Meet the Brightest Stars in Town!
Check our programs and events: SCAS STARGAZER in the Saturday Miami Herald, Tropical Life, SCAS Hotline: 305-661-1375 or check this web page for updates.
To learn about "late breaking" news on SCAS events (star parties, public outreach, meetings, etc.), go to the Yahoo Group devoted to SCAS at;
(Click on the Yahoo logo above to go to SCASMAIL)
GREEN LASERS ARE PROHIBITED AT ALL SCAS EVENTS!
Due to recent national events, it has become necessary for the Southern Cross Astronomical Society of Miami, Florida, to completely ban the use of green laser pointers at SCAS sponsored events. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY (January 2005) any use of such devices (hand-held or attached) at SCAS Star Parties, the Winter Star Party, or any other SCAS public event SHALL BE PROHIBITED. Violation of this restriction will result in the immediate expulsion of the offending party from the SCAS event.
Tim Khan, SCAS Vice- President / Director of the Winter Star PartySCAS is a non-profit corporation and does not accept paid advertising for this web site
Welcome to the Southern Cross Astronomical Society!
Please direct all local Miami Area SCAS Requests to: Program/Event Coordinator BarbYager@aol.com or call the SCAS Hotline number above. The SCAS Program / Event Coordinator is solely responsible for the content of Miami Area event information posted below.
by SCAS VP Tim Khan
Taken: February 2012 at the Winter Star Party
Equipment: 110mm TEC refractor and FLI 16803 CCD camera
SCAS EVENTS FOR MAY 2013
To All SCAS Members, Please Read!
June 2011 Letter from the SCAS Board of Directors on the new SCAS Observatory
SCAS STAR PARTIES SCAS SATURDAY NITE LIVE! SATURDAY AT THE ZOO TBA
SCAS Astros arrange hi-tech equipment 8-10 pm to show you the splendors of the summer evening skies in Miami-Dade Bill Sadowski Park & Nature Center, SW 176 Street, 1/2 mile west of Old Cutler Road, Palmetto Bay. Weather permitting, under the darkest skies closest to brightly lighted downtown, you could see silver Saturn, nebulas, double stars, star clusters, meteors, satellites and more! Summer skies darken by 8:30 pm. Bring chairs, snax, binoculars, telescopes in need of adjustment, and bug repellant (use in the parking lot) and wear jeans. NO LIGHTS, (flashlites, Coleman lanterns, car lights, lasers, litter, alcohol or pets in the Nature Preserve. For groups exceeding 20, please call 305-661-1375 with your date, name of group, total number in the group and your phone #. Leave mssg: 305-661-1375.
Bill Sadowski Park & Nature Center
Saturday 10-Noon, SAFE SOLARVIEWING will be offered in professional equipment at the waterfall entrance to ZooMiami, 12400 SW 152nd Street. Powerful prominences often explode off the solar surface as the Sun enters Cycle-24 of increased activity. For updates, call: 305-661-1375 x 3 by 9:30 a.m. Visit the SCAS Solar Web Page for more information.
MAY 2013 - PUBLIC EVENTS @ FIU
SCAS PROGRAMS
Mysteries of the Sun
FRIDAY, MAY 17th, Southern Cross Astros will present an exciting program, 8 p.m., by three Miami Dade College students who will show, from their scientific research, how magnetic waves develop on the solar surface and create mysterious temperature changes. The free SCAS program is scheduled in the FIU Physics Building, CP-145 lecture hall, Modesto Maidique campus. These students are supervised by SCAS Professor Dr. Jose Orta at the MDC Kendall campus The NASA Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) often reveal awesome images of intense solar activity and auroras fueled by solar winds exploding from the solar surface on Spaceweather.com
SCAS programs include prizes and lively discussions. Refreshments follow the program. SCAS Astros will answer your questions re: equipment repairs and purchases, observing, cameras and binoculars. SCAS membership forms, astronomy material and sky maps are available.
Park in the public campus garage, west side of Southwest 109 Avenue/Southwest 8 Street and follow the SCAS signs through the new medical wing patio directly to CP-145 lecture hall. A great program for science students, faculty or anyone interested in heliophysics. Southern Cross Astronomy programs will resume September 20 in the FIU Physics Building.
Weather permitting on Saturdays, SCAS Astros offer free safe solarviewing at the waterfall entrance to ZooMiami 10 a.m. -Noon. Public Star Party, 8 -10 p.m., Bill Sadowski Park& Nature Center, Southwest 176 Street/Southwest 79 Avenue, Palmetto Bay all year. 305-661-1375 scas.org
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COMETS ARE COMING! Get ready NOW for THREE COMETS in 2013! Northern viewers can view these comets coming out of the southern hemisphere: Comet L4 PANSTARRS--mid-March; Comet Lemmon early April--Comet ISON--November 2013-January 2014. Catch sight of a sudden February Fireball! The translucent Zodiacal Light may be visible rising from the western horizon by nightfall late this month. Spaceweather.com offers daily updates and stunning images of solar power and colorful auroras rippling above the Arctic.
Dr. Shalloway established SCAS Safe Solarviewing 26 years ago at the waterfall entrance to ZooMiami. In hi-tech professional solarscopes that protect your eyes, it's possible to see powerful explosions bursting off the solar surface 93 million miles away. Over the years, thousands of people have been amazed by the solar views in SCAS updated solar equipment. Roberto Torres, with The Nature Conservancy, is also a Field Guide with the Tropical Audubon Society.
Bring friends and students to our FREE SCAS programs, FIU Main campus that include prizes, lively Q & A with distinguished speakers, and advice from friendly SCAS Astros. Refreshments follow the programs. Park in the FIU Red Garage, west side of SW 109 Ave./SW 8 St. and follow the SCAS signs around the right end of the construction fence to CP-145.
SCAS Hotline: 305-661-1375.
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FIU LECTURE SERIES
To Be Announced
Call SCAS Hotline at 305-661-1375 for latest information on SCAS events. Check the weekly SCAS Stargazer in Saturday Miami Herald, Tropical Life, P.2. and www.spaceweather.com for daily updates of solar and celestial spectacular images.
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For latest daily images of solar power by SOHO & SDO spacecraft, and colorful auroras,
For the Miami track of the Int'l Space Station:(visible 1 hr. prior to sunrise or after sunset)
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/view.cgi?country=United_States
Questions? Leave us a message at 305-661-1375.
