Author: Dave Snyder
Meeting Details: July 16, 2010
Two topics as follows (This meeting was held at Sherzer Observatory located on the campus of Eastern Michigan University): (1) Charlie Nielsen (Lowbrows). “The Trials and Tribulations of a New GoTo Mount.” Charlie Nielsen gave a demonstration of the club’s new SCT GoTo mount. Some photos taken during the meeting: (2) Norb Vance (Director, Sherzer…
Reflections: May 2010
Correction (March 3, 2021): On page 2 it says “On a clear day you can see 93 million miles, or about 8 light seconds to the Sun.” This should be “about 8 light minutes to the Sun.”
Reflections: 2009 End Year Supplement
Minutes of the University Lowbrow Astronomers for the Year 2009
Meeting Details: August 21, 2009
Sandra Macika (Ford Amateur Astronomy Club). “Science at the Lick Observatory.” Sandra Macika gave a presentation on the science results from Lick Observatory. Sandra’s talk covered: professional developments at Lick including early work on Adaptive Optics, Artificial Guide Stars, Colorimetry, Spectroscopy, Exo-solar planet detection via Doppler shift and proper motion, and Direct Imaging of Exo-solar…
Meeting Details: May 15, 2009
Belinda Lee & Mark Deprest (Lowbrows). “The Night Sky Network: How to Share the Joy of Astronomy.” Belinda and Mark showed the club toolkits from the Night Sky Network, these toolkits can be used to explain topics of Astronomy to the general public. The Night Sky Network is a nationwide coalition of amateur astronomy clubs…
Meeting Details: February 20, 2009
February 20, 2009: Yasu Inugi, Charlie Nielsen, Dave Snyder, Jack Brisbin (all Lowbrows). “Amateur Astronomy: From Ann Arbor to the Universe.” On March 14, 2009, the University Lowbrow Astronomers, an Ann Arbor-based community, gave a presentation for Saturday Morning Physics. It was entitled, “Amateur Astronomy: From Ann Arbor to the Universe.” The photo above shows…
Meeting Details: September 19, 2008
Two topics as follows: (1) Mark Deprest (Lowbrows). “SLOOHing.” (2) Mark Deprest, Charlie Nielsen and Dave Snyder (all from the Lowbrows). “The Night Sky Network.” (See also March 16, 2007). Return to list of all meetings.
Meeting Details: July 18, 2008
Over the past few years we have held our July club meeting at Sherzer Observatory (on the campus of Eastern Michigan University). There were two topics as follows: (1) John Kirchhoff (Rider’s Hobby Shops). “New Equipment Show and Demo.” Charlie presides over the meeting. John Kirchhoff is looking on along with some of…
Meeting Details: February 15, 2008
February 15, 2008: Ken Bertin (Warren Astronomical Society). “The Herschel Family.” There is no recording of this presentation. However, Diane Hall & Ken Bertin gave a presentation to the Warren Astronomical Society “Four Women in Astronomy (Herschel, Leavitt, Cannon, Payne).” Diane and Ken traded off short biographies on some of the most significant women in…
Reflections: February 2008 Supplement
Minutes for the meeting on February 2, 2008
Reflections: 2007 End Year Supplement
Minutes of the University Lowbrow Astronomers for the Year 2007