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Star party tonight at Brower Observatory in North Whitefield! Sun sets late, so we’ll start around 9:00pm; earlier setup welcome. The most trusted weather reports converge around a mostly cloudless night after a likely cloudy afternoon and evening. It’s the night of the new moon, so we’re hoping, and we’ll be there.

This month’s star party will be at Brower Observatory on Saturday, July 26, 2014, the night of the new moon. Anticipating the perfect Saturday evening, Colin has the newly-refigured, freshly-coated mirror installed in the 16″ in the dome, so stunning views await us. Tests have shown faint structures to be more clearly visible than before. … Read more

A reminder about tonight’s cloud party at the science camp at Camp Mechuwana in Winthrop: So far, two of us have arranged to teach astronomy to school children. Conditions are expected to be impossible for a star party, at least cloudy and maybe rainy, so we’ll be teaching inside instead. This is a sharp group … Read more