Praise the Lord, I found the little box with my two Pentax lenses and my dew heater and heater straps! I had told some of you that it was missing since I last used it at the January Skywatch, and I wa

Mark, I don't understand the reference to railroad tracks. What does that have to do with observing the stars? George

Yeah, Stu, when I was young, I thought my parents were OLD in their 40s. Now that I am 75 (almost 76), I don't FEEL old -- except when I have to get up from sitting in a chair! BBAA member Bob Beuerle

Mark, I can identify with you about the eye problems and cataracts. My dominant left eye is the worst, but my right eye is also less sensitive than it once was. When my Granddaughters Samantha and Chl

Chloe and I arrived at the campground (Mattanock Town, in Suffolk) at 7:00 pm and set up telescopes: my ShortTube 80 refractor and Starblast 6i. After meeting the two leaders of the American Heritage

Ironically, although the Sun was hiding behind an overcast sky, and I was by myself, we had our second-largest attendance for Saturday SUNDay. We usually see a dozen or less people, but today 20 looke

Well, it looks like I am the "Lone Ranger" today at Elizabeth River Park. No matter, the sky is hazy, and the sun is barely visible. I went to the BBAA website and noticed an incorrect date for today'

Anyone coming? I am at Elizabeth River Park now for Saturday SUN Day. George

Friday night from 8 to 10 pm I will be instructing a group of American Heritage Girls and Trail Life Boys and their leaders, showing them the Moon and some constellations (whatever is visible with a b

Chesapeake is recognizing our volunteer efforts this week. We do Skywatch at Northwest River Park, Saturday "Sun" Day at Elizabeth River Park, and Kent and Shawn help with Chesapeake Planetarium when

It has been sunny all day here in Virginia Beach, but the Weather Channel, WAVY-TV10 weather, and the Clear Sky Chart are all predicting 90 cloud cover this evening and tonight. I have been planning o

Oh, by the way, Chuck, three times I tripped on the splayed legs of the table the 6i sits on. But rather than "curse the darkness", I decided to be more alert and watch where I step! Each time I think

Yeah, Jeff, I was "night-blind" in my right eye after looking at the almost-full Moon without a filter. (I was too lazy to screw in my Moon filter.) George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" fo

THANK YOU, Chuck, for the 6i. I still haven't decided its ultimate destination, but I am using it when I can. And thank you for the Sun Funnel, which I "borrowed" from you many, many years ago (with n

Thanks, Jonathan, for the link. Best wishes on your Urban observing list. Do you have a good way to log your observations? I use an Excel spreadsheet of my own making, with columns for Object number,

I must clarify how I finally got to NGC 3242. It was a combination of the Starblast 6i to get me in the right area, the binoculars to star-hop to its vicinity, but I finally SAW it in Samantha's 8-inc

I finally got the 100th object and the last one I was missing for the Astronomical League's Urban Program, NGC3242, The Ghost of Jupiter! I got in the ballpark with Chuck Jagow's Orion Starblast 6i, b

Very nice, Ian. I remember the first time I saw the triplet in my 10-inch Dob at the East Coast Star Party almost 20 years ago. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads

Bird, I can identify with your nicknames. I too am very nearsighted, and wore thick glasses until 9th grade, when I got contact lenses. My best friend and nextdoor neighbor "Butch" gave me several nic

Kent, In March 1970 I was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington, so I missed the East Coast eclipse. At that time I was also getting ready for my wedding in April to Miss Linda Montgomery. We are togeth