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Astronomy at the Beach 2025 event details
Friday, September 19, 2025 by Richard Harris
The Astronomy at the Beach event is an annual public astronomy gathering held at Island Lake State Park in Brighton, Michigan. Organized by the Great Lakes Association of Astronomy Clubs (GLAAC), it offers free access to the public with hands-on telescope observing, keynote lectures, interactive exh...
NWSF 2025 registration
Saturday, July 5, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
Northwoods Starfest 2025, hosted by the Chippewa Valley Astronomical Society (CVAS), is gearing up to welcome amateur astronomers from across the Midwest and beyond for another exciting weekend of stargazing, learning, and camaraderie. This annual event, a longstanding tradition for sky enthusiasts,...
No autofocus: Visual astronomy only requires you and a telescope
Thursday, May 29, 2025 by Richard Harris
Amateur astronomers, even early starters with their first telescope, often look through the eyepiece and instantly want to jump into astrophotography so they can share what they see with others. But hold on there, cool the jets... Before you rush to hit that camera shutter, take a step back and simp...
This week in astronomy with Dave Eicher focuses on observing the Andromeda galaxy
Monday, October 28, 2024 by Richard Harris
Behold the Andromeda Galaxy, our massive neighbor that's racing towards us at 110 km/s - set for a cosmic collision in a few billion years (as it appears anyway)! The image above was captured by myself using my Askar 600. Take a closer look and notice the enhanced Ha data revealing those vibrant...