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The Just Wait Space Telescope

It could have been so grand: ideated in 1996, supported by NASA’s “faster, better, cheaper” project management culture in the 90s, and riding on the

Matthias Schmitt May 1, 2018

Great Strides with Messier Marathons

As the skies above an abandoned airfield in Arizona slowly lightened from a midnight blue, the same skies that had just revealed the last few

John-Bills April 1, 2018

A Game Changer

“Wow! Is that it?” On the evening of February 5, we squinted at launch pad 39A some 11 miles away brightly lit against the pitch-blackness

Preston Stahly March 1, 2018

Hunting the Falcon Heavy

When I saw the liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center, it was brighter than I expected. We saw the rocket

Francisco Arias March 1, 2018

The Cryptic Case of Jacob Campbell’s Clark Refractor

Missing Twelve Inch Fitz -Missing Twelve Inch Fitz – The first successful commercial telescope making enterprise in the United States was started right here in

Bart Fried February 1, 2018

Solar Eclipse Scouting in Chile

Once you get infected with Obscuratus Solisosus, after the eclipse means before the eclipse. As a carrier of this highly addictive virus, I decided fly

Matthias Schmitt February 1, 2018

Punching Past Pollution

What’s in the sky over New York? Most of the city’s residents are proud of the fact that you can find almost anything in Gotham,

Mauri Rosenthal February 1, 2018

AAA Astrophotographers Gather Year-Long Accolades

The AAA Astrophotography group grew tremendously in size in 2017 while producing stunning images of astronomical events. Evolving in mid-2015 from AAA members who took

Stan Honda January 1, 2018

A History of the First Forty Years of the Amateur Astronomers Association

by Patrick Rizzo Foreword Patrick Rizzo wrote the original version of this history in 1967. At that time the Eyepiece was a mimeographed newsletter. I

AAA November 6, 1999

Eyepiece, the Amateur Astronomers Association monthly newsletter, covers lectures and other astronomy events in New York City; offers commentary, tips on observing and equipment and summarizes astronomy discoveries and other general news in astronomy and astrophysics. Each month, our “What’s Up in the Sky” column discusses what can be seen in the skies during the upcoming month. Members do all the writing for Eyepiece, and new contributors are always welcome. Submit today!