News Archives 2015
- July 19, 2015: The Wild Center invited the APO to participate in the grand opening of their Wild Walk on July 4th. APO members set up solar telescopes to observe the Sun, and had activities for kids of all ages. We also gave several presentations using their Planet Adirondack exhibit.
- May 20, 2015: Our office is moving! As of June 1st we will be in our new location at 36 High St (Inside the Knight of Columbus Building) in Tupper Lake. Our new office - within waking distance from our previous location - is larger, allowing us to offer a wider range of activities. Be sure to visit us after June 1st and check out our new home!
- April 21, 2015: Caroly Levy, Josh Thomas, and Megan Manson ran a booth for the APO at the Northeast Astronomy Forum at Rockland Community College. The photo above shows the happy trio with one of the displays in our booth.
- April 8, 2015: The APO has once again been selected to receieve a Stewart's Shops Holiday Match grant for $750. This money will be used to purchase materials and equipment for SUN-day on June 21st, our annual family event celebrating the sun. We will also use the money for our after school astronomy and scout programs. We greatly appreciate the continued support that Stewart's Shops has shown the APO.
- February 19, 2015: Lee Gaillard, and advisor to the APO board, has written three articles about astronomy that will appear in March, June, and September 2015 issues of Reflector Magazine, the quarterly publication of the Astronomical League.
- January 28, 2015: A group of Boy Scout Troop Leaders visited the APO on January 23rd as part of their leadership training. Marc Staves and Gordie Duval did some observing with the group, viewing the Orion nebula, the Pleiades, Jupiter, and the Andromeda galaxy. Marc, being an eagle scout himself, noted to the group that an eagle scout's project is really a lifetime effort, referring to the observatory as his latest endeavor. There was a lot of interest among the scout masters regarding future activities we could provide for scout troops. They were very appreciative of the work that was being done in Tupper Lake and surrounding areas.
- January 2, 2015: Michelle Clement wrote a blog post about the APO - "Extreme Stargazing Dark Skies & The APO." She gives a brief history of our project, and talks about some of the programs we have created and lighting issues we've had to deal with. Michelle is the Director of Destination Development for The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST).
