Hi all, We have a special guest speaker for the August 2021 Heart of the Valley Astronomers meeting: Jared Males. Jared is going to give a talk on "Imaging Exoplanets and Searching for Life with the G

Hi Astronomers, Recently upgraded to another mount for star parties and such. Before I put it on Cloudy Nights for sale I though I would give you all a chance. The mount is 4.5 years old, bought it fo

Hi All, I just wondered if anyone has an extra or unused equatorial goto mount for sale or loan? I'm always learning and adjusting my gear as I try to progress in this hobby. :>) Regards, Andy Nowlen

STAR PARTY / STAR PARTY ! The girls scouts astronomy club, as part of a scout camp, is having an astronomy night on August 7 (SAT) The girls have had virtual meetings for a long while and perhaps have

Bernie is back! One of the Eugene Astronomical Society's most popular speakers is back for our July EAS meeting. Bernie Bopp will be teaching us all about neutrinos. But I'll let him tell you about it

Hi, During last night's meeting space dust was mentioned. My image of IC4604 shows a dust storm that is quite apparent. The triple star at the center lights this portion of the Rho Ophiucus nebula. Th

Hello, please add me to the new email group. Jack Standeven - Thanks

Hi Astronomers, The Heart of the Valley Astronomers July monthly meeting is almost upon us (Tuesday, July 13 at 7 pm via Zoom). The weather has been hot and dry but conducive to astronomical pursuits.

Hello fellow astronomers, I'd like to get some feedback on the following: Should we go back to in person meetings or stick with virtual meetings? The Heart of the Valley Astronomers Board of Directors

Hi, I have been working on my version of the Cave Nebula in Cephus. Sh2-155 apparently goes by several designations like many other objects. I observe the extensive presence of the dark clouds and bok

Okay, here are the results of our recent Heart of the Valley Astronomers elections. President - Mike Kristosik Vice President - Ted Haigh Treasurer - Tim Helland Secretary - Amy Baker Board members Jo

Hi Astronomers There will be a virtual star party this Friday at 9:00 PM. It is hosted by the Heart of the Valley Astronomers and Corvallis Parks and Rec. For this event we will be using telescopes in

Thursday night's EAS meeting video has been uploaded to YouTube. The video is unlisted, so it doesn't show up in a YouTube search, but anyone with the link can view it. Feel free to share with friends

A quick reminder that the meeting is TONIGHT! I usually give more reminders, but I was camping this week, so (thankfully) no cell service until last night. Great waterfall trails, though! Anyway, make

Last Wednesday I put out a note about the upcoming HVA monthly meeting. The focus of my post was about nominating folks to fill the four officer roles as well as folks to fill 4 HVA Board of Directors

It's that time again! The June meeting of the Eugene Astronomical Society will be held this coming Thursday, June 17th at 7:00 pm. The link to the Zoom meeting is highlighted below. This month we invi

We have nominations for the HVA Board, but we need your input. I'm attaching a link to the short SurveyMonkey ballot. It shouldn't take more than a few minutes to complete. Once you select a person fo

Hi Astronomers, The weather will get better, really it will. In the meantime, join us this Tuesday June 8 at 7 pm for our monthly meeting. Here is the agenda: Announcements - Nominations and voting pr

Greeting Astronomers, The Heart of the Valley Astronomers (HVA) June monthly meeting is coming up (June 8, 2021 at 7 pm). For the last few months I’ve been apprising you of what is on deck for our Jun

Hi Astronomers, Virtual Star Party this Friday, May 28 at 8:30 PM. I will be leading a tour of the universe using a telescope to show live views of the cosmos. I have a list of cool objects and am hap