Saturday Evening 3 March 2012:
Mars Opposition
Friday and Saturday Evening 23 & 24 March 2012:
Messier Marathon #1, Saturday Evening Alternate Evening
Private Party Monday and Tuesday Evenings 2 & 3 of April 2012:
Pizza and Rootbeer at Doug’s Condo 256 772-6788 before and at Dusk
Venus in the Pleiades Cluster
Bring Scopes and Cameras, wider field of view the better
Friday Evening 13 April 2012:
Youth and Adult Observing Night Planetarium Show on Saturn begins at 7:00 P.M. for kids,
Observing afterward for kids and adults, both bring scopes.
Friday and Saturday Evenings 20 & 21 April 2012:
Messier Marathon, Saturday evening alternate evening
Friday Evening 11 May 2012:
Youth and Adult Observing Night Planetarium Show on Venus Transit begins at 7:00 P.M. for kids,
Observing afterward for kids and adults, both bring scopes.
Tuesday afternoon early evening 5 June 2012:
Set up at 3:00 or 4:00 in evening to be arranged, Transit of Venus
Possible locations:
Airfield in Decatuar with HAL5
Huntsville Botanical Garden
Burritt Museum
Friday evening 24 August 2012:
First Quarter Moon Walk with Land Trust and Sierra Club, Doug
Friday 28 September 2012 Evening:
Your and Adult Observing Night Planetarium Show on Soap Opera in the Sky for kids, Observing afterward for kids and adults bring scopes.
Morning 12 September 2012:
At 4:00 or 5:00 in morning the Beehive, M44, Venus and the Moon are less than a degree apart each in a line with the waning crescent Moon and Venus pointing to the Beehive Cluster, M44.
Best weekend for star party: 14-16 September 2012:
If you want French Camp on this date start thinking about now!
Friday Evening 5 October 2012:
Youth and Adult Observing Night Planetarium Show on Meteor showers for the Season begins at 7:00 P.M. Observing for Adults and Kids afterward.
Possible Star Party Weekend Friday thru Sunday 12-14 October 2012:
Possible star party, close to New Moon, Astronomy Day Concerns
Possible Star Party Weekend Friday thru Sunday 19-21 October 2012:
Possible Star Party, member meeting night and Astronomy Day Concerns
Possible Star Party Weekend Friday thru Sunday 9-11 November 2012:
Still Close to Last Quarter Moon, Possible Star Party
Possible Star Party Weekend Friday thru Sunday 16-18 November 2012:
Members Meeting Conflict, Close to First Quarter Moon, Weekend before Thanksgiving, Possible Star Party