RVAS Monthly Meeting: Monday, November 21st, 7:30 p.m. Natural Science Center, Virginia
Western Community College, Colonial Avenue, Roanoke, VA. (Informal “Celestial Café”
chat session begins at 7:00 p.m.). The RVAS holds its first hybrid in-person and
Zoom meeting since becoming Zoom-only due to the COVID pandemic. We extend our deepest
gratitude to VWCC for graciously providing this meeting place opportunity and to
RVAS member Dr. Mallory White, Assistant Professor at VWCC, for making this opportunity
possible. Our main meeting program for the evening will be presented by Michael Martin,
RVAS Past President. Michael’s topic is “Imaging Jupiter and Saturn”. With the giant
planets now well placed in the evening skies, Michael will discuss various strategies
and techniques for imaging them using a telescope, iPhone and DSLR camera. He’ll
range from snapping an iPhone pic to capturing and processing video frames with AutoStakkert
and Registax. RVAS member Mark Hodges will follow up with “Focusing Your Telescope—Or,
‘Why does that star look like a donut?’”, a short primer on the importance of a sharp
focus for stargazing. We’ll also have our astrophotography from members segment,
What’s Up? sky review and time for observing and other reports. Masks will be optional
for those attending the in-person gathering. The Zoom link will be issued during
or just prior to the weekend before the meeting for members preferring to attend
remotely.
Details and a map of VWCC are provided in the November issue of the RVAS Newsletter..
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