6:30 pm - Main Presentation Title:  Hitchhiker’s Guide to Hot Jupiters Presentation:  Dr. Megan Mansfield will present on Hot Jupiters; gas giant exoplanets (planets outside the Solar System) that are similar in size to Jupiter. However, the scorching hot temperatures of Hot Jupiters go as high as several thousand degrees. That makes their chemistry very … Continue reading ONLINE – General Meeting – February 2022 →

Constellation of the Month:   None Presenter: We do not have a constellation of the month for this meeting. Main Presentation:   Uncommon Star Types Like Pulsar's Presenter:  ??? Our only topic for the night will be a continuation of our recent topic on Star classification about the uncommon star types like pulsar's. 

6:30 pm - Main Presentation Title:  Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics in the 2020's:  The Astro2020 Decadal Survey  Presentation:  Every 10 years Congress charges the National Academy of Sciences with undertaking a survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics over the coming decade.  The "Astro2020 Survey", carried out by a main survey committee and roughly … Continue reading ONLINE – General Meeting – March →