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By Jon, on July 16th, 2017 Conditions are favorable tonight, Sunday, July 16, 2017, for seeing aurora borealis from Maine.
As of this afternoon, the Earth is already subjected to a strong geomagnetic storm. Maine is, already, supposedly exposed to an aurora that we can not yet see, while sunlight obscures the sky. After nightfall, look north. Find a hill or . . . → Read More: Aurora Borealis Tonight, Sunday, July 16
By Jon, on June 24th, 2017 Seeing today’s thick clouds spanning the vast distances separating CMAS’s astronomers as they prepare for tonight’s Workday and star party, we hear ya thinkin’… “What hath those fools running our club wrought, proposing we meet tonight?! Can’t they see the clouds everywhere, and feel the light rain on their shoulders?”
Yup! We can. But, all . . . → Read More: We’re On Tonight… Seriously!
By Jon, on June 23rd, 2017 It’s decided! We’re on for tomorrow, Saturday, June 24, 2017, at Brower Observatory, but with one tweak: Workday will start half an hour later than originally planned, at 5:30pm, instead of 5:00pm. Updated forecasts suggest that the clouds will leave early, so Workday can proceed. Observing afterward depends upon whether the clouds sneak back, which . . . → Read More: Workday and Star Party Confirmed
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