Amateur Astronomy Club
We had our Quarterly Business Meeting on Saturday March 11th where club president Jim Zebrowski provided members (both present and attending via ZOOM) with an update on meetings we have had with the Scouts on the future of our relationship, also an update on the recent purchases to significantly improve our Observatory facilities. Members Bruce …
Quarterly Business Meeting and Lecture on Mars Colony Read More »
Jim Zebrowski started the indoor program late to allow people to look through the Aldrich six inch Dobsonian at Jupiter. Later he interrupted his program to watch the Starlink satellite overflight which is always an impressive site. He asked the crowd if they would be interested in seeing it and they all agreed. Two young …
An enthusiastic crowd attended Wendell Library event Read More »
Eighth-grade social studies teacher Thea Tully invited Aldrich Astronomical Society to a STEM event at the Florence Sawyer Grade School in Bolton, MA on Wednesday night 2/8. Club President Jim Zebrowski started the event with an indoor program on the James Webb Telescope starting at 6:30 PM. Then everyone moved outside around 7 PM for …
Club President Jim Zebrowski enjoyed delivering a presentation about the James Webb Telescope called “Seeing to the beginning of time” on Thursday 1/26 to Richard Memorial Library patrons that were interested enough to ask some additional questions after the program was complete. He was also able to show four of the patrons great views of …
Richards Memorial Library Patrons had lots of questions at recent program Read More »
Jim has been an active member of Aldrich and a very long-time active member at the Stellafane ATM Convention in Springfield Vermont. Jim loved to train new Aldrich members in the use of the Club Observatory. He was forever trying to get better in his Astrophotography hobby, and enjoyed the process of capturing pictures and then processing …
With a sad heart we announce the passing of fellow member Jim Erickson Read More »
Named for a Worcester Academy professor, the Aldrich Astronomical Society marks 90 years of exploration of the universe. Worcester Magazine
We are excited to announce we have a guest speaker from MIT that is going to join us at Anna Maria to give us a lecture on Exoplanets.You don’t have to be a member to join us as the public is welcome to join us for this lecture.The details below will give you more information …
Aldrich member Kim Lemerise was able to grab some great pictures from our successful star party sponsored by the Beaman Memorial Library at the West Boylston Senior Center on Friday 10/28. We had 40 patrons turn out including more than a few interested kids that received spacy stickers for there interest. Jessica Wright, the librarian said …
Fun had by all at West Boylston Senior Center stargazing event Read More »
Well the weather mostly cooperated last night (10/22) as the skies never clouded over but occasionally had a then cloud layer. We had approximately 30 members and Worcester State students in attendance last night looking through a whole host of club and member telescopes spread all over the field. Aldrich is working on an affiliation …
Aldrich Observatory Star Party very well attended Read More »
Aldrich President Jim Zebrowski delivered a talk about the James Webb Telescope to an enthusiastic assembly of Students and Parents on Monday Oct/17. Pictures from the event are below.
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