Welcome to STAR Astronomy
S*T*A*R , the Society of Telescopy, Astronomy, and Radio, is the focal point for amateur astronomy in Monmouth County, NJ, attracting members of all ages, occupations and backgrounds. Founded in 1957, the club holds regular meetings, observing nights, star parties, trips and special activities such as amateur telescope making and assisting local schools, scouts and park systems in conducting public astronomy programs. The club owns several telescopes available to members including a 25” aperture Dobsonian, the largest portable telescope in the tri state area.
S*T*A*R meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month from September to June, at 8 pm at the Monmouth Museum on the campus of Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ. Directions can be found here. Programs generally consist of lectures and discussions by members or guest speakers on a variety of interesting topics on astronomy. Refreshments are served during the meeting and, weather permitting, a short observing session may occur afterwards.
Everybody is welcome – please come along! No telescope required!
Upcoming Events
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July 31, 2010
The Annual Club Picnic will be held Saturday, July 31st starting at 3pm at Bucks Mill Recreation Area in Colts Neck. $12 for adults, $8 for kids. Please contact Steve Fedor if attending on our member's link on our web site or the club through our club contact link. Directions: Route 34 to Rt 537 (at the Colts Neck Inn). Head west on 537. Make right onto Bucks Mill Road. Park is on the left.
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September 2, 2010
Steve Walters has been fascinated by Quasar 3C273 for over 25 years. In this talk, he will explain what a Quasar is, why they have jets, what powers the jet and other aspects of Quasars while he traces astronomical research developments through the years in understanding these strange systems. Steve will show a recent image he took of the 3C273 jet and explain how he went about capturing this rare photograph. Come and learn about these amazing objects, the most distant and powerful engines in the Cosmos.
Note: Rob's Teeter's talk, Teeter and His Telescopes: 8 Years, 72 Scopes and a Thousand Stories, will now be featured at the November 4th. meeting
Latest Spectrogram
The Spectrogram is the monthly newsletter for S*T*A*R Astronomy. It is published around the beginning of the month, September through June.
In This Issue:
- June's Meeting
- 2010 Calendar
- May Meeting Minutes
- STAR Membership
- Hubble Finds a Star Eating planet
- Phoenix Mars Lander is Silent
- In The Eyepiece
- Celestial Events