Category Archives: March 2020

Inexperience and Chains

Posted on March 2, 2020 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, in shame I have only been involved in astronomy for the past few years. I have often felt an utter noob and totally unworthy to hold an office in this hallowed organization. Last night on Baldpate Mountain … Continue reading →

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Sharing the Sky, April—May 2020

Posted on March 2, 2020 by ST Editors

by Jeffrey Pinyan April marks the opening of our 2020 season. We have about 30 Fridays ahead of us, and as long as the weather cooperates, we’ll have some special celestial treats to share with the public. April Venus and … Continue reading →

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Fast Radio Bursts

Posted on March 2, 2020 by ST Editors

by Theodore R Frimet feast or famine Exciting news awaits the general public. Fast Radio Bursts. FRB’s become the new darling of what’s up the in sky tonight! Starting with the MSN title of “Scientists detect an unexplainable radio signal … Continue reading →

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stellar parallax in the news

Posted on March 2, 2020 by ST Editors

by Aram Friedman unprecedented parallax measurement The folks at New Horizon are going to make an unprecedented parallax measurement on April 22nd & 23rd (1) as reported in a news article by Applied Physics Laboratory of John’s Hopkins University. They will compare … Continue reading →

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Go To or Go Broke

Posted on March 2, 2020 by ST Editors

by Theodore R Frimet teach an amateur to fish Year three in amateur astronomy. I’ve met friends along the way. Mostly thru business. They often times appeared to be larger than life. Then time and experience sets in. The veil … Continue reading →

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my longest yard

Posted on March 2, 2020 by ST Editors

by Theodore R Frimet a stitch in time saves nine Behold! A true moonless night, low humidity and no clouds. Unless you are the astrophotographer to my left. He kept on getting red smears in his semi-finished product, on screen. … Continue reading →

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The next amateur

Posted on March 2, 2020 by ST Editors

by Theodore R Frimet to know a fly – dithier Today we look at the wing of a fly. Not much to see here. “Move on”, you say. I differ. Many are the weekends that I wait for. A trouble … Continue reading →

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