Message from the President

Come Explore the Cosmos at Central Park Starfest! On October 12th! This October, astronomy enthusiasts and stargazers of all ages are invited to join us

What’s Up in the Sky – October 2024

AAA Observers’ October Guide October’s Evening Planets: Bright Venus will be up until around 8 PM, moving between Libra the Scale and Scorpius the Scorpion through October. 

Tribute in Lights

AAA members were out on the evening of September 11 photographing the annual Tribute inLights, honoring the 9/11 victims, with celestial themes. The first quarter

Trillions and Trillions

At the instant that you read this, billions of neutrinos are passing through your body. They are not electromagnetic waves. They are real particles: just

Old Scope Meets New Mirror

In 2020, my interest in mirror-making was revitalized through classes offered by the Springfield Telescope Makers, hosting the annual Stellafane convention in Vermont. Since then,

Cocoon and the Crescent

After fighting with my Celestron CGEM DX for years, I finally bit the bullet and ordered myself the new ZWO AM5N harmonic equatorial mount. I