Wow, is that Hail to the Victors I hear playing? Is Art Fair really next week? Summer will be gone before we know what hit us, but before that happens is our July Lowbrow meeting! We will be meeting on Friday, July 19 at 7:30 PM… but not at the Detroit Observatory. Instead, we will be…
The club operates under a set of by-laws. The by-laws were approved in April 2003, revised in April 2010 and revised in September 2020. This is the current set of by-laws.
Every couple of years or so, Fred Schebor (Lowbrows) has given the club a music and slide presentation entitled “The Artsy-Meaningless Slide Show” which shows photos of early club history, club events, and astro photos, all done by Lowbrow members. This presentation took place on the following dates:December 16, 2022 December 21, 2018 December 16,…
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Abbreviations UM – University of Michigan EMU – Eastern Michigan University MSU – Michigan State University WSU – Wayne State University Lowbrows – University Lowbrow Astronomers 2020 to present Current meetings. 2019 For a summary of all meetings in 2019, see Charlie Nielsen. (March 2020). “2019 Year in Review.” Reflections of the University Lowbrow Astronomers,…
The following are instructions for people who want to attend the club meeting in person at the UM Museum of Natural History. (This is for the meeting Friday May 19, 2023 only). There will be a Zoom option also. The Museum of Natural History (formerly called the “Exhibit Museum”), opened in a new building in…
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Unless otherwise indicated, monthly meetings are held on the third Friday of every month, at 7:30 pm. Besides club business, meetings always feature a speaker and/or some kind of presentation. Unless otherwise indicated, meetings are held at the Detroit Observatory on the campus of the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor (see Map below). The…
President Charlie Nielson President Emeritus Dr. Mark Vincent Vice Presidents Brian Ottum Ken Cook Don Fohey Dmitri Tsahelnik Treasurer Doug Scobel Newsletter Editor Amy Cantu Observatory Director Jack Brisbin Observatory Director Emeritus Percival Lowell (deceased) Webmaster Krishna Rao Online Coordinator Jeff Kopmanis Send email to askthelowbrows@umich.edu for questions and information. Observatory Committee Jack Brisbin (ex officio) Ken Cook…
Thierry Legault (French astronomer, specialist in astrophotography). “Examples of Astrophotography and Techniques.” Thierry Legault talked to the club about astrophotography. See Thierry’s website: http://www.astrophoto.fr/ For more details about this talk:Charlie Nielsen (photo by Thierry Legault). (March 2016). “2015 In Review.” Reflections of the University Lowbrow Astronomers, p. 2. [Here] Return to list of all meetings.
