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What’s Up in the Sky – November 2021

AAA Observers’ November Guide November’s Evening Planets: Bright Venus will be in Sagittarius the Archer for one hour after sunset. Saturn and Jupiter will be

Antoine Faddoul November 1, 2021

Events on the Horizon – October 2021

If you see a “Members Only” event in the list below that you want to attend but can’t, become a member ASAP so you can

AAA October 15, 2021

Fall Starfest: An Astrophotographer’s Report

After a grueling 2-hour drive from the UES to The Evergreens Cemetery, I am happy to report that Fall Starfest went off without a hitch.

Alfredo Viegas October 1, 2021

AAA February 2020 Messier Marathon Trial Run at Evergreen Cemetery

We had more than 24 attendees at the event in The Evergreens Cemetery, including Dan Oberhaus from Wired, whose loaner eVScope was impressive for many

John-Bills February 25, 2020

The Sun Moon Sky exhibit at The Cell Theatre

The Sun Moon Sky exhibit at The Cell is a beautiful curation by Preston Stahly and Stan Honda highlighting photographs by Stan with galactical ambient

Ivan Gonzalez January 22, 2020

Winter Solstice, Hosted by the Hayden Planetarium

The Winter Solstice event, hosted by the Hayden Planetarium on Friday evening, December 20, 2019, with the participation of AAA, was a massive success. The

Eyepiece Editor-in-Chief January 9, 2020

School Outreach Report from John Bowne High School in Flushing, Queens

On Thursday, December 5, 2019, AAA VP Bart Fried supplied a bit of School Outreach at Q425 – John Bowne High School in Flushing, Queens.

Bart Fried December 12, 2019

A Day At the Museum

I was at the American Museum of Natural History, on the Central Park West steps, using the Volunteer Department’s donated 6″ f/8 Dobsonian with a

Bruce Kamiat November 25, 2019

Elusive Mercury Makes an Appearance

I was the first to arrive to set up at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn just before 7:00 a.m. for the Transit of Mercury. A

Bart Fried November 24, 2019

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