Located
in Kennebunk, Maine, the Astronomical Society of Northern New England
(ASNNE) is an all-volunteer non-profit educational organization
founded in 1982 to promote public awareness of astronomy. Whether you
are a beginner or an experienced amateur astronomer, enjoyment and
challenges await you as a member of ASNNE. Our activities include
teaching the basics of recognizing the constellations, observing the
stars and planets with telescopes of all sizes, presenting monthly
discussions on a wide variety of astronomy related topics, and
organizing outings to special events.
Starfield
Observatory
Starfield Observatory in Kennebunk, with its 16' x 32'
roll-off
roof design, now houses two large telescopes. One is an 8" f/15
Zeiss-Jena refractor and the other is a 16" Meade LX200 GPS
Schmidt-Cassegrain. Follow this link to more information on the
StarfieldObservatory.
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Outreach and Community Involvement
ASNNE encourages schools, scout troops and other community
groups
to contact us for presentations, observing sessions and slide shows.
We design all programs to fit the particular group. These programs
cost nothing and the speakers are not paid. However, all donations to
ASNNE are welcomed. Over the years we have hosted approximately 500
star parties for an estimated 20,000 children and adults. With the
opening of the observatory we look to dramatically increase our
public education activities.
In addition, ASNNE holds monthly business meetings with strong
educational components. The meetings are open to the public. Over the
years a number of distinguished speakers in astronomy and related
fields have spoken to us. Meetings are held the first Friday of each
month at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple in Kennebunk, Maine. Monthly
observing sessions are typically held the Friday closest to the new
moon, with a rain date the following evening. See Current
Events for up to date information.
Located
in Kennebunk, Maine, the Astronomical Society of Northern New England
(ASNNE) is an all-volunteer non-profit educational organization
founded in 1982 to promote public awareness of astronomy. Whether you
are a beginner or an experienced amateur astronomer, enjoyment and
challenges await you as a member of ASNNE. Our activities include
teaching the basics of recognizing the constellations, observing the
stars and planets with telescopes of all sizes, presenting monthly
discussions on a wide variety of astronomy related topics, and
organizing outings to special events. 