The Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society

The Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society is an association of amateur and professional astronomers who have joined to share our knowledge and our love of the sky. The BSAS is open to anyone; the only criteria for membership are an interest in astronomy and a desire to share that interest. Welcome to our website, and please visit again soon!

Upcoming star parties on the BSAS Calendar:
5/3 at Long Hunter Park 8:30-10:30pm, 5/17 at ASC 8:30-10:30pm (Astronomy Day)

MAY MEMBERSHIP MEETING
THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH AT THE ADVENTURE SCIENCE CENTER
The Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society will hold its April Membership Meeting on Thursday, May 15th at 7:30pm at the Adventure Science Center in Nashville. This event will be FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Our featured speaker will be Dr. Richard Schmude, Jr., Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Gordon College in Barnesville, Georgia and an Associate Executive Director of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO). Dr. Schmude is a uniquely interesting, entertaining and engaging speaker, and is an authority on observing the planet Jupiter. He plans to give us an up-to-the-minute report on interesting recent developments on Jupiter, including surprising changes in its appearance over the last few years.

This will be a rare opportunity to learn more about the science we love, and Dr. Schmude's talk is sure to be both informative and entertaining. Please be sure to attend!

BSAS News

2008 News Archive

5/2 - The May Eclipse is out! This issue includes reports from the April board and membership meeting, BSAS & astronomical event calendars for May and June, announcements of upcoming events and more!

Email subscribers have already been sent the link to the latest issues, and members subscribing to the print version should be receiving their copies in the mail shortly. Links to the three most recent issues are also conveniently posted in the BSAS Member Forum.

While the the latest issues are available only to members, over six years of back issues are available online in the Eclipse Archive.

News in Astronomy and Space Science

Private Space Station Prototype Hits Orbital Milestone (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - A prototype module for a private space station has passed an orbital milestone after completing its 10,000th trip around the Earth.

Doorstep Astronomy: See the Big Dipper (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - As soon as darkness falls these evenings, step outside and look skyward. What is the most prominent and easiest star pattern to recognize? If you live in the Northern Hemisphere you only need to look overhead and toward the north where you will find the seven bright stars that comprise the famous Big Dipper.

Lost in the Holocaust: experts plumb newly opened archive (AP)

AP - A mother and child separated. A father's war wound. An uncle's name on a list.

Space Shuttle Discovery in Good Shape for May Launch (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - NASA's shuttle Discovery is on track to ferry seven astronauts and a large Japanese laboratory to the International Space Station (ISS) later this month.

Station Astronaut Laughs it up for 'Colbert Report' (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman squeezed in some laughs amid his busy day aboard the International Space Station (ISS) Thursday during an orbital call from comedian Stephen Colbert.

NASA's New Science Chief Settles in for Long Haul (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - WASHINGTON ? Ed Weiler, the 30-year NASA veteran who agreed in March to lead the agency's Science Mission Directorate temporarily, will fill that position permanently, NASA announced Wednesday.

Why Don't They Do SETI? (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - A widespread and popular impression of SETI is that it's a worldwide enterprise. Well, it's not, and there's something modestly puzzling in that.

Shuttle Astronauts Prepare for Launch Practice (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - The seven shuttle astronauts preparing to rocket toward the International Space Station (ISS) with a new Japanese laboratory this month arrived at NASA's Florida spaceport Tuesday for launch day practice.

Black Hole Rips Apart Screaming Star (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - In a distant galaxy, a star orbiting a massive central black hole strays too close to the insatiable giant and is torn apart. But before it can be devoured, the star lets out one last scream in a flare of light that slowly echoes across the galaxy. Astronomers on Earth pick up this faint call and use it to map the nucleus of the galaxy from which it emanated.

Space Shuttle Discovery Moves to Launch Pad (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - The space shuttle Discovery rolled out to its Florida launch pad early Saturday as NASA prepares to launch a massive Japanese laboratory later this month.


BSAS Affiliations
	The Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society is a member of the Astronomical League, an organization of over 240 local amateur astronomy organizations from across the United States with the common goal of promoting and encouraging interest in astronomy.
	The BSAS is also a member of the International Dark-Sky Association, an organization dedicated to reducing the adverse environmental impact of light pollution on dark skies by building awareness of the problem and its solutions.
	The BSAS has been selected by NASA to be a member of the Night Sky Network, a nationwide coalition of amateur astronomy societies committed to sharing their time, their telescopes, and their enthusiasm for astronomy with their local communities.
	The BSAS works with Adventure Science Center of Nashville to promote interest in astronomy and the sciences in Middle Tennessee. The ASC and its Sudekum Planetarium also host our monthly membership meetings, and promote BSAS events on their websites as well.

BSAS News

News in Astronomy and Space Science

BSAS Affiliations