Louisville Astronomical Society

The Louisville Astronomical Society (LAS) was founded in 1931 in Louisville, Kentucky by amateur astronomers, including James Gilbert Baker^[1]. Monthly meetings are held at 8:00 p.m. on the first Friday of each month^[2]. Monthly observing sessions (see star party), are held at the society's dark sky location, the James G. Baker Center for Astronomy in Curby, Indiana.

Membership

Membership to the society is open to all in the Louisville, Kentucky area. Memberships are available through the website. See link below.

Events

One Friday a month, a local star viewing occurs at the society's Urban Astronomy Center (UAC), located at Louisville's Tom Sawyer State Park.

Publications

The society publishes the Starword.

Locations

The Urban Astronomy Center (UAC) is located at .

The Society's Dark Site, the James G. Baker Center for Astronomy, is located at .

References

Further reading

• "Stargazers Turn Eyes to Jupiter". Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, Kentucky). July 16, 1994. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LH&s_site=kentucky&p_multi=LH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=119E89AD9A3FB618&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 22 December 2009. 
• "Astronomy in Louisville". Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, Kentucky): pp. E7. June 20, 2007. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LH&s_site=kentucky&p_multi=LH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=119E89AD9A3FB618&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 22 December 2009. 

External links

• Louisville Astronomical Society
• Clear Sky Chart for Louisville Kentucky
• Clear Sky Chart for LAS Observatory in Curby, Indiana