Peterborough Astronomical Association

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