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Messier 13, The Great Hercules Cluster
Orion Xt10g goto Dobsonian Alt/Azimuth ZWO 294 MC ZWO EAF focuser Optolong UV/IR cut filter Nexus 0.75x Focal Reducer and Coma Corrector. Here’s my globular cluster, M 13, The Great Hercules Cluster. This cluster has several hundred thousand stars grouped in a relatively small area about 145 light-years in diameter. M13’s star count is estimated to be as high as 500,000 stars!
Community questions demotion of Boston police official named to POST Commission
The demotion of Eddy Chrispin as a member of the high-level command staff at the Boston Police Department has been the talk of the town. Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox demoted Chrispin from deputy superintendent after Chrispin accepted a position on the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission, a police oversight board.
Attend meetings in Cambridge from July 18-25 about Matignon land, cookie shop, moth count
Attend meetings in Cambridge from July 18-25 about Matignon land, cookie shop, moth count. These are just some of the municipal meetings and civic events for the coming week. More are on the City Calendar and in the city’s Open Meetings Portal. Invitation to the Moth Ball. Cambridge Moth...
Attend meetings in Somerville from July 18-25 for real estate deal powering affordable homes
Attend meetings in Somerville from July 18-25 for real estate deal powering affordable homes. These are just some of the municipal meetings and civic events for the coming week. More are on the City of Somerville website. Low-income housing swap. Somerville Housing Authority, 4 p.m. Thursday. The authority takes the...
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville including Nice, A Fest, and Northbeast poetry
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville including Nice, A Fest, and Northbeast poetry. Summer Concert Series: Sho Humphries from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Palmer and John F. Kennedy streets, Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. The singer-songwriter has powerful ukulele playing and an emotive voice. Co-sponsored by Club Passim and the Berklee College of Music. Information is here.
‘City Splash’ Returns to the Charles
Photo Courtesy Artemisia Luk The Charles River Conservancy’s annual swim, ‘City Splash,’ returned on Saturday, July 13, to Fiedler Dock on the Charles River Esplanade. Pictured participants include top row, standing, left to right: Sen. Sal DiDomenico; Lonsdale Koester (CRC Board Chair); Simeen Ali Mohsen (CRC Board); Mary McCarthy (Department of Conservation and Recreation); Sen. Will Brownsberger; Matthew O’Malley (Vicinity); Cllr. Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler; and Rep. Jay Livingstone; bottom row, left to right: Nayeli Rodriguez (CRC Board); Laura Jasinski (CRC Executive Director); Cllr. Patricia Nolan; and Jen Mergel (Esplanade Association Executive Director).
Belmont woman says cat was shot with BB gun
BELMONT -- A Belmont woman is upset and scared after she says someone shot her cat with a BB gun.Pointing to the stitched wound on her cat, Akilah, Renee Tracy said, "once I opened it up, this silver shine just reflected back to me and my stomach just sunk. I knew immediately what it was."The two-year-old cat is still recovering, and skittish, after a terribly traumatizing incident right in their own Belmont neighborhood. Renee was in her yard last Thursday morning when her cat returned crying. He'd wandered off for just 10 minutes. "I noticed this wet spot on his forehead....
Spring Innovation Seed Grants Support 5 CFA Student Projects
After successfully piloting a seed grant program between Innovate@BU and the College of Fine Arts during the fall 2019 semester, five new seed grants have been awarded this spring to students developing creative projects and performances that include a social impact component. Learn more about the five supported projects below.
Today the Blue Line really bites due to fiery problems at Orient Heights
A transformer at Orient Heights on the Blue Line blew this afternoon, bringing firefighters running and trains to a halt. Boston firefighters responded around 5:50 p.m. and the MBTA shut down power in both directions. Firefighters then doused the flames. But delays due to problems related to the transformer continued through the evening; the T only announced at 9:15 p.m. that things were back to normal.
Boston launches city-wide free meals for kids until the end of summer
“In the summer, it's essential that every child in Boston has continued access to nutritious meals.”. Children across Boston can now eat for free at more than 30 sites across the city until the end of August. The Boston Summer Eats program, which started in 2017 to expand access to...
Boston police arrest two, seize firearms after pursuit
BOSTON — Two men were arrested and three firearms were recovered late Tuesday night after Boston Police responded to a person-with-a-gun call in Mattapan. At approximately 11:36 p.m., officers from District B-3 pursued Markeith Walton, 21, of Marlborough, and Robert Scott, 26, of Mattapan, following a report of armed individuals at 33 Stanton Street.
Traffic stop in Dorchester leads to fentanyl trafficking arrest, gun seizure
DORCHESTER — A routine check on an uninspected vehicle early Monday morning resulted in the arrest of a Dorchester man on multiple charges, including fentanyl trafficking and illegal possession of a firearm, according to Massachusetts State Police. Around 4:30 a.m. on June 24, Trooper Tim Moriarty of the SP-South...
Finalists Picked For 18th Invest In Others Awards
The Invest in Others Charitable Foundation announced 15 advisor finalists across five award categories, who will be honored at the 18th annual Invest in Others Awards on Sept. 19 at the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport. Combined, Invest in Others will be honoring 90 financial advisors this year. At...
The extreme heat is costing our economy
From the strain our air conditioners put on our wallets and our power grid, to the ripple effects across transportation networks, this extreme heat isn’t just dangerous to our health, it’s costing our economy. Hot temperatures over long periods of time can strain the electric grid, cause transportation...
‘Nervous doesn't begin to cut it': Harvard student prepares to address RNC
A student at Harvard University was getting ready to address the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee Wednesday. Shabbos Kestenbaum has been vocal about Harvard's handling of the fallout on campus after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack and Israel's subsequent war in Gaza. Kestenbaum, who identifies himself as a lifelong Democrat, says...
At this Bedford, Mass. pool, there's no swimming allowed
BEDFORD, Mass. — A leading research and development nonprofit,MITRE recently opened a 620,000-gallon water tank for testing marine robotics and other innovations for the "blue economy." "One of the main uses that we've had a lot of interest in is underwater autonomous robots," says Nick Rotker, chief blue tech...
Boston's Museum of Science opens new "Innovation: Earth" exhibit
BOSTON -- A brand-new exhibit opened up on Wednesday at the Museum of Science about our changing climate and the solutions to solve it. Innovation EarthWBZ's Jacob Wycoff was one of the first to tour the museum's "Innovation: Earth," part of their year-long "Earthshot" theme. It's a place where both kids and adults can learn and enjoy the exhibit."We want everyone to be very hopeful and to have a really positive outlook for the future," said Senior Exhibit Designer Dorian Juncewicz. This positive outlook comes from creative solutions -- something the museum highlights in lots of interactive ways. The cornerstone learning space...
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