A young observer peers through the CAA's vintage Celestron 16 telescope.
PUBLIC EVENTS
The CAA hosts at least 12 Saturday Public Observing events featuring a guest speaker that is followed—weather permitting—by celestial viewings through telescopes at the facility. During viewing hours, society members will be available to answer questions and provide everyone with an opportunity to look through the Society's telescopes and those of our members.
This site will be updated through out the year as we assemble our speakers and events.
2020 Presentations
March 21, 7:30 p.m. CANCELED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
April 25, 8:00 p.m.
Dr. Jasper Halekas
University of Iowa, Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Parker Solar Probe Mission
May 16, 8:30 p.m.
Mr. Brent Studer
Cedar Amateur Astronomers
TBA
June 13, 9:00 p.m.
Dr. Raymond Anderson
University of Iowa, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The Manson Meteor Impact Structure and the Decorah Impact Structure
July 11, 9:00 p.m.
Dr. Phil Kaaret
University of Iowa, Department of Physics and Astronomy
TBA
July 25, 3:00 p.m. -- Solar Day
Mr. Carl Bracken
Cedar Amateur Astronomers
TBA
August 8, 8:30 p.m.
Dr. Casey DeRoo
University of Iowa, Department of Physics and Astronomy
TBA
August 22, 8:00 p.m.
Dr. Zach Girazian
University of Iowa, Department of Physics and Astronomy
September 12, 7:30 p.m.
TBA
September 26, 7:30 p.m. InOMN: Lunar Saturday
TBA
October 10, 7:30 p.m.
TBA
November 7, 7:30 p.m.
TBA
2020 Past Presentations
March 21, 7:30 p.m. CANCELED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
Prof. Steve Spangler
University of Iowa, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Lost Siblings of the Sun
Can we find some of the stars that were formed in the same Star Formation Region as the Sun, 4.5 billion years ago? Incredibly, some sober astronomers think the answer is yes, and published a paper to this effect in the Astrophysical Journal. The star is visible to binoculars and should be up at the time of the March public night.
Public observing events are held in the Eastern Iowa Observatory and Learning Center at the Palisades-Dows Observatory and Preserve through a generous agreement with the Linn County Conservation Department. For directions, please visit our Map to Pal-Dows page or download a pdf version (276 kB.)
The Cedar Amateur Astronomers, Inc. is a participating member of Night Sky Network.
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