Boise
Astronomical
Society

Paul's June issue of "Boise Skies" is on line.

The Board Meeting and the Idaho Star Party Committee will meet on September 2nd in Classroom #2 at the Discovery Center. The Idaho Star Party Committee will meet at 7:00pm and the Board meeting will follow.

There will not be a membership meeting in September.


Star Parties

The Idaho Star Party is Friday September 5th and Saturday September 6th at Bruneau Dunes State Park.

Watch the BAS1 group for last minute star party information.

The next club star party is September 27th at Dedication Point Dark Sky Site. "Go/No-Go" calls will be posted on BAS1.





SOHO EIT 304 Latest Image (click image for larger view)


Courtesy of SOHO/EIT consortium. SOHO is a project of international cooperation between ESA and NASA.

The SOHO project home page can be found here.

This is the month we’ve all been looking forward to as we gather this weekend at Bruneau Dunes State Park for the annual Idaho Star Party™. The event commences with registration at the Pavilion in the Eagle Cove campground on Friday afternoon. Those who have pre-registered can pick up their name tags and packets at that time. Registration will continue throughout the weekend.

In order to take part in any of the official ISP events, you MUST be a registered attendee. If you have not yet registered, you can do so on-site. The fee is $25/family.

At 7 p.m. that evening, we are excited to present a talk from Barbara Morgan entitled “The sky is no limit” at the Steele-Reese Education Center next to the observatory. Following her presentation, we will enjoy a beautiful sunset and a wonderful night of observing the heavens.

On Saturday morning, we will have the kid’s program at the Pavilion being organized by Rhonda Weygandt and Sue Sharp and that afternoon at 2 p.m. in the Steele-Reese Center, Chris Anderson from Centennial Observatory in Twin Falls will present a talk on the 100th anniversary of the Tunguska blast in Siberia. We will also have a number of solar telescopes set up at the Pavilion for observing our Sun during the day.

Later Saturday afternoon we will be holding the door prizes for the kids prior to our “world famous” star-b-q dinner at 5:30. If you plan to register on-site and wish to partake in the star-b-q, please contact a member of the BAS board prior to Wednesday with the number of meals requested (at $8/person) so that we may purchase sufficient food for everyone to enjoy. Following dinner we will hold the door prizes for adults along with the annual fundraising raffle prior to our second night of phenomenal star gazing!

We will once again feature several vendors at ISP. I encourage you to take the time to check out their selection of astronomical items for sale. If you are looking for a new eyepiece or an observing book, this is a good opportunity to pick it up!

The long-range weather forecast for Bruneau this weekend calls for warm, sunny days and cool clear nights. Be prepared to encounter a range of temperatures from the mid- to upper-80s to the upper-40s and low-50s. Hopefully, the wind will not be a factor either evening so that we can enjoy outstanding observing conditions from dusk to dawn!

Because of ISP, there will be no regular membership meeting this month. Our next membership meeting will be on October 10th in Boise.