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As if this is not a big enough event on it's own, there is a transit of Ganymede across Jupiter about 6:05 PM on the 21st.
Hoping to see this as well, and that some of our more experienced photographers can get some good pix to share.

As we discussed at the December meeting, on Monday Dec 21st we will be able to see The Great Conjunction! This is sure to be an event worth viewing, if the weather cooperates. From Space.Com: Most of the time, when Jupiter overtakes Saturn, they usually are separated by more than a degree. But come ...

I Hope everyone who attended the PAS Holiday party enjoyed it.
I had a lot of fun with the festivities.
Thanks to all who participated.
Prizes will go out soon to all the winners.

I sent out a note by email to all members, but in case you missed it, details below for the Meeting Friday night. Greetings! You are invited to the Pontchartrain Astronomy Society’s Annual Holiday Party- Virtually! We will hold a December meeting/Holiday Party on Friday December 4th at 7:30PM. Link ...

SPMOS Locks on the bunkhouse and Observatory have been changed and updated. Reasons will be elaborated at the next meeting. We have ordered new keys. Anyone with keys to SPMOS will need to request a replacement key. As soon as they are available, I will let you know the best way to get your key repl...

Looks good!

How far out can we start looking at the weather?
It's been really nice lately.
Hope someone can bottle some of this up and save it for next month!

I sent you an email.

you can call me 504-451-1044

Just a quick reminder that the October PAS meeting is scheduled for TOMORROW, Friday October 2nd at 7:30PM via Zoom. Link to meeting below. If you are not yet a Zoom user, and you need help, email me and I can guide you through the Zoom process. Hope to see you all there Friday night! Topic: October...

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Came across this on Reddit.
Thought it might be helpful to some beginners who want a place to start with finding DeepSky objects.

Just curious if you agree with the rankings or would change it up any.

Reminder that the monthly General PAS meeting will be Friday September 4th at 7:30PM. All members and guests are invited to attend. We will have John Martinez do a presentation on "Webb Space Telescope: Mission Update" To Join Zoom Meeting Log in info below. PAS General Meeting for September Time: S...