An amateur astronomy club
SkySafari is among the best software for putting a planetarium on your phone or computer. As a beginner, I used it and similar software to learn the constellations. I still use software for finding objects, having never bought paper charts. This is really something for everyone, and it’s on sale now. Anyone with an iOS … Read more
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
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