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Talking to a Climate Change Denier

If you’re reading this article, then you are either a member of the Amateur Astronomers Association of NY or are at least a science enthusiast.

Richard Brounstein September 1, 2018

To Our Astronomers

As the sun begins to fade and fall into the earth, the sheets of night drape over our heads, the moon is given birth. The

Joshua Berman September 1, 2018

The Order of the Dolphin

R* x The average rate of stars in order; fp x Revolving planets within their border; ne x Planets distance paradisiacal, a zone of

Joshua Berman August 1, 2018

Astronomy vs Astrology

There are just a couple of things you’ve got to love about being an astronomer. My students always advertised that viewing at a star party

Thomas Evangelist August 1, 2018

Pluto: A Classification by any other Name would smell as sweet

Pluto: A Classification by any other Name would smell as sweet Or more precisely, Pluto is just as interesting a world no matter how it

Richard Brounstein August 1, 2018

Stories of Mars

On July 27th, 2018, Mars will enter opposition. It will be the closest it has been to our pale blue dot in fifteen years. Right

Jason Tang August 1, 2018

That Which Awaits the Dawn

As we move into the summer, our gaze shifts from our neighbors in the Local Cluster towards our galactic plane. The Milky Way rises higher

Jason Tang July 1, 2018

The Doppler Effect and Cosmic Red Shift

Christian Doppler (1803 – 1853) was an Austrian mathematician and physicist who is known for his principle, known as the Doppler Effect, that the

John Carlson July 1, 2018

The Kessel Run and the Parsec

“It’s the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs!” – Han Solo, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)

Matthias Schmitt July 1, 2018

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