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A new poll has been created: BBAA paying club members. Please read this post and the attachments and submit your vote here. Alternatively you can email the club president or text him. Thank you. https
A new poll has been created: BBAA paying club members. Please read this post and the attachments and submit your vote here. Alternatively you can email the club president or text him. Thank you. https://groups.io/g/BackBayAstro/message/55311 1. Yes - Accept all changes submitted 2. No - Reject all changes submitted Click Here To Vote Do not reply to this message to vote in the poll. You can vote in polls only through the group's website.
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Shawn Loescher
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Boardwalk Astronomy (Yay!)
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Hey, everyone! Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 30th is our first scheduled Boardwalk Astronomy night for this year. Plan to be there, and pray that it doesn't rain. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassa
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Hey, everyone! Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 30th is our first scheduled Boardwalk Astronomy night for this year. Plan to be there, and pray that it doesn't rain. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassa
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George Reynolds
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Annual BBAA Family Picnic
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The annual BBAA family picnic is scheduled for Saturday, July 15th from 11 am to about 3 pm, at Elizabeth River Park in Chesapeake. BBAA will furnish hot dogs, hamburgers, and buns. Others are welcome
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The annual BBAA family picnic is scheduled for Saturday, July 15th from 11 am to about 3 pm, at Elizabeth River Park in Chesapeake. BBAA will furnish hot dogs, hamburgers, and buns. Others are welcome
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George Reynolds
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Getting Ready for 2024 Eclipse
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I just made my reservation at Econo Lodge, Norwalk, Ohio for 7-9 April, 2024. There are several sites near there where I may be able to set up a telescope, and numerous roads in case I have to go some
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I just made my reservation at Econo Lodge, Norwalk, Ohio for 7-9 April, 2024. There are several sites near there where I may be able to set up a telescope, and numerous roads in case I have to go some
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George Reynolds
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Lord Ross' telescope
Here is the only picture I have seen showing the eyepiece placement.
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Here is the only picture I have seen showing the eyepiece placement.
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jimcoble2000
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Correction
The leviathan at Parsontown did have a secondary at 90 degrees. My mistake. It was Newtonian design.
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The leviathan at Parsontown did have a secondary at 90 degrees. My mistake. It was Newtonian design.
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jimcoble2000
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M 13 in Hercules
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M 13 in Hercules is visible at a descent hour. I have a challenge. Have you ever seen "The Propeller", aka "The Peace Sign" in M 13? They are 3 dark lanes that seem void of stars. Don't bother looking
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M 13 in Hercules is visible at a descent hour. I have a challenge. Have you ever seen "The Propeller", aka "The Peace Sign" in M 13? They are 3 dark lanes that seem void of stars. Don't bother looking
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Kent Blackwell
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Chesapeake Planetarium
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92 folks were signed up for Thursday night's May 25th program, Tour of the Planets at the Chesapeake Planetarium. We had some breaks in the clouds as the crowd exited the planetarium. Mark O. brought
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92 folks were signed up for Thursday night's May 25th program, Tour of the Planets at the Chesapeake Planetarium. We had some breaks in the clouds as the crowd exited the planetarium. Mark O. brought
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Kent Blackwell
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Garden Stars CANCELLED by NBG due to cloudy weather
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Norfolk Botanical Garden has cancelled tonight's scheduled Garden Stars event due to the adverse forecast of cloudy weather. Bummer! This is the third consecutive cancellation of Garden Stars. One of
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Norfolk Botanical Garden has cancelled tonight's scheduled Garden Stars event due to the adverse forecast of cloudy weather. Bummer! This is the third consecutive cancellation of Garden Stars. One of
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George Reynolds
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Garden Stars Thursday night
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Our next Garden Stars is tomorrow night at 2030. I see one definite (me) and three "maybes" in the RSVP for the event. Pray for clear skies. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South
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Our next Garden Stars is tomorrow night at 2030. I see one definite (me) and three "maybes" in the RSVP for the event. Pray for clear skies. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South
