Upcoming Meetings: Meetings held at the ASU Planetarium on the 1st Monday.
Next meeting is Monday, March 1st at 7pm-- Visitors Welcome!
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Points of Interest, Angelo Astronomy Activities  and  Other Sky  Events
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Sat, Feb 27 -- Full Moon

Mar 01-05 - 41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC 2010), The Woodlands, Texas

Mar 3 --  Mars Express (ESA). The spacecraft will set a new record for the closest pass to Phobos, skimming the surface at just 50 km. The data collected could help untangle the origin of this mysterious moon.  FMI: www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/

Mar 4 -- Lecture: A Private Astronaut’s Path to Space, Richard Garriott, Houston, TX
Richard Garriott became the first second generation American in space when he launched aboard the Russian Soyuz TMA 13 on October 12, 2008. He achieved this goal by helping to usher in the era of private human access to space. He will talk about his own path to the stars, and what the coming fleet of private space craft means to the future of human spaceflight. http://spacecenterlectureseries.com/future.html

Mar 08-11 - Conference: The First Stars and Galaxies - Challenges for the Next Decade, Austin, Texas

Mar 12, 13 -- Possible Angelo Astronomy Star Party for Members and Guests at Nova Hill Observatory. Sunset about 6:50pm.

March 14, 2010 at 2 a.m., Daylight Saving Time begins

Mar 14 – 17 -- Earth & Space 2010 Conference, Honolulu, HI
http://content.asce.org/conferences/earthspace2010/

Mar 20 -- Public observing session at Angelo State University for Sun Earth Day and Sidewalk Astronomy.
Free and open to the public! Viewing starts at 7pm. Sunset about 7:50pm.

Mar 20 -- “Take it to the Streets” for ISAN – 4, International Sidewalk Astronomy National Event
www.sidewalkastronomers.us

Mar 20 -- Sun-Earth Day
Comprised of a series of programs and events that occur throughout the year culminating with a celebration on or near the Spring Equinox.
Live Webcast: On March 20, 2010, join NASA for a live Sun-Earth Day Webcast from the exhibit floor of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) conference in Philadelphia, PA. For this webcast the team will combine forces with the award winning NASA EDGE team known for their offbeat, funny and informative look behind the NASA curtain. Guests will include scientists, educators and students who will demonstrate the power of magnetism and why we care about magnetic storms! If you've ever wanted to learn about NASA but thought you needed to be a rocket scientist, wait no longer.

Mar 21 - Saturn At Opposition

 

(All times for Central Time Zone unless noted)