Gems of the Summer Sky

ONLINE: The Houston Astronomical Society presents Dr. Chris Morisette in a talk titled "Gems of the Summer Sky."

Description: "Summer offers a wide array of fascinating objects for viewing. In 'Gems of the Summer Sky' Chris Morisette shows how we can continue to use The Big Dipper, as well as adding 'The Keystone', 'The Summer Triangle', and 'The Teapot' to our repertoire of navigation signposts to help us find and observe some wonderful star clusters and nebulae.

"In addition, a short supplement entitled 'The Vera Rubin Observatory' will be presented. We’ve all seen some of the beautiful images from this new telescope, here we’ll explore a bit about the mission of the observatory and the background of its namesake."

Speaker Bio: Chris Morisette is HAS Novice Chairperson and an active member of the Houston Astronomical Society, North Houston Astronomy Club, and the Fort Bend Astronomy Club. He is also a member of the University of Texas Astronomy Department Board of Visitors. On clear Saturday nights you may find him volunteering at the George Observatory engaging with visitors and sharing his love of the night sky, or you may find him at the HAS Dark Site trying his hand at astrophotography.

This meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. To attend, you must register for the meeting. You can use the link below. You will receive an email with the details of the meeting and a link that will allow you to join in.

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Join us Thursday, July 10th, 2025, at 7:00 pm CT. See you then!