Cancellation of Public Events and the 2020 Connecticut Star Party

Because of COVID-19, this year’s Connecticut Star Party will not be held. We look forward to holding the 30th CSP in September 2021.

Similarly, beginning in March, all of our monthly meeting and public observing events have been cancelled. If you have attended any of our public observing nights in the past, you know that it is not possible to maintain social distancing while allowing other people to look through your telescope. Sharing telescope views involves letting people touch the telescope, eyepiece, stepladders, etc. Until this can be done safely again, we will not be holding these observing events.

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• If you find something you like, you contact the owner directly with an email by using the link at the bottom of each item.
  
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• All transactions are between the seller and the purchaser and NOT ASNH.
  
• This listing is simply a courtesy to display items that members could be interested in purchasing.

For Sale: Paramount MX+ mount
Price: $6875
Selling my used Paramount MX+ mount with all the accessories that originally came with the mount. I purchased this mount new in March of 2016 directly from Software Bisque, and it’s spent most of its life in my observatory.

Comes with 2 – 20lb CWs and 1 extra 20lb CW and 7” conterweight shaft extension, Manuals, Software suite on USB thumb drive, Power supply, Hand controller, Grease, USB cable, Factory boxes, pretty much what Bisque sends you when you buy a new one. Plus this mount comes with the MKS5000 WiSky Kit already installed to allow direct connection to the mount via wifi.  And it also comes with the Ego Battery Power Adapter to allow you to run the mount off an EGO battery.

Fully functional and both axis have been regreased.

Buyer is responsible for the SB license transfer fee which is $300.

Contact me at rasarisi@bluebirdsknoll.com
Rich Asarisi

Features

If you have not looked at the newsletter before, check out some of the regular features. There are four useful links in the menu at the top of this page:

Calendar This is a monthly calendar that includes all the scheduled events of ASNH, other regional events of interest, plus the dates and times of noteworthy events in the night sky.

SkyMap This page has a chart of the sky as it appears over the New Haven area at the present date and time. It is constantly updated, so you can go to this page on any clear night to see what is overhead.

Space Place Read the monthly article from Space Place.

Directions This page gives directions to all the locations where regular activities of ASNH take place, including the monthly meeting, public observing sessions, and the annual Connecticut Star Party.

Other regular features can be found within these pages:

Upcoming Public Events Many ASNH events are free and open to the public. These include the monthly meetings and public observing sessions at Young’s Pond Park in Branford and Silver Sands State Park in Milford. This section gives the dates, times, and descriptions of these events.

Upcoming Events for ASNH Members These events are for ASNH members only. Some are private observing nights, and others are outreach events where volunteers are needed with the telescopes and equipment.

Night Sky Highlights This section lists some objects to observe in the sky during the next few months, whether you are using just your eyes, a pair of binoculars, or a telescope.

Gallery This section features photographs of celestial targets taken by ASNH members and others. If you have a picture you want to share with us, please submit it to newsletter@asnh.org.