The Syracuse Astronomical Society participated in the Maker Faire this year. A booth was set up inside of the Horticulture building at the New York State Fairgrounds today, and was very successful. People shared their interests for astronomy, with a few looking to become members. A few members attended to help volunteer, including Jeff, John, Tony, Jess and Alex. Although our original plans to set up solar scopes outside was ruined by the quite familiar weather, fun was had by all that attended.
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Despite some thin clouds messing with our view at the start of the night, the skies opened just before the starting phases. Totality lasted for just over an hour, with the partial phase ending just before 5AM. Five members attended, including a couple of guests during the night. The last total lunar eclipse visible here was in November 2022, with the next being in June 2029. A great time was had by all attended. The gallery will update with more photos as time goes on.
Several members came to the Darling Hill Observatory on New Year’s Day, to give a toast for clear skies this coming year. Despite the often unpredictable weather in Central New York, we hope for more favorable weather.
On Friday October 13th the Syracuse Astronomical Society was hosted by the Town of Dewitt for an observing session with about 75 members of the public. The weather report showed that we might get a couple of hours of observing time and that held out as true. embers Jeff H., and Tony K. had EAA scopes setup in the park for an EAA presentation while members Alex J., Mike F., Mike Z., and John R had scopes setup for visual work. We could hear the ooh’s and ahh’s when people saw the rings of Saturn for the first time or […]