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HASK Meeting: Star Gazing

When:
Thursday, May 19, 2016, 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM
Where:
Theo's Restaurant Traditional Greek & American Dishes
http://www.theoshouston.com
812 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX  

713-523-0425
Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Becky Claytor
832-978-4713 (p)
Category:
HASK Meeting
Registration is not Required
Payment In Full In Advance Only
Capacity:
40
Available Slots:
25
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Many of HASK’s members participate in overnight camping, and are enthusiastic sky watchers. Most would like to know more about what we are seeing in the night sky, and learn how to best view, identify and appreciate what we can see with not much more than a pair of binoculars. For the May meeting, we will host Darrin Lewer from Land, Sea and Sky to talk about naked eye astronomy and using binoculars for star-gazing. 


What attracted Darrin Lewer to astronomy was the peacefulness of the night sky and the ability to see things in a different way. He observed that as we are looking up into the night sky we are seeing a galaxy that is millions of years old – it is “looking back in time”.

Mr. Lewer has been an amateur astronomer since high school and graduated from Texas A&M after studying history and political science; however he was a constant volunteer at the Observational Astronomy Lab while attending A & M.  He is also a member of the Houston Astronomical Society and a volunteer at the George Observatory in Brazos Bend State Park.

 

Join us for this month’s meeting  and you’ll be seeing stars in no time.
 
Registration is highly recommended  for this meeting. This will allow us to give the restaurant a better estimate of attendance. The restaurant can then better accommodate us with the room arrangement and sufficient servers. Be sure to register all family members and guest (companions). 

Agenda 
Social.................................................... 6:00 - 6:45 
Dinner..................................................  6:45 - 8:00 
Business Meeting ..........................
.....  7:15 - 7:45
Safety Presentation............................. 7:45 - 8:00
Guest Speaker...................................... 8:00 - 9:00 
Anyone with an interest in Sea Kayaking is welcome to attend our meetings.