The weather improved as the week wore on setting up a classic if cool night for the eclipse. I had to fix my tire in the afternoon before heading to my observing location due to a nail through the tre

Oh you have to be kidding....................................is it Beaver Blood, Moon? or Beaver, Blood Moon?? or Beaver, Blood, Moon???

I have been looking around me for a spot to observe the total lunar eclipse on the 8th and wanted to let everyone know about a location I have found. The Deep Creek Park in Chesapeake has a path entra

This is the link to sign the petition to stop this project: https://chng.it/5RLYSJ2GJc They are hoping to get 500 signatures to reach the next goal. Another thing you can do is suggest that if the pro

I was doing a bit of reading the other day after observing the sun in the early morning hours. Frequently, using a Herschel Wedge, I am able to see granulation in the photosphere of the sun. While doi

As is normal, Mars is proving to be a difficult planet. This year it seems it will not present a very big disc though it is riding high in the sky. I had to wait until 2300 to be able to attempt to do

Jupiter was fairly boring so off to the moon tonight. Seeing is quite good. The most interesting feature tonight are the Gruithuisen Domes located in the Imbrium basin a bit west of Sinus Iridium. The

Had an amazing night yesterday at the Chesapeake Public Library for Planets and Potables. George, Shawn, Sandy, and I (with my sister who I dragged out with me) set up our scopes. After some clearing

If you want to see the Wilson effect clearly this morning is a good opportunity as several sunspots are rolling on or off the limb. There is a pair that is excellent for this effect rolling off. The W

Here's a quick shot I just took showing the Wilson effect around craters near the limb. I don't know if it'll show on this reduced file. Kent

After the program at the Chesapeake Planetarium Thursday night 85 people were treated to views of Saturn through the Celestron C-14 and the Moon through Mark O's 4" Tele Vue refractor. It's funny to s

Tonight is the monthly club meeting and the annual elections! Please make sure you participate either online or in-person if you are available. Club members will be voting on a new president and secre

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Late at night around 2330 Mars and the moon will have a close pass. No occultation here but should be a good view so close. Dec 7th

I had a great time at my first Staunton River Star Party this past week. We had clear skies four days, and had a lot of fun chasing those double stars, star clusters, nebulas, and galaxies. BBAA had a

This Saturday Night – 22 Oct – is the next open observing session at York River State Park. Since the last night hike of the season was in September, this is not an outreach event (it will not be post

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To Go or Not To Go? Despite both the positive CSC & the Wakefield NOAA office forecast – it’s still cloudy. Looking at the composite visible satellite image at 1851Z: (https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov

This Saturday Night – 29 Oct – is the next open observing session at York River State Park. Since the last night hike of the season was in September, this is not an outreach event (it will not be post

This Saturday Night – 29 Oct – is the next open observing session at York River State Park. Since the last night hike of the season was in September, this is not an outreach event (it will not be post