Announcements

All events are CANCELLED for June


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Due to COVID 19 CSP 30 Has Been Canceled. See You Next Year Sept 10-12 2021

The Great Give, 36 hour online giving event to support local nonprofits

Thanks to Everyone Who Donated to the ASNH Great Give Event

CSP Highlights

ASNH Events (stargazing, meetings, public events) for June

ASNH Events

Meetings and Outreach Events
Jun
9
ASNH BOD Meeting



The event starts at 07:00:00 pm
Jun
12
Cancelled Silver Sands State Park Public Observing


Silver Sands State Park, Milford, CT.
The event starts at 07:00:00 pm
Jun
13
Cancelled Young's Park Public Observing


60 Blackstone Ave Branford CT 06405
The event starts at 07:00:00 pm
Jun
20
Cancelled Summer Solstice Picnic

Pavilion
Osbornedale State Park Chatfield St, Derby, CT 06418, United States
The event starts at 12:00:00 pm
Jun
30
ASNH General Meeting

The general membership meetings are open to the public and attendance is encouraged.
608 Whitney Ave New Haven, CT, United States
The event starts at 07:00:00 pm
Jul
14
ASNH BOD Meeting



The event starts at 07:00:00 pm
Jul
28
ASNH General Meeting

The general membership meetings are open to the public and attendance is encouraged.
608 Whitney Ave New Haven, CT, United States
The event starts at 07:00:00 pm

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NASA Whats Up for June

NASACast: What's Up? Video Podcasts

What's Up? -- A monthly video that gives tips for where you can find the moon, planets and stars in the night sky. Also includes amateur astronomy news and updates on NASA missions.

FaviconWhat's Up - May 2020

Posted on: 4 May 2020, 7:16 pm


What astronomy highlights can you see in the sky in May 2020? Venus, Sirius and the Milky Way.





ESO European Southern Observatory ESOcast

ESOcast SD

ESOcast is a video podcast series dedicated to bringing you the latest news and research from ESO, the European Southern Observatory. Here we explore the Universe's ultimate frontier.

FaviconESOcast Light 223: Hot Stars are Plagued by Giant Magnetic Spots

Posted on: 1 Jun 2020, 11:00 am


Astronomers using ESO telescopes have discovered giant spots on the surface of extremely hot stars hidden in stellar clusters. This video offers a summary of the discovery.





Hubblecast

Hubblecast HD

The latest news about astronomy, space and the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope presented in High Definition is only for devices that play High Definition video (not iPhone or iPod). To watch the Hubblecast on your iPod and/or iPhone, please download the Standard Definition version also available on iTunes.

FaviconHubblecast 129: Hubble’s Collection of Anniversary Images

Posted on: 24 Apr 2020, 7:00 am

CBS New Sunday Morning article Preserving the starry starry night

NASA News

NASA Breaking News

A RSS news feed containing the latest NASA news articles and press releases.

FaviconNASA Administrator, Sen. Cruz, Rep. Babin to Discuss Crew Dragon Test Flight at Briefing in Houston 30 May 2020, 6:23 pm

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, and Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Brian Babin of Texas will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. CDT Sunday, May 31, at Space Center Houston, the official visitor center of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, to discuss the successful docking of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Robert

FaviconNASA Astronauts Launch from America in Historic Test Flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon 30 May 2020, 3:38 pm

For the first time in history, NASA astronauts have launched from American soil in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station.

NASA Image Of The Day

NASA Image of the Day

The latest NASA "Image of the Day" image.

FaviconIce Melt Accelerates Regional Freshwater Depletion 2 Jun 2020, 9:14 am

A small glacier in the Arctic region of Norwegian archipelago Svalbard, as photographed by NASA's Airborne Tropical Tropopause Experiment (ATTREX).

FaviconDemo-2: Launching Into History 1 Jun 2020, 8:59 am

On Saturday, May 30, 2020, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station.

APOD for Today

APOD

Astronomy Picture of the Day

FaviconNovel Coronavirus Attacks Humanity 

Humanity is under attack. Humanity is under attack.


FaviconThe Lively Center of the Lagoon Nebula 

The center of the Lagoon Nebula is a The center of the Lagoon Nebula is a


Astronomy News

Space.com News Feed

Favicon Best Astronaut Books

Read about the people who push us out to the stars. Check out some of our favorite books about astronauts here.

Favicon Astronauts ring Nasdaq opening bell from space after historic SpaceX launch

It's not every day you see astronauts in space open Nasdaq trading in New York City's Times Square.

Faces of the Moon A new book by ASNH member Bob Crelin Click the book below for information on the book

There Once Was A Sky Full Of Stars A new book by ASNH member Bob Crelin Click the book below for information on the book

The 100 Best Targets for Astrophotography A new book by ASNH member Ruben Kier Click the book below for a review from Springer.com

Cosmic Perspective Radio Shows


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