March 2018 – Amateur Astronomers Association

What is a Pioneer Works?

If you happen to scroll through the list of observing locations on the AAA website, you might happen to notice that we regularly observe at

Rori Baldari March 1, 2018

A Game Changer

“Wow! Is that it?” On the evening of February 5, we squinted at launch pad 39A some 11 miles away brightly lit against the pitch-blackness

Preston Stahly March 1, 2018

AAA President Message – March

Hello AAA Members, Standing on the sidewalk, I can see Spring’s doorstep. The temperatures are warming, Leo and Cancer rise not long past sunset. As

Peter Tagatac March 1, 2018

AAA Events on the Horizon

Mark the following dates in your calendar for these AAA events beginning in March. March dates of upcoming AAA events Mark the following dates in

Eyepiece Editor-in-Chief March 1, 2018

Hunting the Falcon Heavy

When I saw the liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center, it was brighter than I expected. We saw the rocket

Francisco Arias March 1, 2018

Flights of Fancy: Saving the Earth from its Future

We all know that in several billion years, our sun’s red giant stage will more or less incinerate the Earth. Nothing to do about it

Stanley Fertig March 1, 2018

BLACK HOLES AND DARK MATTER

The nature of dark matter remains one of the most important unresolved issues in astrophysics. This mysterious and unseen substance comprises almost 80% of matter

Alan Rude March 1, 2018

The Cryptic Case of Joseph Campbell’s Clark Refractor, Part II

Around 1872, Jacob Campbell moved to New Hamburg, New York, and he sold his house and observatory, intact, to Lawyer and Wall Street Broker Stephen

Bart Fried March 1, 2018

What’s Up in the March Sky

By Tony Faddoul | March Evening Planets Venus will be up after sunset until 8 PM in the second half of March, close to the

Antoine Faddoul March 1, 2018

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