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By Jon, on May 30th, 2012 The Transit of Venus on Tuesday, June 5, begins for us in Central Maine at 6:03pm, and continues out of our sight well past sundown. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you miss this transit (or, horrors! if clouds hide it), report to the meeting of the Central Maine Astronomical Society hereby scheduled for the . . . → Read More: Transit of Venus — June 5, 2012, 6:03pm
By Jon, on May 15th, 2012 Bates College will be hosting an exhibition of astrophotography in The Bates Museum of Art, from June through December. CMAS has been asked to host “flash star parties,” meaning that we’d be on call to show patrons real stars during receptions in the gallery on clear nights. The curator is aware that unpredictable times are . . . → Read More: Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography
By Jon, on April 21st, 2012 Regrettably, the gods of clouds and rain have bested us again. We will *not* be meeting tonight, Saturday, April 21, at Damariscotta River Association or anywhere else.
Wayne B., who lives only five miles from DRA as the crow flies, reports that the coast is socked in with dense clouds, confirming the worst of the . . . → Read More: CANCELLED: DRA Star Party of April 21, 2012
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