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2024 Solar Eclipse

ASRAS Totality Shirts have been ordered!

March 18, 2024March 20, 2024 TonyGo

To be available at our April 5th ASRAS meeting, there are four different designs that will come in both short-sleeve and long-sleeve versions. The four different designs can be viewed here at http://www.rochesterastronomy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ASRAS-Totality-Shirt-Mockups-final-1.pdf

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2024 Solar Eclipse The Sky This Month

The Sky In March 2024 – By Dee Sharples

March 3, 2024March 3, 2024 Damian Allis

Poster’s Note: The text for this month’s installment from Dee Sharples, “The Sky In March 2024,” is provided below. Those wishing to listen to the article can click on the audio link below. March brings two important dates for people looking forward to spring. March 10 is the beginning of Daylight

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2024 Solar Eclipse

Viewing Totality, Eclipse Glasses

March 1, 2024March 3, 2024 TonyGo

Hello,Where is the best place in or around Rochester that will have the best viewing for the April 8, eclipse? Also, do you have a suggestion for the best eclipse glasses?Thank you!Marissa Hi Marissa, Thanks for your questions. To benefit others with the same question(s), I am going to answer

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The Sky This Month

The Sky In February 2024 – By Dee Sharples

January 31, 2024January 31, 2024 ASRAS Webmaster

Poster’s Note: The text for this month’s installment from Dee Sharples, “The Sky In February 2024,” is provided below. Those wishing to listen to the article can click on the audio link below.

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The Sky This Month

The Sky In January 2024 – By Dee Sharples

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024 ASRAS Webmaster

Poster’s Note: The text for this month’s installment from Dee Sharples, “The Sky In January 2024,” is provided below. Those wishing to listen to the article can click on the audio link below. On January 2, the Earth will be at perihelion, its closest point to the Sun for the entire

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Astrophotography Nick Lamendola

Geminid Meteors Composite, 14 December 2023

January 3, 2024January 4, 2024 Nick Lamendola

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  1. ASRAS Webmaster on The Sky In February 2024 – By Dee SharplesFebruary 19, 2024

    Then the site is doing part of its job. Please do!

  2. Roy Meisenzahl on The Sky In February 2024 – By Dee SharplesFebruary 19, 2024

    Just found this site after passing by the Observatory in December! Very interesting. Think I'll join the Society.

  3. ASRAS Webmaster on Welcome to the new ASRAS website!November 13, 2023

    Updated membership form posted and available for download. And thank you for the catch!

  4. Evan on Welcome to the new ASRAS website!November 13, 2023

    Just some feedback - when I clicked on the link to the ASRAS membership form, I got a error 404…

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