General Meetings
ASKC General Meetings are usually held at the UMKC Volker Campus in Royall Hall, Room 111, on the fourth Saturday of each month — except:
- September: Members-only picnic (no regular meeting)
- November: Saturday prior to Thanksgiving
- December: Annual holiday party (no regular meeting)
The night begins with 30-Minute Astronomy (a short program on an introductory topic), followed by a meet and greet with light refreshments. ASKC's library will be open for browsing and material checkout. The meeting format typically includes welcome and introductions, guest speaker presentation, Q&A, and then general announcements and business items.
Meetings are free and open to the public.
This Month's Meeting
Program
October’s General Meeting will feature Chuck Allen, past- and current president of the Astronomical League. The title of his talk is “Perspectives on Distance.” This interesting presentation uses props and graphics to examine relative distances in the universe and the possible distances achievable through space flight and through the use of human vision and amateur and professional telescopes. Examining scales from the human altitude record to the four cosmological horizons imposed by an expanding universe, the program discusses astrophysicists’ current thinking on the biggest questions about the universe: How far can we see, how far will we be able to see, and how big might the universe be? The program ends with thoughts on our size as human observers.
Allen
Schedule
Saturday, October 26, 2024
- 6:00 PM: 30-Minute Astronomy
- 6:30 PM: Refreshments and Library open
- 7:00 PM: Program
Upcoming Meetings
The next meeting will be on November 16 at UMKC. (Note: this is one week earlier than usual, due to the Thanksgiving holiday.)
As usual, there will be no meeting in December. Members, please join us for the annual holiday party and 100th Anniversary Celebration on December 21. See your Cosmic Messenger for details.
General Meetings will resume at UMKC on January 25, 2025.
Location
Royall Hall, UMKC, 800 East 52nd Street, Kansas City, Missouri
Free parking is available in the garage south of 52nd Street.
Enter Royall Hall via the east doors under the pedestrian bridge.
Virtual option: ASKC members will receive an invitation to participate via Zoom.
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