu.
Clear Sky Predictor for Bartlesville. http://www.cleardarksky.com/c/BrtlsvlOKkey.html