Galaxy Quest Star Party Postponed

Even though it’s the start of Memorial Day Weekend, we have decided to have a star party this Saturday, June 28, 2016, at Brower Observatory. It will be dark enough to begin observing by 9:00pm, but earlier setup is always welcome. If it’s cloudy on the 28th, the make-up party will be at DRA instead…

We’re on for tonight, with most weather forecasts predicting clear skies. Because it’s so warm and summery, we’re going to start early, at 7:00pm, the better to catch Saturn as it emerges from the dusk, before it settles below the western treetops. Saturn is in an especially interesting position now relative to the Sun. Its…

Seeing today’s thick clouds spanning the vast distances separating CMAS’s astronomers as they prepare for tonight’s Workday and star party, we hear ya thinkin’… “What hath those fools running our club wrought, proposing we meet tonight?! Can’t they see the clouds everywhere, and feel the light rain on their shoulders?” Yup! We can. But, all…

STARSKI AT BROWER Saturday, March 17, 2018, 7:00pm — 11:00pm Star Party at Brower Observatory 341 Route 126, Whitefield, ME 04353 This message confirms tonight’s star party. The clouds are clearing as I write. Tonight is forecast to be absolutely cloudless, so we will hunt for the Deep Space Objects that will soon vanish with…

The star party at the Chop Point School originally scheduled for this Friday, April 28, 2017, has been cancelled. Cloudy weather is forecast for days on end, yet Chop Point needs a decision for its parents by tomorrow morning (Thursday, April 27) at 9:15am. If the weather miraculously improves overnight, we may un-cancel, but that…

Hello, CMAS! STAR PARTY AT NIGHT OWL OBSERVATORY Saturday, November 11, 2023 4:30pm Setup. Nautical Dusk 5:30pm. 6 Beaver Drive, Litchfield, ME 04350 See you tonight at Night Owl Observatory! Weather forecasts are excellent for our star party. The clouds are expected to clear completely, although it will be cold. Dress warmly. The wood stove…