Greetings fellow astrophiles! Several members have decided to open Darling Hill tonight and do some early Spring viewing. The Moon is but a sliver (and excellent in binoculars), Saturn will be visible in our Eastern skies shortly after 9:00 p.m. AND, for the dedicated observers, the ISS flies over at 3:49 a.m. It will be COLD at the Hill, so dress for freezing conditions! We hope to see you!
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The Messier Marathon scheduled for tonight (and possibly tomorrow) will not be happening at Darling Hill due to the overcast Nor’easter conditions, expectation of rain/snow through tonight and tomorrow, and the considerable amount of ice and snow still on the edges of the observatory grounds and our winding uphill driveway. Darling Hill grounds on Wednesday, 30 March 2011 The Clear Sky Clock shows clearing conditions for tomorrow night, although the Observatory grounds will likely still not be ready for hosting. We will update on the website tomorrow.
The latest edition of the Astronomical Chronicle is available for download at the link below. Included in this issue is the announcement of our first official viewing session (a Messier Marathon on April 1/2 2011) and an upcoming talk at the Liverpool Public Library on March 17th. Stay tuned to the website for additional announcements about both! Astronomical Chronicle (PDF) for March, 2011
It is with the utmost shock and sadness that we’ve learned of the sudden passing of Dr. Stu Forster. Stu was a long-time member, former president, current secretary, contributing author, scope builder, astrophotographer extraordinaire, host to several of the Messier Marathons that marked the beginning of the SAS observing year, multi-lecturer at past meetings and Summer Seminars, and a true amateur astronomer’s astronomer whose knowledge of observing and equipment was as expansive as the summertime Milky Way. All this while keeping up a steady practice and, most importantly, being a loving husband and father. Stu Forster (left) at the 2010 […]