Hello fellow Astronomers, This is just a heads up about the June 2022 meeting of Heart of the Valley Astronomers. Also, don't forget that our June meeting will be in person. It's been a looong time si

This month, the Eugene Astronomical Society has decided to devote our meeting time to discussing the upcoming Dexter Star Party, among other things. And we're going to be talking about it in person! C

Hello fellow Astronomers, Cloudy nights have been the norm. Let's hope the weather quiets down and allows us some clear nights to observe faint fuzzies and other wonders of the universe. Agenda: Heart

Hi all astronomers, Just a reminder that this month's virtual star party is tomorrow, May 6 at 8 pm (I had that wrong in an earlier message). You can sign up here: https://apm.activecommunities.com/co

Hi Wayne (and any others, Fortuitous circumstance that you shoud write. I registered with the COrvallis Parks and Rec and was informed that an account was set up. But I don’t know what I should do to

Hi all astronomers, This month's virtual star party is this Friday, May 8 at 6 pm. I will be showing all sorts of galaxies, clusters and maybe even a nebula or two. If you have a favorite object we ca

Good evening! If you're reading this, I'm at the April meeting of the Eugene Astronomical Society. We're gathering in person this month, but we know not everyone is willing or able to attend. Don't de

You won’t want to miss the March Eugene Astronomical Society meeting this Thursday night! Our speaker this month is the International Dark Sky Society's Bill Kowalik, giving a very important talk abou

Celestron 9.25' SCT. F10, Advanced Series GT Telescope. Go To Software: "The Sky L1". Finder scope, 1.25' Star Diagonal, Lens Cap and Dew Shield. Tetrad Reflex sight and Orion Lasermate Deluxe alignme

Hello fellow Astronomers, I sent out an informational email a while ago announcing that we'll have a guest speaker for our April 2022 monthly meeting. So, our April meeting will be a bit different tha

It's galaxy season! Come to this month's Virtual Star Party to see all sorts of galaxies. Of course, we will look at some nebula and clusters, as well as any of your own favorites. For more informatio

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g3-strong-geomagnetic-storm-watch-now-effect-31-march-2022 A G3 (Strong) geomagnetic storm watch is now in effect for 31 March, 2022. A second, faster Coronal Mass Eject

Hello fellow Astronomers, We've got a special treat in store for the HVA April monthly meeting. Dr. Samantha Lawler will be presenting on the topic of the impact of mega constellations of satellites o

A big thank you again to Bill Kowalik and his wife for giving us so much information on light pollution, and great advice on what we can do to combat it, both as individuals and as a group. You can wa

Around the Spring Equinox, March 20, 2022, all the Messier objects can be observed in one long session. More or less 7 to 10 days before and after the equinox should allow enough dark time to accompli

Hello fellow Astronomers, Meredith contacted me through our website email. She has inherited a telescope from her late father and she would like to sell it. It is a Celestron NexStar 6SE and she is as

Hi all astronomers, Time for another virtual star party. I will be showing all sorts of celestial delights - galaxies, nebula, clusters, comets, etc. along with any of your own favorites. Corvallis Pa

Hello fellow Astronomers, Agenda: Heart of the Valley Astronomers March Monthly meeting on March 8, 2022 at 7 pm Announcements: HVA club related business Updates: The usual star party and Astronomy cl

Good morning! Here is the link to Mel's wonderful talk on asteroid impacts at the Eugene Astronomical Society meeting this past Thursday. https://youtu.be/nSY-CmBN2eA See you at the next meeting on Ma

It's that time! Thursday night, we have Eugene Astronomical Society's Mel Bartels sharing his talk, “Asteroid Impacts: What Are the Chances?” In his own words: Asteroid impacts are the stuff of movies