Postponed: Brower Star Party

That Friday night when Colin opened the dome in celebration of exceptional seeing was among the most memorable in my years of observing. Among other treats, we toured the dense fields of galaxies in and around Leo. Objects that would have been too faint to see well popped in the eyepiece. Most notable was a…

July’s Stellafane convention in Vermont has a tiered system of pricing, where the price rises the later one registers. The first increase will occur on Monday, June 23, 2025, with other increases to follow. For the complete list of prices and deadlines and the online registration form, visit: https://stellafane.org/convention/2025/2025-reg.html

Unless it’s cloudy all over the world, it will still be possible to see the transit live, albeit via the Internet. “Sky and Telescope” magazine lists many sites boradcasting the transit. Even if we do get clear skies, we’ll only be able to see beginning of the transit. To see it start to finish, either…

CMASians who despair of having missed a rare opportunity, be comforted in knowing that nary a whisp of the aurora borealis was visible this past Saturday. We had a great star party for objects high overhead, despite the somewhat soupy horizons that may have obscured whatever aurora otherwise may have been visible. It may also…

The Central Maine Astronomical Society has an opportunity to host a flash mob star party at Camp Mechuwana in Winthrop, Maine, at 8:00pm on the first clear night of Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, July 20, 21, or 22, 2015. Once we held a star party, there would be no further parties, even if following nights…

Saturday, January 14, 2023 4:00pm setup for full darkness by 6:00pm (later arrivals welcome) 64 Foss Hill Lane, Rome, Maine 04963 Josh Zukerman’s house atop Foss Hill is a truly spectacular location. He is hoping that the fields will not be buried in snow, so that everyone will be able to see the road he…