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News:

June 4-5, 2012: Update! Join us for lectures and viewing of the transit of Venus! More...

The APO is pleased to announce that we are receiving a donation of a Meade LX200 telescope from the Sharing the Sky Foundation! More...

June 22, 2012: The viewing of "Black Holes" has been rescheduled! More...

July 13-14, 2012: Dr. Ken Kremer will show off some of his amazing 3-D photos of Mars this summer! More...

March 18, 2012: "Exoplanets & Aliens" to be presented in Potsdam More...

Coming this summer – public observing at the APO, the Venus transit, Curiosity on Mars, and more! See the Events page for more details More...

December 13, 2011: APO Vice President Carol Levy attended last month's launch of the Curiosity rover! More...

December 2, 2011: The APO After School Astronomy Program was a big success! More...

November 18, 2011: The Tupper Lake Planning Board has given their approval for Phase 1 of our project! More...

Venus Transit 2012

Update! Venus will cross over the face of the Sun on June 5. Join us June 4 for a lecture, and June 5 for observing. This will be the last transit of Venus until 2117, so you don't want to miss out! More info…

 Venus Transit 2004
Venus Transit 2004
"Black Holes"

Join us June 22 at the Wild Center for a screening and discussion of this episode from the Discovery Channel's "How the Universe Works". More info…

 Black Holes - click for more info
Mars in 3-D

Dr. Ken Kremer will show off some of his amazing 3-D photos of Mars at the Wild Center July 13 & 14. More info…

 Mars in 3-D - click for more info
APO: The Movie
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May Constellation of the Month: Boötes, the Herdsman
 
  • Annular Eclipse - May 20
    		•  Info – Images
     
  • Saturn in Virgo
    		•  Info – Images
     
  • Venus Transit in June
    		•  Info – Images
     
  • Audio Tour of May Sky
    		•  Sky & Telescope.com
    Information links to Wikipedia & other web sites; Image search by Google
    Previous Constellations of the Month
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