Recently the Dwarf Labs sent us detailed information about Draco, their new larger smart telescope
Author: Michael Cooke
Back Under the Stars
Greetings to the Society, After our summer break, SMCAS is getting ready to return to a busy fall schedule. September and October bring back our regular meetings, public outreach events, star parties, and plenty of reasons to look up. The nights are getting longer, the weather is hopefully becoming a little more cooperative, and our […]
CSM’s Annual Family Science Day
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Are Type Ia Supernovae as “Standard” as We Thought?
One of the great things about astronomy is that even our most trusted tools occasionally look back at us and say, “Are you sure about that?” This month’s example comes from one of the biggest ideas in modern cosmology: dark energy, the mysterious something-or-other that appears to be causing the expansion of the universe to […]
Summer Skies, Star-B-Q, and New Toys
Greetings to the Society, Summer has arrived, and this year it begins with an especially historic celebration: the 250th birthday of the United States. As fireworks light up the July skies, it is hard not to think about all the generations who have looked upward before us—whether for navigation, inspiration, discovery, or simply the joy […]
Saturn, Shooting Stars, and a Chance to Shape the Club
Greetings to the Society, As spring gives way to summer, the rhythm of observing begins to shift. The nights get shorter, the evenings stay brighter longer, and many of the best celestial sights start happening either very late—or very early. (Astronomy, as always, rewards flexibility … or a strong relationship with coffee.) Remembering Darryl Stanford […]
The Universe Has a Busy Spring Schedule
Greetings to the Society, A Blood Moon to Start the Season As we move into March and April, the sky is giving us plenty of reasons to step outside and look up—preferably with a telescope, a few friends, and perhaps a warm drink while the night air still reminds us that winter isn’t quite finished. […]
A New Year Under the Winter Sky
Greetings to the Society, Happy New Year, everyone! 🌟 I hope you all made it through the holidays with minimal cloud cover, functional eyepieces, and only a reasonable number of telescope accessories added to your wish list. January and February are often thought of as the “quiet” months for astronomy — cold nights, early sunsets, […]
Goodbyes, Geminids, and Gratitude
Greetings to the Society, Remembering Friends It is with deep sadness that I share the passing of our longtime member and past president, Ed Pieret, who left us peacefully on October 30 with his wife by his side. Ed served SMCAS in many roles over the years — President, Vice President, mentor, and friend — […]
Pumpkin Spice and Cosmic Delights
Greetings to the Society, Back to Pizza and the Planetarium As summer winds down and pumpkin-flavored everything creeps back onto shelves, our society is gearing up for a lively fall season. Our general meetings return on September 5 — always a chance to reconnect, swap stories about what we’ve seen in the night sky, share […]