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The Lincoln Hills Astronomy Group general meetings provide residents, from beginners to experts, with a forum to increase their knowledge in astronomy, and to meet people with like interests. General meetings begin with an informal, "What's New in Astronomy",  followed by the main presentation, and finish with an informal Q & A session.  Meetings are supplemented with our annual planetarium trip. For more information contact Bill Weaver at hamweaver@wavecable.com.   Our Next Meeting The Astronomy Group meets at 6:45 on the first Wednesday of each month.  For information about our next meeting, see below.

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January 5, 2022 No scheduled activity.	February 2, 2022 Ron Yelton will give an astro photography presentation with examples of photographs he has taken using remotely controlled telescopes from around the world.systems.	March 2, 2022 Dr. Charles Hunt will examine the question of whether light is a wave, a particle, or something else, using a Michelson Interferometer.  He will  also demonstrate non-local interaction.
April 6, 2022 Anthony Oreglia will give an overview of the current fourteen planetary missions. The focus will be on the major findings of each mission and many of the spectacular images obtained by these missions.	May 4, 2022 Richard Sandler will discuss Artemis I, the first integrated test of NASA’s deep space exploration systems.  It will be an uncrewed flight test to demonstrate our ability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond.	June 1, 2022 Join us for the video, "Faster Than Light: The Dream of Interstellar Flight".  Next generation rocket technology is on the drawing board now as scientists investigate the mind bending physics of extreme speed.
July 2022 On vacation.	August 3, 2022 NASA Ambassador Richard Sandler will report on the Artemis Space Launch System (SLS).  The SLS is a super heavy-lift, expendable launch vehicle for Moon missions.  NASA's Artemis program is targeting 2024 to return astronauts to the Moon. .	September 7, 2022 Anthony Oreglia will present “Mooning Our War Through the Solar System”; about some of the latest discoveries of the over 200 Moons in our Solar System.
October 5, 2022 Tim Pinkney will give a presentation on exoplanets; planets that orbit a star other than our sun.	November 2, 2022 Archeoastronomy:  what did early cultures know about the stars?  We will find out tonight when Scott Perry discusses early astronomy, including that of the Mayans and Incas.	December 2022 No scheduled activity.