Myself and one or two others are planning a trip to the Salome Emergency Airfield, clouds permitting, this Thursday through Sunday (19th – 22nd). The 7 day cloud forecast is favorable at this point. I

Hi, This is an image of NGC 1999. It is an emission nebula about 1,500 light years away in the constellation Orion. It has a reflection nebula in the center sometimes referred to as the Pawn or Keyhol

The average low temperatures for February in the Phoenix metro area is 49° F. February 20st is a new moon with Astronomical dusk at 7:40 pm and Astronomical dawn at 05:43 am, giving us 9:57 hours of i

What’s Up? – Some astronomical events of note for this month. Here we make note of some interesting astronomical occurrences for the month that are visible from the Phoenix Metro area. Events we are o

I am new to Arizona and am a little suprised by the cold weather. I would appreciate any ideas for cold weather preparation for a Meade LX90 8 inch. SCT Dew shield ? Hair dryer for eyepieces ? Lymax S

Hi, This is an image of NGC 1055. It is an edge-on spiral galaxy about 52 million light years away in the constellation Cetus. It is a binary system together with the bright spiral galaxy M77 (NGC 106

Imaged with a Sky-Watcher 100mm ED Triplet and ASI2600MC Pro at -15C using a L-eNhance filter within the Phoenix city limits - Bortle 8+. A Losmandy G11G mount was used. Thirty three, 6 minute Light s

Hi, This is an image of the Horsehead nebula captured and processed in the SHO and HOO narrowband palette. It is about 1,500 light years away in the constellation Orion. The nebula is located just to

Hi, This is an image of NGC 1365, also known as the Great Barred Spiral Galaxy. It is a barred spiral galaxy about 60 million light years away in the constellation Fornax. It is the dominant member of

Hi, This is an image of M88. It is a spiral galaxy about 50 million light years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. Its galactic core contains a super massive black hole about 100 million times

Is there anyone going to Picketpost this Saturday? Looks like a nice clear & cold night. Don S Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device

Greetings, astronomy enthusiasts, You are invited to attend in person, or via zoom, to hear Dr. James Jackman's talk titled: Looking Forward and Back to Bridge the UV Gap: Testing Stellar Flare Models

Hi guys, I had planned on replacing metal tripod legs with a set of wood ones from a different mount. I started this project a couple years ago and I am not going to finish it. I am decluttering my li

I'm currently considering getting a Celestron NexStar 6SE. I'm open to the idea of purchasing a used one if in good condition. Email me at jty.Astro@... if you have one you are interested at selling f

Is anyone out there (besides me) trying to calculate positions for C/2022 E3 (Zwicky) for Jan/Feb. This is the so-called “Green Comet” (I think…). I use TheSkyX Pro which downloads the Orbital Element

Apologies, but the swap meet is happening in February, not January. The meeting will begin at 7:30. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Tom Mozdzen <tjmozdzen@...> Date: Wed, Jan 11, 2023 at

Greetings, astronomy enthusiasts, The January 20, 2023 East Valley Astronomy Club Meeting will begin at 7:45 PM. For those who are interested, a Swap Meet will start at 7:00 PM and conclude promptly b

Mike, Thanks for this comet occultation reminder. And earlier tonight, there’s a Didymos occultation of a 12.9-mag. star visible from s.w. Canada (see 2nd attached file), but the cloud forecast for it

Hi All, Question for anyone who uses ASIair . . . I just downloaded the latest firmware update. It immediately killed the WiFi strength and download speeds. It now takes 3 to 5 minutes for one 30-seco

What’s Up? – Some astronomical events of note for this month. Here we make note of some interesting astronomical occurrences for the month that are visible from the Phoenix Metro area. Events we are o