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OCTOBER 2026
OCTOBER 2026
October 3rd - ASET Monthly Meeting and Shapely Series
1:00 PM - Public Lecture at Taylor Auditorium, Tyler Public Library
6:00 PM - ASET Meeting and detailed presentation by Dr. Speck, TJC Planetarium (Classroom)
7:00 PM - Public Lecture at TJC Planetarium
8:00 PM - Star Party Outside of Planetarium ** Weather Dependent
October 10th, 9am-4pm - ASET Boothing at Lindale Countryfest - Lindale, TX
October 13th, 7pm - SIG Meeting Astrophotography - Online Meeting for 2026 Members
October 16th, 8pm - Star Party - Tyler State Park, Tyler TX located behind the Park Store "Silver Canoe"
October 20th, 7pm - Smart Telescope Special Interest Group; Online
October 23rd, 8pm - Star Party - Purtis Creek Lake State Park, Eustace TX
Future Events
November 7th, 7pm - ASET November Meeting - LETU, Longview, TX, Glaske Engineering C103
Special Event This Fall: Shapley Lecture with Dr. Angela Speck
Special Event This Fall: Shapley Lecture with Dr. Angela Speck
On October 3rd the Astronomical Society of East Texas (ASET) was proud to collaborate with the American Astronomical Society (AAS) for their 2026 Shapley Lecture Series.
Tyler Texas was one of those lucky destinations with Dr. Angela Speck (pictured 2nd row in the center), professor at University of Texas at San Antonio. Speck is originally from the UK where she studied Astrophysics at Queen Mary University of London. She went on to at University College London for her P.h.D in Astronomy, her thesis being "The Mineralogy of Dust Around Evolved Stars" (1998). Her research today focuses on the study of infrared light as it relates to star dust, giving insight to the formation of planets, stars, and other cosmic objects. She uses spectroscopy, imaging, and modelling to study the chemical composition of stars.
Dr. Speck presented Neon Skies: Why Space Looks So Colorful. This Talk was recorded and will hopefully be edited and published soon. More information will be given when available.
Last Updated: 10/12/2026 Bailey Storkson
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