Hey Kent, glad you got the big gun out last night. Did you have a look at the Rosette Nebula? Seeing was a little ugly here so I had to ride herd on the guide scope all night but still got a decent im

Those of you who know me, I'm not one to get up at the crack of dawn to look at a dim comet. Well, I've done it twice. I saw it last Wednesday in a 5" refractor and this morning at 3:00 am in the 25".

My intention of setting of the 25" in my light-polluted sky early in the early evening was to get up later to view Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF). I spent some time observing some obvious deep sky objects. It

There is a nice selection of features on the sun today in white light. I was observing with my Herschel Wedge and things look good despite the high clouds. Lots of pores, several spots and one very go

https://www.mps.mpg.de/5742487/wilson-depression

For those who were wondering, the sunspot is easily naked eye again today.

The comet is undergoing change https://spaceweather.com/

And we have clouds....................................... Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF

Confirmed a small C class flare took place when I saw it. It is calming down now. One sunspot is so large it is an easy naked eye sunspot using a #14 welder's glass.

Was up at 0300 to look at the comet now close to Bootes. It was quite cold but very clear at 26 degrees. The 4 inch scope had been left out all evening from an earlier observing session Sunday night.

Nice night last night albeit a bit chilly. I got some time on NGC2264 sometimes called the Fox Fur Nebula. This is a really interesting area in Monoceros. Taken in Halpha. Can you see the fox? Cheers

Sunday night and Monday morning are the only openings this week so here we go! Coffee anyone?? I saw it a month ago so it will be interesting to see how it looks now. 26 degrees predicted.

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I received today a couple of new to me guides to double stars and find them an interesting offering. Agnes Clarke, a Norwegian observer, has authored two editions and a couple of versions of her serie

One of the fun clusters in a small scope. It is dominated by the central red star which hides most of the cluster. When you get there you think "where is the cluster"? You need to find the right power

Tonight's 1/14/23 Skywatch has been CANCELLED due to adverse weather conditions. The forecast and the Clear Sky Chart predict total cloud cover all night and through midmorning on Sunday George Reynol

This is not going to be the predicted easy cake walk many are thinking. There is no good moon phase coincident with a good evening location. Unfortunately when it gets high in the sky in Auriga the mo

I received the email below regarding the James Rivers State Park star party. Several of our club members attended this in 2021 and had a great time - very good skies. Much more "rustic" (i.e. no cafe

York River State Park Observation Dates 2023 Saturday, around sunset: January 21 February 18 March 18 April 22 May 20 June 17 July 15 August 19 September 16 October 14 November 11 December 9 Carpe Noc

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