August dates of upcoming AAA events 03/Friday Observing, Carl Schurz Park, Manhattan; begins at sunset Observing, Lincoln Center, Manhattan; begins at sunset 04/Saturday Observing, Pier
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
Friday July 20th was a fantastic session of public stargazing at Hunters Point Park in Long Island City. Thin clouds couldn’t stop the hundreds of
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
We had a nice AAA crowd at the UACNJ facility in Jenny Jump State Park on Saturday night, June 30th. I counted nine members: Ed
Dear Members, It’s already August, can you believe it? Time flies when you’re having a good time. All our public stargazing events are in full
July dates of upcoming AAA events July 03/Tuesday Astro Answers, Russell Parry, “Appley Bridge Meteorite”, AMNH/Linder Theater, 6:15 – 8:00PM Observing, High Line, Manhattan; begins at
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
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
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