Our guest speaker this month is Dr. Michael Prochoda MD, an avid astronomer and member of the EVAS.  Michael’s has offered to tell us a little bit about the Orion constellation.   It would be good timing since Orion is a highlight in the night skies right now. Orion is a prominent Constellation located on the Celestial equator and visible throughout the world. It is one of the most conspicuous and recognizable constellations in the night sky. It was named after a hunter in Greek mythology. Its brightest stars are Rigel and Betelgeuse, a blue-white and a red supergiant, respectively.

The Orion constellation and surrounding regions
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The observatory is just north of the high school at 1600 Manford Ave. The doors will open at 7:00pm and the meeting will start at 7:30pm.  Map and directions to the observatory can be found on the website at: www.AngelsAbove.org