Hello, Friends!You are invited to click HERE to download the April issue of The Observer. This month’s issue features the Lunar Eclipse of March 3, the upcoming Lyrid meteor shower, personal stories of observing and enjoying astronomy, and notes about the upcoming Astronomy Day activity. This issue has a lot of […]

The International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA) has just released a new book on Occultations: ”Chasing the Shadow:The IOTA Occultation Observer’s Manual“.   Its free, online and ready for downloading.

Written by IOTA’s most experienced astronomers, this is the only book you’ll need for occultation observations by the Moon, by asteroids and other solar system […]

[ April 2, 2007; ] The smallest of the year, meaning a bright Moon will linger for an unusually long time before giving us Moon-free evenings.