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
When I joined the club (aaa.org) in 2007 we didn’t have anywhere near as many observing sites as we have today. One of the first
August’s Evening Planets Bright Venus will be in Virgo the Virgin until around 9 PM. Red Mars will be up all night, between Capricornus the
The Perseid Meteor Shower is one of the most stable meteor showers of the year. This year, it peaks on a moonless August night, as
R* x The average rate of stars in order; fp x Revolving planets within their border; ne x Planets distance paradisiacal, a zone of
For the third consecutive year a Tanabata Festival was held on Saturday, July 7, at the 116th St. overlook in Riverside Park. Tanabata is a
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
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
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