AAC at ERAU

The Amateur Astronomy Club is a group of students at ERAU who share a passion for astronomy and love to share that passion with other students and the community

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Happy Pluto Day everyone!! Don't forget to attend our weekly meeting tomorrow from 8-9pm in COAS 207. As a reminder, this meeting is mandatory for everyone going camping with us this weekend.

[NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day @apod]

Will the spider ever catch the fly? Not if both are large emission nebulas toward the constellation of the Charioteer (Auriga). The spider-shaped gas cloud in the image center is actually an emission nebula labelled IC 417, while the smaller fly-shaped cloud on the left is dubbed NGC 1931 and is both an emission nebula and a reflection nebula. About 10,000 light-years distant, both nebulas harbor young star clusters. For scale, the more compact NGC 1931 (Fly) is about 10 light-years across. The featured deep image, captured over 20 hours during late January in Berkshire UK, also shows more diffuse and red-glowing interstellar gas and dust.

Image Credit & Copyright: Dave Boddington

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[ARCHIVED NASA Exoplanets @NASAExoplanets]

The misconception that there is no sound in space originates because most space is a ~vacuum, providing no way for sound waves to travel. A galaxy cluster has so much gas that we've picked up actual sound. Here it's amplified, and mixed with other data, to hear a black hole!

[Max Fagin 🚀🔴🌐☄🌘 @MaxFagin]

Dear astronomers at star parties: Do *NOT* insult the quality of another astronomer's equipment. Ever. The night sky is for everyone. I don't care if someone sets up next to you with a literal cardboard tube on a stick. You say "Welcome to the star party!"

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If you'd like to volunteer at this Friday's open house, be sure to come to tonight's meeting! COAS 204 8pm

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Meeting tonight! COAS 204, 8pm. We'll be taking volunteers for the activities fair and be treated to a presentation by Will Burns

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If you're going camping, it's very important that you come to tonight's meeting! We'll be going over tent and carpool assignments

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Almost time for our final open house of the semester! Club members meet at 5:30, doors open at 8. COAS 501

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Our last open house of the semester is on Friday! Come to tonight's meeting to sign up, COAS 204 @8, as per usual

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Stop by the quad on the way to class to see the Mercury transit! Last chance until 2032!

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Meeting tonight! Don't miss out on some awesome members presentations! COAS 204, 8pm

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Meeting tonight! There'll be observations on the veranda afterwards, so stick around! COAS 204 @ 8pm

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Meeting tonight! We'll be planning the open house this Friday and discussing camping!

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More observations after tonight's meeting! Also, camping spots are filling up fast, so be sure to sign up!

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Meeting tonight! We'll be going over our Mercury Transit plans as well as the Spooky Open House™! COAS 204 @ 8pm🖖

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New to the telescope scene? We'll have a presentation on the basics of astronomy and telescope observations at tomorrow's meeting! COAS204@8

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Starship at our launch facility in Cameron County, Texas. Watch as @elonmusk gives an update on the vehicle today at ~7:00 p.m. CDT → https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z

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Open house tonight! Members, meet at 5:30 in COAS 501. Everyone else, there's a public astronomy lecture at 7 and the COAS opens at 8

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TONIGHT: We'll be chalking the sidewalks to advertise the open house! COAS 124 @ 8:30pm, there will also be astrophotography on the quad🔭

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TONIGHT: Interest meeting at 7:30, followed by open house planning at 8. COB 118, hope to see everyone there!