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BPAA Staffing Changes

It’s with very mixed feelings that we congratulate Liz Walker on her work anniversary, and at the same time announce her resignation from BPAA. Liz came onboard a year ago as our very first employee in the role of Communications Manager, and proved her capabilities far beyond our expectations. Among her many accomplishments, she managed the rebuilding of our BPAstro.org website, and started implementation of the Volgistics volunteer management tool. She organized events including our Artist in Residence reception for Deborah Milton and the Cosmic Countdown year-end fundraiser for our STEAM initiative. Liz has been working part-time for us, and also part-time at BARN. She recently was offered and has accepted a full-time position at BARN. Congratulations and good luck to you, Liz! You will be missed! At the same time, I’m happy to announce that Diana Oestreich, our volunteer ALCOR (Astronomical League Coordinator), has accepted our offer to work part time as our new Administrative Coordinator, taking on many of the tasks that Liz has been handling as well as the roles of Membership Manager and Volunteer Coordinator. Welcome Diana! And a big thank you is due to outgoing Membership Manager Diane Dalton, who served on a volunteer basis for several years. Thank you Diane! […]

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Second Saturday

Join us Saturday, May 10th at 7pm for another riveting science talk! This month’s speaker is Ishan Ghosh-Coutinho, who will be presenting their talk “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star: I Know Exactly What You Are!” Ishan is a post-baccalaureate researcher at the University of Washington working on stellar evolution and stellar population. They work with the Data Intensive Research in Astrophysics and Cosmology (DiRAC) Institute Time Domain group on preparing for early science with the Rubin Observatory and next generation of astronomical surveys. Registration required, open to the community and to BPAA Members.  Limited to 30 people, sign up now! Register

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Join our Speakers Bureau!

Are you passionate about sharing your knowledge of astronomy or other sciences with the community? The Speakers Bureau of Battle Point Astronomical Association is looking for individuals to join us in promoting science education through engaging talks and presentations. As a member of the Speakers Bureau, you’ll have the opportunity to share your expertise with curious minds of all ages and backgrounds. Whether you’re a seasoned scientist, an astronomy enthusiast, or someone with a deep interest in related scientific fields, your contributions will help inspire and educate others, and foster a love for learning. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/jpRVqmbZSe6KmAyF7  

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MATP is (almost) back!

Movies at the Planetarium is poised to make a comeback, but we need volunteers to get trained up and help out! MATP is a great opportunity to get used to operating the planetarium in a low stakes, low stress, and low technical know-how environment. We even have a quick and easy cheat sheet for you to use! If this sounds up your alley, please coordinate with us for drop in self-guided planeteer training. Currently we are planning to have MATP on the first and third Mondays starting in June, though this is subject to consistent volunteer availability.

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Paint Nights at the Planetarium

Battle Point Astronomical Association invites you to Paint Nights at the Planetarium! Inspired by a planetarium show, you will learn to paint with acrylics on an 11” x 14” canvas suitable for framing. The group’s camaraderie will put you at ease and you will experience your own awe, wonder & creativity. Become a BPAA member today for early access and earlybird pricing for Paint Nights. Tickets go  live to the public on May 15th and July 15th! June 28th, 2025— the Milky Way August 23rd, 2025—the Moon Time: 5– 7 pm Cost: $50, includes all art supplies Space is limited to 16 participants

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Cosmic Conversations

May 20, 7:00pm Topic: TBA On the third Tuesday of each month, we have been engaging in COSMIC CONVERSATIONS at the Ritchie Observatory in Battle Point Park. These are open to members and operate much like a book group, wherein we pick a topic, read some background material and then discuss what we’ve learned. These are nonmathematical discussions where we hope to learn from each other.

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Telescope Tuesdays

Every Tuesday, 10:00am – 3:00pm There’s always a lot to do at the Ritchie observatory! As you can see from the progress report above, we’re working on getting our new CDK telescope and its supporting infrastructure ready. Come on out every Tuesday, 10am to 3pm, and get involved. Learn how stuff works. Help make improvements. An enormous amount of progress has been made, but there’s always more to do. And we might even have pizza! Come on out and support Telescope Tuesdays!

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