This year, stargazing at Francis Park is presented in memory of Glennon E. Greenway. All are welcome to join us! Stop by and look at the Moon or bring your observing gear. This event is scheduled near the First Quarter Moon each month. We provide views of craters, mountains, and shadows on the Lunar surface. Members of the St. Louis Astronomical Society also share telescope views of planets when they are visible. You may even be able to see the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, or a distant double star!
LOCATION
We set up in Francis Park in south St. Louis city, at Tamm Ave. & Itaska St.
Events will be canceled for unfavorable weather or sky conditions.
Visit www.slasonline.org, and click Event Calendar for up-to-date information.
In Memory of Glennon E. Greenway
1947-2016
Long time member of the St. Louis Astronomical Society, Glenn could always be found with his telescope set up at many locations around the city. He actively supported the Society’s astronomy outreach programs and was always willing to share a view through his portable refractor. He favored observing the Moon and planets, and he had an uncanny ability to find illusive Mercury just after the sun had set. His knowledge of planet orbits and positions on the sky was immense – he often shared annotated sky charts showing the motions of the Moon and planets across the sky. Due to Mercury’s frequent appearances this year, it is fitting to dedicate this year’s Francis Park Stargazing events to Glenn’s memory.
Guy Ottewell’s Astronomical Calendar was an annual favorite publication of Glenn’s; he enjoyed explaining the various charts to everyone. These illustrated books ended with the 2016 annual edition – the same year we lost Glenn. Ottewell continues to publish astronomical tables in PDF format each year, so I think Glenn would be pleased.
Glenn was among the first to join our outreach efforts here. He enjoyed setting up his refractor, as well as binoculars on a tripod, at the north end of our observing area on Tamm Avenue. He would be found aiming his refractor low in the west toward a seemingly empty sky, just after the sun set. Yup, he was looking for Mercury. When observing Mercury through the eyepiece, I think of Glenn.
Glenn thoroughly understood planetary orbits, positions on the sky, celestial mechanics, sizes on the sky (degrees, arcminutes, and arcseconds), and the coordinate system of declination and right ascension. He also could explain the interactions of planetary and lunar bodies, such as eclipses, transits, shadow transits, and occultations. I owe much of my knowledge of these phenomena to Glenn’s enthusiastic explanations.
----Bill Breeden
LOCATION
We set up in Francis Park in south St. Louis city, at Tamm Ave. & Itaska St.
Events will be canceled for unfavorable weather or sky conditions.
Visit www.slasonline.org, and click Event Calendar for up-to-date information.
In Memory of Glennon E. Greenway
1947-2016
Long time member of the St. Louis Astronomical Society, Glenn could always be found with his telescope set up at many locations around the city. He actively supported the Society’s astronomy outreach programs and was always willing to share a view through his portable refractor. He favored observing the Moon and planets, and he had an uncanny ability to find illusive Mercury just after the sun had set. His knowledge of planet orbits and positions on the sky was immense – he often shared annotated sky charts showing the motions of the Moon and planets across the sky. Due to Mercury’s frequent appearances this year, it is fitting to dedicate this year’s Francis Park Stargazing events to Glenn’s memory.
Guy Ottewell’s Astronomical Calendar was an annual favorite publication of Glenn’s; he enjoyed explaining the various charts to everyone. These illustrated books ended with the 2016 annual edition – the same year we lost Glenn. Ottewell continues to publish astronomical tables in PDF format each year, so I think Glenn would be pleased.
Glenn was among the first to join our outreach efforts here. He enjoyed setting up his refractor, as well as binoculars on a tripod, at the north end of our observing area on Tamm Avenue. He would be found aiming his refractor low in the west toward a seemingly empty sky, just after the sun set. Yup, he was looking for Mercury. When observing Mercury through the eyepiece, I think of Glenn.
Glenn thoroughly understood planetary orbits, positions on the sky, celestial mechanics, sizes on the sky (degrees, arcminutes, and arcseconds), and the coordinate system of declination and right ascension. He also could explain the interactions of planetary and lunar bodies, such as eclipses, transits, shadow transits, and occultations. I owe much of my knowledge of these phenomena to Glenn’s enthusiastic explanations.
----Bill Breeden
Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Time: 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Central
Location:
Francis Park Outreach Site
5121 Tamm Ave., St. louis, MO 63109
St Louis, MO 63109
