by on December 07 2009 22:28 Astronomy.FM
will broadcast live and share a number of online observing
opportunities for
amateur astronomers around the world to participate in the #MeteorWatch Twitter event.
This IYA2009 global event will follow the Geminid Meteor Shower as it impacts the night sky from December 12-14. On Sunday night
(December 13/14), Astronomy.FM will host MeteorWatch Central, featuring
the latest Twitter #MeteorWatch conversation and images, live telescope
imaging from Global-Rent-A-Scope's New Mexico and Australia facilities,
meteor radar listening, all-sky cams, and more!
by on December 11 2009 21:44
Our current tag line is "An Amateur Astronomy Community" ... but would something else be better? We have received several suggestions. It is important that we choose a phrase that captures the essence
of what Astronomy.FM means to our membership.
Please click here to cast your vote in the poll or offer a new suggestion. The poll will be open until next Friday, December 18.
by on December 19 2009 20:26 From now until December 31, 2009, Astronomy.FM is host a web platform where interested kids 16
and under, parents and teachers can sign up for free points to use Global-Rent-A-Scope
(GRAS) robotic astrophotography telescopes. Children can use the equipment to take a picture of a space object. When they
have their finished images, young astroimagers can upload their pictures to the
StarPals "Tour of
the Universe by Children of the World" website. Kids are also being
encouraged to submit their images to Astronomy.FM's AAPOD (Amateur Astronomy
Picture of the Day).
by on February 01 2010 20:55 Please note that this event has been rescheduled to February 10 ... In the spirit of NASA's #SDOisGO tweetup and encouraging greater
learning everywhere, Astronomy.FM is hosting the first-ever,
simultaneous, virtual launch tweetup to celebrate the launch of NASA's
latest solar observatory!
While in the U.S., March Madness is often associated with the sport of
basketball... to astronomers around the world, March marks the start of
a brief season where you can possibly view all or most of the Messier
objects in a single night, from a single location.
Global Rent-A-Scope has installed a new video camera system, which will
see first public light as part of Astronomy.FM's March Madness Messier
Marathon to be held LIVE
starting at dusk on March 27, 2010 - 7pm MDT (9PM EDT, March 28 at 0100
GMT) - and will continue until dawn.
by on March 28 2010 20:41 Join us this Wednesday, March 31 at 0200 UT (March 30 at 10:00pm US EDT) for a
comprehensive overview of "all things astroimaging."
Jim Welisek has
been imaging the skies using a variety of techniques over the years.
With slides and images he will give us all a great introduction to
imaging.
Click here to listen and watch the Adobe Connect replay:
Join Dr Marleen Bryan on August 8th at 1 pm CDT (1800 UTC)
for a unique interview with Dr Christian Sasse a GRAS affiliate and Dr John
Nunn chess Grandmaster and amateur astronomer. The interview will discuss some
interesting concepts and similarities between astronomy and the game of chess.
Don't miss this live interview! Log in to the AFM chat to ask your questions
and make comments during the discussion.
