Greetings fellow asrtrophiles, UPDATES WILL FOLLOW. STAY TUNED! I am pleased to announce that the SAS is collaborating with the MOST (Museum of Science and Technology, www.most.org) and is hosting the outside observing session for the Transit of Venus/SUN-EARTH DAY: SHADOWS OF THE SUN Session this June 5th! The indoor MOST session is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and includes a live NASA Feed of the transit from Hawaii (which will be our fall-back location if the Syracuse skies do not permit observing). The SAS scopes will be set up until sunset (or until buildings obscure our view […]
Observing Announcements
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Greetings fellow astrophile! It is looking like a near-perfect evening for nighttime observing, so we will be opening Darling Hill around 7:30 p.m. tonight. No ISS fly-bys are predicted for the next few days, but Venus, Mars, and Saturn are prominent in our sky – Saturn being particularly brilliant at its current orientation. It is also looking to be a bit on the cool side tonight (40s?), so do consider bringing an additional layer if you’re going to be up late. We hope you can join us!
Greetings fellow astrophiles, The sky appears to be a go for observing tonight. Mind the temperature!
Greetings fellow astrophiles! The April 2012 Astronomical Chronicle is up! It is also looking like Friday night will be decent (Saturday less so) for our first official Public Viewing Session of the year. Check the website around 5:00 p.m. on Friday to confirm we’re opening. We hope you can join us!