Don’t miss the latest AL Live – Mt. Palomar and the 200-inch Hale Telescope with Don Knabb.  Click here to view more details:  https://www.astroleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AL-LIVE-5-24-24.pdf

IN THIS ISSUE……
•ALCon 2024 Information, page 2
•Astronomy Festival on the National Mall,page 3
•Astronomy Day Information, page 4

Download the newsletter Whats Up with Astro League May 2024

The Mid-States Regional Astronomical League Conference is being hosted by the Omaha Astronomical Society for 2024.  The event will be at Eugene T Mahoney State Park near Ashland, Nebraska off Interstate 80 exit 426.

More information can be found HERE

Download the flyer HERE

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.