Happy Winter Solstice to all HAA members and interested astronomers everywhere.

Today marks the longest night of the year. It was clear a good portion of last night and the CSC indicates we may get some clearing breaks tonight (but it won’t last the whole night, sigh). I did some visual observing last night, enjoying some of the brighter constellations, a few visible clusters and of course, Mars.

Hopefully we’ll get some clear skies over the next week or two so we can enjoy the long nights. They may be cold, but at least they are (usually) dry and steady. Just 6 months to the shortest night of the year so enjoy while you can.

Remember we’re hoping to see members and public out on Fri Dec 28 on the grounds of the PCDC for Mars observing near opposition.