DRA Star Party

Saturday, April 22, 2017, 8:00pm — Brower Observatory 341 Route 126 (Jefferson Road), Whitefield, ME 04353 Saturday, April 29 — Rain Date A night of great viewing, combined with an opportunity to see why Uncle CMAS Needs You at the following week’s Work Day. Sure, the skies are dark in this lair of the friendliest…

Please join us for a star party at Brower Observatory this Saturday, June 9, 2018, at 9:00pm. This summer will be superb for planets. Jupiter will be rising and Mars will be setting as the party begins, with Saturn rising just after 11:30pm. Saturday, June 9, 2018, 9:00pm Brower Observatory 341 Route 126, Whitefield, ME…

UPDATE — Tuesday, October 10, 2017 — THE LOCATIONS OF THE NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER STAR PARTIES HAVE BEEN SWITCHED! We’ll now meet at Brower in November, and at Galaxy Quest in December. Everything else is unchanged. <><><><><> For advanced planning, here is the schedule of all of our star parties through next June. Rain dates…

The officers of CMAS confess uncertainty about whether there will be a star party this weekend, due to the remnants of a tropical storm about to creep up the East Coast to Maine. Nevertheless, in the grand CMAS tradition of blithely ignoring extended weather forecasts and canceling only at the last minute, if hopeless weather…

Mark your calendars for CMAS Saturday night star parties through April. These dates are already scheduled: Nov 23 Foss Hill, Rome, 4:00pm Nov 30 Brower, Whitefield (time to be announced) Jan 18 Galaxy Quest, Lincolnville, 5:30pm Apr 26 Galaxy Quest, Lincolnville, 8:00pm We’ll be planning star parties for these Saturdays as well: Dec 28 Jan…

Please be aware that, at this time of year, star parties can be canceled even when skies are clear. If deep snow melts for three days in 40-degree weather, the gravel roads and parking areas of Night Owl and Foss Hill Observatories may become impassable. Check your email, the Website, or Facebook for confirmation before…