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
On the last weekend of World Science Festival events in New York, the AAA typically participates in the annual Saturday night of stargazing along the waterfront in
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
Christian Doppler (1803 – 1853) was an Austrian mathematician and physicist who is known for his principle, known as the Doppler Effect, that the
July’s Evening Planets Bright Venus will be in Leo the Lion at the beginning of the month and in Virgo the Virgin by the end
“It’s the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs!” – Han Solo, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
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
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
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