Greetings fellow astrophiles! Direct from Fibber Magee of the Kopernik Astronomical Society (www.kopernik.org) comes an announcement for SAS members and the general public for AstroFest 2011, being held from September 30 to October 2 in Vestal, NY (perhaps the sister city to our own Vesper, NY home for Darling Hill Observatory?). Click the image to download the Registration PDF. Scheduling information and Kopernik info can be found at www.kopernik.org/news_and_events/public_programs.htm#astrofest, but do check the Registration Form first for all of the info you likely need. Among the many events scheduled for AstroFest 2011 are two afternoons of Solar Observing with Barlow […]
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Greetings fellow astrophiles! Fresh off of our Summer Seminar weekend, a few of the board are going to head up to Darling Hill just to be on the grounds and try to do some observing. If the clouds stay away, Jupiter will be an easy target. Our only ISS fly-by should occur between 8:55 and 9:05 p.m. but will be visible all over CNY, so consider looking NNW starting at 8:55 p.m. from where you are!
Greetings fellow astrophiles! Anyone out observing last night was treated to excellent dark skies (albeit a bit shaky along the Western horizon for those observing Saturn before its late setting) and fantastic viewing through high-power. Tonight looks to be more of the same, so we will be opening the observatory around 8:30 (plenty of time to walk the grounds and see the building and member scopes during the daylight). For myself, I will be spending a bit of my observing time trying to see the remaining light of a recent supernova in M51 (the Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici/Ursa Major […]
Greetings fellow astrophile! The June 2011 newsletter has been posted in advance of the next Public Viewing Session that occurs over the long 4th of July weekend. We roll the roof back during the Summer to find Sagittarius and Scorpius right at our eyepiece. As Saturn disappears earlier in the evening, the center of the Milky Way and a great wealth of intragalactic Messier Objects receive our nighttime focus. The long 4th of July weekend also gives all an excuse to spend a few extra hours outside to use all of the New Moon weekend. Check the website for more […]