- 16 June, 2009 -
Summer Solstice, Mid-Summer Night, Morning Planets
- 17 January, 2009 -
IYA2009, ISS, Shuttle Discovery, Venus, Saturn, Spring Equinox
- 2009 marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first use of a telescope, and the 40th anniversary of the first landing by humans on the Moon. As such, 2009 has been designated as the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009)
- Spaceweather.com Flybys: Enter you zip code, and find out when the ISS will be visible in your sky
- Heavens Above: ISS sightings, including star maps; registration required (free), and you need to look up your latitude and longitude
- NASA: Information about the Space Station and Shuttle missions
- Venus at its 8-year Best: Article about venus from SkyandTelescope.com
- This Week's Sky: What can you see when you gaze toward the heavens?
- Sky & Telescope Observing Highlights: Listen to a monthly audio tour of the sky, and find out what interesting sights are to be seen during the week.
- Interactive Sky Chart: Find out what you can see in the sky (Sky & Telescope)
- Skymaps.com: Download a free map of the sky every month!
- I'll be giving a talk about the spring sky at the Adirondack Loj on Saturday, March 21st, at 8:00 pm. The talk is free and open to the public. Observing will take place after the talk, weather permitting. (Directions)
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- 23 September, 2008 - The International Space Station (ISS) & Jupiter
- Spaceweather.com Flybys: Enter you zip code, and find out when the ISS will be visible in your sky
- Heavens Above: ISS sightings, including star maps; registration required (free), and you need to look up your latitude and longitude
- NASA: Information about the Space Station and Shuttle missions
- Skymaps.com: Download a free map of the sky every month!
- Sky & Telescope Observing Highlights: Listen to a monthly audio tour of the sky, and find out what interesting sights are to be seen during the week.
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