A two day Astronomy Extravaganza in the North Central Region of the Astronomical League (NCRAL), “The Universe in Color“.

Flyer can be viewed here:       https://www.astroleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/NCRAL-2024.pdf .

May 17 and 18 in DePere, WI.

Session Topics:

• 3D printing in Astronomy
• Large Dobsonians
• Astro-Sketching
• Multi-Wavelength Astronomy
• Deep Sky Imaging

Keynote: Bob King presenting, “What Causes the Aurora’s Colors”

Plus

• Social Hour
• Banquet
• Door Prizes
• Trivia Contest
• Astrophoto contest
• Swap Meet
• Parmentier Observatory Tour

Flyer can be viewed here.

The ALCon 2024 in Kansas City website is active.  Please check it out, and make your reservations.

https://alcon2024.astroleague.org/

Since the 2023 and 2024 eclipses are past, the materials and information for those eclipses have been removed from the AL Home Page.  They are all still available at:

https://www.astroleague.org/timely-information-about-upcoming-major-celestial-events/

As part of our partnership with the eclipse.siu.edu team, we have posted two new informational pieces:  a poster for those near southern Illinois, and a general informational article by Lou Mayo.  Please check them out.  They are near the top of the list of links: https://www.astroleague.org/timely-information-about-upcoming-major-celestial-events/

Now is the time to make that reservation for the ALCon (July 17 through July 20).  Don’t miss out on all the great speakers, activities, and comradery.

Register here. (https://alcon2024.org)

• NEAF – The Northeast Astronomy Forum and Space Expo
• ALCon 2024 in Kansas City – Make your reservations today!

Download this issue here  (https://www.astroleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Whats-Up-with-Astro-League-March-2024-v2.pdf)

Now is the time to make your room reservations for this summer’s AL-Con in July at the Double Tree Hotel in Kansas City:   https://group.doubletree.com/hp0506

Be sure to get the AL Convention Rate.

AL LIVE! March 1, 2024, 7 p.m. EST     Click here for the announcement. (https://www.astroleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/AL-LIVE-20240301.pdf)

Astronomical League Facebook: Astronomical.League

Chuck Allen: 

“Seeing Faster-Than-Light Objects

and Other Perspectives on Distance”

Props are used to initiate discussion of the distances covered, or likely to be covered, by space exploration. We’ll explore the limits of naked eye vision and of amateur and professional telescopes. We’ll then examine the four horizons of our observable universe, looking at the causes and effects of horizons and the ability of photons to reach us from regions receding from us faster than light. And if you feel small at the end, I have a cure for that too.

Chuck Allen is vice-president and past-president of the Astronomical League. He founded the National Young Astronomer Award in 1991, received the 1998 G. R. Wright Award for service, holds the League’s Master Outreach Award with nearly 600 public programs logged, and is a gold level Master-Observer with 43 programs completed. Chuck coordinates three League Observing Programs and co-chaired ALCon ’21 Virtual during COVID. He is past president of the Louisville Astronomical Society and current Program Director for the Evansville Astronomical Society.

Be sure to check out the February tools at the Monthly Sky Charts, Celestial Events & Tools link below, or at: https://www.astroleague.org/navigating-the-night-sky-guides/

We hope you can join us at 7:00 PM EST for the February 16 AL Live event: 12P/Pons-Brooks: Comet with a Popcorn Personality.

See the attached flyer for details and connect information:  https://www.astroleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AL-LIVE-2-16-24.pdf