I know they are cheaper by the dozen, but I only needed one. Plus technologies are a changing. Anything you can uses is out of date! Bob

Great article! I have been hooked since John Richmond showed me a pair of PVS-7’s at ECSP. I purchased a pair of PVS-7s Gen 3’s from a friend who deals with military surplus ~ $1800, Bino view, green

Thanks Stu I hope to attend, weather and Covid has stop me for the last few. Bob Beuerlein

Beautiful shot Jim! Bob

I agree with Jeff, I have used the SkyWatch Star Adventure and my Lunt 50MM HA solar scope and dual mounted a small 70MM refractor with a solar funnel. That system worked great for the solar eclipse.

SORRY NOT ME! I will be out of town. Bob

Is there a Zoom link for the meeting tonight? George With the projected weather and temperatures for the JRSPSP, I do not think I will make it. Have a great time and I hope the weather forecast is wro

Is the parking FREE, RESERVED and CLOSE to the setup area. Bob To: BackBayAstro@groups.io Subject: [BackBayAstro] IOMN at ODU We have received new information about the times for the International Obs

Hello Stu I plan on attending SRSP, looking for how many others from BBAA we should be looking for. Bob Beuerlein

You are reading the general viewing, not during the SRSP dates. Weather depending, you should be able to park on the field with your equipment. In the past, the field has become muddy and parking was

Preaching to the choir! I had mine done 2 years ago, And I agree, what a different. White now, used to look beige and dimmer, in comparison I was amazed how some people (mostly younger) could walk aro

Yeah! I reported that is was a go at the last BBAA and SkyWatcher meeting. I have had a RV reservation for several months. Just waiting to register for the star party. Looking forward to seeing you an

Isn’t that why they have the big Deflector Dish on the Enterprise? Bob

Good to hear you made it. What an adventure! But at least the major damage was only to nerves, follow by wallet. I did like the read. Can’t wait to see how you organize the Astronomy clubs out there!

Since y’all started talking about me. Yes, I had cataract surgery, what a difference! I had a detached retina 2003 in my left eye that acerbated the forming of cataracts in that (my dominate) left eye

"Astronomy" Mag. Dec. 2020, pg. 58. Glenn Chaple article on "Astronomy Guides; Readers Picks" gave George Reynolds of Back Bay Amateur Astronomers a plug for recommending "Turn Left at Orion" by Guy C

WOW! WOW! Bob

Thanks for the History lesson. I never knew of the beginning of the NGC. You presented a clear and complete summary of many past amateur astronomers that we are privileged to have their shoulders to s

Very interesting! I wonder where they were to get 212 hours of cloud free night viewing. I do not think I seen that much time clear this year. Maybe it was a multi-year image? Bob

Wow! Looks like a great scope! Can’t wait to see it and thru it at ECSP. Bob