Bob, I am getting my stuff ready for the SRSP. I have never been there before. I am planning on taking food and cooking my meals on a propane camp stove. What amenities do they have there? Is there a

Today the large sunspot is still the show on the sun. Seeing this morning around 830 was fair to good (not great). The spot is extensive. Granulation was not easily visible due to the atmosphere. We h

It seems every day the sun is exciting, both in H-alpha light and white light. Attached is a white light picture I took at 2:15 pm 10/08/2022.

A new poll has been created: An amendment to the clubs constitution has been proposed and in order to change the document there needs to be a vote and a 30 day bulletin notice. We are following articl

Here is the zoom look for those who want to attend remotely. Richard Roberts is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: BBAA Monthly Meeting Time: Oct 6, 2022 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Ca

Tonight's Garden Stars event at Norfolk Botanical Garden has been CANCELLED due to inclement weather. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia Back Bay Amateu

Mr. Wallace Carter will not be in the office, so the point of contact in his absence is Rachel, Branch Manager of Portsmouth Library, 757-393-8502 ext 6518. Mr. Carter's email address is carterw@...,

So far, no one has RSVPd to sign up for International Observe the Moon Night (in the daytime) at Portsmouth Public Library this Saturday, 10/1/22 from about Noon to whenever you want to quit. I know t

Is there any member in the Tidewater area who is NOT planning to attend the Mars festival at ODU 14-16 October? If so, here is an opportunity for daytime outreach at First Landing State Park (f.k.a. S

Finally, a useful article by Jerry Oltion (Astronomy Workbench) in the November 2022 issue of Sky & Telescope. I've never liked those outdated "undercut" eyepiece barrels, even before they were consid

OMG If you have aa HA scope LOOK - Sh... stuff going on all over, several large flares and one lrg 1 is leaving the surface. Damn near 1/3 of surface showing signs of activity with one in the middle g

Hmm. Things started out OK, if not stellar (forgive the pun) but deteriorated into the worst seeing I have experienced in quite some time. I was looking at open clusters in anticipation of testing my

Oh about that launch. I saw it Saturday night from a dark sky (which hardly made a difference). I looked through a tree and for the life of me thought WTF is that?? It was like the best comet you have

Friday night was clear, with fairly good seeing. I observed with the 16” f/6, a rather tall telescope but one with good optics. Note sometimes I push the magnification on planetary nebulae. Planetarie

UFO, UAP, Surprise missile launch pic from YRSP, video on next email. From my cell phone.

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Appears to be a Falcon X launch that graced us last night ... photos compliments of my wife.

Hope springs eternal. We have an observing session coming up this Saturday at York River State Park. This is an open to the public event and the park stays open till we leave. I will make a go/no go w

One of my favorite open clusters taken last night - NGC457 or the Owl Cluster and yes I can see ET as well. Cheers Ian Owl Cluster

A huge prominence is on the northern limb of the sun. 9/23/22 at 11:00 am. Kent