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AAARGH! I FORGOT Saturday's KAS session!
It's a good one and worth a view. Richard went over light pollution and Planispheres. Also, I did not know you can actually hear meteors on the radio? Commercial FM radio stations (87.5 to 108 MHz) pr
It's a good one and worth a view. Richard went over light pollution and Planispheres. Also, I did not know you can actually hear meteors on the radio? Commercial FM radio stations (87.5 to 108 MHz) pr
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Virginia State Parks' International Dark Sky Parks
As Bruce Powers spoke about at last Thursday BBAA general meeting, Virginia State Parks are embracing the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) standard for meeting the requirements to become Dark
As Bruce Powers spoke about at last Thursday BBAA general meeting, Virginia State Parks are embracing the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) standard for meeting the requirements to become Dark
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Jeffrey Thornton
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NASA Enters the Solar Atmosphere for the First Time, Bringing New Discoveries
For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere – the corona – and sampled particles and magnetic fields the
For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere – the corona – and sampled particles and magnetic fields the
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Jeffrey Thornton
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EarthSky's take on Comet Leonard
Some good photos and predictions on where it will be in the coming days. https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/comet-leonard-might-become-2021s-brightest-2022/
Some good photos and predictions on where it will be in the coming days. https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/comet-leonard-might-become-2021s-brightest-2022/
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Jeffrey Thornton
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GEORGIE JUNE SCHOLARSHIP RAFFLE for 2022 is live.
Tickets are available from any BBAA elected officer (including me) and will cost $10 each. The raffle will be held on April 7th, 2022 during the monthly club meeting which will take place at TCC Virgi
Tickets are available from any BBAA elected officer (including me) and will cost $10 each. The raffle will be held on April 7th, 2022 during the monthly club meeting which will take place at TCC Virgi
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Jeffrey Thornton
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BBAA Luncheon TODAY!
I look forward to it, after missing last years... Jeff
I look forward to it, after missing last years... Jeff
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Jeffrey Thornton
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Potential STEM outreach event
That mount is perfect! Just use the mounting plate and attach the PST scope to it and your in business. This scope is less than 5 pounds, so no counter weights are needed.
That mount is perfect! Just use the mounting plate and attach the PST scope to it and your in business. This scope is less than 5 pounds, so no counter weights are needed.
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Jeffrey Thornton
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Potential STEM outreach event
It does take some getting use to in order to view the prominence on the Sun. If you have a 1.25" eyepieces, it will work with this scope, but a barlow lens will not. The best EP I have found to use on
It does take some getting use to in order to view the prominence on the Sun. If you have a 1.25" eyepieces, it will work with this scope, but a barlow lens will not. The best EP I have found to use on
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Jeffrey Thornton
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Sun Report November 23 2021
No experience with the Lunt, other that to look through Mel's at the Saturday SUN day events. But with the Coronado PST, I am having much better success with swapping the 26mm EP that was in the case
No experience with the Lunt, other that to look through Mel's at the Saturday SUN day events. But with the Coronado PST, I am having much better success with swapping the 26mm EP that was in the case
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Jeffrey Thornton
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November 20 Saturday “SUN” day
Thanks for the information. It looked like the sun was cracking open... This was through the Coronado PST H-Alpha Telescope. The standard one opposed to the double stacked version. As I adjusted the t
Thanks for the information. It looked like the sun was cracking open... This was through the Coronado PST H-Alpha Telescope. The standard one opposed to the double stacked version. As I adjusted the t
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Jeffrey Thornton
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November 20 Saturday “SUN” day
We had around 10 guests show up to look through George Reynolds and the clubs’ telescopes. George had his trusty 80mm short tube Refractor Telescope fitted with a sun funnel and I had the 40mm Coronad
We had around 10 guests show up to look through George Reynolds and the clubs’ telescopes. George had his trusty 80mm short tube Refractor Telescope fitted with a sun funnel and I had the 40mm Coronad
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Jeffrey Thornton
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Watch for back-to-back Skywatch dates
I believe it's https://vccs.zoom.us/j/96840800899 Jeff Thornton
I believe it's https://vccs.zoom.us/j/96840800899 Jeff Thornton
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Jeffrey Thornton
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"Introduction to Amateur Astronomy" and online remote viewing session.
The Kalamazoo Astronomical Society is giving the lecture series "Introduction to Amateur Astronomy". This is a repeat of the one given last year, which I attended. Anyone wanting to know more about as
The Kalamazoo Astronomical Society is giving the lecture series "Introduction to Amateur Astronomy". This is a repeat of the one given last year, which I attended. Anyone wanting to know more about as
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Jeffrey Thornton
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The moon has landed at ODU
Great event at ODU last night.
Great event at ODU last night.
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Jeffrey Thornton
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Skywatch tonight!
Gabriel, I send you an email this morning. Did you get it? Jeff Thornton
Gabriel, I send you an email this morning. Did you get it? Jeff Thornton
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Back Bay Astronomers Boardwalk Astronomy
Sounds were also coming off this Nebula...
Sounds were also coming off this Nebula...
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Jeffrey Thornton
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Sunday night casual observing
Very nice. Your observation of Saturn moons got me searching on the Google machine and I came across this NASA website regarding Titan: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/saturn-moons/titan/overview/
Very nice. Your observation of Saturn moons got me searching on the Google machine and I came across this NASA website regarding Titan: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/saturn-moons/titan/overview/
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Jeffrey Thornton
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Intro. to Amateur Astronomy given by the Kalamazoo Astronomical Society president Richard Bell
Just an FYI. This is an email I received from Richard Bell regarding the Introduction to Astronomy course : Hello, Amateur Astronomers. Thanks to everyone that attended (or at least registered) for th
Just an FYI. This is an email I received from Richard Bell regarding the Introduction to Astronomy course : Hello, Amateur Astronomers. Thanks to everyone that attended (or at least registered) for th
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Jeffrey Thornton
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Sunspots
Again today!! Looked through both the Hydrogen-Alpha and white light telescopes. The sun is extremely active this morning!
Again today!! Looked through both the Hydrogen-Alpha and white light telescopes. The sun is extremely active this morning!
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Jeffrey Thornton
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Moon observing
Congratulations George!! I know you have been working on this for some time.
Congratulations George!! I know you have been working on this for some time.
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Jeffrey Thornton
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