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To promote the science of astronomy for the Victoria Area by:
fostering astronomical education providing guidance and incentives for astronomical observation assisting communication among local amateur astronomers
About CAC
The Crossroads Astronomy Club meets at 7:00 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at the University of Houston-Victoria (West Building is #18 on the map), Room 223 Conference Room A. Contact K.B. or Janet Hallmark, 578-7942, for more information.
CAC holds public starparties at Riverside Park in Victoria, Lake Texana State Park, and Coleto Creek Reservoir and Park, along with private starparties for schools and youth groups. Monthly club starparties are held (weather permitting) at K.B. and Janet Hallmark's Loblolly Ranch near Nursery, Texas, at city and state parks, and at other facilities.
Crossroads Astronomy Club is an member of the Astronomical League, and several of our club members have earned certificates from the League's many Observing Clubs.
Our members include school students, retirees and persons in between. Some members are beginners, and some are "expert" amateurs. But all love to observe and learn about astronomy.
Regular attendance is not mandatory, nor is astronomical equipment. Membership also includes automatic membership in the national Astronomical League, and newsletters from both organizations.
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Monday, April 20 -- Meeting 7:00 p.m. -- University of Houston-Victoria (West Building is #18 on the map), Room 223 Conference Room A.
Friday, April 24 -- K.B. and Janet will give a presentation and starparty for a Cub Scout Pack at Lake Texana State Park. CAC members are invited to come and assist if they wish.
Monday, May 18 -- Meeting 7:00 p.m. -- University of Houston-Victoria (West Building is #18 on the map), Room 223 Conference Room A.
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Links
Crossroads Astronomy Club Links
Loblolly StarParty
Images from Loblolly
The TonyDome Comes to Loblolly
CAC Celebrates Astronomy Day, 1999
Software Reviews
Math in Space -- Astronomy-Related Math and Cross Curricular Lesson Plans
Topics in Astronomy -- Three astronomy lessons on gravitational mechanics, black holes, and pulsars
StarTrails -- Monthly Summary and Daily Astronomical Information
HomePage
Other Astronomy Links
Astronomical League
Astronomy Links -- Free astronomical and space news for your website
Astronomy Magazine
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Astronomy Throughout the Net -- Free Monthly E-Zine: Astronomy News, Product Reviews, more
Dark Sky Institute -- An organization dedicated to restoring dark skies and a glowing Milky Way to American skies by 2020
Maestro -- Download the software that controls the Mars Rover Spirit and Opportunity and then use real data sent by the rover to virtually operate your own exploration of Mars
Mars Today -- A site produced by the Center for Mars Exploration at NASA's Ames Research Center and updated daily to show the current conditions on Mars and its relationship to Earth
NASA Space Science News
NEAR Asteroid Fact Sheet
New Mars: A Journal of the Martian Frontier
RedColony -- A website dedicated to the colonization or terraforming of Mars (maintained by high school students)
Sky & Telescope
Sky Online
StarDate Online
Star Facts
The Woman Astronomer
Universe Today -- Space news from around the Internet, updated every weekday
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