SLAS Regular Meeting
Friday, September 15, 2017 7:30pm
McDonnell Hall, Washington University

Total Eclipse of the Sun:
Highlights of the Low Light

Local amateur astronomers will be featured at the September meeting of the St. Louis Astronomical Society. The meeting will begin at 7:30 PM Friday, September 15, in McDonnell Hall, Room 162, on the Washington University campus, Saint Louis, MO 63130. McDonnell Hall is accessible from Forsyth Boulevard via Tolman Way.  Yellow zone and garage parking are available. The event, cosponsored by NASA's Missouri Space Grant Consortium, is open to the public free of charge.

The Great American Eclipse of August 21 was seen by millions across the country and hundreds of thousands across the Greater St. Louis area. Members of the St. Louis Astronomical Society will discuss the event and present images taken from various sites along the eclipse path. New and used solar eclipse glasses will be sent to schools in South America and Asia for student viewing of 2019 eclipses. These eclipses will not be visible from the U.S. The public is invited to donate ISO-approved glasses in good condition. Collection points – the McDonnell Planetarium in Forest Park and branches of many area libraries – will be mentioned. A complete list can be found at www.stleclipse.org .

Upcoming Meetings:

November: William McKinnon, PhD PLUTO Washington University
December: Amy E Kimball - Skype Event - Radio Quasars & the VLA

Meeting Agenda

Welcome

Parking

Introduction of Officers and Visitors

Eclipse Task Force Expo

Main Speaker:  SLAS members

Astro 101: 

Star Parties:

Library Telescopes

SLAS Coffee Mugs for Sale!

Infini-tees Shirts for Sale!

Eclipse Glasses for Sale!

Other Announcements

Eyepiece kits for sale