New England clouds (with a splash of drizzle) have shut down the Westport Observatory tonight, 12/10. No star party this evening — the universe is on rain delay.

See you next Wednesday for our Weekly Wednesday Star Party! 🤞✨ https://was-ct.org/

#WestportObservatory #Astronomy #StarParty #WeatherDelay #CloudySkies #WAS #WestportCT

🌟 Giving Tuesday is almost here — help keep science local!

The Westport Observatory gets zero town, state, or federal funding, and this is our only public fundraiser of the year. Even a little (sofa-change counts!) helps us upgrade our classroom into a media-ready “Studio Observatory.” Every dollar stays in our community. Donate today! https://was-ct.org/donate/

#GivingTuesday #SupportScience #Astronomy WestportObservatory #WestportCT

The Lemmon in the Sky, Wild Aurora & More!

The November Field of View newsletter is live! This month: Comet Lemmon blazing through the sky, coast-to-coast auroras, jaw-dropping photos from our members and friends, and much more from the Westport Astronomical Society.

Check it out 👉 https://mailchi.mp/was-ct/fov_november-2025

#Aurora #CometLemmon #Astronomy #WestportCT #WestportObservatory #WestportAstronomicalSociety #SpaceWeather #NightSky #StrayPhotons #Astrophotography #Astrodon

Maman bakery opens in Westport, bringing French café experience

By Gretchen Webster Maman GM Petagaye McLaughlin, left, and marketing director Andrea Szot – Photo Gretchen WEbster The New York French café and bakery scene has come to Westport this fall.  The Maman baker…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Breakfast #Frenchbreakfast #breakfast #francais #france #French #frenchbreakfast #westportct
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2357737/maman-bakery-opens-in-westport-bringing-french-cafe-experience/

The USGS seismic detectors at the Westport Observatory picked up the M6.5 earthquake this morning at 8:38 AM ET, just east of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe — 1,832 miles from Westport.

This quake is not related to Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, now tracking toward Jamaica.

#Earthquake #Seismology #USGS #WestportObservatory #Guadeloupe #WestportCT

📡 This Tuesday, Sept 16 (10am–2pm), the Westport Observatory (K1WAS) joins a major emergency drill organized by the Trumbull & Aspetuck Health Districts. Local EMS, Red Cross, SART & 5 hospitals team up — with CT-ARES ham radio operators keeping comms flowing! 🚨🚑

#K1WAS #CTARES #EmergencyPreparedness #WestportCT #RedCross #SART

🚀 Big news from the Observatory orbit! Our talented new board member & assistant treasurer Serena Diamond is featured in Westport Lifestyles “Westport’s Next Gen.” 🌟 Check it out here: https://citylifestyle.com/articles/westports-next-gen

#WestportObservatory #NextGen #CommunityStars #WestportCT #WestportLifestyle

Harvest Restaurant to reopen with Mediterranean concept

By Gretchen Webster Kleber Siguenza – Photo Gretchen Webster WESTPORT–Harvest Restaurant, a mainstay at 36 Railroad Place in Saugatuck for over a decade, has closed. But not for good, according to one of i…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #Mediterranean #mediterraneanfood #Saugatuck #westportct
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2246736/harvest-restaurant-to-reopen-with-mediterranean-concept/

The August edition of our Field of View newsletter is here!

Catch up on all things WAS: upcoming talks, member astrophotography, star parties, and observatory news.

Read it here: https://mailchi.mp/was-ct/fov_august_2025

#WestportObservatory #WestportCT #Astronomy #AmateurAstronomy #AstronomyNews #astrophotography #StarParty #FieldOfView #Astrodon