Events - Event View

This is the regular monthly meeting of the Delaware Valley Amateur Astronomers, held in the Radnorshire Room at the Radnor Community Building.  The meeting is open to DVAA members and the public.  We start with a short business meeting focusing on announcements and upcoming events, followed by a featured presentation.  We gather beginning at 7pm; the program and the livestream begin at 7:30pm.

The meeting will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel beginning at 7:30pm.    

Featured presentation: Deborah Skapik, Friends Central High School - "Cosmovision and Observational Astronomy in the mid-21st century"

The Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassador Program (ACEAP) selected 10 individuals from around the world to immerse in the astronomy of the Chilean Andes in summer 2025.  While there, the ambassadors not only visited cutting edge research facilities like ALMA and the LSST/Vera Rubin Telescope, but interacted with individuals from AUI/NOIRLab, indigenous Chileans at Reserva Elemental Puribeter and the family hosting programs at Alfa Aldea.  Thematically, 'cosmovision' is about bringing people together to support diverse ways of knowing and finding your place in the universe--connections to the Earth, sky and one another.   In this talk, I will cover the technical aspects of the places we visited, show some of my astrophotography done in the spectacular Chilean dark skies and discuss how the many telescopes on these mountains are being repurposed to work together as one--despite their age and international differences--for the advancement of astronomy and collaborative humanity.

Observing Report:  Joe Lamb "Andromeda's Family-A Brief Look at M31's Brightest Satellite Galaxies"