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2024 Meeting Schedule



As of January 2023, all meetings are hybrid and offer a choice of in-person attendance at the Peterborough Zoo or online via Zoom.

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Meetings start at 7:00 P.M. unless otherwise stated.
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Date Presentation Topic
January 5, 2024 6PM - Novice Astronomy Class: Space Exploration — Part 1
7PM - Rodger Forsyth, “Seestar S50 - Automated Telescope”
Hybrid
February 2, 2024 6PM - Novice Astronomy Class: Space Exploration — Part 2
7PM - Rick Stankiewicz, “An Eclipse Chasers Dream — The Annular Eclipse of Oct. 14th, 2023”
Hybrid
March 1, 2024 6PM - Novice Astronomy Class: Low Earth Orbit
7PM - Jim Fordice, “A Passion for Globular Clusters”
Hybrid
April 5, 2024 Novice Astronomy Class is postponed this month.
7PM - Meeting Cancelled
Hybrid
May 3, 2024 6PM - Novice Astronomy Class: Exoplanets
7PM - Peter McMahon, “Arizona’s Kitt Peak Observatory Site”
Hybrid
June 7, 2024 6PM - Novice Astronomy Class: Mobile Apps & Computer Software
7PM - PAA members share their images and memories of the recent Total Solar Eclipse on April 8th
Hybrid
July and August, 2024 Summer recess — no meetings.
For dates see Special events and/or observing schedule
Special Events are open to the public. Observing Schedule is restricted to Members Only.
 
September 6, 2024 6PM - Novice Astronomy Class: Measuring Distance
7PM - Rob Smythe, “Tour of the Universe”
Hybrid
October 4, 2024 6PM - Novice Astronomy Class: Dark Matter & Dark Energy
7PM - TBA
Hybrid
November 1, 2024 6PM - Novice Astronomy Class: Electronically Assisted Astronomy
7PM - Dave Messervey, “A Visit to Green Bank”
Hybrid
December 6, 2024 6PM - Novice Astronomy Class: Electronically Assisted Astronomy
7PM - Annual General Meeting
8PM - Christmas Social
Hybrid




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