Last nightwas quite good. The temperatures were quite moderate and the seeing was if not perfect pretty good. The standout object last night was the double star Kappa Leo. Kent was not able to detect

Why nobody talking about 2023 Ring of Fire Solar Eclipse. I'll be in Roswell N.M Going to be a big party there, Anybody?? D.Carey

I had time at the end of the evening yesterday to observe the Crater Aristarchus and the plateau it sits on. Using the 5 inch with a 9mm orthoscopic eyepiece I could detect stripes of dark material on

The 93% full Moon was beautiful last night. Who saw it?

I believe, additionally, that this is the reason there are no pictures of Kent Blackwell prior to 1840 as exposure times were greater that one minute prior to the invention of the lens. This practical

The Petzval lens was designed in the 1840's as a fast focal ratio (f3.4) photographic portrait lens. 4 elements (two sets of spaced doublets), it could reduce portrait exposure times to less then a mi

Has anyone begun planning where they are going for the April 2024 Solar Eclipse? Robert

May you have a prominence birthday with a spotless week.

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A very pleasant evening last night. Jupiter and Venus were loverly. Spent some time on the moon. The eastern edge of Mare Imbrium was gorgeous. The terminator ran from Plato down the Apennines to Erat

A bit of follow up to my post and Kent's picture. I mentioned we observed asteroid Pallas, third largest asteroid in the solar system. f If you would like something out of the ordinary and available t

For those who wish to attend remotely: Topic: BBAA Monthly Meeting Time: Mar 2, 2023 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Every month on the First Thu, 3 occurrence(s) Mar 2, 2023 07:30 PM Apr 6, 202

Well after a promising start when it looked like the clouds were clearing, they really got going around 7 and I thought we were through but then in an hour or so things got fairly good. Seeing was fai

Enjoying a nice view of Jupiter in the same 35x field of view in the telescope in broad daylight. Sent from my iPhone 14

This Scottish Dark Sky Town Decided To Go Even Darker This Scottish Dark Sky Town Decided To Go Even Darker Moffat's annual experiment in switching off artificial lighting has had unexpected results.

It was a chilly, but pretty day Sunday. Unfortunately, the forecast was for clouds to roll in by 9:00 pm, an surely enough thin clouds did roll in. However, the sky was clear enough early on to view a

Poor night for observing but the best observation was a flight of white snow geese migrating back north after dark. The V shaped formation of pure white birds flying in the dark was worth the while.

Here is a picture sent by one of the surviving members of the family that started the observatory and built the scope. Long held behind the Iron curtain few know of this place where Einstein held his

Wow, another good day for prominences, two giant, tall, plume-like prominences resembling a water fountain.

Well another triumph for the weather men. What was supposed to be a clear night looked a lot cloudy to me. Things started out very poor during the day but sort of cleared around 4 in the afternoon. We