Events
KAS – 2015 Messier Marathon
Planning is underway for the 2015 KAS Messier Marathon. This is a great opportunity to view all the objects catalogued by Charles Messier that took him 24 years to observe. Messier catalogued objects that he originally thought were comets, but … Read the rest of this entry
2015 Updates for KAS Events
The KAS 2015 Events Page has been updated with all of the known 2015 events the KAS will be participating in. Find these events on both the events page (with info about each event) and the KAS 2015 Calendar. Here … Read the rest of this entry
Best And Brightest Asteroid Occultation Ever To Be Visible Across New York State
Below is the official press release by the International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA) on the upcoming occultation of Regulus by asteroid Erigone on March 20th. Please reference CNYO.org for more up to date information, they will have more to announce about efforts to monitor this occultation in the next week or … Read the rest of this entry
AstroFest 2013 Press Write-Up
This article was originally published in the Press & Sun Bulletin Kopernik to Host ASTROFEST 2013 This Weekend Kopernik’s AstroFest is a celebration of the night sky and amateur astronomy. In its 31st year, the three day event, running from … Read the rest of this entry
Kopernik AstroFest – October 4th – 6th
AstroFest 2013 is rapidly approaching. Kopernik AstroFest is a celebration of the night sky and amateur astronomy. The 3-day event is held annually at the Kopernik Observatory & Science Center (KOSC). Both the KOSC and the Kopernik Astronomical Society (KAS) sponsor the event. … Read the rest of this entry
2013 Stellafane Field Trip Preparations
Each year the KAS ventures to the Historic Stellafane Amateur Telescope Makers Convention just outside of Springfield Vermont. The convention consists of around a thousand amateur astronomers and telescope makers who gather to observe, admire the handmade telescopes and their designs, … Read the rest of this entry