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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Did you ever wonder why there are laser beams being emitted from ground-based observatories? No, not to irritate the constellations Lion and Lynx (I had

Matthias Schmitt October 1, 2018

ISS Transiting Jupiter

Transits are some of my favorite celestial events to photograph. Images of the ISS transiting the Moon or the Sun provide a unique perspective on

Arthur Franke September 1, 2018

Skylight – How I Produce Nifty Astro-Visualizations Related to Stuff You Can Actually See in the NYC Sky

AAA observers know that there’s a lot more to see in New York City skies than most people assume. To help encourage our fellow New

Irene Pease August 1, 2018

Punching Past Pollution: Target Selection Part 2

Last month I described how to determine whether and when a specific astronomical target, in this case the “Thor’s Helmet” nebula, will be accessible from

Mauri Rosenthal July 1, 2018

A Heap of Help for HEAF

On Saturday, April 14, 2018 I had the most enjoyable time visiting the children who attend HEAF, the Harlem Educational Activities Fund. Through an invite

Thomas Evangelist June 1, 2018

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

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