DELAWARE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
Updated: 1999 June 27
DAS MONTHLY PROGRAMS - PAST YEARS
YEAR MONTH TITLE PRESENTER
[ NOTE: D: Dinner meeting F: Field Trip M: Mini-talk ]
1984 JAN Tides Denny Horazak
FEB Telescope Making Ernest Friedlander
M: Collimating Telescope Evan Blair
MAR Flare Stars Richard Herr
M: Guide to Guides Emil Volcheck
APR D: Astronomy in Ancient Egypt Gary/Susan Becker
MAY Minor Planets Scott Jackson
M: Planetary Motion/Keplers Laws(film)
JUN Star Party/UFO's/Close Encounters
M: Polar Alignment/Setting Circles
SEP Highlights of 1984 All
OCT Terms of Astronomy Horazak/Sharp/Weaver
M: Doppler Effect ! (film)
NOV White Dwarfs (Wilm. Library) Harry Shipman
DEC The Joy of Sketching Jan Romer
1985 JAN Binoculars for Astronomy Al Webber
M: Powers of Ten (film)
FEB History of Cosmology Scott Jackson
M: Algol the Demon Star (film)
MAR Comet Halley Malcomb Niedner
M: Planetary Motion (film)
! APR Amateur Space Telescope Robert Fredette
M: Schmidt Camera Bill Westergard
MAY D: Late Neolithic Astronomy Brian McCandless
JUN Cosmic Background Radiation John Mather
M: Homemade Dobsonian Billy Coleman
SEP Adventures in Astronomy All
M: Halley Update
OCT Colors of Double Stars Joe Kaznica
M: Stars of Texas !
NOV D: Optics by Questar Julius Benton
DAS & MCAO Herb Herglotz
DEC Public Sky Show - Comet Halley All
1986 JAN Computers in Astronomy Various
M: Halley Update Dave Groski
FEB The Messier Objects Weaver/Groski
M: Collimate a Newtonian Bill Coleman
MAR Double Stars Wulff Heintz
M: Halley Update
APR Photoelectric Photometry Francis Spickler
M: Short Film
MAY D: NASA Teacher-Astronaut Henry Bouchelle
JUN Picnic at MCAO All
SEP Halley's Comet Expedition Webber/Weaver
Halley at MCAO Westergard/Stock
M: Stellafane '86 Bob Wieland
OCT Mars:History/Observing It Bouchelle/Groski
NOV Pursuit of Halley's Comet Rob Gurley
DEC 30th Anniversary Star Party
1987 JAN Former Rulers of the Earth Joe Kaznica
FEB Planetary Atmospheres Aaron Owens
M: Portable Sundial/Hawaii Bock/McLaren
MAR F: Sproul Observatory Tour Wulff Heintz
APR Stellar Evolution Bill Westergard
M: Binary Stars Chuck McLaren
MAY Astronomy & Astrology George Reed
M: MERALCON Bill Shuman
JUN Picnic
SEP Summer Fun Various
OCT Christmas Presents Various
M: What's Up Glen Bock
NOV Supernova 1987A Don Cooke
DEC Multi-Minitalks Wieland/Roemmelt
Denlinger/S. Claus
1988 JAN Beginning Astrophotography Buckley/Bock
FEB Build Your Own Telescope Groski/McLaren/Jackson
MAR F: F&M Observatory Trip
APR Multi-Mini-Mania Mentzer/Mansell/
Archer/Westergard
MAY D: Astrophysics in Delaware Harry Shipman
JUN Picnic at MCAO
SEP ! The Red Planet Herb Herglotz
OCT Buying a Christmas Scope Emil Volcheck
NOV F: Villanova Observatory Trip
DEC Christmas Party at MCAO
1989 JAN Remaking the 24-Inch Groski/Wilhelm
FEB McCullough Planetarium/Saturn Bouchelle/Archer
MAR Multi-Mini-Mania Wilhelm/Mansell/Ross
APR Gusto Cosmology (McCullough) Henry Bouchelle
MAY Picnic at MCAO
JUN D: Russian Space Program Ed Kaczanowicz
SEP Voyager Fly-By/other stuff Henry Bouchelle/
OCT Cosmic Landscapes Bill Westergard
NOV F: Fels Digistar Trip
Stephen Hawking Joe Kaznica
DEC CANCELLED - SNOW
1990 JAN Stars of Winter (McCullough) Henry Bouchelle
FEB Computers in Amateur Astronomy Dave Groski
MAR Voyager Looks at White Dwarfs Harry Shipman
APR Automatic Photoelectric Photm. Emil Volcheck
MAY Journey thru Solar Systems Jack Fisher
JUN D: Einstein's Relativity Frank Maloney
SEP Astronomical Summer Various
OCT Astrophotography Glenn Bock
NOV Astronomy in the Soviet Union Vladimir Strelnitsky
DEC Telescopes & accessories Dave Groski
1991 JAN Novae Bill Westergard
FEB Computer Festival Emil Volcheck et al
MAR Comet Hunting (Harriton HS) David Levy
APR Seasonal Constellations Henry Bouchelle
