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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2023, 7:40 PM YES; THERE IS A STAR PARTY AT THE RAILWAY MUSEUM Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington Railway Alna Center Station, Alna Road / Route 218, Alna ME 04535 Google Maps Plus Code: 39MJ+2QC Alna, Maine https://www.google.com/maps/place/39MJ%2B2QC,+Alna,+ME+04535/@44.0825625,-69.6206843,482m/ 7:40pm — Guests arrive by train (arrive earlier to set up) CMAS will be hosting … Read more

PROMOTE DARK SKIES This weekend (September 22, 23, and 24, 2023), join your fellow CMASians and astronomers from other clubs by volunteering with Dark Sky Maine at the Common Ground Fair. Light pollution hurts astronomy, blinds motorists and pedestrians, wastes electricity and money, and hurts the tourist economy. Proper outdoor lighting at night enables astronomy, … Read more

CANCELLED: STAR PARTY AT BROWER OBSERVATORY The star party scheduled for tonight (Saturday, September 9, 2023) at Brower Observatory is cancelled. Forecasts and the darkening afternoon sky show that today’s beautiful sunshine is transitioning into a night of thick clouds and generally terrible conditions. FLASH MOBS? “Flash mobs” are impromptu star parties that are announced … Read more