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  • Blog Post: Guest blog: Audrey Fischer on the International Starry Night

    The International Starry Night celebration will take place August 10, 2013, coinciding with the Perseid meteor shower.[/caption]Amateur astronomer and activist Audrey Fischer of Chicago is well known as an influential friend who combats light pollution tirelessly. Now, Audrey, Michael Uberty, and collaborators...
  • Blog Post: Astronomical League searches for young astronomers

    [caption image="http://cs.astronomy.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-00-72-People/3005.Grant_2D00_Regen.jpg" position="right" targeturl="http://cs.astronomy.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-00-72-People/3005.Grant_2D00_Regen...
  • Blog Post: News from the Astronomy Foundation

    Over the past three weeks, I’ve taken a vacation down the Mississippi River, speaking about the Civil War on the American Queen riverboat, and also gone to the Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF), the biggest astronomy expo in the United States, in Suffern, New York. I am very tired, but glad to be...
  • Blog Post: On the road: Great success in New York City

    [caption image="http://cs.astronomy.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-00-72-Star+parties/3808.Sheep_2D00_Meadow_2D00_at_2D00_dusk.jpg" position="right"]Night falls in Central Park with the Moon shining above buildings. //Credit: David J. Eicher[/caption]On...
  • Blog Post: On the road: Chabot Observatory Star Party, Day 2

    [caption image="http://cs.astronomy.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-00-72-Star+parties/1768.Chabot_5F00_Michael.jpg" position="right" targeturl="http://cs.astronomy.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-00-72-Star+parties...
  • Blog Post: On the road: Chabot Observatory Star Party, Day 1

    [caption image="http://cs.astronomy.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/telligent-evolution-components-attachments/13-67-00-00-00-48-81-81/Chabot_2D00_Leah_2D00_2.jpg" position="right" targeturl="http://cs.astronomy.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/telligent-evolution-components-attachments/13-67-00-00-00-48-81-81/Chabot_2D00_Leah_2D00_2...
  • Blog Post: Volunteers still needed for Philadelphia Science Festival Astronomy Night!

    On April 27, 2012, Philadelphia will be looking toward the stars! Astronomy Night during the Philadelphia Science Festival will feature more than 22 star parties, taking place at universities, museums, recreation and community centers, and even two burial grounds! With stargazing sites in neighborhoods...
  • Blog Post: Check out David Fuller’s “Eyes on the Sky”

    David Fuller, a member of the Kankakee Area StarGazers in Illinois, has been producing some pretty great content about observing the sky from urban and suburban locations for several years now. His main purpose is to draw attention to light pollution and to inspire those who have never seen the sky to...