Join us this Friday, October 13th for our AGM, and as we welcome Brother Guy Consolmagno, Director of the Vatican Observatory joining us via ZOOM. Br. Guy’s topic for the evening will be “What’s Surfacing About Bennu?”.

The recent NASA mission to asteroid Bennu, OSIRIS-REx, which is bringing back samples gathered on its surface, discovered a surface that, on the surface, doesn’t make sense: it’s covered with boulders, but it absorbs heat like a powder. What’s going on and how did it get that way? Our measurements of the most likely analog meteorite type, CM carbonaceous chondrites, suggests a surprising answer.

The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!

In this issue you’ll find;

• HAA Explorers
• The Sky for October 2023
• What’s Up in Awards? October – November 2023
• NASA Night Sky Notes
• Eye Candy
• Upcoming Events
• Plus More

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Photo credit: The Galaxy NGC 7331 and Stephan’s Quintet, by
Pavle Culum.

The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!

In this issue you’ll find;

• HAA Explorers
• The Sky for September 2023
• What’s Up in Awards? September – October 2023
• NASA Night Sky Notes
• Eye Candy
• Upcoming Events
• Plus More

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Photo credit: Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888), by Alex Kepic.

Join us this Friday August 11, 2023 from 8:00 PM till midnight, for our public Perseids night at Binbrook Conservation Area. Admission is FREE! Donations of food (or cash in kind) for the Food Bank will be accepted at the gate.

Binbrook Conservation Area is located at 5050 Harrison Rd, Binbrook, ON L0R 1C0.

Photo credit: almanac.com

The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!

In this issue you’ll find;

• HAA Explorers
• The Sky for Summer 2023
• What’s Up in Awards? June – September 2023
• NASA Night Sky Notes
• Eye Candy
• Upcoming Events
• Plus More

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Photo credit: The Pinwheel Galaxy (M101), by Pavle Culum

The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!

In this issue you’ll find;

• Upcoming Star Parties in 2023
• HAA Explorers
• The Sky for May 2023
• What’s Up in Awards? May – June 2023
• The Moon in Motion
• P.S. HAA Explorers… Uranus Part 2
• Eye Candy
• Upcoming Events
• Plus More

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Photo credit: Crescent Moon April 24, 2023 by John Gauvreau

Join us this Friday, April 15 for our members meeting! Our guest speaker for the evening is our very own Matthew Mannering, and his topic for the evening will be “How to Maintain your Astro-gear”

Matthew will be offering advice on regular and not-so-regular maintenance of your equipment. Speaking about telescope maintenance, he may touch upon cleaning optics, collimation of scopes, and all kinds of suggestions to keep your equipment running smoothly… Bring your notepads for this one!!

The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!

In this issue you’ll find;

• Upcoming Star Parties in 2023
• HAA Explorers
• The Sky for April 2023
• What’s Up in Awards? April – May 2023
• How Far is Far?
• NASA Night Sky Notes
• Eye Candy
• Upcoming Events

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Photo credit: the North America Nebula (NGC 7000; Cygnus Wall),
by Alex Kepic

The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!

• HAA Explorers
• The Sky for March 2023
• What’s Up in Awards? March – April 2023
• NASA Night Sky Notes
• Eye Candy
• The HAA Spring Telescope Clinic – February 18, 2023
• Upcoming Events
• Plus More

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Photo credit: Mars and Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF on February 11, 2023, by Bob Christmas.

Our spring Scope Clinic is scheduled to be held at the McMaster Innovation Park facility on Saturday, February 18th, 2023. Doors are open to the public and members from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. Admission is free but as always, we are happy to accept donations for the food bank.

Make this event a part of your Family Day Weekend!