Star Party at the Railway Museum

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Saturday, October 26, 2024 — 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 5:30pm — Setup (earlier arrival welcome) 6:30pm — Guests arrive by train Time for another amazingly successful, enjoyable star party at … Read more

See Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

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This spectacular comet is even brighter than predicted and is easy to find! About an hour after sunset, on a clear night, look in the west. Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will be not too far above the horizon and just a hair to the south (left) of where the Sun set. It can be seen … Read more

Midweek Star Party at Brower Observatory

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Wednesday, September 4, 2024; 8:00PM Brower Observatory, 341 Route 126, Whitefield, ME 04353 Google Maps Plus Code: 6C5Q+MVV Whitefield, Maine So many Saturday nights have been lost to bad weather that the remarkably fine forecast for Wednesday night prompts CMAS to host an impromptu star party. We anticipate perfectly clear, steady skies. This will be … Read more