Featured Photograph
Messier 42, the magnificent Orion Nebula
© 2024 Klaus Brasch
Messier 42, the magnificent Orion Nebula, a favorite object in any amateur telescope, is usually portrayed in vivid, high contrast colors. While that looks spectacular, the reality is that one of our closest stellar nursery’s true colors are likely much more subdued. I have attempted to depict it in hues one might expect as seen in a large aperture telescope, showing the light pink emission regions and the bluish reflection veils surrounding the nebula’s core.
DETAILS: Astro Physics AP 155 Starfire shooting at f/5.2, though an IDAS LPS-V4 filter and a spectrally modified Canon EOS 6D Mrk II. Total exposure: 8 minutes at ISO 4000.
Klaus Brasch
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Saturday, January 10, 2026
Presenter: Kevin Schindler, Historian and Public Information Officer at Lowell Observatory.
Title: Robert Goddard on his Centennial Celebration of American Rocketry
In this presentation, Mr. Schindler will discuss the contributions of engineer, educator, and inventor Robert Goddard, creator of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which was successfully launched on March 16, 1926.
Kevin, a resident of Flagstaff for over three decades, has given more than 1,000 presentations and published nine books on the history of Flagstaff and northern Arizona, including “Lowell Observatory, Images of America.” He is the most recent recipient of the Copper Quill award, presented by the Flagstaff Friends of the Library for his contributions to the region. In 2024, he was invited back to Grand Canyon National Park as the first returning alumnus of the Grand Canyon Astronomer in Residence Program.
CAS Monthly Meetings and Astronomical Programs are held the
Saturday closest to the Full Moon at the Mars Hill Campus of
Lowell Observatory, Hendricks Center for Planetary Studies
Auditorium (6:45 pm - 8:00 pm)., unless otherwise noted followed
by refreshments, and informal discussion. Meetings are open and free
to the public.
