Monthly meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM online at this link
To Become a Member Talk to any board member during an RAS activity, such as a regular meeting. The dues per year are $30. To operate the Ragland telescope, you need to be trained in it and become a staff member; if you are a staff member, that is an extra $10. In addition, members … Read more
Ever been to a star party? They’re great. A star party is usually a multi-day event in a dark sky location that immerses participants in a sea of telescopes and astronomy enthusiasts. participants often camp near their equipment or stay in nearby lodging. One of the best in the eastern US is the Green Bank … Read more
RAS Board Meeting February 23, 2015 President Jim Browder called the meeting to order at 7:01 pm. Attendees (9): • Jim Browder, President • Dave Medici, Vice President • Jim Blowers, Treasurer • Chris McCann, Secretary • John Raymond, Observatory Director • Ken Wilson • Betty Wilson • Gary Cowardin • Michael Pitchford Missing (3): … Read more
October 2015 Meeting Minutes September 2015 Meeting Minutes August 2015 Meeting Minutes July 2015 Meeting Minutes May 2015 Meeting Minutes April 2015 Meeting Minutes March 2015 Meeting Minutes February 2015 Meeting Minutes January 2015 Meeting Minutes December 2014 Meeting Minutes November 2014 Meeting Minutes —————————————————————– RAS Board Meeting – November 16, 2015 – Extra Billy’s … Read more
Richmond Astronomical Society 785th Consecutive Meeting February 10, 2015 Greetings – approximately 46 in attendance at the meeting. Jim Browder called our meeting to order in the Eureka meeting room Announcements / Share Table • John Raymond selling lenses and eyepieces. He also passed around an Amateur Astronomy magazine. • Betty and Ken Wilson are … Read more
Richmond Astronomical Society 784th Consecutive Meeting January 13, 2015 Greetings – approximately 36 in attendance at the meeting. Jim Browder called our meeting to order in the Eureka meeting room Announcements / Share Table: Ken Wilson displayed a photo of Comet Lovejoy, taken in Arizona. Also displayed a photo of M79 taken through a 16” … Read more
Richmond Astronomical/Gastronomical Society 783rd Consecutive Meeting December 9, 2014 Greetings – approximately 35 in attendance at the meeting. Jim Browder called our meeting to order in a downstairs meeting room. Announcements / Share Table: Mike Holland displayed some very exceptional photos that he took of the Antares explosion at Wallops Island. Tim and Karen Streagel … Read more
Please join us at the Science Museum of Virginia for International Astronomy Day on Saturday, April 25 from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. There will be special activities at the Museum including solar observing (weather permitting) planetarium shows, informative displays and water rocket launches. Please join us if you can.
RAS Board Meeting November 17, 2014 President Jim Browder called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm. Attendees (11): • Jim Browder, President • Dave Medici, Vice President • Jim Blowers, Treasurer • Chris McCann, Secretary • John Raymond, Observatory Director • Ken Wilson • Betty Wilson • Bill Newman • Gary Cowardin • Matthew … Read more
RAS and Francis Emma Inc. will host a skywatch and a talk at Belmead on the James in Powhatan. We will hear about the famous Messier objects cataloged by Charles Messier which represent some of the most spectacular deep sky objects visible in the night sky. Astronomers and visitors are welcome to set up their … Read more