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September 27, 2024 CANCELLED

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CANCELLED! We are sorry to cancel but we can't fight the weather. Please see the October 4 make-up session and the others scheduled out through the end of the year. […]

Free

NOW OCT 5, 2024 Astronomy Observing Session

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MAKE-UP SESSION- The Milky Way is moving from due south to the west, and its prominent targets are at a nice height above the horizon as we start up. Meanwhile […]

Free

See the Comet-10/18/2024 Update

Informational only- NO EVENT SCHEDULED- The comet is naked-eye visible, and you can see it if you know where to look. The comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) is still visible after […]

Free

October 25, 2024 Astronomy Observing Session

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DATE COULD SHIFT BASED ON WEATHER- Saturn is the star tonight, although its rings might surprise you. Owing to their tilt in space and Saturn's movement around its orbit, our […]

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November 30, 2024 Astronomy Observing Session

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DATE COULD SHIFT BASED ON WEATHER- Sharp-eyed observers will notice the bright Venus chasing the Sun towards the sunset spot before darkness. As darkness falls, Jupiter is rising in the […]

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Cancelled January 25, 2025 Session

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CANCELLED due to snow cover- (Attendee with "pisces" in email address: pls email us directly at astronomy@lymelandtrust.org) ___ After our December hiatus, observing is back! Orion, Gemini and Taurus dominate […]

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February 1, 2025 Special Winter Session – New start time

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CO-SPONSORED BY PHOEBE GRIFFIN NOYES LIBRARY- Saturn, the Moon, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars are all out on this winter night. In the west, Saturn is chasing the setting […]

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CANCELLED – February 22, 2025 Astronomy Observing Session

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CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW COVER. PLS SEARCH FOR ANOTHER SESSION- Bright Venus remains prominent in the west before darkness, while Saturn grazes close to the horizon. As darkness falls, Jupiter […]

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March 21, 2025 Astronomy Observing Session

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DATE COULD SHIFT BASED ON WEATHER- Jupiter and Mars remain visible in the night sky, as the winter constellations sink in the west. In the east, Leo is rising from […]

Free

April 25, 2025 Astronomy Observing Session

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DATE COULD SHIFT BASED ON WEATHER- Mars is offering its last views at high elevations. Jupiter sinks in the west. Our friend Saturn is on the far side of the […]

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May 23, 2025 Astronomy Observing Session

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DATE COULD SHIFT BASED ON WEATHER- Mars now begins its march to a western exit, while the great Hercules rises high in the sky. Galaxy-rich Virgo is in full view, […]

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June 20, 2025 Astronomy Observing Session

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DATE COULD SHIFT BASED ON WEATHER- Hercules and its glorious globular cluster M13 is high overhead, while the Milky Way makes its return to the night sky along the eastern […]

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