Well, it’s early March. The longest month of the winter. By my count, we’ve had about five clear nights. It seems that every time I look up, I see thick grey skies looking back at me. As the cloudy winter days drag on and on, I’m reminded of a joke told by our observatory director Raymond Dague, who cheerfully reminds us that the “Syracuse nebula” is always visible! So, what is an astronomer to do during these long winter nights with few if any observing opportunities? Plenty. For starters, if you own a telescope, this is the ideal time to […]
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We’ve had some good viewing and some outstanding events this summer. Unfortunately, we remain limited to member-only events as we are not yet able to invite the public to Darling Hill Observatory. Friday 9/11 at 7:00 PM is our member meeting. We will have a short lecture by Dave Wormuth and some time for open-floor discussion of all the great observing and photography that has been going on. This will be a Zoom meeting. Look for the invitation in your email from the SAS mailing list. If you didn’t get the link send us an email at [email protected]. If you […]
Hello to all SAS members & followers! I know this has been a tough year for social activities, and I’m sorry to have to say again that we are not able to host public star parties at the Darling Hill Observatory in Tully, NY at this time. Thanks for your patience. We’ll be back in time. As local CNY astronomers know, we have been very fortunate to have comfortable nighttime weather, clear skies, and lots of open space in Central New York for a while now and I know many of us have been enjoying the Perseids as well. If you […]
While we have not been able to host public events this season we are still actively working to improve our facilities and to support astronomy in CNY. If you have questions feel free to send us an email at [email protected].