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Photo of the Year by PAS Member Barry Simon Next PAS General PAS-Times The newsletter of the Pontchartrain Astronomy Society January 2019 visit us online www.astronola.org Volume 60, Issue 1 Photo of the Year Next PAS General Meeting by PAS member Barry Simon Summer Milky Way with Friday, Jan. 19th,2019 at 7:30pm Dark Horse Nebula, UNO Science Bldg. Room 1001 Rho Ophiuchus Nebulosity, M4 and Antares PAS Times Volume 60, Issue 1 Page 2 President’s Message outreach for the public. We will try to PAS Officers for 2019 By: Bill Johnson address several basic skills for the beginners, and a few advanced topics for the our Greetings to all and welcome to 2019! seasoned members. If you have a topic you President: Happy New year to all the PAS members would like to see covered at one of our Bill Johnson and friends. meetings, or if you would like to present a [email protected] subject, please contact an officer and we will Yes, we are now in a New Year, with lots of do our best to address it for you. 1st Vice-President: promise for good things to come. New Year’s Mike Danielson resolutions may include losing weight, giving As a final request to start of the new year, Program Chairman up smoking, and a host of other bad habits I’m asking all members to commit to attending [email protected] that we all seem to have for one reason or one more event than you did last year. One another. My resolution is to get out just a more meeting, one more outreach, one more little more than last year and do some event. And bring a guest- someone you know 2nd Vice-President: observing. Yes, we all attend the outreaches, who may have an interest, but is a bit unsure Kent Birkle and we assist others where we can, but how as to how they will fit in. Perhaps a neighbor PAS-Times Editor about we take more time just for ourselves, or family member that got a telescope for [email protected] and each other, and do some casual Christmas. We will do our best to welcome observing for those objects we have on the them into the PAS. Having the membership Treasurer: To–See list, but just have not spent the time promote astronomy is one of our core mission John Scholl to really LOOK at them. Whether it’s in your objectives. We can never have too many [email protected] own backyard, or you head out to the people show up, and it makes it much easier SPMOS site, we all need to get out and on everyone when there are more people to Secretary: enjoy the wonderful offerings of the heavens assist. If you’re a new member, come out and Nanette Johnson above us. see what is going on. You don’t need to be an expert, you just need to be there. You Archivist Now, you may ask, with all the cloudy nights never know what you will learn. [email protected] in December, how could I see anything! The answer is to plan and be ready. As I write Reminder to all that the annual dues are now SPMOS: this on Sunday January 6th, we had three delinquent, and the combination to SPMOS Ron Marella days of gorgeous skies, and no moon. Did will be changed in February. If you have not [email protected] anyone else take advantage of what were yet paid, please get your dues in as soon as some of the best conditions in quite some possible. You can mail to our Treasurer, John Community Outreach: time? I hope so, and hope you will tell us Scholl, pay at the January meeting, or pay Jerry LaBauve about what you were able to see at the next by credit card on the AstroNola.org website. [email protected] meeting. Winter skies are considered to be And while on the site, how about voting for the best time to observe, as the seeing is the Picture of the Month. Anyone can submit, better due to the lower temperature and and it will be available for voting for three ALCOR (Astronomy League): humidity. Lots of favorites are up, and a few months. Show us what your favorite picture is. Jerry LaBauve hard to see targets tend to be a bit easier to [email protected] find in the cooler winter nights. Our next meeting will be held on Friday, January 18th, at 7:30PM at UNO Science We held our annual Christmas party in Building, and the presentation will be December, and all who attended seems to “Globular Clusters - What are they, Where really enjoy themselves. A big thanks to the are they and how to best observe them” by Anonymous Person(s) who picked up the bar our own PAS member Barry Simon. I hope to tab for the evening. I’m sure all the members see all of you at the next meeting. Don’t are very grateful for your generosity. forget to bring a guest! As we move into 2019, we have quite a few Bill Johnson events planned for the members, as well as PAS President 2019 Howard Marrs sent in this photo of the group that came out to SPMOS on Saturday January 5th. Good time were had by all and viewing was the best many of us has seen in a good while. It was a great group and hopefully mother nature will permit more these impromtu star parties going forward. PAS-Times Volume 60, Issue 1 Page 3 Secretary’s Report December 2018 General Meeting By: Nanette Johnson The December general membership meeting of the Pontchartrain Astronomy Society was held on December 14 at Porter & Luke's restaurant. Bill opened the meeting by thanking all who came for participating in the annual PAS Christmas party. Bill recapped his first year as PAS President by saying he has learned a lot and thanked those who helped him this past year. Bill mentioned the re-dedication of the SPMOS bunkhouse and thanked Ron Marcella and Norm Stevens for their hard work and dedication to the project and all other PAS members who have helped out with the renovations at SPMOS. Bill went on to mention the club field trip to LIGO and the upgrading of the PAS website. Bill thanked webmaster Chad Powell for the upgrades and his continuing work on the PAS website. Also mentioned were the monthly photo contest and the PAS Twitter account, both new this year and thanked Nanette Johnson for her work in bringing these new features to PAS members. Bill then went on to announce some of his plans and hopes for the new year 2019. Observing basics for those who are still learning, a club day at the Infinity Space Center, a joint event with the Baton Rouge Astronomy club and more and new features added to the PAS website are all in the planning stages for 2019. Awards were presented to the following club members: Moon Over Madisonville - awarded to Bill Davis for his work on the International Observe the Moon Night event. Not Lost in the Dark Award - awarded to Barbara Reed for finding her way to SPMOS for the first time in the dark and by herself with no help from anyone. Chalk Talk Award - Ralph Junius for using more chalk in a presentation than anyone else ever. Raffle Ticket King Award - Byron and Linda Landry for the most raffle tickets ever purchased at the PAS Picnic. Step Up to the Plate award - Mike Danielson for volunteering to accept the nomination to 1st VP for 2019. Thanks Mike! President's Award - Ron Marcella and Nanette Johnson. Ron for his untiring work as SPMOS manager improving the site 1000% in the last two years. Nanette for going way above and beyond her duties as secretary by initiating and running the Photo of the Month contest, the PAS Twitter account, promoting PAS at the outreaches with an information table, creating the photo backdrop used at PAS outreaches and handling the initial contact of prospective members, and the general public through the website. A free new member only raffle was held with the winner receiving a copy of the Universe award workbook from ALCOR. The raffle was held with many prizes including a telescope, a set of lenses, and several storage cases. Bill closed the meeting by again thanking everyone who helped him in his first year and mentioned each officer by name and their contributions to the club in 2018. Next meeting Fri. Jan 18, 2019. Meeting adjourned. PAS-Times Volume 60, Issue 1 Page 4 PAS Holiday Party 2018 PAS-Times Volume 60, Issue 1 Page 5 PAS-Times Volume 60, Issue 1 Page 6 January's Evening Eclipse and Morning Conjunctions By David Prosper Observers in the Americas are treated to an evening total lunar eclipse this month. Early risers can spot some striking morning conjunctions between Venus, Jupiter, and the Moon late in January. A total lunar eclipse will occur on January 20th and be visible from start to finish for observers located in North and South America. This eclipse might be a treat for folks with early bedtimes; western observers can even watch the whole event before midnight. Lunar eclipses takes several hours to complete and are at their most impressive during total eclipse, or totality, when the Moon is completely enveloped by the umbra, the darkest part of Earth's shadow. During totality the color of the Moon can change to a bright orange or red thanks to the sunlight bending through the Earth's atmosphere - the same reason we see pink sunsets.
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