Mohawk Valley Astronomical Society - MVAS

Mohawk Valley Astronomical Society - MVAS Astronomy Club - Promoting amateur astronomy throughout the Mohawk Valley in central NY

Astronomy Club - Promoting amateur astronomy in the greater Utica area of central NY by hosting star gazing events, educational programs, monthly meetings.

T-10 hours, 21 minutes and counting...The countdown is underway for the Sunday, Aug 30 launch of the Nancy Grace Roman S...
08/30/2026

T-10 hours, 21 minutes and counting...
The countdown is underway for the Sunday, Aug 30 launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Liftoff scheduled for 7:26 AM, and live NASA coverage begins at 6:20 AM. Follow the link below to watch the NASA live broadcast! GO Roman! 🍀🚀

Watch the launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is equipped with tools to detect and study exoplanets orbiting distant stars.

08/29/2026

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on top -- standing tall and ready for launch tomorrow (Sunday) at 7:26 AM !! GO ROMAN 🚀🍀

Hmmm, possible aurora tonight - likely best "seen" with a camera? We'll see how the forecast evolves 🍀🤞
08/29/2026

Hmmm, possible aurora tonight - likely best "seen" with a camera? We'll see how the forecast evolves 🍀🤞

It's okay if you were running late this week. The chunk of solar stuff we expected yesterday (August 28) is late too. Forecasters await its arrival during the day today. And expectations are – combined with the fast solar wind that is already here – it still can trigger geomagnetic storms up to G2 (moderate) level. So the alert continues.

Stay tuned and read the daily news at: https://earthsky.org/sun/sun-news-activity-solar-flare-cme-aurora-updates/

📸 NASA.

Did anyone capture photos of last night's partial lunar eclipse? If so, feel free to share them in the comments section ...
08/29/2026

Did anyone capture photos of last night's partial lunar eclipse? If so, feel free to share them in the comments section below - thanks!
Here are a couple of photos from MVAS member Chuck Higgins.

08/29/2026

A good look at the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket (three Falcon 9 rockets strapped together, 27 rocket engines total at liftoff) that will launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope into space and toward its final destination 1 million miles from Earth: the L2 Lagrange point! By the way, the James Webb Space Telescope is also orbiting L2!

08/29/2026

GO for launch! Today's final Launch Readiness review of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope by all mission and spacecraft teams resulted in the official GO for launch on Sunday, Aug 30. Here's a look at Roman's amazing capabilities. GO Roman!

08/29/2026

Meet NASA's next generation helicopter for Mars -- SKYFALL! Currently under development and testing. 😲😎

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