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TALLAHASSEE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

The Astronomy Club of Florida's Capitol
Established 1968, reorganized in 1989
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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."  
Solar Observing at the 2006 Astronomy Day 

Recent news

2/5/2010      Montford Middle School Astronomy Day

TAS was invited to Montford Middle School on February 5th to help the students get a better understanding of their Universe. Juanita Raymond spent the day storytelling and showing off her children's book, "Orion: The Skateboard Kid." Later that night TAS members, including Bruce French and Ken Kopczynski, came out read more »

1/18/2010      TAS Meeting - Telescope Workshop 7:00 p.m. and Election of Officers 6:30 p.m.

Learn how to use your Christmas present. January 18th (Monday) TAS will hold elections for its officers beginning at 6:30 pm at the Challenger Learning Center. At 7:00 we will hold a “Telescope Workshop” for folks who need a little help getting to know their scope. Bring your scope down read more »

11/17/2009      TAS & Leon Co Library premiere space telescopes' imagess

On November 17th TAS and the Leon County Library premiered combined images of the Chandra, Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes at the downtown library. Along with the unveiling ceremony there were activities for children and adults. A wonderful time was had by all. read more »

7/20/2009      Apollo 11 40th Anniversary Show Big Hit

On Monday, July 20th, TAS in conjunction with the Challenger Learning Center, put on a 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. It was standing room only in the Downtown Digital Dome Theatre. We started off with a demonstration on the distance between the Earth and the Moon. TAS read more »

4/22/2009      Moon/Venus conjunction

In the early morning of April 22nd the Moon and Venus were in conjunction. They formed a beautiful pair here in Tallahassee (see photo from TAS President Ken Kopczynski). read more »

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Upcoming Events

8/1/2010 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM Venus Mars & Saturn in the West at Sunset until mid month 
8/4/2010 4:00 AM - 6:00 AM Predawn: Pleiades left of waning crescent Moon 
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