Amateur Astronomy Club
COVID-19 prevented Aldrich from doing many Astronomy Outreach programs in 2020 but things are getting better in 2021 so we are able to start our Astronomy Outreach programs again with Libraries, Schools, and the Scouts. Below are recent pictures from Treasure Valley Scout Reservation in Rutland MA. We have started our Tuesday night programs with both …
Outreach programs start at Treasure Valley Scout Camp Read More »
After close to a year and a half due to COVID-19, things are starting to come back to normal for Aldrich. Anna Maria College recently decided we could meet at the Science building again now that their COVID protocols allowed the meeting to happen for the first time in a long time. It wasn’t the …
The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has accepted Aldrich Astronomical Society to be an official host of a James Webb promotional event as part of the James Webb Space Telescope Community Events initiative. This means that Aldrich will be hosting a local event in the November/December 2021 timeframe promoting and increasing understanding of the James …
Aldrich selected by Goddard Space Flight Center for James Webb Community Initiative Read More »
This past Saturday June 12th we had a Star Party/Member meeting at the clubs Oakham Observatory. The weather was initially a little murky but once the sun went down the skies cleared nicely for observing. A large number of members brought their own gear and setup either on one of the concrete pads or on …
Fun had by all at Aldrich Star Party at Club Observatory Read More »
Well the clouds finally cleared, and the wind finally died down to give us an opportunity to meet up face to face at our Observatory site for a long overdue Star Party. A good number of new and long-time members, with their guests, enjoyed an evening of observing under the stars with their own equipment …
First Aldrich Star Party for 2021 a GREAT SUCCESS Read More »
The Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity, is a technology demonstration to test powered flight on another world for the first time. It hitched a ride to Mars on the Perseverance rover. Once the rover reached a suitable “helipad” location, it released Ingenuity to the surface so it could perform a series of test flights over a 30-Martian-day experimental …
In a news release provided by NASA on April 16th the agency has selected SpaceX, as part of the Artemis program, to continue development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carry the next two American astronauts to the lunar surface. At least one of those astronauts will make history as the first …
NASA selects SpaceX Lunar Optimized Starship to land Astronauts on Moon Read More »
On the night of March 23rd Aldrich member and Astrophotographer Matt O’Malley captured the International Space Station transiting the Moon. In this amazing picture you can actually see some structural features of the ISS if you ZOOM in and look closely. In order to capture a transit like this you need to have the correct …
Aldrich Member Matt O’Malley captures ISS transiting Moon! Read More »
Aldrich astrophotographers were recently challenged by the club to capture the famous and elusive Lunar X and V on the night of Saturday March 20th. The Lunar X is an effect in which light and shadow creates the appearance of a letter ‘X’ on the rim of the Blanchinus, La Caille and Purbach craters. The …
Aldrich Astrophotographers capture the Lunar X and V Read More »
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