RVAS MONTHLY “Zoom” MEETING: Monday, August 15th, 7:30 p.m. (Informal “Celestial
Café” chat session begins at 7:00 p.m.). Dark skies, pristine optics, and sharp eyes
seem requisite for astronomy, but . . . what if you're blind? For our meeting’s featured
program, RVAS member Josh Urban shares his experiences teaching astronomy for the
blind. Using sound, 3D printers, and imaginative examples, Josh has found the blind
community an enthusiastic audience. Moreover, it's changed the way he interacts with
the sky. In addition to a report of his work so far, he'll be opening the floor for
brainstorming and input in this effort to transcribe the sky. Be sure to join us
for what promises to be a fascinating and unique exploration of astronomy as likely
few, if any, of us astrophiles have contemplated. Prior to meeting night, if you’re
able, ponder a while what thoughts and ideas you might like to share with Josh. Along
with our feature program, we’ll have our usual collection of astrophotography, observing
reports, celestial highlights for the coming month and a lot more. President Hutkin
will issue the Zoom invitations a few days before the meeting.
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