We are canceling this month’s star party, because the weather forecasts are too convincing of clouds all weekend. How we wish we could offer a star party under clear skies, or even the first of the new “iffy” parties under iffy skies, but we can not. Stay home and dream of all the beautiful sights . . . → Read More: CMAS Brower Star Party — Cancelled
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CMAS introduces a new, additional method of dealing with bad weather, the “iffy” star party. A party will be declared “Iffy” when the weather is too unpredictable to either comfortably host it or cancel it. Everyone will be invited to attend, with the understanding that it may be too cloudy to see anything upon arrival. . . . → Read More: New Strategy for Iffy Weather — “Iffy” Star Parties On the night of Friday, May 23, with any luck, the world will see the first-ever Camelopardalids Meteor Shower. It is expected to peak at 3:00am on Saturday the 24th, so plan to climb out of bed to see it. “Sky and Telescope” has an excellent article: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/observing-news/mays-surprise-meteor-shower/ Regrettably, it appears that clouds will prevent . . . → Read More: Camelopardalids Meteor Shower |
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