Monthly Archives: July 2012

More to Come Over the next year – ScienceCasts: A Taste of Solar Maximum

Over the course of the next year, the Sun is expected to meet it’s solar maximum for this solar cycle. Here is a great explanation of what that means from the ScienceCast folks at NASA. As the KAS becomes aware … Read the rest of this entry

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What’s Up July 2012 – Milky Way, Mars & Saturn

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Tonight’s Sky – July 2012

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A Successful 2012 KAS BBQ!

On June 27th, the second annual KAS BBQ, as luck would have it, found yet another clear sky night for the group to gather under. The night kicked off with about 15 KAS members, family members, and neighbors enjoying an … Read the rest of this entry

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The KAS 2012 Cherry Springs Star Party Adventure

What an amazing year at the Cherry Springs Star Party. Four wonderful nights of observing, under beautiful clear, dark skies. It couldn’t had been any better, and no one could recollect a better run for the party. We had seven … Read the rest of this entry

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