May 2016: Picture of the Month

Two bright galaxies can be observed in this sharp telescopic field of view.

April 2016: Picture of the Month

The Einstein ring, a result of gravitational lensing.

March 2016: Picture of the Month

One of the most massive stars on record.

ASX 2016 Annual General Meeting

The school year is coming to a close; it’s time to say goodbye to some of the old executive members and say hello to the new ones. ASX will be holding its Annual General Meeting to elect the 2016-2017 executive team, and celebrate the end of a great year with FREE pizza and a space-related movie…
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Star Talk: Exploring the Ghostly Side of Galaxies with Dragonfly

“Exploring the Ghostly Side of Galaxies with Dragonfly”, presented by Dr. Roberto Abraham Abstract: Bigger telescopes are usually better telescopes…. but not always. In this talk I will explore the ghostly world of large low surface brightness structures, such as galactic stellar halos, low-surface brightness dwarf galaxies, and other exotica such as supernova light echoes.…
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