THE Tallahassee Astronomical Society (TAS),
located in
Tallahassee (capitol
of the state of
Florida) in the USA, is a group of friendly people who have a common
interest in astronomy and wish to share that interest with the general public. You
are invited to our
meetings and
events. No equipment is needed. Call a TAS
officer for more
information. (All monthly
meetings are
free!)
(See our information
page for our statement of purpose and other information.)
Our web site provides details on our organization, events, membership,
etc., and provides links
to some useful astronomical and space sciences sites including a list of other astronomy
clubs. (Click on above links.)
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"...share the joyous experience of viewing the starry sky with others."
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Solar Observing at the 2006 Astronomy Day |
Recent news
TAS was invited to Montford Middle School on February 5th to help the students get a better understanding of their Universe. Juanita Raymond spent the day storytelling and showing off her children's book, "Orion: The Skateboard Kid." Later that night TAS members, including Bruce French and Ken Kopczynski, came out
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Learn how to use your Christmas present.
January 18th (Monday) TAS will hold elections for its officers beginning at 6:30 pm at the Challenger Learning Center. At 7:00 we will hold a “Telescope Workshop” for folks who need a little help getting to know their scope. Bring your scope down
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On November 17th TAS and the Leon County Library premiered combined images of the Chandra, Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes at the downtown library. Along with the unveiling ceremony there were activities for children and adults. A wonderful time was had by all.
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On Monday, July 20th, TAS in conjunction with the Challenger Learning Center, put on a 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. It was standing room only in the Downtown Digital Dome Theatre. We started off with a demonstration on the distance between the Earth and the Moon. TAS
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In the early morning of April 22nd the Moon and Venus were in conjunction. They formed a beautiful pair here in Tallahassee (see photo from TAS President Ken Kopczynski).
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