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24° might not seem cold to some of you but it’s chilly for us in Virginia Beach, VA. Nevertheless, I couldn’t resist a short night of observing.

Forwarding materials for you from the Astronomical League. George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, VirginiaBack Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)? http://www.backbayastro.org

Awesome image Ian. This complex is otherwise known as the “Double Nebula” IC 2162 ( Sh 2-255 is IC 2162 West and Sh 2-257 is IC 2162 east). They are listed on the Astronomical League’s Bright

Nice! George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, VirginiaBack Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)? http://www.backbayastro.org

Never have seen these Ian. Nice. Mushrooms do wonders for you as an astral propellant.

One from last night. This is a cool star forming region located in the GEM OB1 molecular cloud. It is sometimes referred to as the Mushroom Nebula by more imaginative people than me. Cheers Ian Sh2

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I have to confess I forgot to note where on the moon the planet entered so had to guess where it was going to exit. Fortunately Willam spotted it quickly and I got over in a second to see Mars rise.

Yep a great evening. i did get a quick snap of Mars just before it was hidden by the moon. Mars Occultation ( https://ianstewart.zenfolio.com/p430591459/h1c44958e#h1c44958e )

Frankly that was a marvelous night of observation. A classic. Snow on the ground and it was cold and clear. First up was a fine observation of 887 Alinda, a close pass asteroid in Gemini. This

887 Alinda is currently making a close pass to earth. Normally 13th magnitude it is 9th during it's close pass. It moves quite quickly so motion should be obvious over a short period of time and it

I am waiting for the Mars to be as big as the moon. That's the one I want to see. :)

Don't forget to look at the moon occult Mars tonight. There's quite a difference in size of the two. Not to mention the moon is some 12,000 time brighter. Here are a couple of rather crude, quick

Clyde Foster and Manos Kardasis have just (Jan 10UT) imaged a bright spot in the NTBs jet region. This is likely the beginning of a major outbreak. John Rogers of the B.A.A. says, "We can expect it to

After being offline yesterday due to the California fire threat, the?Night Sky Network is back up and running. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, VirginiaBack

This many occultations in a week would have had us tied to the stake if we were in the 1100s.

The only thing harder is correctly spelling the name of M-45!

We had a cold but fun night with the moon going through the Pleiades giving us a life time of lunar stellar occultations. ? The first star, Electra,? was covered by the moon around 1947 or so. At

Ian that's a great shot. I doubt many know how hard it is to get both exposures anywhere in the ball park

Well a tough target with a bright moon and dim stars. Anyways here's my take at it. Cheers Ian Moon In Pleiades ( https://ianstewart.zenfolio.com/p430591459/h394edcb0#h394edcb0 )