Central Maine Astronomical Society

The Central Maine Astronomical Society has an opportunity to host a flash mob star party at Camp Mechuwana in Winthrop, Maine, at 8:00pm on the first clear night of Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, July 20, 21, or 22, 2015. Once we held a star party, there would be no further parties, even if following nights . . . → Read More: Mechawana Science Camp Star Party

Whatever the weather, be sure to peek through the clouds tonight! Venus and Jupiter are in conjunction, at only 0.3º apart. “Sky and Telescope” describes this as “about the width of a chopstick at arm’s length.” There is no magic to a conjunction; it’s just a chance alignment, from our point of view, of objects . . . → Read More: Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter