CSP group photo

Thanks to everyone for making this the best CSP yet.

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

ASNH Events Quick List

Click the Radio Buttons for Event Information
Events NOT Listed as PUBLIC Need Permission From the Event Holder


Download ASNH Events

View the Full Calendar

Downloadable Outreach Schedule

Download Schedule (PDF)


ESO European Southern Observatory ESOcast

ESOcast SD


Astronomers find unique disc of debris around dead star | ESO News

Posted on: 27 Oct 2026, 9:00 am


Using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have found a unique disc of debris around the white dwarf J1328−1450 -- the dead core of a star similar to our Sun. The star is surrounded not by one but two discs of gas, which are likely maintained by planetesimals that survived the star’s death. As these planetesimals orbit the star, they interact with dust grains around the star, releasing gas that ends up arranged in two discs. This video summarises the discovery.

NASA Image Of The Day

NASA Image of the Day

The latest NASA "Image of the Day" image.

Midwestern City Lights
5 Nov 2026

City lights from the midwestern United States to the East Coast sparkle across the landscape a couple of hours before sunrise.

Midwestern City Lights

Hubble Reveals Cosmic Mystery
4 Nov 2026

This is an image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of NGC 4449, one of the dwarf galaxies in the Galaxies Losing Oxygen via Winds (GLOW) study. Researchers found that dwarf galaxies can hold onto only a small fraction of the oxygen made by their stars.

Hubble Reveals Cosmic Mystery

APOD for Today

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomy News

Universe Today

'Big Bang' Fix Puts Voyager Across the 'One Light-Day' Mark
Posted on: 6 Nov 2026

Flashback to 1977. Jimmy Carter was U.S. president, Star Wars was a box office hit, and the two Voyager spacecraft departed on an historic Grand Tour of the solar system. Now, teams at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are working to keep the missions active, as they push the boundaries of interstellar space beyond the solar system.

Asteroids' Oddball Shapes Make Deflecting Them Challenging
Posted on: 5 Nov 2026

In a pinch, we could use a stand-off nuclear blast to redirect a dangerous asteroid on short notice. There's no atmospheric shock wave in space, but the x-ray pulse could still deflect the space rock. But asteroids aren't round and uniform, so their weird shapes make it difficult.

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