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September 27 - 29, 2019
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CSP Highlights

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

ASNH Events

Meetings and Outreach Events
Aug
27
NO ASNH General Meeting (will resume in October)

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
Sep
10
ASNH BOD Meeting



The event starts at 07:00:00 pm
Sep
24
NO ASNH General Meeting (will resume in October)

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
Sep
27
Connecticut Star Party CSP29


Scout Camp Strange, Goshen, CT
The event starts at 04:00:00 pm

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NASA Whats Up for August

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 - August 2019

Posted on: 1 Aug 2019, 5:15 am


What can you see this month? In the August sky, look for the "shooting stars" of the annual Perseid meteor shower for some stargazing delights, but be warned — the bright Moon will overwhelm the fainter meteors this year. Plus, the Moon's evening visits to Jupiter and Saturn.





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 with our host Doctor J, a.k.a. Dr. Joe Liske.

FaviconESOcast 205 Light: The Rosy Glow of a Cosmic Seagull

Posted on: 7 Aug 2019, 6:00 am

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 Light : Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

Posted on: 8 Aug 2019, 10:00 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 Invites Media to Silicon Valley Center for Celebration of Women Leaders 23 Aug 2019, 12:50 pm

Media are invited to join NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, astronaut Megan McArthur and several special guests, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, for a Women's Equality Day event Monday, Aug. 26 at NASA's Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley.

FaviconNASA TV to Air US Cargo Ship Departure from Space Station 22 Aug 2019, 10:19 am

Filled with almost 2,700 pounds of valuable scientific experiments and other cargo, a SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft is set to leave the International Space Station Tuesday, Aug. 27. NASA Television and the agency’s website will broadcast its departure live beginning at 10:15 a.m. EDT.

NASA Image Of The Day

NASA Image of the Day

The latest NASA "Image of the Day" image.

FaviconHubble Captures Dynamic Dying Star 23 Aug 2019, 8:10 am

This Hubble image shows a dark, gloomy scene in the constellation of Gemini (the Twins). The subject of this image confused astronomers when it was first studied — rather than being classified as a single object, it was instead recorded as two objects, owing to its symmetrical lobed structure.

FaviconWildfires in the Brazilian Rainforest Creating Cross Country Smoke 21 Aug 2019, 1:37 pm

Amazon rainforest fires causing smoke to drift across the whole of Brazil.

APOD for Today

APOD

Astronomy Picture of the Day

FaviconMillions of Stars in Omega Centauri 

Globular star cluster Globular star cluster


FaviconNGC 1499: The California Nebula 

Drifting through the Orion Arm of the spiral Milky Way Galaxy, Drifting through the Orion Arm of the spiral Milky Way Galaxy,

Astronomy News

Space.com News Feed


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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

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