Aurora No-ealis

UPDATED EIGHT HOURS AFTER ORIGINAL POSTING There will be no aurora borealis after all! Dwight Lanpher forwarded this message from J. Kelly Beatty of Sky & Telescope, via Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston’s listserve: On 7/10/23, 2:45 PM, Kelly Beatty wrote: yeah, I had a neighbor ask me about this a couple of nights ago. … Read more

Recital by CMAS’s Star Musician

Saturday, July 1, 2023, at 3:00pm The Wizard of Odds and Ends Antique Store 45 Head Tide Rd, Alna, ME 04535 Our fellow astronomer, CMAS’s own Gerry Flanagan, moonlights as a musician, playing Baroque music on the lute and theorbo. The program explores some of the forms in 17th century music that placed innovative variations … Read more

Canceled: Star Party At Night Owl Observatory

Saturday, June 17, 2023 6 Beaver Drive, Litchfield, ME 04350 CMAS is canceling the star party due to the torrential, if scattered, rain storms slamming our region, and forecast to continue at least through the weekend. Soggy grounds and cloudy skies – a bad combination!