Next Star Party

Scheduled
Friday, June 15th - 8:30 pm

Summer, the nights are short, but the weather can let you stay up until dawn. Sagitarius is now up, the center of our milky way, filled with globular clusters and wonderful nebula. Come join us.

Reminder: all Star Parties require an RSVP on meetup by Thursday at midnight.

Sunset: 8:33 p.m.
 
End civil twilight: 9:07 p.m.
 
Moonrise: 3:09 a.m.
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Next Indoor Meeting

Novel Materials for Telescope Mirrors
Tuesday, June 19th - 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Presented by Michael Every, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Next Special Event

Transit of Venus
Tuesday, June 5th - 5:00 pm

Image courtesy wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_of_VenusMHAA and SUNY New Paltz will be jointly putting on an event for the Transit of Venus.

SUNY New Paltz and the Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association have joined forces to provide the public with a unique opportunity to view an astronomical event that will not occur again in the lifetime of any person alive today.

WHAT exactly is the Transit of Venus? At 6:03PM local time the planet Venus will, from our perspective, appear to touch the edge of the sun and begin its journey or transit across the face of our home star.

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Forecast for Ancram NY Clear Sky Chart for Lake Taghkanic The Sun courtesy of SOHO

Quick Links

MHAA Discussion List

Our discussion list on Yahoo is a great way to learn about astronomical happenings in the Mid Hudson Valley.  All of our events get planned in that forum.

Printable List of Upcoming Events

A printable view of all the events of the year.  This includes special events (ours, astronomical phenomenon, and other events of interest), indoor meetings, and star parties.

Hourly Sky Coverage Graph

The sky cover for the area around Wilcox park, where our Star Parties take place.

The Sky Tonight

A great resource for what to look for in the sky tonight.  Good for experienced or novice observers.

 

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News

Possible Nova Erupts in Sagittarius
Mon, Apr 23rd

Here's a link to a Sky and Telescope article regarding a possible nova that was detected on April 21st. Read it here.

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First Light at Lake Taghkanic

Sat, Feb 18th

14 brave souls ventured out for the Feb Star Party to give first light to our new dark sky location. While the weather forecast wasn't glowing, it looked like we'd have windows of clear, and Saturday night was guarunteed to be cloudy. So we went.

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Star Parties moving to Lake Taghkanic
Mon, Jan 9th

2012 brings us a new era at the Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association. After many years using Wilcox Park as our primary location for monthly star parties, we've decided to try a new venue, Lake Taghkanic State Park.

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