Colorado Springs Astronomical Society

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September 2011 Public Star Party

Date: Saturday, June 15, 2013 Time: 7:30-11pm

Place: Fox Run Regional Park, Black Forest, CO

Directions: Enter park from Stella Dr and take first right. Follow road around to large parking area on right. We’ll be set up in the small parking lot a few yards further down the road.

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Do you like meteorites?

This year is the 40th anniversary year of the Canon City Meteorite Impact.

In celebration of that event, a special exhibit is being assembled for public viewing of the roof section that the meteorite crashed through and the Canyon City meteorite specimen along with specimens of the Guffey meteorite and the Johnstown meteorite. The

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May 2013 Meeting

Date:May 28th, 2013 (Tuesday) Time: 7-9pm Place:LearningRx, Inc. 5085 List Drive, Suite 200 Colorado Springs, CO 80919

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Sky Tools Astronomy Planning Software

Tonight the club was treated to a working review of the Sky Tools Software. They showed us how the program worked and all the useful things it could do. They passed around handouts to show us what a printed star chart would look like as well as a sample observing list.

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