Public Stargaze: Adventures in Amateur Rocketry

Tamke-Allen Observatory, September 19
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The public is invited to enjoy the second Tamke-Allan Observatory Public Stargaze of the month on September 19 at 7:00 PM. Our program will include a discussion of the Phoenix amateur rocketry project by Sterling Edmunds. Sterling was one of the chief radio operators at our N4TAO Special Event Amateur Radio Station in August. Sterling will speak about the Phoenix Project from creation to finish. This will include goals, designs, pictures, and videos about rocketry.

This will be an excellent evening to visit and enjoy astronomy. The observatory sponsors public Stargazes on the first and third Saturday evenings of each month. Amateur astronomers bring telescopes and binoculars and offer views of astronomical objects, while visitors are invited to bring their telescopes, questions and cookies to share with the astronomers.

The observatory is located just off Caney Creek Road between Midtown and Rockwood. Please check the observatory web site at (link...) for driving instructions and a map. TAO is wheelchair-accessible.

TAO is a part of Roane State Community College, and supports light conservation and energy conservation. Poorly directed light is wasted and causes glare – a hazard on our highways.. Directing light downward where it is needed conserves energy and gives us a safer, more secure community. It also keeps our observatory open for education and research. When was the last time that you could see our beautiful milky way? We are losing our Roane County heritage to the glare of unshielded lights.