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Howard Astronomical League

Join us for an exciting month with the Howard Astronomical League! As of last night, approximately 4,207 asteroids are visible to the naked eye (magnitude < 7), with the brightest at magnitude 0.9. Don't miss our public star parties on April 20, May 4 (members only), and May 18. We also have a solar outreach event on April 20. Be sure to catch our guest speakers, Dr. K.T. Ramesh from Johns Hopkins discussing asteroid impacts, and Joe Bohanon on the Kitt Peak Advanced Observer Program, at our next meeting on May 16, 2013, at 7:30 PM.

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Howard Astronomical League

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  1. Howard Astronomical League 13 April 18, 2013

  2. Stumper Question

  3. As of last night, how many asteroids are visible naked eye (mag < 7)? • None • About 16 • About 128 • About 1024 • About 4096

  4. Dr. Jason Kalirai, STScIThe Hubble Space Telescope's New Frontier Fields: A Prelude to the James Webb Space Telescope

  5. Upcoming club activities

  6. Star Parties! April 20th – Public Star Party May 4th – Members only Star Party May 18th – Public Star Party

  7. Public Outreach April 20th – Solar Max, RNC Green Roof, 1-4 pm

  8. Member’s astrophotos and sketches

  9. Herman Heyn

  10. Mike Krauss

  11. Peter Nerbun

  12. Joe Bohannon

  13. Chris Todd Time-Lapse sequences from Messier Marathon and Delmarva Stargaze

  14. Stumper answer

  15. As of last night, how many asteroids are visible naked eye (mag > 7)? D. About 4096 In fact, 4,207 asteroids are currently magnitude 7 or less, with the brightest currently mag 0.9 (2010 KC12), and there are 632 brighter than mag 4!

  16. Thank You! Next month’s meeting is on Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:30 PM Guest speakers: • Dr. K.T. Ramesh from Johns Hopkins: • Impact and fragmentation of asteroids • JoeBohanon: • Kitt Peak Advanced • Observer Program

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