Updated 04/24/2008

The Fort Bend Astronomy Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to the acquisition and dissemination of information pertaining to the science of Astronomy.  Our goal is not only to serve our members, but the general public as well.

FBAC holds monthly meetings and members regularly get together to observe at Brazos Bend State Park.

For information about FBAC membership, please visit the About FBAC page.  For information about the FBAC list server click here.  To contact FBAC, click here.

Updates and Club Events

Fort Bend Astronomy Club meetings are held at the Houston Community College southwest campus in Stafford, TX.  Club meetings begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. and are in the #7 lecture hall rooms 102/104.  Programs typically feature novice and advanced speakers.  
Click here for an html map of the college campus.
Click here for a pdf map of the college campus.
Click here for a driving map. 

Members who would like to give book reviews should contact Wes Whiddon, vice-president and program chairman.

Several observing programs are in the works at FBAC.  Leonard Ferguson has developed a double star list and Keith Rivich a planetary nebula list.  The double star list along with rules is available here.  Stay tuned for the planetary nebula list to be published soon.

Update:  I've modified the double star list by right ascension.  You can find it here.  The original list is still available above.

FLASH!  The globular and planetary files are now available.  Click here for globulars and here for planetarys.

DOUBLE FLASH!  The galaxy observing list is now on line.  Click here to download a PDF file.

The Open Cluster Observing List can be obtained in PDF form by clicking here.

Observing forms are available for download here.

Read the minutes of the April, 2006 meeting.
Read the minutes of the June, 2006 meeting.
Read the minutes of the July, 2006 meeting.
Read the minutes of the August, 2006 meeting.
Read the minutes of the September, 2006 meeting.
Read the minutes of the November, 2006 meeting.
Read the minutes of the January, 2007 meeting.
Read the minutes of the February, 2007 meeting.
Read the minutes of the March, 2007 meeting.
Read the minutes of the April, 2007 meeting.
Read the minutes of the May, 2007 meeting.
Read the minutes of the June, 2007 meeting.
Read the Fall 2006 Newsletter.
Read the Summer 2007 Newsletter.
Read the minutes of the September, 2007 meeting
Read the minutes of the November, 2007 meeting
Read the minutes of the January, 2008 meeting
Read the minutes of the February, 2008 meeting
Read the minutes of the March, 2008 meeting

George Observatory May Events

Friday Night Groups (all times are 19:30 to 22:00)…Volunteers for domes and deck scopes are needed. Contact Cynthia Gustava at cynm31@comcast.net.

May 2 – Home School Star Party (Building Manager: Peggy Halford)

May 9 – Memorial Middle School (100 people…Building Manager: Betty Glass)

May 16 – Gonzalez Elementary (40 people…Building Manager: Cynthia Gustava)

May 23 – HMNS Member’s Night (Building Manager: Barbara Wilson)

Saturday Night Public Viewing (dusk to 23:00)…Volunteers for domes and deck scopes are needed. Contact the building manager teams below.

May 3 – Mary Lockwood and Joe Mills <mplockwood@att.net or k5jmm@yahoo.com>

May 10 – Barbara and Buster Wilson <bwilson@hmns.org or retsub@ix.netcom.com>

May 17 – Justin McCollum and Carl Sexton <justinmccollum@hotmail.com or carlsexton@hotmail.com>

May 24 – Leonard Ferguson and Cynthia Gustava <leonardferguson@mac.com or cynm31@comcast.net>

May 31 – Jack McKaye and Wes Whiddon <jemckaye@comcast.net or wwhiddon@concentric.net

Bill Jacobus--George Observatory
Image by Dennis Borgman
(click on image for full size pic)

 

Picture Gallery
FBAC Picnic 2006
Astronomy Day 1994
Astronomy Day 1995
Astronomy Day 1997
Astronomy Day 2006
Astronomy Day 2007

FBAC A-Team: 421 discoveries and counting!