MAY Tour of the Universe Sheila Vincent
JUN D: Extragalactic Research Barbara Williams
SEP Amateur Astronomy in USSR Bock/Westergard
OCT Last Summer's Fun Various
NOV Great Solar Eclipse Chang/Bouchelle/
Kiser/Volcheck
DEC Occultations International David Dunham
1992 JAN CCD & Computer Systems - Pt 1 Groski/Bock
FEB ditto - Pt 2
MAR Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrum Harry Shipman
APR Light Buckets Groski/Rautela/
Surles/Todd
MAY Binocular Astronomy Lynn King
JUN D: COBE and the Big Bang Samuel Moseley
SEP My Summer Vacation Various
OCT Double Stars Joe Kaznica
NOV Astronomy's Most Influential George Reed
DEC Telescope Making/Party Groski/All
1993 JAN Space Travel Emil Volcheck
FEB CCD Update David Groski
MAR CANCELLED - SNOW
APR Voyager's Grand Tour Norman Ness
MAY MCAO Telescope & Hubble Bill Westergard
JUN Slicing/Dream videotapes Webber/Bouchelle
(in lieu of Fels Planetarium Derek Pitts)
SEP My Summer Vacation Many
OCT F: WCU Planetarium/Eclipse John Stolar
NOV Astrophotography Emil Volcheck
DEC Xmas!party, Buying a Scope
video, telescope display All
1994 JAN CANCELLED - snow/ice
FEB The Longitude Problem Bob Mentzer
Ancient Coins in Astronomy Ralph Denlinger
Lunar Eclipse photos Sidowski, Rautela
MAR Antique Telescopes Bart Fried
APR CCD Update Groski/Jackson
MAY SSTO Rockets Tom Demott
Binary Maker Richard Herr
Annular Eclipse photos Chang/
JUN D: Hubble Space Telescope David Quinn/NASA
SEP What we did last summer Various
OCT M: Occultations Al Webber
M: Binocular M-objects Lynn King
M: Variable stars Henry Bouchelle
NOV Solid Nitrogen&Neptune Moons Bob Mentzer
DEC Christmas Stars at McCullough
Planetarium Henry Bouchelle
Party & swap table All
1995 JAN Alternate Cosmology Bill Westergard
FEB CCD Update Dave Groski
MAR Building a Large Telescope Scott Jackson
APR Stonehenge Henry Bouchelle
MAY D: Telescope Resolution Valery Terebizi
D: Ukraine Astronomy Sergei Guizy
JUN Binoculars in Astronomy Lynn King
SEP Astronomical potpourri Various
OCT Tri-color Imaging Richard Carter
NOV Slide & swap night All
DEC CANCELLED - SNOW
1996 JAN Observing with a CCD Homi Bhedwar
FEB Women in Astronomy Harry Shipman
MAR Projects for Amateurs Henry Bouchelle
APR Comet Hyakutake Many
M:David Dixon's Astronomy Tom Demott
MAY D: Spitz Planetarium Charles Holmes
JUN F: F&M Planetarium/Obsv.
SEP Summer Hilites/Lunar Eclipse Various
OCT Stellar Winds - LBVs Dr. Stan Owocki,
UDEL
NOV 40TH ANNIVERSARY MEETING - MCCULOUGH PLANETARIUM
D: 25 years - 1981-2006 Dr. Harry Shipman
DEC Christmas party at MCAO
The $200 Hole Roger Taylor
1997 JAN Astronomy & World Wide Web Emil Volcheck/
Remote Robotic Telescopes Homi Bhedwar
FEB Comet Hale-Bopp Various
MAR Cosmology Update Emil Volcheck
More Comet Hale-Bopp Various
APR Comet Hale-Copp Various
CCD Images Homi Bhedwar
MAY D:A Personal History Nancy Grace Roman
JUN Silvering A Mirror Dave Groski
SEP Summer Activities Various
OCT Copernicus to Hubble Bob Mentzer
NOV Your Christmas Telescope Don Surles
DEC The Goldilocks Effect Sheila Vincent
Annual Christmas Party Everyone
1998 JAN Amateur Radio Moon Bounce Rick Phillips
FEB Beauty in CHAOS Dan Chester
M:MCAO Astro BBS demo Emil Volcheck
MAR February's Total Eclipse Various
APR It's Relativity Simple... Warren Jacobs
MAY D:Astronomy in Daylight Olaf Kirchner
JUN Mauna Kea Observatory Rich Lemay
SEP Summer Activities Various
OCT Your Christmas Telescope Scott Jackson
NOV Astrophotography Pete LaFrance
DEC Star of Bethlehem video Jack Horkheimer
Annual Christmas Party Everyone
1999 JAN Light and Stars Hank Bouchelle
FEB White Dwarfs Judi Provencal
MAR Selecting, Using Binoculars Dave Groski
APR Spectrometry at MCAO Jack Fisher
MAY D:Black Holes Update Harry Shipman
Luther J. Porter Award
Astronomer of the Year
JUN The Longitude Problem Bob Mentzer