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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

Spring Starfest, June 16, at Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn

Our Annual Spring Starfest was a fun and successful event. Special thanks to our guest speaker and emcee, Jason Kendall, for his great talk on the

Rori Baldari July 1, 2018

AAA President Message – July

Greetings Amateur Astronomers! June was an active month despite some cloudy nights for our public observing events. A shout out to Rori Baldari. She played

Peter Tagatac July 1, 2018

Queens and Brooklyn Schools Get AAA Outreach

Two outreach visits in June by AAA members brought the universe to New York City schools through the clubs’ outreach program. On June 5, the

Stan Honda July 1, 2018

July’s Bright Five Planets – Mars at its Brightest in 15 years

This July you can spot the brightest 5 planets from New York, with Mars putting a big show in his closest approach to Earth in

Antoine Faddoul July 1, 2018

Winning the Triple Crown – Astronomy Style!

No horses named Sugarfoot, Lightning Strike, or Mom’s Lethal Slipper. No crazy looking hats with flowers all on top. No gambling. So then if all

Thomas Evangelist July 1, 2018

An Evening On The Lake

On Saturday evening, June 16, some of us traveled to North South Lake for the regular dark sky trip there (my first time there, some of

M. Faissal Halim 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

What’s Up in the June Sky

June’s Evening Planets: Bright Venus will be in Gemini the Twins at the beginning of the month and in Cancer the Crab by the end

Antoine Faddoul June 1, 2018