Central Maine Astronomical Society
An amateur astronomy club
At the meeting on Saturday, October 9, at Brower Observatory, the club elected new officers: Jim Curry, President Colin Caissie, Vice President of Equipment and Inventory Jon Silverman, Vice President of Policy and Public Relations / Secretary Jacob Gerritsen, Treasurer Jim and Jon are new to their posts. Jim replaces Pete Kalajian, who wished to step … Read more
Here’s my latest image of M31. All the frames were exposed remotely from my kitchen at an observatory in New Mexico.
Comet 103p/ Hartley, better known in the popular press as Hartley 2, is now screaming toward the sun and visible in binoculars near the constellation Cygnus. I took advantage of the clear sky on Saturday night to image the comet. Here’s what I came up with. Hartley 2 is interesting because there is a spacecraft … Read more