The Rain date will be on Saturday the 28th . Once again, We are calling on all members to attend with instruments. We are also in need of donated astronomy items for the raffle. The W.R. Blake Planetarium at The Plymouth Community Intermediate School in Plymouth is under the new directorship of Member Bill Luzader. Bill will be running successive shows on Astronomy day Saturday April 28th Director Bill also offers weekly public astronomy programs every Thursday night.
Programs vary each week in theme and content.
The Bridgewater State College Observatory has reopened and is open to the general public courtesy of Dr. Martina Arndt. The BSC facility features a brand new Schmidt Cassigrain telescope and a large aperture Newtonian reflector. For dates and time of programs call Dept. A weekend long star party focusing on meteors will be held on either May 18th and 19th OR 25th and 26th depending on attendance commitment, weather, and site logistics e.g., camping availability. Meteor Specialist Lew Gramer will host this combination observing session clinic for the general public.