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The monthly SoVerA meeting is on Thursday this month only. There is a special guest speaker, Dr. Robyn Millan. The topic is quite energizing, Remotely Sensing Earth's Magnetosphere Using Energetic Particles. Zoom link is below. Meeting is 7 PM on Thursday, May 15th this month only. All are invited! No pre-registration is needed. John Sillasen Subject: (sovera:announce) ^_SoVerA^_ May Meeting: Dr. Robyn Millan - THURSDAY May 15th @ 7pm. Welcome to Spring and to the updated SoVerA mailing lists! May's monthly meeting is a special one and will be a little different. - First, the meeting will take place on Thursday May 15th, rather than the usual 2nd Tuesday. - Second, this meeting will be held at Vermont Academy in Saxtons River, Vermont in Horowitz Performing Arts Hall Our guest will be Dr. Robyn Millan who will be presenting on " Remotely Sensing Earth's Magnetosphere Using Energetic Particles". Robyn Millan is an experimental physicist specializing in the processes acting on energetic particles in both the atmosphere and in space, and in developing new experimental methods for studying these processes. She has also worked to promote the development of small satellites for space science and served as co-chair of the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics. She has undergraduate degrees in Physics and Astronomy from U. C. Berkeley (1995) and a Ph. D. in Physics from U. C. Berkeley (2002). She came to Dartmouth in 2002 as a NASA Spacegrant Visiting Young Scientist and joined the regular faculty in 2005." This will be a hybrid meeting. We would love to have a strong in-person showing for Dr. Millan and Vermont Academy, so I hope you will attend in person if possible, however the talk will also be available over zoom and Q&A will take place for both in-person and zoom attendees. The meeting link as per usual is: https://zoom.us/j/94691230307#success A flyer is attached, you are encouraged to pass it around! -Erik Schmitt SoVerA Treasurer

Title says it all. In the April meeting we discussed possible in-person meeting, but May is out at Conn College due to graduation. Gerry, please set up the Zoom link. Deb and I are out of town at a concert Thursday, so cannot listen in. (And are at a wedding for the June meeting.). George, can you run the meeting? I can come up with an agenda. Mark

Reminder: TAAS Monthly meeting. When: Thursday, May 15, 2025 Organizer: Mark Strollo mark@... View Event Description:

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Tomorrow night is looking good. Anyone interested in meeting at Salem?

Carl and I are planning to set up on the church field tonight. He checked the conditions and says the grass isn’t too tall for a tripod. I guess dobs wouldn’t work too well. Please join us if you can. Amy

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Hi All! Here’s our NSN Member News for May! Deb Fennell Begin forwarded message: From: Night Sky Network <nightskynetwork@...> Date: May 1, 2025 at 2:14:19 PM EDT To: debskifennell1617@... Subject: Member News for May 2025 ?Deb: Budding second-grade astronomers from E.B. Ellington Elementary School in Ravenel, SC, learned how to use a telescope, reviewed our solar system using the traveling model, and had questions about astrophysics and exoplanets! Credit: Cale Shipman/Lowcountry Stargazers 1. NSN Webinar Series: Placing Worlds and Suns in Contextwith Dr. Eric Mamajek, May 15, 2025 2. Community Updates: Cosmic Conversations, May 22, 2025; SHIPPING SOON: New Solar Toolkits!; Toolkit Review, June 3, 2025 3. Partner News: Planetary Defenders; Learn @ ASP Workshop, May 21; Leaders Needed - International Space Apps Challenge 4. Featured Resources for May: What's Up for May 2025; Articles & News; Star Maps 1. NSN Webinar Series: Placing Worlds and Suns in Contextwith Dr. Eric Mamajek, May 15, 2025 Join the NASA Night Sky Network onThursday, May 15, at 6:00 PM Pacific Time (9:00 PM Eastern) along with Dr. Eric Mamajek, where we’ll discuss the path to exo-Earths with NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory. Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__uKQ7QiKS0SQGwR7QdElYA#/registration NSN Members can register for this webinar using the following link. Once registered, you will receive an automatic reminder shortly before the webinar begins. The webinar registration link will give you access to the live video webinar and a backup call-in number and code, just in case your computer experiences connection issues. Share the YouTube Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq96EXyNtj0 The talk will also be streamed live for any public audience at the YouTube link and saved for future viewing. Please note: NSN member questions submitted via the Zoom Q&A feature will be prioritized over YouTube chat. Further Information: NASA Exoplanets -https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/ Eyes on Exoplanets -https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/ Upcoming Webinars: June - NO WEBINAR! New Toolkit Meeting, June 3, 2025 July 22 - Lucy Mission: An Asteroid Investigation August 6 - International Observe the Moon Night 2. Community Updates: Cosmic Conversations, May 22;SHIPPING SOON: New Solar Toolkits!; Toolkit Review, June 3, 2025 On May 22, 2025, at 5 PM (8 PM Eastern), join fellow educators for Cosmic Conversations! We'll discuss what we learned in the May NSN webinar about NASA’s Lucy Mission and asteroid exploration. Come with questions, ideas, and your own experiences; this is an excellent opportunity to brainstorm and get feedback from others! We’ll also share some recommended resources. Registration: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/VlR_FrlgRN-CYLNb3KaMeg#/registration Good news, Coordinators! Our new kit,Our Dynamic Sun, has finished printing and will be shipped by mid-May!Make sure your shipping address is up-to-date by May 11, 2025! This refresh of the originalOur Magnetic Sun kit will be shipped to every NSN club listed as Active. Ensure your club is Active by May 11, 2025, to qualify for this kit. Kits will begin shipping by May 16. NOTE: NSN will host a Toolkit Review meeting on June 3, 2025. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/w9nlM2gDTY-wkd_LXUH3VQ#/registration 3. Partner News: Planetary Defenders; Learn @ ASP Workshop, May 21; Leaders Needed - International Space Apps Challenge How would humanity respond if we discovered an asteroid headed for Earth?NASA’s Planetary Defenders is a gripping documentary that delves into the high-stakes world of asteroid detection and planetary defense. Watch this video and more on NASA+: https://plus.nasa.gov/ The Learn @ ASP team is offering a free workshop onWednesday, May 21, at 3:00 PM Pacific Time (6:00 PM Eastern) titled:Color Our Universe: Hands-On Astronomy for Summer Reading Programs. The 2025 Library Summer Reading Program is called "Color Our World." Connect your local library to astronomy with this simple activity. Printed materials and your cell phon

Mark, Gerry K., and I manned the TAAS table, Mark’s 60 mm refractor, my Seestar 50, and Gerry’s Lund 80 mm solar scope tonight from 5-7 pm at CKMS. According to CKMS staff around 400 attendees came through the door. Using the handy-dandy counter Jeff & Shoreline provided (from the Chester Fair last year) at least 170 hands (and fingerprints) landed on Mark’s refractor and Gerry’s Lund. A few wanted to “look through” the Seestar but I held them off and pointed them to the image on the iPad of Gerry and/or Mark outside at the solar scope. ? We handed out lots of Night Sky Network NASA stickers and other NSN swag. We had one woman say she was sending in her membership application as soon as she got home. Keep an eye out George! Deb Fennell

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SAS is hosting its first public star party at Salt Meadow Park in Madison on Saturday May 17th. I will be there as early as 7pm to setup. details at https://shorelineastronomicalsociety.blogspot.com/p/salt-meadow-public-star-parties-2025.html Poster created by the Town of Madison -- Jeff Dunn https://shorelineastronomicalsociety.blogspot.com/

Sorry for the delay in getting the minutes out. We had family in Vermont the weekend after the meeting (Easter for those who celebrate) and we got distracted with teaching grandson Wilder (3) to ski. ? NOTE: TAAS has committed to having a table at Catherine Kolnaski STEAM night THIS Tuesday, April 29, from 5-7 p.m. They would love us to have a solar scope there,if anyone is available to provide guidance for observing. Mark and I will staff the TAAS table inside. The TAAS table plan is to have a small telescope, the Seestar, and membership applications. I am also going to try and find a fun Night Sky Network activity to have available, also. MINUTES BELOW! TAAS Monthly Meeting Minutes April 17, 2025 Present: Mark S., Deb F., Lee P., George B., Alan S., John S., Gerry K., Leslie B., (RM) Max, Jeff D., Brian R., Jerry T. Mark attended the ASGH meeting on Wednesday night via Zoom, and he enjoyed the meeting and the presentation on the new planetarium in Stamford. Mark asked if everyone had reviewed the agenda. Lee remarked he added an agenda item regarding Shoreline’s May 17 event. It is a town sponsored event. Jeff will share more information when he gets the official flyer. No dogs are allowed. 8:30-10:30 p.m. Mark called the meeting to order. He reminded everyone of the agenda he had sent previously. The last item on the March agenda was a discussion about club growth based on an article Mark had read in Reflector Magazine. The discussion in March was cut short due to lack of time so Mark put this as the first agenda item for the April meeting. The three primary methods of growing your club were: · Outreach · Social Media · Leadership turnover Mark felt we were doing well with outreach. Lee mentioned he thinks we do a lot with young people at the schools, Hammonassett, and Avery Point. He felt those events reach young people, tourists, and the college students. He was wondering if there were other things we can do to attract adults, who are more likely to become members. He suggested library events. Mark and Leslie mentioned TAAS does two or three events a year at the Waterford Library. Lee wondered about putting more posters/flyers in schools and libraries. Leslie mentioned the East Lyme high school planetarium (supported by the Stars to STEM organization) is planning to do beginner level astronomy programs once a month on the last Saturday of the month, starting April 26 from 7-9 pm. Leslie would love to have TAAS support these programs. The first Friday of each month they are doing laser light shows with live music. Mark asked for a motion to go forward with getting brochures and flyers for the libraries and other public locations. These would include membership forms. Max-motion/four seconds. John brought up having a tri-fold brochure with one-fold being the membership. Deb commented we already have a brochure with one-fold being the membership application. Deb emailed a pdf of the brochure to everyone and asked for suggestions of any changes to make as we are almost out and will need to make more copies. John suggested that the groups.io is going to reach capacity. Leslie suggested that if people have not been active in a year, perhaps they should be removed. George suggested that although lots of people may want to look through our telescopes, the number who will join, get a telescope, frequently check the Clear Sky clock, observe with the group, and go to NEAF is rather small. John asked if George could include a membership application when people email him with questions. George will do so. Jeff chimed in about how SAS has grown their club from 8 to 32 members in a year and a half. They also gained their 501(c)3 status. They have club telescopes, are active on social media for anyone who wants to learn more. Social media is also their advertising and marketing. They save their groups.io for members and club dynamics. They recently rolled out a PayPal on-line membership. Jeff suggested Mark’s intention with this discussion is to try to poll the club members to determine what members of the club want to see for the

I posted by my work to Instagram https://www.instagram.com/reel/DI_S9cfg1P4/?igsh=dDI0Z3F4OHJmcHFw iPhone 12 Lumilapse Bluetooth shutter control Native camera app set to Max night mode 30 second intervals stacked and rendered using Star Tracker app. Time sequence is about 9 PM to 6:30 AM April 27-28. next step is seeing if I can bulk apply contrast and brightness settings to the video or the ~900+ images before beginning the process. -- Jeff Dunn https://shorelineastronomicalsociety.blogspot.com/

Sarah Matthews, a YouTuber, has posted a good video on image processing using SIRIL, and other free SW. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1W1nyqaCok&t=970s

From: "Secretary ASGH via groups.io" <asgh@...> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Cc: Sent: Mon, Apr 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM Subject: [asgh] April Skyscrapers of Rhode Island Presentation online The April 5 Meeting of the Skyscrapers is now available online on their YouTube Channel "Sensing Our Universe: Using Data to Go Beyond Sight" by Dr. Kimberly Arcand, Chandra X-Ray Observatory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QCc60OaeTI John Sillasen