Hey George, Yes, I've talked to AstroBuddies that had heard I'd retired and dropped out of astronomy altogether. I'm just waiting for the pandemic to finish its death march. I have two local

Bird, It's great to hear from you after a long time! So the reports of your demise are premature? We hope to see you at a future BBAA meeting or outreach event. (Man, I sure miss "Yuri's Night" at

I didn't know you got rain in Arizona. I picture it as desert. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)

Shawn, Only 7 people have responded so far, and three of them were back in the fall of 2021, so maybe you'd better touch base with them. I hope they are still interested. All, We need more folks to

Chuck, I'm glad you are not getting TOO involved! When are you going to running for governor of Colorado? George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia Back Bay

That old adage - no good deed goes unpunished:-) Your going to be working harder in retirement than you did the last 5 years! Going to be over in Larkspur next week, might head over the hill your way

As we discussed at the last meeting we are waiting until May 22nd for everyone who is interested in participating in the Solar Filter Workshop database: https://groups.io/g/BackBayAstro/table?id=33343

Hey Chuck congrats. I know you'll do great.

Thanks Chuck! Of course in my area, one can only appreciate the irony. A whole article about summer globulars from a place where summer observing is mostly non-existent. I can write the daily

Hello Kent, Hope you are well. Beautiful telescope!! Would not mind taking a look at some planets through that, must be outstanding. I still remember that one night where everything was perfect

Ted, my notes from 2013 mention the same, the UHC (in my case the Orion UltraBlock) was better than the OIII. I figured I might have a chance with the OIII Type 3 but no such luck.

Kent, We have ATVs instead of a walker. Karen rides the fence lines looking for antlers. I am hoping to get set up with four Orion Intelliscopes up on our observatory pad and provide hands

Great Article Master Ted! v/r Chuck Jagow Interim President – Dark Skies of The Wet Mountain Valley Member - Back Bay Amateur Astronomers Member – Colorado Springs Astronomy

My, that’s a long one. v/r Chuck Jagow Interim President – Dark Skies of The Wet Mountain Valley Member - Back Bay Amateur Astronomers Member – Colorado Springs Astronomy

It was bound to happen Chuck. (The willing horse pulls the wagon). Congratulations! I’m sure you’ll be great at it. And good luck with that Dark Skies Tourism office. Exciting stuff. Keep us

ARO 180 might be better known as Abell 39. I also tried it from Virginia Beach skies (in the 18-inch) without success. Even with the 30-inch in 21.5 skies it’s a bit difficult. My notes say

I rolled out the 16" f/6 last night in the very light polluted skies of Virginia Beach. Have any of you seen the illusive planetary nebula NGC 4361 in Corvus? It's an easy target with large

They couldn't have picked a better person for the job. How impressive is that, the Governor of Colorado calling you. PS. At the rate you're going with all those activities, when you build that

Congratulations Mr. President! I forget who said promotions come fast in volunteer organizations. Good luck with it. Roy

Kent, I know I swore to NOT get too involved so I could concentrate on building our observatory and getting some cool deep sky images. But damned if it didn’t happen anyway. They made me a