Jon

This Saturday, July 14, 2012, at 8:30pm, join The Central Maine Astronomical Society for a star party at the Damariscotta River Association’s land trust in Damariscotta: 110  Belvedere Road, Damariscotta, ME 04543 https://maineastro.com/damariscotta-river-association-directions/ http://www.damariscottariver.org/ Colin Caissie will host this party, because (sadly!) I expect being unable to attend. You can reach him via his email … Read more

This is a “heads up; surf may be down” message warning of the possible postponement of tonight’s star party at Galaxy Quest (June 16, 2012). At 1:30pm, Jacob reports that Galaxy Quest is socked in with dense clouds, despite sun and partial clouds only 65 miles away at my house. All the different weather reports … Read more

With clouds and rain expected for the rest of this week, we may miss this transit. Then again, we need only the briefest break at exactly the right hour to see the Black Drop, so one never knows. For something so rare, we’ll be ready, even if it’s looking unlikely. There has been almost no … Read more