Tag: Maine State Star Party

  • Upcoming 2024 Maine State Star Party

    Charlie Sawyer has posted this nice info graphic of the upcoming schedule for the 2024 Maine State Star Party. Update: I was not able to attend the star party as the weather was poor that weekend, and I did not feel like driving 3.5hrs one way for one night of decent conditions. I did hear…

  • 2022 Maine State Star Party

    This past weekend I attended the 2022 Maine State Star Party at Cobscook Bay State Park in Dennysville, Maine. I arrived late Friday afternoon. Weather was pretty bad, cloudy & misty which eventually turned to light rain so no observing was done. We were finally given access to camp and observe from the large field…

  • 2021 Maine State Star Party

    Unfortunately I was unable to make Friday night’s festivities. I was told there were intermittent clouds throughout the night but some observing was able to be done. I arrived Saturday afternoon around 1:30pm. Not many people had stayed through Saturday unfortunately. I missed seeing them as it has been over a year if not closer…

  • Countdown to the Maine State Star Party 2021.

    Counting down the days until the Maine State Star Party 2021 in Cobscook Bay State Park here in Maine. Fingers crossed for good weather, clear skies, and no wildfire smoke that we’ve been dealing with for a good part of the summer. Charlie Sawyer is the person who has been putting on this event for…

  • Public Star Party 3/4/2017

    CMAS held a public star party at the Brower Observatory in Whitefield. The weekend before was supposed to have been our public star party (during new Moon phase) but weather forced us to change to our rain date. Weather was extremely cold with temperatures from single digits to 10F, with occasional gusty winds blowing. Despite…

  • Schedule for 2017 Maine State Star Party

    Charlie Sawyer of Downeast Amateur Astronomers has posted the schedule for the upcoming 2017 Maine State Star party in August: https://www.facebook.com/Downeastaa/posts/1230979346980611 Maine State Star Party 2017 info is now here!!! THE MAINE STATE STAR PARTY 2017 Maine’s Astronomy Convention Friday/Saturday August 25/26, 2017 Cobscook Bay State Park, Edmunds, Maine Hosted by the Downeast Amateur Astronomers…

  • 2016 Maine State Star Party

    I got back earlier today from the Maine State Star Party, hosted by Downeast Amateur Astronomers at Cobscook Bay State Park in Dennysville. Wonderful state park. Has all of the luxuries: running water, hot showers, secluded camp sites, and of course dark skies (only 3 small buildings have lights and all are surrounded by thick…