We surely missed you, Gabriel. Thinking of theme parks when I was kid interested in stargazing adult used to ask if I wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up. Astronaut, I asked? I won't even ride a

Some of you know that I am a collector of binoculars, and I’ve been collecting all my life. I was in a thrift store last Saturday and came across a fine pair of Bausch & Lomb 7 x 35 Zephyr. These

Good for you, Ian, looking at the Moon instead of those DSOs. At IOMN last night Eddie Parris showed me an image he had taken of that same area, the Appenine Mountains, the Caucasus Mountains, with

Poor Gabriel! He couldn't attend International Observe the Moon NIght in Norfolk because he had to go to Walt Disney World! (I wish I had to be there!) George George Reynolds "Solar System

That sounds amazing! Sorry to have missed it.

We had a very successful two nights of observing the Moon and planets on the sidewalk in front of the Ted Constant Center (a.k.a. the Chartway Arena) for International Observe the Moon Nights. IOMN

I have been looking through the list of Astronomical League (A. L.) observing programs to decide what to do next. I recently finished the Outreach Award and the Lunar II program, and am ready to

Back Bay Amateur Astronomers were invited to set up telescopes next to a giant moon globe by an artist on display outside the Barrie Museum at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. Thousands showed

Since I’m not able to attend any of the observe the moon events, here’s the view of the moon I had Friday, taken from inside Hollywood Studios. Rise of the Resistance in the foreground.

We had a very good view of Kies Pi, a lunar volcanic dome last night at 250X. These subtle volcanic features are only seen at times of low illumination. They are almost always found on the margins of

I couldn't open the link you referenced. I have found the Lumicon comet filter is practically useless for most comets so I wouldn't consider it a necessity. I happened to stumble on its use for

I was going to RSVP on the website but I don't see the event on the calendar.

Sean, I will attend if weather looks favorable. I had registered for the week at the Staunton River star party and did not go because the forecast was bad for the entire week. Hopefully weather

I wish I could have been there, it looks like it was great fun and a mega event

Great event at ODU last night.

Thanks, great report Mark ... Cheers Ian

We had a very good view of Kies Pi, a lunar volcanic dome last night at 250X. These subtle volcanic features are only seen at times of low illumination. They are almost always found on the margins of

It appears to be working properly.

My guide camera has been on the fritz lately so I just got a new ASI290MM to replace it. tried it out on the refractor last night to see if it worked OK. Here's a snap of Jupiter and a look at the

James River State Park is hosting a star party on November 5-6. We are all welcome to attend. Here are the particulars: Website: