Join us on Friday February 14 for our monthly meeting.  Doors open at 7:00 pm and the meeting will begin as usual at 7:30 pm.

Our guest speaker this month is Dr. Elizabeth Hays from the Nasa Goddard Space Flight Centre.  She will be talking to us about T Corona Borealis, one of the few known recurrent novae.  After 80 years, this white dwarf and red giant binary system is showing signs that it will go nova again in the near future.  The nova should be bright enough to catch a glimpse by eye in the first days. 

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

In this issue you’ll find;

• Announcements
• HAA Book Lending Library Policy
• The Sky this Month for February 2025
• NASA Night Sky Notes
• Eye Candy
• Upcoming McCallion Planetarium Shows
• Upcoming Events
• Plus More

Download the latest issue or visit the newsletters section for past issues.

Photo credit: Orion’s Sword and the Orion Nebula, by Chris Szaban.

Join us this Friday January 10th, 2025 for our members meeting at 7:30 pm in the Parish Hall at St. Matthew’s-on-the-Plains Anglican Church, 126 Plains Road E. Burlington. This month’s presentation will feature Dr. Michael Richer who will share information about the National Telescope of Mexico and the research that is done at that facility.  Dr. Richer will be joining us through Zoom.  

Our Observing Director, Kevin Salwach will be sharing tips on what’s up in the night sky for the next month.  If you want more information about what to observe in the winter sky, check out Kevin’s article in the January Event Horizon.

We hope to see you there!

Photo credit: tripbucket.com

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

In this issue you’ll find;

• Announcements
• The Sky this Month for January 2025
• NASA Night Sky Notes
• 2023-24 HAA Financial Statement
• Upcoming McCallion Planetarium Shows
• Upcoming Events
• Plus More

Download the latest issue or visit the newsletters section for past issues.

Photo credit: The Veil Nebula (part of eastern portion), by Alex Kepic.

Join us on Friday December 13th for our annual Seasonal Social.  The meeting will begin as usual at 7:30 pm at St. Matthew’s-on-the-Plains Anglican Church at 126 Plains Road E. in Burlington.  

There will be some club announcements and followed by the Sky this Month with Kevin Salwach.  This will be followed by door prizes and the Seasonal Social.  There is no guest speaker this month. 

Potluck finger food treats are welcome.  Coffee, tea and water will be provided by the club. 

We hope to see you there!

Photo credit: cpliving.com

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

In this issue you’ll find;

• Announcements
• The Sky this Month for December 2024
• NASA Night Sky Notes
• Scenes from the November HAA Telescope Clinic
• Eye Candy
• Upcoming McCallion Planetarium Shows
• Upcoming Events
• Plus More

Download the latest issue or visit the newsletters section for past issues.

Photo credit: Milky Way in Sagittarius, Serpens and Scutum, by Bob Christmas.

The Hamilton Spectator’s report that there is another Telescope Clinic at Valley Park library on November 30th is incorrect. There is no event scheduled for that time or place. No one from the HAA will be at the library.

Are you looking to buy a new telescope for someone (or yourself) for the holidays? Or maybe you already have one and are looking at getting some help with setting it up and using it, or even the fixing of minor repairs. This telescope clinic is free of charge and no pre registration is required.

The clinic will be held this Saturday November 16 at Valley Park Library, located at 970 Paramount Road in Hamilton, between the hours of 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM.

Everyone is welcome, so we hope to see you there!

Our Annual Celestial Events Calendar is now available for online sales. You can either order your calendar for in-person pickup at our December General Meeting or, for a small fee, we will mail the calendar(s) to where ever you like.

The calendars make great Christmas gifts and the are a way to share these great astrophotographs with your friends and family.

More details and online purchasing can be found here.

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

In this issue you’ll find;

• Announcements
• The Sky for November 2024
• NASA Night Sky Notes
• Eye Candy
• Upcoming McCallion Planetarium Shows
• Upcoming Events
• Plus More

Download the latest issue or visit the newsletters section for past issues.

Photo credit: Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), by Chris Szaban