Manheim Township Astronomy Club

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Starship High Altitude Test Launch in 10 minutes!

Starship | SN8 | High-Altitude Flight Test As early as Wednesday, December 9, the SpaceX team will attempt a high-altitude suborbital flight test of Starship serial number 8 (SN8) from our site in Cam...

Mr. Farina visited the Arecibo Radio Observatory in 2007 as a student teacher. as the largest radio telescope in the world capable of doing radar, this historic telescope has provided the ability to do a unique set of tasks including protecting the Earth from near Earth asteroids for many decades. After years of low budgets and the result of a failure of two of the main cables supporting the structure, it has been decommissioned and will be disassembled once a plan has been determined. Parts of the telescope will be salvaged as possible as all of the main scientific instruments are still in working order.

Need help finding your way around the night sky? Just bought a telescope and don't know how to use it? Check out this video from astronomy club advisor Mr. Farina on how to locate one of the best telescopic objects of the Fall/Winter, the Orion Nebula!

How to find M42 Orion Nebula in your Telescope or Binoculars Tutorial Have you ever wondered how to find M42, the Great Orion Nebula in your telescope for observing or astrophotography? In today's astronomy episode of our Deep ...

Follow NASA's Mars 2020 Mission with their new online tool.

Cruise The cruise phase begins after the spacecraft separates from the rocket, soon after launch.

With our planetarium fundraiser event being cancelled last year and with the likelyhood of a show this year being very unlikely, please consider supporting our club through your participation in this fundraiser .

MT astronomy Club is participating in a fundraiser with many other MT Athletics/Clubs for the sale of tee-shirts with the TOWNSHIP WIT Logo.

Purchase with Astronomy in the drop-down menu to support MT Astronomy Club!

Sincerely- Mr. Farina

The Perseid meteor shower, an annual celestial event beloved by millions of skywatchers around the world, is about to make its annual return to the night sky. It’s predicted to reach its peak late on the night of Tuesday, August 11th, and early on Wednesday, August 12th.
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Great illustration to find comet NEOWISE!

We may get clear sky in some areas tonight, so here is an updated finder chart for Comet NEOWISE. It is getting higher in the sky, a little over 2 bowl depths from the bottom of the Big Dipper. The Moon has returned to the sky, which doesn't help since it makes the sky brighter. The comet is moving away and getting dimmer, so take a look if you can. The forecast is better for tomorrow night, but the Moon will also be brighter.

Check out Mr. Farina's New Video on how to find M8 The Lagoon Nebula.

Check out my newest video "How to Find M8 Lagoon Nebula in Your Telescope or Binoculars Tutorial" LIVE PREMIER at 5:00PM EST.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmzK0LebVmA

This is one of my favorite deep sky objects, and is only visible during the summer and early fall of each year, so the time to view it is NOW!

The image in the thumbnail below was taken by me in 2017 at the Cherry Springs Star Party at the Cherry Springs State Park in Northern Pennsylvania.

Have you seen Lagoon Nebula through a telescope? Do you love this DSO as much as I do?!

Do you have an image?

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