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Sun, Moon, and Tonight's Sky
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Richardson, TX
(times in CDT):
Sunrise today: 6:27am
Sunset today: 8:20pm
Moonrise today: 5:35pm
Moonset today: 4:13am
85% of moon illuminated
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Current Phase
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Phase Calendar
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Courtesy USNO
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Tonight's Sky:
Click the above image for a chart. Popup blockers
must be disabled. Chart courtesy of Fourmilab
Switzerland.
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Major Planets and Moon Charts
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Bright Minor Planet Charts
Observable Comet Charts
Magnitudes observed within the last 5 days:
| ***** : | brighter than 5.0 |
| **** : | 5.0 to 8.9 |
| *** : | 9.0 to 13.9 |
| ** : | 14.0 to 17.9 |
| * : | 18.0+ |
| (no stars) : | no recent observations |
Minor planet and comet lists, and corresponding orbital
elements, are courtesy of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
Charts courtesy of Fourmilab
Switzerland
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Welcome
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The Texas Astronomical Society was chartered in 1955 to promote
the study of astronomy and related fields and to pursue observation
and construction of instruments as a hobby. Membership is open to
anyone having an interest in astronomy and related subjects and
includes benefits such as a our monthly newsletter, discounts to
the top astronomy magazines, access to our dark sky observing site
and many more.
Please visit the Club Information
section for more on TAS and to download a TAS
Information Packet and Brochure.
We invite you to explore our website for more information and hope
you consider joining our organization.
Contact Us
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Clear Sky Clocks
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Dallas, TX:
Atoka, OK:
Copper Breaks SP, Quanah, TX:
Click an image for a complete sky condition forecast.
Clocks courtesy of ClearDarkSky.com
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TAS is now 663
members strong....why not become a part of our family?
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TAS is a member of
the
The World's Largest Federation of Amateur Astronomers |
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Highlights and Coming Events
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The next General Membership
Meeting's highlights:
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Date: Friday May 30th 7:30pm
- Speaker: A Night Of Astronomical Outreach
Visit the members'
discussion forum!
What's new in the Members Only
section:
- Revised TAS bylaws
- Order a custom TAS member badge online
- The January 2008 Spectrum
- Minutes of the January 2008 Directors' meeting
- Minutes of the January 2008 General Membership meeting
- Updated Financial Statements
- 2007 TAS Audit report
- A new area for presentations by speakers
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Constellation of the Month:
May: Virgo
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