3:15 pm Wednesday February 17th "What We Know and Don't Know About Dark Matter in the Universe" Dr. Lilya Williams, University of Minnesota Meeting ID 87132485582 Passcode 530551 https://uwlax-edu.zoo

This is our weekend for observing but we will NOT be going out. We are still making arrangements for the driveway to be cleared. See what you can from your homes to night, it should clear off. Orion's

Greetings Fellow Astronomers I would like to share two upcoming online events with their links for February , https://iheartpluto.org https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/landing/watch-online The V

I am currently deep into the AL double star observing list, and just came across this very helpful information on the web, entitled “Finder Charts for ‘Difficult Doubles’ on the A.L. Double Star List”

Attached is a a link for the star parties held by Explore Scientific . I have sat thru approximately 25 of the online presentations and always seem to have taken something from them. if you have quest

We will hold a Zoom meeting tomorrow night (Wednesday) at 7:15PM. I'll send a link to members. If you are not a member but would like to tag along, send a message to laxastro and I'll get you one. Tha

We got an unexpected clear sky this evening! I decided I would take on Phil Harrington's February Observing Challenge and try to spot the Planetary Nebula NGC 2438 located visually inside the open clu

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Sky Sights Watch for a waning crescent Moon near the red giant star Antares from February 5-7. Antares translated means “rival of Mars.” Antares is even larger than the orbital diameter of Mars, which

If your up for some traveling to observe, See the attached International Dark Sky listing https://www.darksky.org/our-work/conservation/idsp/parks/

I won't be able to be active in the club anymore due to health and other personal reasons. I have the club's OneSky scope, as well as a sandwich board sign for sidewalk astronomy. What's the best way

Mercury will be farthest out in the evening sky on January 24 (or 23, by American clocks). https://www.universalworkshop.com/2021/01/21/mercurys-first-evening-act-of-2021/

Vespera https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vaonis/vespera-the-new-way-to-observe-the-universe

I had trouble getting into the Zoom meeting, but only through lack of skill and a misunderstanding. I'll try to do better! Paul

https://coolhunting.com/tech/tracking-the-cosmos-with-the-seti-institute-supported-unistellar-evscope-telescope/?fbclid=IwAR03K8Jq7s70KyAeDR_kTPMs9q4wVF8QpRAeozT1FEFgQO2ngRCISsjzmZo When its funding p

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Sky Sights Jupiter and Saturn are in superior conjunction, or invisible behind the sun at the end of month. You can still catch them in the early evening at the start of January. By late February, you

We are about to start a new year and we will adapt to the circumstances as we can as a Club. - First, I plan on holding our first meeting in January via Zoom. I will send an invitation to this to all

Tuesday - It is partially clear. I am heading to ridge history Park (Middle Ridge).

I like to add two other objects to the gas planet alignments, since they will be nearby. If you will look slightly down and to the left from Jupiter by 1 deg. you should see M75. M75 is a globular clu