4 Meetup Groups match “Astronomy” near Plainville, MA
You like learning things, going to museums, science lectures, and you can't get your regular crew to go with you. Perhaps you went to engineering school, but you use hair conditioner anyway. You're intelligent and you have social skills, even tho you might have a video game or two on your hard drive. If you're willing to let your geek flag fly, please join us. Event suggestions encouraged. And, if there's something you want to go to that our organizers can't make, we can post the event anyway t …
A group of stargazers who meet once or twice a month in Oxford Mass. If you're a casual backyard astronomer or have never done much observing at all, gazing at the stars might be just the remedy you need to take your mind off every day life. Astronomy is obviously the oldest and most popular of space hobbies. Even the occasional sky-watching by unaided eye or a small telescope can be a marvelous experience, This group is for the casual observer. Things to know if your considering the Oxford A …
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The North Shore Stargazers is a meetup geared towards those with a love of the night sky. No previous knowledge or experience in astronomy is required. And you especially do not need to own a telescope to participate! We usually view the heavens through my 12" reflector telescope. It provides spectacular views of the Moon's surface, cloud belts encircling Jupiter, the rings of Saturn, galaxies and star clusters. We observe from two sites: the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield and Hal …
The Electric Universe (EU) is a scientific point of view that studies the many ways electric forces shape our world. Everyone accepts that electric forces power our lights and run our computers. But when discussing theories of planets, moons, comets, stars and galaxies, astronomy research and textbooks ignore electricity. It is assumed that ONLY gravity is important in the astronomical world. The Electric Universe is a point of view that challenges the popular “gravity-centric” perspective. EU r …
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