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…
In honor of a clear patch of sky and the loss of Daylight Savings Time bringing us earlier darkness, CMAS calls an early flashmob at Brower Observatory: Flashmob Star Party at Brower Observatory Sunday, November 4, 2018, 5:30pm (early setup, whenever!) 341 Route 126, Whitefield, ME 04353 Why? Because we can. The clouds…
Saturday, June 9, 2018, 9:00pm Brower Observatory 341 Route 126, Whitefield, ME 04353 Weather looks to be spectacularly clear and transparent. This is the kind of night when deep space objects truly pop. There is a lot of chatter on private emails about all the members who will be attending. Join us; add to the…
It’s that time of year again, when the Sun sets so late that we don’t meet until 9:00pm. This month, on Saturday, June 8th, we’ll be at Brower Observatory, with high hopes of seeing the skies through newly recoated mirrors on some of our scopes there. Arrive earlier to set up if you like, so…
It’s decided! We’re on for tomorrow, Saturday, June 24, 2017, at Brower Observatory, but with one tweak: Workday will start half an hour later than originally planned, at 5:30pm, instead of 5:00pm. Updated forecasts suggest that the clouds will leave early, so Workday can proceed. Observing afterward depends upon whether the clouds sneak back, which…
Finally, a cloudy night that is ideal for astronomy! Join us tonight, Saturday, July 18, 2015, at Brower Observatory to meet Norm Sperling, the co-inventor of the Edmund Astroscan telescope. History buffs know that this easily portable, wide-field telescope is among the most famous ever designed for amateurs. It requires no time to set it…
