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TALLAHASSEE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

The Astronomy Club of Florida's Capitol
Established 1968, reorganized in 1989
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2/7/2012      Full Moon aka Snow Moon

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2/9/2012      Venus - Uranus conjunction

Venus and Uranus will share the same area of the sky tonight being less than 1/3 the diameter of the Moon apart from each other (see chart). You'll need binoculars or a telescope to see Uranus. Come join TAS at Lake Ella for this event -- weather permitting. read more »

2/11/2012      Cub Scout Astronomy Belt Loop and Academic Pin

Saturday Scout Programs: The Challenger Learning Center and the Tallahassee Astronomical Society offer Scout Astronomy Programs on the second Saturday of the month (during the school year). Programs fulfill all requirements for the badge/belt loop listed. All programs are only $15 per Scout and include planetarium shows in the Downtown read more »

2/13/2012      Fairview Century Club star party

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2/14/2012      3rd Quarter moon visible in the morning

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Recent events

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2/4/2012      Free Planetarium Show

Come on down to the Downtown Digital Dome Theatre and Planetarium at the Challenger Learning Center and enjoy the free planetarium show "February Skies over Tallahassee" on Saturday February 4th at 10:00 am. This planetarium show is presented by the Tallahassee Astronomical Society and coordinated with the monthly Democrat "Sky read more »

2/3/2012      Comet passes Globular Cluster

Comet Garradd will pass about ½° west of Globular Cluster Messier 92 in Hercules in the early hours of Friday morning. The two are similar in size and brightness but different in looks. Hercules rises above the horizon around 2:00 AM and is highest in the hours before dawn. At read more »

2/1/2012      Jovian Moon Eclipses Jupiter

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 5:12 PM local time (22:12 UT), Ganymede's shadow begins to cross Jupiter. 7:08 PM local time (00:08 UT), Ganymede's shadow leaves Jupiter's disk. (Jupiter sets just before midnight) read more »

1/30/2012      First Quarter Moon

Monday at 11:10 PM (Jan 31 04:10 UT) read more »

1/30/2012      Killearn Lakes Elementary School star party

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