Starlight Astronomy Club Web Site

Celestial Almanac
Evening Events	Morning Events
Apr 14 Saturn at opposition Jun 5 Transit of Venus over the Sun Jun 20 Summer Solstice, 7:09 pm EDT (summer begins) Longest day, 15 hours 01 minutes of daylight Jun 24 Latest evening twilight Jun 27 Latest sunset Jun 30 Mercury at greatest eastern elongation, (26 degrees from the Sun) July 4 Earth at aphelion, 11 pm EDT (94,505,850 miles from the Sun) Aug 23 Neptune at opposition Sep 28 Uranus at opposition	Apr 18 Mercury at greatest western elongation, (27 degrees from the Sun) Jun 4 Partial lunar eclipse, 5:59 to 8:07 am EDT Jun 13 Earliest sunrise Jun 17 Earliest morning twilight July 9 Venus 0.9 degrees northwest of Aldebaren Aug 15 Venus at greatest western elongation, (46 degrees from the Sun) Aug 16 Mercury at greatest western elongation, (19 degrees from the Sun) Sep 22 Autumnal Equinox, 10:49 am EDT (fall begins)

Welcome to the Starlight Astronomy Club. We are based in Altoona, Pennsylvania, with members active from all of the surrounding counties of south-central Pennsylvania. You're welcome to join us and get involved as we continue to build the organization. It's an exciting project.

Anyone with an interest in astronomy is invited to become active in the Starlight Astronomy Club. Even if you are just getting started in amateur astronomy or if your interest is only casual, you'll find that we're a group which is open to beginners. (Our group has many members who are just getting started.) Families are welcome!

Below, you will find a schedule of upcoming events, and on the following pages you'll find our current bylaws, brief instructions for subscribing to our list server, and information on getting started in amateur astronomy. Your contribution to the dialog is greatly desired. We want you to be involved in an organization that you can be proud of.

Key Personnel:

Upcoming Events:

Subscribe to and monitor the e-mail list server for any announcements of observing plans

NOTICE: Due to numerous abuses, online applications are no longer being accepted!
To join, you may submit an application in person at the next meeting.
(If you insist, you may join online by paying the $100 Online Application Fee
per application submitted within the past year!)

Office	Name	E-Mail Address
President	Tom Kasner	takasner@aol.com
Vice-President	Scott Alter	domus93@hotmail.com
Secretary/Treasurer	Diana Worley	pegasus0416@yahoo.com
	Harold Fultz	HFultzjr@aol.com

Event	Date	Time	Venue
Next Outdoor Activity:	Friday May 18	8:30-11:00 p.m.	Canoe Creek State Park Rain Date: Sat.

Next Meeting	Thursday May 17	7:00 p.m.	Penn-Mont Academy Hollidaysburg
Next Indoor Activity:

Future Meetings	Thursday May 17	7:00 p.m.	Penn-Mont Academy Hollidaysburg
	June 21	7:00 p.m.	Penn-Mont Academy Hollidaysburg
	July 19 August 16	7:00 p.m.	Penn-Mont Academy Hollidaysburg
	September 20 October 18	7:00 p.m.	Penn-Mont Academy Hollidaysburg
	November 15 December 20	7:00 p.m.	Penn-Mont Academy Hollidaysburg

Public Sky Watches	May 18	8:30-11:00 p.m.	Location: Canoe Creek State Park Rain Date: Sat.
	June 5	Noon - Sunset	Solar Observations Location: Blair County Convention Center (No rain date)
	June 5	5:30 - Sunset	Transit of Venus Location: Blair County Convention Center (No rain date)
	June 22	8:30-11:00 p.m.	Location: Canoe Creek State Park Rain Date: Sat.
	July 20 August 17	8:30-11:00 p.m.	Location: Canoe Creek State Park Rain Date: Sat.
	September 21	7:00-11:00 p.m.	Location: Canoe Creek State Park Rain Date: Sat.
	October 19	6:00-9:00 p.m.	Location: Canoe Creek State Park Rain Date: Sat.

Starlight Astronomy Club Web Site

Welcome to the Starlight Astronomy Club. We are based in Altoona, Pennsylvania, with members active from all of the surrounding counties of south-central Pennsylvania. You're welcome to join us and get involved as we continue to build the organization. It's an exciting project.

Key Personnel:

Upcoming Events:

External Links: