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I did not take detailed minutes for the TAAS meeting held on Zoom which began at about 7:05pm on Tuesday May 15th, but did take general notes which I will share here. There were six members present, Gerry, John, Max, Lee and myself. Among the topics discussed was the impending observing session scheduled by SAS for this Saturday the 17th. It look likely, due to weather conditions, the session will be cancelled but the official proclamation will be done tomorrow after the latest weather forecast. The following SAS session is scheduled for July 26. We discussed the next Hammonasset session on May 31st and also decided that those present were OK with the August meeting/picnic being held at Waterford Beach Park Pavilion. Gerry and I discussed the latest paper on the Double Slit experiment which indicated that dark photons may be a viable solution to the interference pattern as opposed to the classical wave function. As an actual physicist, Gerry had some valuable insight into the short paper and I’m sure more information will be forthcoming from the researchers. I thanked Lee for updating the website and Lee added that he hopes it generates additional club members. Jeff said that his wife, a climate scientist, confirmed my anecdotally based suggestion that New England skies have become more challenging for viewing in the evenings due to the increased water vapor in the atmosphere. The group also discussed the massive number of satellites including Star Link, that are polluting those rare clear evenings. Jeff also mentioned his latest refractor project and indicatd he will start a construcion topic on our groups.io <http://groups.io/> site where we can give advice and offer surplus items he may find useful in his build. John offered some suggestions as did other participants. I have to apologize to the group as I was wearing my noise cancelling headphones when a phone call came in and voice mail left, which I suspect was broadcast over the Zoom meeting. You can’t choose your family or when they call, but next time I’ll ditch the phone from my desk. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made and seconded by John and Max at 7:05 pm. If I have overlooked anything significant, please feel free to offer additions or corrections. Thanks to all who attended and thank you to Gerry for setting up the meeting for Zoom. George

For those who have the Seestar S50 or S30, there is a new update that has been released. Flat calibration is now in the menu under Expert mode. Flats are absolutely required to remove any artifacts that may be on the glass surfaces - whether on the sensor or the scopes glass, a Flat image, taken with a couple of layers of white cloth such as a pillow case or T- shirt, undershirt etc. 60 second exposures in Equatorial mode absolutely require Flats! These intelligent telescopes are getting up to real imaging trains work flow now! The Space Koala YouTube channel has a short (17 minute) how to video to make the work easier. Seestar FLATS and 60 second Shots Are FINALLY here! Seestar FLATS and 60 second Shots Are FINALLY here! For those who really want to get the most out of their investment, this is the way to go. Plus it only adds about 2 minutes to your work flow. Seriously - just 2 minutes. John Sillasen

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

Should be good! Deb Fennell Begin forwarded message: From: Night Sky Network <nightskynetwork@...> Date: May 14, 2025 at 3:13:52 PM PDT To: debskifennell1617@... Subject: TOMORROW NIGHT: Exoplanet NSN Webinar Reply-To: nightskyinfo@... ?Deb: Placing Worlds and Suns in Context with Dr. Eric Mamajek Join the NASA Night Sky Network on Thursday, May 15, at 6:00 PM Pacific Time (9:00 PM Eastern) along with Dr. Eric Mamajek, where we’ll discuss what we know about planets beyond our solar system and how to discover them. Zoom Webinar 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. Please register with your club's full name (preferred) rather than initials or abbreviations. For best results: update and restart your Zoom software before the session begins. The webinar registration link will give you access to the live video webinar, as well as a backup call-in number and code just in case your computer experiences connection issues. YouTube Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq96EXyNtj0 The talk will also be streamed live at the YouTube link below, and saved for future viewing. Please note: questions submitted via the Zoom Q&A feature will have priority over YouTube chat. Further Information: 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 All Previous and Upcoming Webinars are found on the NSN's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/NASANightSkyNetwork Follow us on Facebook, X (formally Twitter) and Instagram at the username @NightSkyNetwork for the latest NSN news and outreach photos. You can also use the hashtags #NightSkyNetwork and #AstronomyOutreach on your social media platforms for a chance to be featured! Night Sky Network (NSN) member clubs are dedicated to bringing the wonders of space and NASA science to folks across the USA.NSN program participation provides clubs with tools and resources to assist in their public outreach. The NASA Night Sky Network is managed by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. The ASP is a 501c3 non-profit organization advancing science literacy through astronomy. UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION: You are receiving this Email notification from the Night Sky Network as a member of your local astronomy club. To change your preferences for receiving the Night Sky Network Newsletter, log into the Night Sky Network website and select "My Profile". https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/club/taas2242/roster/self/edit/ For assistance, please contact nightskyinfo@....

BTW, TODAY is the day Omega Centauri is highest in the sky and best possibility to see from Avery Point. Omega Cen will be 1.4 degrees above the horizon. Bummer about the weather, maybe Monday or Tuesday. It will be 6.3 degrees high in Las Vegas here tonight. (Bortle 9) Mark.

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

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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