Fw: November Delware Astronomical Society book club selection and meeting

3 views
Skip to first unread message

stev...@verizon.net

unread,
Nov 7, 2025, 5:41:38 PMNov 7
to Howard Astronomical League
Here is some information about the Delaware Astro book club. 



Begin forwarded message:

On Friday, November 7, 2025, 10:03 AM, BarbDon Knabb <barb...@gmail.com> wrote:

Greetings MERAL Presidents, ALCors, editors, officers and others,

Below is an invitation to the Delaware Astronomical Society Book Club meeting on November 20th. Feel free to share this invitation with your club members. 

I attend the book club meetings as often as possible. I try to read the book for the meeting, but even if I have not had time to read the book the meetings are always enjoyable and informative.

David H. Levy, the renowned astronomer and author, will join the meeting. David knew Peltier in his later life and contributed a foreword to the 1999 edition of the book.

Clear skies,

Don Knabb
MERAL Chair




FROM DELAWARE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

You are cordially invited to attend the November meeting of the Delaware Astronomical Society Book Club on 

Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 7 PM ET  Via ZOOM. 

A Zoom link will be emailed in advance of the meeting.

We will discuss

image.png

Starlight Nights: The Adventures of a Star-Gazer
by

Harvard astronomer and co-founder of the Astronomical League, Dr. Harlow Shapley, described Leslie Peltier as "world's greatest non-professional astronomer.

Discovered first comet on November 13, 1925, during his lifetime Leslie discovered 11 more comets, two novae, and contributed over 132,000 observations to the AAVSO. From the age of 18 until his death at 80 Leslie Peltier never missed sending in a monthly report to the AAVSO (fellow AAVSO observer Carolyn Hurless filled out and sent in his final report containing the observations he had made during the month he died).

image.png

 The Astronomical League created the annual Leslie C. Peltier Award in 1980 to recognize an amateur astronomer who contributed to astronomy observations of lasting significance.




image.png
David H. Levy, the renowned astronomer and author, will join us for our meeting. David knew Peltier in his later life and contributed a foreword to the 1999 edition of the book.

image.png

Delphos Canal Commission Museum Peltier exhibit curator, Bob Ebbeoskotte, will also join us.

Andy Edelen, a new member of the DAS and the author of the article, Galaxies of the Summer Triangle, published in the August 2025 issue of Sky & Telescope, will lead our meeting.

Nota Bene:
 

·  Our meetings are not recorded.

·  You will be muted on entry to the meeting. Unmute as needed.

·  Your guests are welcome to attend our meetings.

·  Meetings are informal and cordial conversations.

·  Questions and comments may be submitted in advance of the meeting to libr...@delastro.org

·  The DAS Book Club calendar for 2025, 2026, and our archived calendar of meetings is posted online.




Mary Webb

Reply all
Reply to author
Forward
0 new messages