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 04353
Come see the improvements being made to your observatory, and learn how you can help by attending the workday to be announced soon!
The star party originally scheduled for Saturday, September 7, 2013, at Brower Observatory in North Whitefield, is hereby cancelled. We’re usually more daring in watching the weather, but with so vast an expanse of clouds blowing in from the Great Lakes, it’s time to make other plans. See you at our next star party on…
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SkySafari is among the best software for putting a planetarium on your phone or computer. As a beginner, I used it and similar software to learn the constellations. I still use software for finding objects, having never bought paper charts. This is really something for everyone, and it’s on sale now. Anyone with an iOS…
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