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I think I made a mistake reading people's observations of mars on Cloudy Nights. There were two objects that people reported being able to see visually in 8" to 10" scopes: "Olympus Mons" and the

I've only suspected seeing Lower's Nebula once from Coinjock NC using my 25" Dobsonian: Lower's Nebula - Sh 2-261 (Bright Nebula in Orion) Observed: Jan 19, 2014, 9:20:00 PM I could barely see some

Since TCC is closed for the holidays, our BBAA meeting this Thursday, January 2, 2025 will be held at the Kempsville Recreation Center on Monmouth Drive in Virginia Beach, 7:30 - 9:00 pm. I don't know

You both need hep!??? :)

It was a good night last night. Dry and very transparent. Good transit of Europa across Jupiter. Terrible Mars seeing. Oh and a very interesting observation. Around 8:30 or so a very very bright

I see a poodle face :-)

Great image Ian.? A good Rorschach test - my first impression after a couple of seconds was a cloud of two big lips swooping in for kiss.? I guess I'm just a romantic at heart. - Jonathan

Last night was a perfect night for imaging. Cool temps, good transparency and seeing. Here is a few hours on a less well known nebula - Sh2-261 Lowers Nebula. I haven't photographed this in quite a

Tonight is a *No-go* ... but [don't forget] there's always next Saturday Night for our January Obs night. Happy New Year, Troy

Our monthly scheduled observing session at York River State Park <https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/york-river#general_information> is this *Saturday Night, 28 December* – and in fact we’ll

Hind's crimson star is definitely? not so crimson this year. This is the most faded I have seen in a couple of decades. Just an uninspiring yellow.

Thought I should follow up to clarify.

Thanks Mark - good suggestions.

For anyone who might be new to Mars I should clarify a few observations when talking about Mars. Experienced folks may ignore this if you have looked at Mars for some time. When I say I saw places

I am belt folded stapled and mutilated. 1145 at night and I just wrapped up a couple of hours with Mars. Started the night with a few doubles but had a tough time getting into a rhythm. Mars got high

Kent did his Moses imitation (a bit less showy to be sure) to part the clouds just long enough to let his audience go to the telescope. Go figure the odds. A nice evening? for the end of the year.

Thursday night, December 19th was the final Christmas Star program at the Chesapeake Planetarium in Chesapeake VA. Although the forecast was for clouds, the sky cleared long enough for us to show

I can use my back up power supply to serve as an emergency power if things get tough while observing. It will run the unit and charge it, slowly, simultaneously. I suspect as I said that it is better

Sharing discoveries, including good equipment, is part of the enjoyment of doing this, seems to me. And besides, I owe you, Kent, for all the tips, recommendations, neat photos, and many other things

Yeah, my SkyFi battery will totally discharge in less than a month of inactivity. I’ve about given up on trying to keep it charged – I just run it off the telescope 12V battery using a car USB