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The CHS Astronomy Club has been active since 1991. At the present time we use two 8" Newtonian telescopes on Dobsonian mounts and two 8" Schmidt-Cassegrains on equitorial mounts.

                                                                 

                                                       Newtonian                         Schmidt-Cassegrain

We also own a CCD camera which captured the images below. Click on the image for more information about these objects. 

Photo credit/e-mail: K. Grosshans

Goals of the Astronomy Club

 Members  will learn about the different types of telescopes.
 Members will learn how to locate and observe deep space objects.
 Members will be able to identify the different types of deep space objects.
 Members shall participate in the Messier Marathon in March 2006. 
 Members shall add to the CCD astrophotography collection.

Downloads

By clicking on the following links, you will be able to download the Astronomy Club Manual, Observing Forms, and Field Trip Permission Forms. You may wish to save these on your hard drive for future use. You must bring with you, for every observing session, a signed field trip permission slip and the appropriate observing forms. See below for examples.

    CHS Astronomy Club Manual (Word Document)

    Observing Forms (PDF Document - May take a few minutes to download)

This is an example of the observing form for the Messier Object M2 which is a globular cluster.

    Field Trip Permission Slip (Word Document)

The Highly Coveted Messier Certificate!

As it stands right now, no one at CHS has earned this certificate. Will you be
         the first one? Read the manual to see what you must do to qualify.