All hail the fall! We’re finally freed from all that bug-besotted, summer weather, when the Sun sets so rudely late as to keep us from getting to bed a reasonable hour after our star parties! Join us to celebrate the return of clearer, steadier skies, at the Damariscotta River Association’s Land Trust. Saturday, October 14,…

UPDATE — Tuesday, October 10, 2017 — THE LOCATIONS OF THE NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER STAR PARTIES HAVE BEEN SWITCHED! We’ll now meet at Brower in November, and at Galaxy Quest in December. Everything else is unchanged. <><><><><> For advanced planning, here is the schedule of all of our star parties through next June. Rain dates…

We’re on for tonight, with most weather forecasts predicting clear skies. Because it’s so warm and summery, we’re going to start early, at 7:00pm, the better to catch Saturn as it emerges from the dusk, before it settles below the western treetops. Saturn is in an especially interesting position now relative to the Sun. Its…