James Webb Space Telescope & 10th Anniversary Dinner, Celebration & Star Party
BOB MITCHELL WHO WORKED ON THE WEBB WILL SPEAK ON SEPTEMBER 29
SAN JUAN STARGAZERS 10TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER & STAR PARTY 0N OCTOBER 7
The regular club meeting for the San Juan Stargazers will be held on Thursday, September 29, at the Community United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall on 434 Lewis Street. Please use the parking lot door so the front doors may remain locked. At 6 PM there is a social time with coffee, tea, etc. This month’s program beginning at 7PM, is Bob Mitchell who worked on the James Webb Space Telescope. He did his first presentation to our club on the James Webb in 2013. He will be speaking again just about the wonders of the actual telescope. It is perhaps the most perfect “machine” ever produced by humans. It is now one million miles from Earth & cannot be visited by astronauts as the Hubble was. It had to be “perfect” before it left Earth & its performance so far is flawless. (That may not be true after talking with Bob.) It had 344 single points of failure that would have scrapped the entire mission. It is an amazing story of how humans achieved “perfection.” Bob Mitchell is an engineer & amateur astronomer, so his talk will be about the development & construction of the telescope & the problems that had to be over-come. All students are encouraged to attend. the presentation which will NOT be too detailed for people to understand.
Club members please note that our 10th Anniversary Dinner, Celebration & Star Party is scheduled for Friday, October 7, at 6PM. There is no charge for members, but a reservation is needed. Please be there
for a great celebration of 10 years, our first election and the most comfortable Star Party possible.
Please call 720-626-9304 & leave a message with your name, number attending & request a call-back if you need directions. Our Celebration & Star Party will be at the regular location for winter star parties & we will have the CRIA telescopes to set up for viewing. Ten years with the activities & growth we have experienced is worth celebrating, but we will be focusing on changes & improvements for the future. With the Webb Space Telescope the future of astronomy is unbelievable & our club needs to keep up..
On Thursday, October 13, at 6 PM we will hold our new program that is open to the public to view the latest James Webb Space Telescope photos & discuss the significance of each one. Some of the photos are spectacular, but the important thing is how it contributes to Astronomy & the scientific study of our Universe. This program is geared to students & the general public so be encouraged to come & learn something, but not be overwhelmed. If you have been studying yourself you will be able to contribute to the group.
Our meeting in October will be on the regular day, Thursday, October 27, starting with a social time of coffee & tea at 6 PM and the program starting at 7PM- 8:30.
If you would like to join the San Juan Stargazers you will also receive Reflector Magazine which is the publication of the National Astronomical League of which you automatically become a member. To join both groups & get an excellent astronomy magazine, annual membership is only $25/ family. This year there is a fabulous special gift for new & renewing members. It will help you become the astronomer you have always dreamed of being.
You will LOVE it! You can join the club at any of our events or on our web-site.
The San Juan Stargazers Club is part of the Astronomical League celebrating its 75th year of service which includes over 300 clubs from all over the US including over 20,000 members. Our local group also has a web-site—www.sanjuanstargazers.org. CHECK IT OUT for more information & beautiful Hubble and Webb photos. We welcome everyone to learn more about our AMAZING UNIVERSE. Hope to see you soon!