The sun has it all today in spades. Proms, flares, huge sunspots. and filaments. Best I have seen in ages GO LOOK

There are two large sunspots near the eastern limb and three smaller ones on the meridian. It's about time we have some activity. There is also a fairly large prominence on the eastern limb in H-alpha

November 20, 2020 Telescope fitted with a solar filter:: Look for a fairly large sunspot on the solar meridian. You'll probably need about 20x to see it. Telescope with a H-Alpha filter: A large promi

Spent the last couple of (rather cool) nights on NGC1491 an emission nebula in Perseus. Cheers Ian NGC1491

Upon further research and examination I think I need to clarify statement about observing the bubble nebula the other night. Kent and I did indeed see a small part of it but I was fooled into the clas

Is anyone planning on going to Coprnland tonight to try to see the Leonid Meteor Shower? George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia Back Bay Amateur Astronomers

A crisp clear cool night last night. Guiding/seeing was a little funky but I did some time on NGC1333 a wonderful little reflection nebula in Perseus. Cheers Ian NGC1333

The place is closing in a couple of weeks. There would be some draw backs for a speculative future ECSP even if KOA would go along with it (not guaranteed at all) and if Kent wanted to even do it, esp

I am surprised Kent has not files a report from last night's observing and old folks week. I had booked a night down in Coinjock at the KOA. Monday looked a sure bet for weather and I figured that no

You can fill in the gaps

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Hi folks, I'm upgrading to a higher-end mount and wanted to give my BBAA friends a first shot at my old mount before I list it on Craigslist/Offer-up. I'm selling as a bundle my SkyView Pro mount (299

In order, oldest to youngest ABC A has its circular rim broken by B, so A must predate B. Now B and C are a bit harder. All the craters are circular. B's ring, though, appears to be truncated or flatt

What is the order of creation oldest to youngest?

I broke my controller (don't ask me how) Does anyone have an Autostar controller they'd like to give me or trade for cash? Thank you, Carpe Noctem Bill McLean

Hi folks, I need some help. Is there anyone out there who is good at collimation, especially the secondary mirror? I bought a nice used 8" dob for my daughter-in-law and it was pretty dirty so I took

Mars looked very good Monday night. I was even able to use up to the 1.6mm Vixen eyepiece with the 4 inch in order to get a very fine, sharp, view of the red planet. Mars was very clear around 7 to 9

Here's one of M45 the Pleiades or the Seven Sisters. I spent time on this visually with my refractor the previous night. A picture can never capture just how beautiful it looks in a scope. Still us ph

Our monthly BBAA meeting is tonight, and there is no reason we can't have maximum attendance, since you don't even need to leave home to attend! Until TCC is open and available, we are continuing onli

There are one large and one medium-sized sunspots on the sun, both on the SE limb of the sun visible at about 20x through properly filtered telescopes. Don't expect much in H-alpha light but at least