Vermont Astronomical Society

08/27/2026

With a view 100 times larger than Hubble, the observatory will survey the cosmos for distant worlds and clues to dark energy

08/27/2026

Here's where the 96% partial lunar eclipse will be visible from on Earth.

08/27/2026

A G2 storm watch is up for Friday, August 28. Mid-latitude auroral displays are possible Thursday or Friday night ~

08/22/2026

Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel 🎉. Get up to 5...

08/13/2026

08/09/2026

Busy week for the VAS coming up.

Join us at Billings Farm and Museum in Woodstock Wednesday evening as we assist with the Vermont Public Star Party. Mark Breen of the Fairbanks Museum will do a live broadcast of their popular Eye on the Night Sky at 9pm.

Next up is the annual Stellafane Telescope Makers event in Springfield Friday through Sunday. It's on the Breezy Hill road property of the Springfield Telescope Makers.

08/09/2026

Our Midwest friends know a thing or two about eye tests.

Do _you_ have the signs of needing a new Telescope? :-)
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This post by Scott Turnbull

Just follow instructions
Then Show this to your spouse - it will be okay.

07/15/2026

A giant to create sunlight on demand was just approved by the United States Federal Communications Commission despite widespread opposition and very real safety concerns. And this is just the start. There could be more than 50,000 of these in orbit by 2035. Experts warn such satellites could harm Earth's ecosystems, human health, aviation safety and astronomical observations.🪩☀️🌎

Read more about the planned mirror and its potential problems:
https://earthsky.org/space/giant-space-mirror-approved-reflect-orbital-low-earth-orbit-concerns/

📸 This image shows 1 hour of satellites over the northern Atacama Desert in Chile in October 2025. Image via F. Kamphues/ ESO/ M. Kornmesser.

07/15/2026

GJ 3378 b is a newly confirmed rocky exoplanet located merely 25 light-years away from Earth. Re-analysis of previous data was used in a…

07/15/2026

DarkSky International is proud to celebrate 60 years of Star Trek as an official nonprofit partner of the Star Trek 60th Anniversary Celebration, honoring one of the most influential science fiction franchises in history.