Free Astronomy Magazine March-April 2020

26 MARCH-APRIL 2020 OUR EXPERIENCES T he Agrupación Astronómica de la Safor (AAS), based in Gandía in the autonomous Va- lencian Community, was founded in 1994 with two main goals: to bring together all astronomy and space science enthusiasts from Gandía and the Safor region, and to promote the diffusion of this beautiful sci- ence in any social and cultural area in an active and selfless way. The activities carried out by the Agrupación Astronómica de la Safor are very differentiated. On Friday evenings we meet at the headquar- ters, which is located in the center of the city of Gandía. We publish a bul- letin, Huygens , which is distributed among members, public centers and libraries. It has been bimonthly, al- though it is currently quarterly. It is based on what the members them- selves write and what other authors send us. Its reading is fun and suit- able for everyone. We also have a li- brary: general astronomy books, exchanges of magazines from other groups, astronomy software, etc. Ad- ditionally, we run conferences in var- ious educational or cultural centers in any Safor municipality. For astro- nomical observations, we move to the outskirts of Gandía, provided it is not cloudy. Lately, we have agreed with the city council on the use of a stone building, located in the Marx- uquera district, where we can mount telescopes and also have a room to rest. Observation days are Fridays. We also organize observations for extraordinary events, such as the passages of comets, falling star rains (meteor showers), eclipses, etc. The AAS has spread astronomy in schools and institutes for 25 years, The experiences of the Safor by Marcelino Álvarez Agrupación Astronómica de la Safor revised by Damian G. Allis NASA Solar System Ambassador