2024: Year-End Astronomical Events
2024 Oct 2nd Eclipse Livestream!
The clock is winding down on 2024 with just three months left. But our clockwork universe has many astronomical events in store for us stargazers.
2024 Oct 2nd Eclipse Livestream!
The clock is winding down on 2024 with just three months left. But our clockwork universe has many astronomical events in store for us stargazers.
Increased solar activity around “solar max” can contribute to more frequent and intense sunspots, flares, coronal mass ejections, and intensified auroras at lower latitudes, offering stunning visual displays. All “good news” for amateur observers!
Read MoreThis August, my wife Judi and I made our annual pilgrimage to the Stellafane convention in Vermont, a tradition we’ve kept alive since the 1950s
Read MoreIn the days before the April 8, 2024 North American Eclipse, eclipsophiles panicked when Texas skies were predicted to be
Read MoreSolar events dominate the year with a major total solar eclipse over the Americas coinciding with the peak of Solar Cycle 25. On the other side of Earth’s terminator the nighttime sky features a brightening spring comet with hopes that other comets will brighten in summer and fall.
Read MoreOn October 14th, an Annular solar eclipse crossed the Americas with a central path that was mostly over land and
Read MoreWe kicked off our first post-COVID shows on this side of the Atlantic this year with two shows hosted by
Read MoreNorthEast Astronomy Forum Saturnday, April 15, 9 am — 6:00 pmSunday, April 16, 10:00 am — 5:00 pmSUNY Rockland Community
Read MoreMessier’s ListYou’ve probably heard of Charles Messier’s catalog of celestial deep-sky objects compiled for use by 18th-century comet hunters. When
Read MoreIntroductionAlong with the nice planetary conjunctions early in the year, the major events this year will be the rising solar
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