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Monthly LVAS meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Planetarium at the College of Southern Nevada, Cheyenne Campus - 3200 East Cheyenne (See Map). Following a short welcome and business session, a presentation on an Astronomy topic of interest is normally presented by an LVAS member or special guest. Occasionally, the program is the Planetarium presentation of the month. Next Meeting Thursday, 4 March, 7:30p.m. It will be hard to top our Guest Speaker we had for February's meeting. Kevin Janison, Channel 3 Meteorologist, was very informative and entertaining. He kept LVAS members enthralled for almost an hour before having to return to the Station for the 11:00 News broadcast. Thanks again, Kevin, for a great addition to our monthly meeting. I'm still working on the presentation for March. If you have suggestions for presentation, please drop me a line. I'll post the topic of the presentation as soon as I nail one down. Agenda for the March Meeting - Event Reports - Valley of Fire All-Nighter - Red Rock Astronomy in the Park - Updates for Upcoming Events - Messier Marathon - Sandstone Quarry Star Gaze - Cathedral Gorge Spring Fling - Kaibab Lodge Star Party - Member Discussions - Open Forum - Presentation - TBD Red Rock Events Next Red Rock Public Star Party Our next Public Star Party is Saturday, 20 February. The presentation "Mars - The Mysterious Red Planet" will begin at 5:00pm in the New Red Rock Visitor's Center (See Map). Weather permitting, public viewing through LVAS member telescopes will immediately follow the presentation. Come see Mars and observe galaxies, nebulae, dead stars, and star clusters. There's more up there than just pinpoints of light, so Look up Las Vegas. Pubic Star Parties are free and open to the public; however, the Park charges an entrance fee of $5.00 per vehicle until the Park closes. If an attendant is in the Fee Station, tell the Attendant that you are there for the Star Party. See the Events Calendar for future Red Rock Event dates. Note: Park entrance closes at sunset, so if you don't plan to attend the presentation, please be in the park by at least 5:00pm. |