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The Raleigh Astronomy Club is having an online meeting tonight and is open to the public. 

Register to get the ZOOM link at :  https://raleighastro.org/calendar/#!event/2021/2/26/indoor-meeting

Meeting Time:  Friday 2/26 at  7:30pm (Meeting room opens about 7pm for informal chat)

Meeting Topic: Pluto, Our Distant Cousin

Abstract: Over the last few years, Pluto has turned out to be one of the most interesting places in our Solar System.  Far from being just a remote rock/ice lump at the edge of the Solar System, it turns out that Pluto is a cooler cousin of Earth/Mars.  The New Horizons mission transformed our understanding of Pluto and the data that was obtained is still leading to new questions and answers today.  This talk will cover some of the latest research and theories on Pluto. 

Speaker: Ian Hewitt is a long-time RAC member and long time amateur astronomer.  He is a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, teaches astronomy at Coastal Carolina University and is an Research Adjunct at the Astronomy and Astrophysics Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.  Although his main efforts are in astronomical data processing, he hasalways been fascinated by Pluto.

Hi all at Roper Mountain Astronomers,

Unistellar is hosting an international Messier marathon from March 10-16, 2021 featuring numerous astronomy “races” that can be completed in anywhere from an hour to an evening. 

We’ll set a world record, bring international audiences together, have a lot of fun under the stars - all in the name of astronomy outreach.

We’re seeking partners to officially participate in the event, alongside Unistellar, SETI Institute, and some of the northern hemisphere’s leading planetariums, observatories and astronomy clubs. I thought you might be interested because it’s a fun and easy to participate, and there’s opportunity to connect with astronomy-lovers around the world. 

• A formal invitation is below, as well as here. 
• To see the races we have planned, simply check out this document which features a selection from our upcoming eBook. 
• You can find event information and a detailed Q&A here, as well as a high-level fact sheet here. 
• Click this link to see what Unistellar has to offer our official partners - beyond bragging rights, of course.  

Please let me know if you’re interested and keen to participate, or if you have any questions. 

I look forward to hearing from you. 

Clear skies!

The day has finally arrived! The Mars rover "Perseverance" is due to land on Mars this afternoon! If you'd like to watch live, there are multiple streams available, starting at 2:15PM EST. See below for more details:

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/landing/watch-online/ 

Greetings, RMA members!

In an effort to improve the membership process, we have enabled email alerts for upcoming renewals. 7 days before your membership renewal date, you will receive an email reminder and invoice. Your membership fees can be paid online instantly (preferred), or via check by mail. On your renewal date, you will receive another reminder, followed by a "Grace Period" email 7 days later, and a Lapsed email 7 days after that, when access to some website features will be suspended.

Since these notifications were enabled while some memberships were in a Pending Renewal state, you may only receive a Grace Period or Lapsed email for this cycle.

You will continue to see renewal-related messages when logging into the website. 

If you have any questions or issues with your renewal, please contact us. Thank you for being a part of Roper Mountain Astronomers!

Josh Palmer
Webmaster  

I just wanted to personally wish everyone a happy and safe New Year! Thank you for sticking with us, not only through the transition to the new RMA Website, but also through the introduction of our virtual meetings and events. 2020 has been a very challenging year for everyone, but it also has been full of interesting opportunities: Seeing the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, watching all of the historic SpaceX launches, 4 consecutive "supermoons", a Lunar Eclipse, and more. I am convinced that 2021 will bring us together once again, where we can observe and share the night sky with each other in person. 

Happy New Year! 

Josh Palmer
RMA Webmaster & Board Member at Large

From Allen Hill:

We had a good turnout for the Christmas Star event at the Blue Ridge RC field. RMA and flying club members took part. We had some guests come late as people went home and told their families about the event.  Also Jonathan Zrake (our last guest speaker) brought his wife and baby daughter out.

I think we were the last people in South Carolina as Bob was showing the last guests the planets at 7:10pm as they were on the horizon!

Upcoming Lunar Eclipses. 

This sight has details about upcoming eclipses and where they will be visible from.  Very detailed!

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2020-november-30

Some cool thinks from the European Space Observatory

http://jean-ux.com/ESO/