Midweek Star Party at Brower Observatory

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

Visiting From Missouri for the Love of Dark Skies

Recently, CMAS received an email from long-time CMASian Naveen, who had attended star parties regularly, but stopped abruptly when he left Maine some years back. In the years since, his work had taken him all over the United States, including to many locations famed for their dark skies. Nowhere else, he found, compares with Maine, … Read more

Canceled: Star Party at Foss Hill Observatory

With regrets, CMAS is canceling the star party at Foss Hill Observatory previously announced for this coming Saturday, July 6, 2024, at 9:00pm. Among the complications are forecasts for rain and dense clouds. We’ll have another opportunity to meet at Foss Hill on Saturday, August 3, 2024, so plan to join us then!