CHANGE OF VENUE — Orbital mechanics are sometimes unpredictable. The transit has drifted slightly to the south, leaving Capitol Park in a less desirable location. We’ll meet instead at the City of Augusta’s Youth Memorial Park, which will bring us closer to the centerline. This is behind the Buker Community Center, which is at 22…

Saturday, May 5, 2018, 8:30pm Star Party — Brower Observatory 341 Route 126, Whitefield, ME 04353 Rain Date: Saturday, May 12, 2018 CMAS’s star party this month will be at Brower Observatory, the Mauna Kea of Maine, in celebration of all the good things happening there. Bundles of fascinating, new-to-CMAS optics await our eyeballs, including…

SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2018 Tonight will likely be largely cloudless, yet lots of water vapor and a churning atmosphere are expected to diminish the view at the eyepiece. It may be a good night for backyard astronomy, in case actual conditions are better than those forecast. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, APRIL 13 & 14, 2018 Next…