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  Our Sun is FINALLY getting active a...

  Club member and Astrophotographer Bruce Chuck Card managed to grab sunspot designated AR 2781 recently on Nov 5th. The sun has been in a multi-year minimum of activity so we are happy to see some activity recently. See the picture below that Bruce managed to …

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  Women of Astronomy...

  Watch this video to learn about women in the space industry like NASA engineers, OPTeam astrophotographers, and many more! Everyone’s story in astronomy starts somewhere, and like many beginners, they were all once there too. We hope you are inspired to pursue your dreams and …

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  Photos from recent Observatory Star...

  Below are pictures taken at a recent Aldrich Star Party. These include pictures of members in front of the Hubble Photo Banner Aldrich recently won because of our outreach efforts with the public. Continue Reading
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  Aldrich Members go for Mars!...

  This past Thursday 10/8 Aldrich members Bruce Card, Len DiPinto, Kevin Boucher, Anton Grankin and his father, along with new member Tom Barthel was at Aldrich Observatory going for picture of Mars. Anton also went for both Jupiter and Saturn before they set behind the …

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  X-ray data reveal 1st-ever planet o...

  While extragalactic “rogue” planets – not orbiting any star – have been reported before, the new exoplanet is the first to be detected orbiting stars in another galaxy. And not just any galaxy … but M51, the beautiful Whirlpool, 23 million light-years away.

  M51 picture compliments …

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  SpaceX Starship has spectacular 150...

  SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies, Inc.) had a spectacular launch and landing of it’s next generation rocket called Starship last evening around 6:47 PM CST at their Boca Chica Texas manufacturing and test facility. The rocket launched to an altitude of approximately 500 feet before landing …

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  Comet Neowise captured by many club...

  Below are a bunch of amazing shots captured in various central Massachusetts locations of Comet Neowise (C/2020 F3). Comet Neowise became a naked eye comet within last few weeks and now is starting to fade even though it was closest to us on July 23rd. …

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  Bob Peloquin a long time Aldrich Me...

  Bob at his favorite restaurant “The Hangover Pub”

  It’s with great sadness we announce the passing of our friend and longtime Aldrich member Bob Peloquin, Jr.. Bob has been instrumental in maintaining our Oakham Observatory site and helping with plans for the new Aldrich Community Outreach …

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  Aldrich selected to promote Hubble ...

  Click to see full size image of Hubble Cosmic Reef photo

  In January Aldrich Astronomical Society, Inc. filed an application with the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) to win one of the limited number of 30th anniversary Hubble Space Telescope banners with a special image taken …

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