No #Moon tonight, 4/19, but clear(ish) skies should allow #starparty views of #deepsky #nebula, #galaxies featuring planets #Venus, rapidly shrinking #Mars, #Uranus, and last glimpses of tiny #Mercury. We open the #WestportObservatory after 8 pm to see your #Universe!
#moon #starparty #deepsky #nebula #galaxies #venus #mars #uranus #mercury #westportobservatory #universe
The Stars are in Full Bloom! Read The April 2023 Westport Astronomical Society's Field of View Newsletter
#newsletter #westportobservatory #fov
WAS Welcomes Dr. Regina M Caputo - Dark Matters: The Search for the Universe’s Missing Mass - April 18, 8 PM - https://mailchi.mp/was-ct/regina-m-caputo
#WestportObservatory #Lecture #NASA #Astronomy #AST #astrophysics #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #GSFC
#westportobservatory #lecture #nasa #astronomy #AST #astrophysics #goddardspaceflightcenter #gsfc
Nice and warm with surprisingly clear skies this evening, 4/12 - LET'S SEE YOUR UNIVERSE!
That means the Weekly Wednesday WAS #StarParty is on after 8 pm. No #Moon tonight, but we'll see #Mars, #Venus, #Uranus, tiny #Mercury, the last views of #Orion, and much more!
#WestportObservatory
#starparty #moon #mars #venus #uranus #mercury #orion #westportobservatory
Rain showers and potential thunderstorms will keep the #WestportObservatory CLOSED TONIGHT, 4/5, for the WAS Weekly Wednesday #StarParty. We'll try next Wednesday again at 8 pm.
#westportobservatory #starparty
The WAS Weekly Wednesday #StarParty at the #WestportObservatory is canceled tonight as the clouds have settled in for a long four-day visit. We'll try again next week!
#starparty #westportobservatory
The March 18th 6.8 magnitude #earthquake in #Ecuador was detected on the seismic equipment at the #WestportObservatory and throughout the #USGS detectors in #NewEngland.
#earthquake #ecuador #westportobservatory #usgs #newengland #westport #westportconnecticut #connecticut
Spring is in the Air! Read The March 2023 Westport Astronomical Society's Field of View Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/was-ct/fov_march-2023
#newsletter #westportobservatory #fov
Windy and cold under the clear(ish) skies as we open the dome for the WAS Weekly Wednesday #StarParty at the #WestportObservatory tonight, 3/15. See your Universe, Mars, Venus, the Moon, and a very nice 61° pass of the #ISS pass move into Earth's shadow beginning at 8:36!
#starparty #westportobservatory #iss
The Full Worm Moon reigns over the WAS Weekly Wednesday #StarParty at the #WestportObservatory this evening 3/8 when we take the telescopes out at 8 PM. #Mars, #Uranus, the #Moon and your #Universe on the menu tonight!
#starparty #westportobservatory #mars #uranus #moon #universe
Taylor Kinzler from NBC CT and the CT Live team visited the #WestportObservatory. Taylor chatted and took a tour with former WAS president and board member Dan Wright. #astronomy #Westport #WestportCT
@NBCCTLive @Taylor_Kinzler @NBCConnecticut
#westportobservatory #astronomy #westport #westportct
A big 'ol cloud bank will park above the #WestportObservatory for our WAS Weekly Wednesday #StarParty tonight, 3/1, so the OBSERVATORY WILL BE CLOSED. We'll try again next Wednesday.
#westportobservatory #starparty
WAS President Shannon Calvert, who was up at the #WestportObservatory to shovel out after we received about 4" of snow today, captured this beautiful shot of a white campus.
#westportobservatory #westportct #westport #newengland
TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT: PLEASE HELP US CAPTURE A NEW MOON! 24 Hours to Give Where You Live - https://mailchi.mp/was-ct/ffcgd_begins_2023
@FCCFoundation #TogetherWeThrive #FCGives #FairfieldCountyGives #FairfieldCountyCT #WestportCT #WestportObservatory #Astronomy
#togetherwethrive #fcgives #fairfieldcountygives #fairfieldcountyct #westportct #westportobservatory #astronomy
Clouds have settled over the #WestportObservatory for the WAS Weekly Wednesday #StarParty, we are CLOSED tonight, 2/22. Please consider donating to fund a new scope at 12 AM!
@FCCFoundation
#TogetherWeThrive #FCGives #FairfieldCountyGives #FairfieldCountyCT #WestportCT #Astronomy
#westportobservatory #starparty #togetherwethrive #fcgives #fairfieldcountygives #fairfieldcountyct #westportct #astronomy
Sadly, another large aftershock #earthquake M 6.3 - 3 km SW of Uzunbağ, Turkey, shook the devasted country at 12:04 PM EST today. 2/20/23. You can see the #temblor still being detected by the #USGS seismometer at the #WestportObservatory 5,444 miles away.
#earthquake #temblor #usgs #westportobservatory
A Short Month Before Warmer Nights - Read the February 2023 Westport Astronomical Society Field of View Newsletter
#fov #newsletter #westportobservatory
Clear skies early tonight, 2/15 will let us take out the telescopes at the #WestportObservatory for the WAS Weekly Wednesday #StarParty when we open the dome after 8 pm. No Moon, last views of dim #CometZTF and deep sky stuff with you and your universe!
#westportobservatory #starparty #cometztf
WE NEED A NEW TELESCOPE FOR OUTREACH - And We Need Your Support on February 23! Fairfield County Gives 2023 - https://mailchi.mp/was-ct/ffcg2023a
#TogetherWeThrive #FCGives #FairfieldCountyGives #FairfieldCountyCT #WestportCT #WestportObservatory #Astronomy
#togetherwethrive #fcgives #fairfieldcountygives #fairfieldcountyct #westportct #westportobservatory #astronomy
We'll see a few clouds pass over the #WestportObservatory when we open for the WAS Weekly Wednesday #StarParty this evening, 2/8, after 8 pm. We're excited to see #Mars, rapidly fading "green" #CometZTF, late views of the #Moon and your Universe TONIGHT!
#westportobservatory #starparty #mars #cometztf #moon