Night Sky Network Statistics Mark an ASNH Milestone

The Astronomical Society of New Haven has been a member club of the Night Sky Network since 2005. ASNH publicizes outreach events on their website, and we report attendance after the event. Recently, the NSN website showed that since we became a member of the network, we have had over 50,000 visitors attend our public outreach events. That is a milestone to be proud of!

Regional Water Authority Private Viewing Event on Saturday, March 8

By Donna Pursley

We were invited to do a stargazing event at the top of the hill next to Lake Gaillard in North Branford. This is part of the drinking water supply for New Haven. The event was open to employees and hiking pass holders of the water company. It was a very clear night and a very bright Moon. There were about 7 scopes and maybe about 100 visitors to look through the scopes. I think it was a good turnout considering that it was very cold. We were able to show them Jupiter, Mars, a crescent Venus and even Mercury for about an hour before it set. The Moon was a terrific object to show everyone but its brightness made it hard to see many other deep sky objects. We still found plenty to show them. It was a good crowd including a future women astronaut. I think they went home happy.

Upcoming Observing Events

Members with telescopes are needed for these outreach events. If the weather looks questionable for an observing event, check the ASNH website after 4:00 pm. There will be a scrolling message on the home page if an event has been cancelled.

Thursday, April 24, 3:30 pm
Solar Observing at Miller Memorial Library, Hubble 35th Anniversary Event
2901 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, CT

Friday, May 23, 7:00 pm
Silver Sands State Park
Milford CT (map)

Saturday, May 24, 7:00 pm
Young’s Park
60 Blackstone Ave, Branford CT (map)

Saturday, May 31, 8:30 pm
Hammonasset Beach State Park
Meigs Point Nature Center, 1288 Boston Post Rd, Madison CT (map)

Friday, June 6, 7:00 pm
Silver Sands State Park
Milford CT (map)

Saturday, June 7, 7:00 pm
Young’s Park
60 Blackstone Ave, Branford CT (map)

Upcoming Monthly Meetings on Zoom

Tuesday, April 29, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, May 27, 7:00 pm

We will continue to use this format for monthly meetings for now. A week or two before each meeting, members will receive an email announcement with a link that will allow them to connect to the online meeting.

Just click the link or copy and paste in your browser and that will connect you to the meeting. You can do this on any device that has an internet connection and a browser.  You can do this on a smart phone. You can display yourself if you like with your selfie camera on your device. If you don’t that’s okay, don’t feel you have to.

You can also dial in to the meeting. The number and password will be given in the announcement.