THE Tallahassee Astronomical Society (TAS),
located in
Tallahassee (capitol
of the state of
Florida) in the USA, is a group of friendly people who have a common
interest in astronomy and wish to share that interest with the general public. You
are invited to our
meetings and
events. No equipment is needed. Call a TAS
officer for more
information. (All monthly
meetings are
free!)
(See our information
page for our statement of purpose and other information.)
Our web site provides details on our organization, events, membership,
etc., and provides links
to some useful astronomical and space sciences sites including a list of other astronomy
clubs. (Click on above links.)
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"...share the joyous experience of viewing the starry sky with others."
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Solar Observing at the 2006 Astronomy Day |
Recent news
Close to 25 people showed up for TAS' Messier Workshop March 24th. Some brought their own telescope and/or binoculars. After a brief presentation by TAS
President Ken Kopczynski and TAS Observing Chair Ed Vall (see photo above of Ed), TAS members helped folks find objects including Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn
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On Monday, January 30th, TAS held a star party for Killearn Lakes Elementary School. About 100 people showed up to view the Moon, Venus, Jupiter, the Orion Nebula, the Andromeda Galaxy and more. Folks were treated to a special treat -- the Hubble Space Telescope flew over also!!!
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Over 30 people showed up for a great flyover by the International Space Station. Folks also got to see the Moon and Jupiter. WCTV came out and recorded the event.
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It was a day full of viewing beginning with TAS' hydrogen-alpha scope to view the Sun. After a PowerPoint presentation on the solstice in the Mission's theatre, TAS members wowed the crowd with views of Venus, Jupiter and other stellar images. Folks were also treated to a flyover by the
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Over 100 participated in the Friends of Florida Caverns star party Saturday night. A group of 20 from FSU's International Studies came out and had lots of questions. A great time was had by all. Thanks to TAS members Bill S, Bill T, Gene, Bob, Ed, Joe, Tristan, and Ken.
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