Jon

Sorry for the surprise, but it is necessary to change the star party originally planned for this weekend (Saturday, July 19, 2014) to next weekend (Saturday, July 26). The party was originally planned to be one week before the new moon, to avoid conflict with next week’s Stellafane convention in Vermont. With none of us … Read more

Volunteers are needed for a star party at Camp Mechuwana in Winthrop, Maine, on the weeknight of Wednesday, July 23, 2014. Mechuwana runs a science camp every summer, for campers of primary and middle school age. This party is guaranteed to occur. If the weather is clear, we’ll bring our telescopes and show them the … Read more

We *will* have a star party today! Sorry for the cancellations incorrectly sent earlier. Only the solar viewing is cancelled.   TODAY’S EVENTS, UN-CANCELLED Saturday, June 28, 2014 (posted at 12:30pm) Here is what is actually happening today: 2:00pm, Professor Bering’s lecture on planetary imaging at the Old Professor’s Bookshop in Belfast. 9:00pm, Star Party … Read more