Alfredo Viegas – Amateur Astronomers Association

Message from the President

The April 8th, 2024 total eclipse is not to be missed, raincheck not until 2079! For New Yorkers, the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse is

Alfredo Viegas April 1, 2024

Message from the President: The First 21st Century Odyssey to the Moon

Did Odysseus land on ice? On February 22nd, we made history with the landing of the first private enterprise lunar lander in world history as

Alfredo Viegas March 1, 2024

Message from the President

Our Club is Turning 100 Soon! Our club was founded in 1927, meaning that in just three more years we will be turning 100 years

Alfredo Viegas February 1, 2024

A Supernova in Waiting

One of the best candidate stars to go supernova in our neighborhood is Eta Carinae in the constellation of Argo Navis in the southern hemisphere.

Alfredo Viegas February 1, 2024

Message from the President

Over the Christmas holiday I stumbled across a recently released NASA photo of Uranus, its intricate ring system and 9 moons captured by the orbiting

Alfredo Viegas January 1, 2024

Message from the President

Last night we hosted a presentation in which we unveiled the club’s new Remote Telescope offering. We had a great turnout, but in case you

Alfredo Viegas December 1, 2023

The President’s Message

This month of November the Amateur Astronomers Association is bringing to its members an exciting new opportunity: AAA’s “Gateway Remote Telescope” which is located in

Alfredo Viegas November 1, 2023

Message from the President

Starfest is October 14 in Central Park and for the first time ever we will be combining solar viewing with a nighttime program! There will

Alfredo Viegas October 1, 2023

Message from the President

The discovery of the energy source for the Sun, namely nuclear fusion, occurred around the same time as the concepts about nuclear fission, which were

Alfredo Viegas September 1, 2023

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