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Click below to access each year's newsletters 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 Year 2024   Observations December 2024 The current edition of our award-winning monthly newsletter is reserved for CCAS members. To get your copy of this month's Observations, join CCAS today! Back to Top   Observations November 2024 Highlights include: "November 2024 Meeting Details & Speaker Profile: Dr. Ravi Sheth, University of Pennsylvania," by Bruce Ruggeri, CCAS Program Chair; "November 2024 Observing Highlights," by Don Knabb, CCAS Interim Observing Chair; "Through the Eyepiece: Herschel’s Garnet Star in Cepheus, Mu Cephei," by Don Knabb, CCAS Treasurer & ALCOR; and "Night Sky Notes: Snowballs from Space," by Dave Prosper; updated by Kat Troche. Back to Top   Observations October 2024 Highlights include: "October 2024 Meeting Details & Speaker Profile: Dr. Scott Engle, Villanova University," by Bruce Ruggeri, CCAS Program Chair; "October 2024 Observing Highlights," by Michael Manigly, CCAS Observing Chair; "Through the Eyepiece: Uranus, the Distant Green Jewel," by Don Knabb, CCAS Treasurer & ALCOR; and, "Night Sky Notes: Catch Andromeda Rising!" by Dave Prosper; updated by Kat Troche. Back to Top   Observations September 2024 Highlights include: "September 2024 Meeting Details & Speaker Profile," by Bruce Ruggeri, CCAS Program Chair; "In Memoriam: Gary Zibinski," by Dave Hockenberry, CCAS President; "September 2024 Observing Highlights," by Michael Manigly, CCAS Observing Chair; "Through the Eyepiece: Messier 17, the Swan Nebula," by Don Knabb, CCAS Treasurer & ALCOR; "Night Sky Notes: Marvelous Moons," by Kat Roche; "Navigating the Mid-September 2024 Night Sky," courtesy of the Astronomical League; and "Double Star Challenge for September 2024," courtesy of the Astronomical League. Back to Top   Observations August 2024 Highlights include: "September 2024 CCAS Meeting Agenda," by Bruce Ruggeri, CCAS Program Chair; "August 2024 Observing Highlights," by Michael Manigly, CCAS Observing Chair; "Through the Eyepiece: The Northern Jewel Box and the False Comet," by Don Knabb, CCAS Treasurer & ALCOR; "Double Star Challenge for August 2024," courtesy of the Astronomical League; "Night Sky Notes: Seeing Double," by Kat Roche; and "Navigating the Mid-August 2024 Night Sky," courtesy of the Astronomical League. Back to Top   Observations July 2024 Highlights include: "September 2024 CCAS Meeting Agenda," by Bruce Ruggeri, CCAS Program Chair; "July 2024 Observing Highlights," by Michael Manigly, CCAS Observing Chair; "Through the Eyepiece: The Lagoon and Trifid Nebulas in Sagittarius," by Don Knabb, CCAS Treasurer & ALCOR; "False Comet Region in SW Scorpius," courtesy of the Astronomical League; "Double Star Challenge for July 2024," courtesy of the Astronomical League; "Astronomical League Challenge for July 2024," by Astronomical League; and "Night Sky Notes: A Hero, a Crown, and Possibly a Nova!" by Vivian White. Back to Top   Observations June 2024 Highights include: "CCAS Student Scholarships Awarded for Academic Year 2024-2025," by Bruce Ruggeri, CCAS Program Chair; "June 2024 Observing Highlights," by Michael Manigly, CCAS Observing Chair; "Through the Eyepiece: The Coat Hanger Cluster, Cr 399," by Don Knabb, CCAS Treasurer & ALCOR; "Astronomical League Challenge for June 2024," by Astronomical League; and, "Night Sky Notes: Constant Companions—Circumpolar Constellations, Part III," by Kat Troche. Back to Top   Observations May 2024 Highlights include: "Report on the Northeast Astronomy Forum 2024," by Don Knabb, CCAS Treasurer & ALCOR; "May 2024 Observing Highlights," by Michael Manigly, CCAS Observing Chair; "Through the Eyepiece: The Total Solar Eclipse of April 2024," by Don Knabb; "May’s Night Sky Notes: Stargazing for Beginners," by Kat Troche; "Navigating the May 2024 Night Sky," by Astronomical League; and "Astronomical League Challenge for May 2024," by Astronomical League. Back to Top   Observations April 2024 Highlights include: "CCAS Members Earn Recognition Awards," by CCAS Member Susan Johnston; "April 2024 Observing Highlights," by Michael Manigly, CCAS Observing Chair; "Navigating the April 2024 Night Sky," by the Astronomical League; "Night Sky Network: Participate in Eclipse Science," by Kat Troche; and "Through the Eyepiece: Algieba – Double Star in the Constellation Leo the Lion," by Don Knabb, CCAS Treasurer & ALCOR. Back to Top   Observations March 2024 Highlights include: "March 2024 Monthly Meeting Presenter Bio," by Bruce Ruggeri, CCAS Program Chair; "March 2024 Observing Highlights," by Michael Manigly, CCAS Observing Chair; "Through the Eyepiece—The Leo Triplet of Galaxies," by Don Knabb, CCAS Treasurer & ALCOR; and "Night Sky Network—Constant Companions—Circumpolar Constellations, Part II," by Kat Troche. Back to Top   Observations February 2024 Highlights include: "February 2024 Observing Highlights," by Michael Manigly, CCAS Observing Chair; "Through the Eyepiece: Messier 41, The Little Beehive Cluster in Canis Major," by Don Knabb, CCAS Treasurer & ALCOR; "Night Sky Network: Constant Companions—Circumpolar Constellations, Part I," by Kat Troche; "CCAS Member Original Astrophotography," by Brooke Okpaku; "Spring 2024 Introductory Astronomy Classes," by Dennis O’Leary, CCAS Education Co-Chair; "CCAS Members Earn Night Sky Network Awards," by Don Knabb; and "CCAS Breakfast Group," by CCAS Member Frank Angelini. Back to Top   Observations January 2024 Highlights include: "January 2024 Speaker Profile," by Bruce Ruggeri, CCAS Program Chair; "January 2024 Observing Highlights," by Don Knabb, CCAS Treasurer & ALCOR; "Through the Eyepiece: M35," by Don Knabb; "CCAS Funds Library Telescope," by Don Knabb; "Original Space Art," by CCAS Member Alaric Han; and "NASA Night Sky Network — Connecting the ‘Dots’ with Asterisms," by Kat Troche. Back to Top