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
On Saturday, May 10th, TAS took to Lake Ella to bring the Universe down to the sidewalk for the public to enjoy. We had our Hydorgen-Alpha scope set up to view the Sun's surface during the day along with our favorite "Planet Walk." Later that night we set up a
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Michael Mendez won TAS' "Starblast" telescope raffle. TAS has raffled off or has awarded over 6 telescopes in the last two years in an effort to get more people interested in astronomy. Michael and his daugther Tekla were very surprised and happy upon receiving the Starblast.
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TAS could not have asked for a more perfect night for the total Lunar eclipse on February 20th. TAS had 6 telescopes and various binoculars for the hundreds of people who came by to enjoy this wonderous sight with us at Lake Ella. We even had a bus load of
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On Monday February 18th, TAS awarded three young, budding astronomers its "Joe Haley Young Acheiver Award" for their excellent work at the 2008 Capital Regional Science and Engineering Fair.
1st Place – Stellar Parallax, Jordan Turner - North Florida Christian. Ms. Turner also won a 6” Telescope, astronomy book, and
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It was almost standing room only at TAS' third free planetarium show at the Downtown Digital Dome and Planetarium on February 2nd. Observing Chair Bill Skelley did a fabulous job reviewing the sky over Tallahassee and other noted celestrial events, including the upcoming total Lunar eclipse. Don't miss the next
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