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A Ring of Fire Over Oman

Don’t listen to anything I say. I must enter the center of fire. Fire is my child, but I must be consumed and become fire.

Matthias Schmitt January 14, 2020

AAA Eclipse Coverage

Several of our AAA members trekked to South America to experience the 2019 Solar Eclipse. These are their stories…

Jeff Williams August 1, 2019

Binocular Vision: a week under the stars

My trip began on June 18 when I traveled over 2,500 miles from New York City to Tucson, Arizona. Through a teen astronomy program run

Evan Brorby August 1, 2019

AAA Photographers Published in Astronomy Magazine

In a conjunction of artistic abilities, two AAA members of the Astrophotography group have images in the July 2019 issue of Astronomy Magazine. Gowrishankar L. and Chirag (The Doctor) Upreti grace pages 94 and 96.

Stan-Honda June 1, 2019

Giant Steps and Huge Leaps For All of Mankind

April 2019 should be a banner time for astronomy, and science as a whole. Find out why with Brian Berg’s write up on April’s accomplishments.

Brian Berg May 1, 2019

Legal Justice and Politics in Space

What might laws and politics look like once we leave earth, how might rights to resources be handled? Here are some great ideas from one of our authors- Richard Brounstein!

Richard Brounstein April 1, 2019

Binocular Parallelogram Mount

See how the culmination of artistry, craftsmanship, and astronomy resulted in a functional hand made binocular parallelogram mount!

Andrew Godlewski March 1, 2019

Space Law

A friend of mine recently asked me if he should be concerned about China’s current attempt to grow biological life, in the form of plant seeds, on the Moon. Here’s my response.

Brian Berg February 1, 2019

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