1. December 2008 General Membership Meeting St. Louis Astronomical Society

2. Tonight’s Meeting Items Introduction of Officers Astronomy 101 – Eclipses (John Newcomer)‏ “The Search For Planets Of Alien Suns” - Rich Heuermann of Washington University Upcoming Public Star Parties Announcements Upcoming SLAS Outreach Star Parties Announcements SLAS Members-Only Events 2009 International Year of Astronomy Other Announcements

3. Current St. Louis Astronomical Society Officers and Board Members John Newcomer – President Joe Bohanon – Vice President Jerry Loethen – Treasurer Rich Heuermann – Secretary Joe McHugh – Hospitality Bill Breeden – Board Member Jim Trull – Board Member Cook Feldman – Board Member

4. Astronomy 101 Eclipses – John Newcomer

5. Lunar and Solar Eclipses Lunar Eclipse Lunar Eclipses

6. Lunar Eclipses – completely safe and easy to watch

7. Lunar Eclipse Progression

9. 2007 Mar 03 Total - Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia 2007 Aug 28 Total - Eastern Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas 2008 Feb 21 Total - Central Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa 2008 Aug 16 Partial - South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia 2009 Feb 09 Penumbral - Eastern Europe, Asia, Aus., Pacific, Western North America 2009 Jul 07 Penumbral - Australia, Pacific, Americas 2009 Aug 06 Penumbral - Americas, Europe, Africa, West Asia 2009 Dec 31 Partial - Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia 2010 Jun 26 Partial - Eastern Asia, Australia, Pacific, Western Americas 2010 Dec 21 Total - East Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas, Europe Upcoming Lunar Eclipses through 2010

10. Solar Eclipses Lunar Eclipse

11. Solar Eclipses

12. Solar Eclipses - rare in any one location

14. Solar Eclipse of 2017 Aug 21 (Visible in St. Louis area)‏

15. A 310-mile (500km) shadow falls over Antarctica during a total solar eclipse on November 23, 2003, in this photo from NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite. The sun typically hangs low on the horizon during the southernmost continent's almost- summer months, so when the Moon moved between the Sun and the Earth, its shadow fell in a long oval, like the long shadows of a early summer dawn. At the time this image was taken, the sun was at approximately 15 degrees above the horizon. The shadow's long circular shape is the same pattern a flashlight casts an the floor when held at a similar angle.

16. The Search For Planets Of Alien Suns Rich Heuermann – Washington University