A bloodless coup! Rob Parks is our new President. Details to follow. About the Club

    The Astronomy Club of Georgia State University is a club dedicated to amateur astronomy at Georgia State University. Our membership is open to all GSU students and staff, regardless of major, department, or background. To become a member, fill out the membership form and return it to any of the officers.

Membership form

Current Officers

• President: Erika Grundstrom
• Vice President: Jeff Thompson
• Treasurer: Bryan Ruiz
• Acting Secretary: Ellyn Baines

Monthly Events

• Next meeting: TBA
  
• Solar Observing @ GSU (first clear day of the 2nd week of the month)
  Next date: TBA
  
• Night-time Observing @ GSU (first clear night of the 3rd week of the month)
  Next date: TBA
  
• Telescope Building: TBA
  
• Astronomy Movie: TBA
  

Special Events

• TBA
  

In the Works

• Building our own telescope
• Planetarium hopping in area - Emory, Agnes Scott, Fernbank, North Georgia College
  
• Volunteer at Imagine It Children's Museum
  
• Lecture series at Agnes Scott - check it out
• Camping + trip to U.S. Space and Rocketry Center in Huntsville, AL

Pictures from Previous Events

• Pictures from Fall 2005
  
• Second Trip to PARI - February 14, 2005
  
• Trip to PARI - January 31, 2004
  
• Telescope Making and Solar Observing - October 17, 2003
  
• Telescope making - October 10, 2003
  
• AAS Nashville meeting
  
• Nighttime observing - April 22, 2003
  
• Mirror testing and figuring - April 21, 2003
  
• Solar observing and mirror grinding - Feb. 11, 2003
  

Meeting Minutes

• November 9, 2006
• October 5, 2006
• September 7, 2006


• May 4, 2006
• April 6, 2006
• March 2, 2006
• February 2, 2006


• Older minutes

Astronomy Club in the News!

• Check out still photos from our broadcast on CNN, featuring former President Dave, former President Ginny, Treasurer Angela, and Professor Todd Henry.
  
• Also see an article on CNN's website which mentions the astronomy club, with quotes from Professor Todd Henry and an unattributed quote from former Prez Ginny.

Links

• Night Sky Magazine: Backyard Astronomy for Everyone - A cool website.
• Astronomy Picture of the Day - A new picture every day.
• Bad Astronomy - Learn the truth behind Astronomical Myths.
• GSU Astronomy - The best site of them all!
• Heavens Above - Find out what you can observe at any time from any location.
• NASA Space Science Missions - Space Telescopes, Solar System missions, and more.
• Sky & Telescope Magazine - Astronomy news, observing tips, plus many other resources.


• Bradley Observatory at Agnes Scott University - open second Friday of each month during the academic year at 8:00 p.m.
• Fernbank Science Center - open most (clear) Thursday and Friday nights from dark or 8:00 p.m. (whichever is later) - 10:30 p.m.
• Hard Labor Creek Observatory - run by Georgia State University - open at sunset one Saturday night each month between March-October.

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