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 Center. Bob was also responsible for maintaining all of our equipment and for all of the structures […]
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Aldrich Member Melanie Meadors awarded NASA Space Grant
Aldrich member Melanie Meadors was recently awarded a grant from the Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium,which was established by NASA under the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program created by Congress in 1987. The purpose of these grants is to further education in space science and space engineering opportunities. Melanie is currently a geography/GIS major […]
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Aldrich selected to promote Hubble 30th Anniversary 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 by Hubble that had never been seen in public. On February 5, 2020, Aldrich Astronomical Society, Inc. received an e-mail […]
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Aldrich member Kevin Boucher is accepted into NASA TESS TFOP program
Well let’s first explain what all these NASA acronyms mean. TESS means Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. TESS will survey 200,000 of the brightest stars near the sun to search for transiting exoplanets. TESS launched on April 18, 2018, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. TFOP means TESS Follow-up Observing Program. Specifically Kevin was accepted into […]
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Starlink satellites going to be a concern to amateur and professional astronomers?
The link below is to a recent Astronomy Magazine article (Monday March 2, 2020) talking about the growing concerns regarding SpaceX plans to launch thousands of new satellites into low earth orbit and the effect this may have on both Amateur and Professional Astronomers alike. https://astronomy.com/news/2020/03/nasa-needs-you-to-photograph-starlink-satellites-with-your-smartphone?utm_source=Yesmail&utm_medium=email&utm_email=sagallo@charter.net&utm_campaign=News0_ASY_200306_000000
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Aldrich at Worcester DCU Center for Girl Scouts event
Aldrich members Jim Zebrowski, Dino Tata, Bruce Card, and Kevin Boucher attended the Girl Scout event at the Worcester DCU Center on Sunday 3/1/20. The event was very well attended by an estimated 1,400 scouts and their parents. Our table was very busy during the whole event. See the pictures below taken during the event…
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Aldrich member Kevin Boucher completes 6 week AAVSO Exoplanet course
Aldrich member Kevin Boucher recently completed a 6 week AAVSO course which provided him with the basics of how to conduct his own exoplanet observations. With the flood of targets coming in from the currently running TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission, this course offering was especially timely as Kevin hopes to get accepted into […]
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Library Telescope Director John Root recognized in Holden Landmark
Our own John Root was recently recognized in the Holden Landmark for his accomplishments with the Aldrich Library Telescope program. Check out the article using the link below. https://www.thelandmark.com/news/20191119/scanning-heavens-made-easy
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Our intrepid Library Telescope Coordinator, John Root, and club president, Jim Zebrowksi, made the trip out to Southborough on August 25th—to present library’s new telescope. John Root has been instrumental in deploying close to 85 telescopes statewide over the past few years to public libraries and institutions of higher learning. Learn more about our adopt-a-library […]
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Observing Tips
- Anticipation Grows for Comets NEOWISE and Lemmon July 1, 2020Two comets spark excitement for the coming week — NEOWISE might reach naked-eye visibility at dawn, while Lemmon will be visible in binoculars at dusk. The post Anticipation Grows for Comets NEOWISE and Lemmon appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Bob King
- July 2020: Welcome Jupiter & Saturn July 1, 2020July's 11-minute Sky Tour astronomy podcast describes what to see in the summer sky in a casual, engaging way that your whole family can enjoy. The post July 2020: Welcome Jupiter & Saturn appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Kelly Beatty