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George Reynolds
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Volunteers needed for Friday and Saturday
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We need some volunteers for the Friday Night Hike at Northwest River Park and for Saturday SUN Day at Elizabeth River Park on Saturday.. I will be out of town this weekend. So far, we have 1 "maybe" a
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We need some volunteers for the Friday Night Hike at Northwest River Park and for Saturday SUN Day at Elizabeth River Park on Saturday.. I will be out of town this weekend. So far, we have 1 "maybe" a
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George Reynolds
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Starlink TONIGHT
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Check Heavens Above for your location – this is for mine: …Roy DateSatelliteBrightnessStartHighest pointEnd(mag)TimeAltitudeAzimuthTimeAltitudeAzimuthTimeAltitudeAzimuth24 MaySTARLINK-301182.621:25:39
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Check Heavens Above for your location – this is for mine: …Roy DateSatelliteBrightnessStartHighest pointEnd(mag)TimeAltitudeAzimuthTimeAltitudeAzimuthTimeAltitudeAzimuth24 MaySTARLINK-301182.621:25:39
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Roy Diffrient
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NASA recorded livestream of Moon exploration webinar
I missed the live webinar yesterday, b ut is is available on this YouTube recording: NSN Webinar Series: Destination: Moon with Brian Day It is definitely worth watching, if you are a space nerd like
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I missed the live webinar yesterday, b ut is is available on this YouTube recording: NSN Webinar Series: Destination: Moon with Brian Day It is definitely worth watching, if you are a space nerd like
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George Reynolds
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June BBAA meeting at TCC
The June monthly meeting of the Back Bay Amateur Astronomers will be held in Room JC16 on the second floor of the science building, Tidewater Community College Virginia Beach campus at 7:30 pm Thursda
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The June monthly meeting of the Back Bay Amateur Astronomers will be held in Room JC16 on the second floor of the science building, Tidewater Community College Virginia Beach campus at 7:30 pm Thursda
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George Reynolds
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Omega Centauri
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It’s amazing what just a couple of degrees of altitude does for Omega Centauri. It’s an easy naked eye object from my backyard observatory. The attached is a hand-held cell phone image taken through t
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It’s amazing what just a couple of degrees of altitude does for Omega Centauri. It’s an easy naked eye object from my backyard observatory. The attached is a hand-held cell phone image taken through t
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OH BTW sunspot is 4 earth diameters
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That give you something to measure Roy. Do you concur?
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That give you something to measure Roy. Do you concur?
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jimcoble2000
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Interesting further observation
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Notice that with the sunspot progression path you can easily envisage the orientation of the solar equator. Now notice it is at an angle that I will bet is around........................wait for it. 2
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Notice that with the sunspot progression path you can easily envisage the orientation of the solar equator. Now notice it is at an angle that I will bet is around........................wait for it. 2
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jimcoble2000
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The sun today
Continued haze as Canada is not burnt out yet. There is one large bisected sunspot close to the equator and a smaller group on the opposite side. If you have been following the sun you may have notice
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Continued haze as Canada is not burnt out yet. There is one large bisected sunspot close to the equator and a smaller group on the opposite side. If you have been following the sun you may have notice
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jimcoble2000
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Sunday May 21, 2023
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The sky was clear, but smoke way off in western Canada is still giving the sky a milky look. I set up the Orion 14" Dobsonian, still not my favorite telescope, but it sets up easy, does not require a
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The sky was clear, but smoke way off in western Canada is still giving the sky a milky look. I set up the Orion 14" Dobsonian, still not my favorite telescope, but it sets up easy, does not require a
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Kent Blackwell
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FW:
Thanks to Kevin and Leah, both TCC Professors, for snapping this image of Omega Centauri! (from an automatic telescope with no eyepiece) Conditions were so bad, none of the others with larger scopes c
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Thanks to Kevin and Leah, both TCC Professors, for snapping this image of Omega Centauri! (from an automatic telescope with no eyepiece) Conditions were so bad, none of the others with larger scopes c
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Jeff Goldstein
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