....Oakland,
California - Stargazing since 1924
Upcoming
Event:
EAS
General Meeting
Date
and Time:
Sat, Aug 12
7 :30pm
Location:
Chabot
Space & Science Center
Galileo Rm
2nd Floor, Dellums Bldg
Speaker:
Dr. Gibor Basri
UC Berkeley, Department of Astronomy
Are red dwarf planets habitable?
Subject:
Dr. Basri will talk about the "habitable zone" of "red dwarf" stars, and concentrate on the current thinking about whether a planet around a red dwarf could, in fact, actually harbor life.
Dinner
with the Speaker
EAS dinner before the meeting. Hunan Yuan Chinese Restaurant,
4100 Redwood Rd, 5:30pm. No need to register - just show up!
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2017
What's Up Check it out by clicking the What's Up link in the column to the upper-left. BARCROFT
2017 The sign-up period for this year's event is now OPEN. NOTICE: Sign up now or wait until next year! Newsletter From White Mountain Research Station Every year, we rent time up at the Barcroft High Altitude Research Station in the White Mountains to provide our members with an opportunity to gain access to "research-grade" night skies. Well, they have begun publishing their own newsletters, and you can view them here. It's full of info about the three facilities they make available, one of which is Barcroft, and it's chock-full of interesting stuff about these sites. Check it out! EAS Outreach EAS partners with East Bay schools, libraries, Scouting groups, and S.T.E.M organizers for evening star parties and other Outreach events. Our experienced astronomy volunteers bring out their telescopes and other equipment, sharing close-up views of planets, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies. We seek to provide a unique and inspiring experience of the night sky! If your organization is interested in scheduling an Outreach event, or you're an EAS member who would like to get involved, contact Raymond Howard at raymondhow@aol.com EAS Loaner Scope Program Telescopes available for rental by EAS members 60mm & 80mm refractors, C90 Maksutov-Cassegrain,
2 - 10 inch Dobsonians, Scope rental is $15 a month with
a $50 deposit. For information, contact Barry Leska by E-mail at b.leska@comcast.net EAS Library Hours Currently open from 7pm to 10pm every Friday evening. Please enter through the Telescope Maker’s Workshop at the first loading dock entrance. The Library is also open by appointment: Please call 1-510-336-7438 and leave a message. Library is located on the second floor of the Dellums Building, down the hall next to the interactive lunar lander exhibit. Volunteer librarians are needed to expand library hours, if you'd like to help, contact EAS Librarian Deborah Gomez.
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