Student Astronomical Society @ FIT

SAS is a FIT student lead organization for amateur astronomy.

From the SAS Website:

SAS is a registered club at Florida Tech and the only requirement for membership is that you must be a current Florida Tech student. The club operates during the Fall and Spring semesters, but is not operational during the Summer semesters. Normally we will have one group meeting every week followed by an observing period outside at the Big Slab Observatory (BSO). Students with interesting pictures, stories, telescopes, or anything else related to astronomy are encouraged to bring these along to show and tell at the meetings.

The Student Astronomical Society (SAS) meets jointly with the Melbourne Astronomical Society on the 4th Friday of the Month in the 2nd Floor Conference Room, at 7pm

Currently, SAS is hosting one star party every semester! The location of the star party can change depending on what we have planned for that night, but it will normally be on campus or at one of the nearby beaches. SAS star parties can include anything from lunar eclipses to planetary observing or even meteor showers.

Their website is here: http://activities.fit.edu/sas/index.html

Their current projects are:

Solar System Scale Model

This is SAS's current primary project. We are working on creating a scale model of the solar system on campus. This will include a representation of the Sun (located on the Residence Quad) and the now eight planets (with Neptune located near Harris Village).

We are now working on creating a proposal to submit and present to the University. This will inlcude budget and design, among other information.

Telescope Restoration

SAS just restored a 16" telescope! It's huge and works great for viewing stars. Come to the BSO after the meetings and we'll hopefully have a clear night to set it up.