March 2025 Image of The Month, “Blood Moon” Total Lunar Eclipse
Total Lunar Eclipse taken from Elkins, WV on March 14th, 2025 Taken by James Willinghan.
The left image shows the “Japanese Lantern Effect” which is noticeable up to 5 minutes before and after the total eclipse.
Images taken with Canon T7i camera through Williams Optics 132mm refractor telescope.
Past Meeting: March 20th, 2025 – Shedding Light on the Dark Side of the Universe
Presenter: Dr. Rutuparna Das, Astrophysicist with Harvard University, Center for Astrophysics Artifacts: Meeting PDF YouTube Video of Meeting Chat Log The meeting took place at 7 PM at the Robinson Nature Center and on Zoom. Topic: Shedding Light on the Dark Side of the Universe Brief description of the Discussion: Our […]
Public Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 3/08/2025
First Public Star Party of 2025. Over 200 attended on this fine night!
Past Meeting: February 20th, 2025 – AI-based Surveying of Exoplanet Atmospheres
Presenter: Dr. Reza Ashtari, Exoplanet Astronomer at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Artifacts: Meeting PDF YouTube Video of Meeting Chat Log The meeting took place at 7 PM at the Robinson Nature Center . Abstract: Producing optimized and accurate transmission spectra from telescope data is a manual and labor-intensive process. […]
The Sky At Night -March 2025
Upcoming Night Sky Maps & Events