The sun has been quite good the past two days. It has about everything you could want right now as the solar cycle deepens. There are excellent proms filaments and sunspots.

FYI ... To All, The Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) was planned for April 9-10. Unfortunately, this is once again cancelled. Here is what Ed Siemann wrote in an email. Siemann is Executive Director f

Got up early again this morning to continue my experiment with High ISO and short duration exposures. My target this time was to get both the Trifid and Lagoon Nebulas into the same shot. I made it ou

Remember to RSVP on the event on the calendar. Sunset is six o'clock, so plan accordingly. Next month we'll have to deal with (ugh!) Daylight Saving Time. Brian Lafitte, if you get this message, we wi

Robert Hitt has invited our club to partner with him for the total lunar eclipse on the May 15th. We're interested in participating in the event mentioned below at the same time with NASA but the plan

There are at least 6 small sunspots and one large on March 4, 2022, in white light. There is also considerable activity in H-alpha light.

Back on February 16 I wrote about some of my first star atlases. Unknown to me at the time the April 2022 issue of Astronomy Magazine has an article dedicated to that very subject. Norton's Star Atlas

A fellow, Chris Stopka, captured this image out here in Colorado night before last. One day prior New Moon. Thought I would share. v/r Chuck Jagow Member – Dark Skies of The Wet Mountain Valley Member

Beautiful evening last night. I gave up a good imaging evening to have a local youth group over to do an outreach program. I had about 20 young adults and 5 or so counselors in the back 40. Opened up

Last night from home I observed my first 3 objects for the Astronomical League's Planetary Nebula program. My Sky Quality meter showed 18.8 - 18.9. It seemed to be getting better as evening wore on. B

Ted Forte mentioned how BBAA “leads the pack” in planning the Astronomical League PN nebula program and also leads the pack in those who have completed the program. I thought it would be interesting h

Jeff Goldstein is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Here’s the ZOOM link: Join Zoom Meeting https://vccs.zoom.us/j/96840800899 Meeting ID: 968 4080 0899 Topic: BBAA Time: Mar 3, 2022 07:30 PM

Congratulations to the BBAA members who were recognized in the most recent issue of the Astronomical League's quarterly newsletter, The Reflector! 1. International Observe the Moon Night Award: Thomas

So I decided to set up yesterday afternoon to try to catch a few photons in the early morning and try out a new technique I’ve been reading about. Rather than using low ISO and long exposure times, I

There are several prominence today, one fair large and detailed. Looks like two sunspots and a bit of a hot region between them. There are several filaments on the face of the sun. The large prom is q

Page2 32- 33 of the April edition of Sky & Telescope contains a nod to NSU’s RRRT telescope at Fan Mountain. I don’t know how many current BBAA members are aware of the large part the BBAA played in m

Tonight was the first time I was able to look at a solar system object, the moon, through Kent's new six inch refractor. It did not disappoint. It is an outrageous lunar scope. Can't wait to see the p

Just an update report. New members may be unaware that the Astronomical League’s Planetary Nebula Program was created by the BBAA. (Approved in 2006). I have been the coordinator of the program since

Managed to get some time in on M105 and its companions last night. Finished up about midnight just as the moon came up. Cheers Ian M105

There’s another awesome prominence on the eastern limb in H-alpha light. Unfortunately only a sole sunspot in white light.