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We will be holding our September meeting for members and guests starting at 1:15 PM in Berliner Hall of Hofstra University, Room 117 1st floor, California Avenue (just south of Hempstead Turnpike). Parking is in the lot on Huntington Place across the side street.  AOS meetings include observing reports and guest speaker talks on astronomy topics and are held once a month. 

We are pleased to welcome our guest speaker Sir Michael Edmunds, President Emeritus R.A.S.C. who will discuss the updates on the new theories and discoveries of the Antikythera Device.

This will be a hybrid meeting via WebEx. Non-members please contact our Secretary for an invitation to attend at AOSSecretary@aosny.org.







 

Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024

Time: 1:15 p.m. - 4 p.m. Eastern

Location: Berliner Hall at Hofstra University
California Avenue and Huntington Place
Uniondale, NY 11510

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Professor Michael Edmunds headed up the Antikythora Mechanism Research Project, an international collaboration investigating the extraordinary astronomical machine eating from around 200 BC, discovered by sponge divers over a century ago, off the Greek island of Antikythora. Professor Edmunds gave a fascinating talk on how what is described as the oldest analog computer was used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses decades in advance.
Photo From FALL 2024 AOS General Meeting w/Guest Presentation Sir Michael Edwards - Secrets of the Antikythera Device
Photo From FALL 2024 AOS General Meeting w/Guest Presentation Sir Michael Edwards - Secrets of the Antikythera Device