Louisville Astronomical Society

Short description: American organization of amateur astronomers

The Louisville Astronomical Society (LAS) was founded in 1931 in Louisville, Kentucky by a group of amateur astronomers, including James Gilbert Baker.[1] The society holds regular observing sessions and star parties.

## Contents

* 1 Membership
* 2 Events
* 3 Publications
* 4 Locations
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 Further reading
* 8 External links

## Membership

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

## Events

Each month on a chosen Saturday, 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, a monthly publication focused on societal discussions and outlining upcoming important astronomical events in the area.

## Locations

The Urban Astronomy Center (UAC) is located at  [ ⚑ ] 38°16′49.66″N 85°33′28.81″W﻿ / ﻿38.2804611°N 85.5580028°W﻿ / 38.2804611; -85.5580028.

The Society's Dark Site, the James G. Baker Center for Astronomy, is located at  [ ⚑ ] 38°16′26.68″N 86°24′52.50″W﻿ / ﻿38.2740778°N 86.414583°W﻿ / 38.2740778; -86.414583.

## See also

* List of astronomical societies

## References

1. ↑ Baker, Neal Kenton (June 20, 2007). "James Gilbert Baker Obituary". Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society (New York) 37 (4): 1545. Bibcode: 2005BAAS...37.1545B.

## 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

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