Monthly meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM online at this link
Join us at RavenCon April 24-26. We'll also have telescopes there for daytime and evening viewing.
Richmond Astronomical Society 805th Consecutive Meeting October 11, 2016 Greetings – approximately 27 in attendance at the meeting. Jim Browder called our meeting to order in the Eureka meeting room Announcements / Share Table RAS Board of Directors – upcoming election We need some shelves – we could use some shelves … Read more
Richmond Astronomical Society 804th Consecutive Meeting September 12, 2016 Greetings – approximately 29 in attendance at the meeting. Jim Browder called our meeting to order in the Eureka meeting room Announcements / Share Table Recognition of the recipient of the Walter Haas Award for Excellence in Solar System Observing — RAS member … Read more
Richmond Astronomical Society 803rd Consecutive Meeting August 9, 2016 Greetings – approximately 31 in attendance at the meeting. Jim Browder called our meeting to order in the Eureka meeting room Announcements / Share Table Thanks to Tom Stepka for last month’s presentation on the curvature of space. Tom’s slides will be posted … Read more
Richmond Astronomical Society 801st Consecutive Meeting June 14, 2016 Greetings – approximately 42 in attendance at the meeting. Jim Browder called our meeting to order in the Eureka meeting room Announcements / Share Table Library Report: Virginia Eckert Welcome Visitors: Many Events and Individual Observing: RAS members Science Museum Astronomy … Read more
Richmond Astronomical Society 800th Consecutive Meeting May 10, 2016 Greetings – approximately 37 in attendance at the meeting. Jim Browder called our meeting to order in the Eureka meeting room Announcements / Share Table – We have cake for our 800th meeting!! Library Report: Virginia Eckert Welcome Visitors: Michael Davias Richard … Read more
What a good group of kids–we had about 60 students and parents show up for the Short Pump Middle School skywatch. We started off in the auditorium with Madhup Rathi showed an astronomy slide show, and then we headed out behind the school to a fairly dark sky. Amazing–we could even see the big dipper … Read more
Here’s an alternate use for a soccer field–Terry Barker led a Chesterfield County skywatch for about 20 people on April 28, at the Woodlake Athletic Complex (behind Clover Hill Elementary). The sky was pretty bright, but the Moon, Jupiter, and Mizar were easy targets. Information to sign up is shown below.
RAS Board Meeting – February 20, 2017 President Jim Browder called the meeting to order at 7:06 pm. Attendees (10): Jim Browder, President Matthew Roy, Vice President Jim Blowers, Treasurer Chris McCann, Secretary Gary Cowardin Ken Wilson Terry Barker Joe Racette Tyler Hutcheson Madhup Rathi Missing: Ted Bethune Betty Wilson Mike Lico … Read more
RAS Board Meeting – November 28, 2016 President Jim Browder called the meeting to order at 7:04 pm. Attendees (11+1): Jim Browder, President Jim Blowers, Treasurer Chris McCann, Secretary Gary Cowardin Ken Wilson Betty Wilson Mike Lico Michael Pitchford Terry Barker (new to board) Joe Racette (new to board) Tyler Hutcheson (new to … Read more
RAS Board Meeting – August 15, 2016 President Jim Browder called the meeting to order at 7:03 pm. Attendees (9+2): Jim Browder, President Matthew Roy, Vice President Jim Blowers, Treasurer Chris McCann, Secretary Gary Cowardin Ken Wilson Betty Wilson Mike Lico Madhup Rathi Terry Barker (non-board) Corinne Callison (non-board) Missing (4): Ted … Read more