[CMAS] Star Party for the Aurora Borealis

Sat Aug 31 15:09:34 EDT 2019

Hello, CMAS!

Your ever-hopeful astronomy club meets tonight at Brower Observatory, in
anticipation of seeing the much-hooplahed Aurora Borealis. Currently, the
solar wind that causes the aurora is unusually strong, which may push the
aurora from the Arctic down into Maine, so that there is a fair chance we
may see it. The aurora is often faint and low on the horizon when it is
visible here, so we’ll hedge our bets by viewing from the nearby cemetery,
with its clear view to the northern horizon. Besides, even if the aurora
proves to be a bust, the robust crowd descending upon Brower is sure to
have a fine time viewing all the wonders that we remain privileged to have
readily available in our dark skies. Weather forecasts show this
afternoon’s partial cloudiness largely passing by about 10:00pm.

Saturday, August 31, 2019, 8:30pm
Star Party at Brower Observatory
341 Jefferson Road (Route 126), Whitefield, ME 04353

Clear skies!

Jon Silverman, President
Central Maine Astronomical Society

www.maineastro.com
MaineAstro at gmail.com
207/619-CMAS
207/619-2627

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