An amateur astronomy club
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
What happened to summer? With apologies for its sneaking past me on a seemingly instantaneous trip into the middle of September, we have a star party this Saturday, September 16, 2017, at 7:00pm at Brower Observatory. Weather forecasts are mixed, per usual, with AccuWeather Astronomy predicting a fine night, and MeteoBlue predicting clouds. There will … Read more