BBAA's East Coast Star Party - Spring 2025
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Shawn Loescher
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#57480
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Re: Local Dark Sky Locations
Usually access or opportunity comes with personal contacts as one grows in the hobby. So few places allow access after dark due to liability or concerns for, at the least, bad behavior, and at the
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jimcoble2000
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#57479
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Re: Local Dark Sky Locations
We don't as of now, but that's a worthy project to see if we can work out! [email protected]> wrote:
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Jeremy
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#57478
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Re: Local Dark Sky Locations
Thanks for the reply. Sorry about the confusion. I was looking for locations that we have access to outside of BBAA events. I was not sure if we had an agreement with Northwest River Park (or any
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Aaron
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#57477
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Re: Local Dark Sky Locations
No we usually stay until 11(2300) at night. We have arrangements for the equestrian area so the 9 closing does not apply to the monthly skywatch. As to other spots you almost have to own land or have
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jimcoble2000
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#57476
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Local Dark Sky Locations
Are there any local places (Chesapeake, VA) that allow us to set up a telescope? I noticed we hold events at Northwest River Park, but they close at 9 pm.
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Aaron
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#57475
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Fw: Announcement! TSP 2025 Attendee Registration and Venue Lodging Booking is Open!
I would love to attend the Texas Star Party, but??I can't?this year.? However, if anyone out there can, here is a lot of good information about it. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador"
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George Reynolds
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#57474
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Re: March Eclipse
Thanks Jeremy. Pretty late hours for Parks and Rec.
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jimcoble2000
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#57473
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Re: March Eclipse
We are reaching out to confirm, but that was scheduled after the closure (and temporary reopening). [email protected]> wrote:
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Jeremy
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#57472
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March Eclipse
I noticed on the schedule that on March 13th there was an event at the Chesapeake planetarium. Is that still on or did the closure of the planetarium negate the event? I didn't know if this had been
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jimcoble2000
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#57471
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BBAA Meeting Zoom Link 2-6-25
Here is the zoom link for those who wish to attend tonight's meeting remotely. Richard Roberts is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: BBAA Meeting Time: Feb 6, 2025 07:30 PM Eastern Time
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Richard W Roberts
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#57470
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February Meeting (Feb 6, 2025 @ 7:30pm)
Good evening! I hope to see many tomorrow evening at our monthly meeting at TCC Virginia Beach, where our very own Rich Roberts will share his findings on the star V725 SGR, a semi-periodic variable
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Jeremy
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#57469
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Re: A different way to look at the stars
Best book I've read on this is by Steve Thomas', "The Last Navigator". It's more of a sailing book but he talks a lot about one of the last surviving navigators in Micronesia sailing canoes across
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Thomas Flatley
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#57468
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Re: Seestar: S50 vs. S30
Michael, Here is a comparison ... same object, same exposure time but not the same time/same night. You'll notice the FOV difference. And at the same exposure time, I think the S30 excels ... but if I
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Troy Riedel
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#57467
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Re: Seestar: S50 vs. S30
Thanks, those photos are very helpful in showing the size difference. So an S30 will be mine soon. I wonder how it would be photographing the Northern Lights, which I have a good chance of seeing from
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Michael Hall
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#57466
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Re: Seestar: S50 vs. S30
Michael, BTW - that's the raw stacked image off the S30 ... no post-processing, I didn't even run the AI Denoise.
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Troy Riedel
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#57465
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Re: Seestar: S50 vs. S30
Yes, Michael, the S30 is definitely a better travel option. I'll attach a couple of [better] photos re: comparison. The more I use the S30, the more I like it. I would not have any apprehension re:
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Troy Riedel
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#57464
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Re: A different way to look at the stars
Speaking of migration waves in the Pacific and similarities. The Pleiades in different Pacific languages: Hawaiian; Makali'iSamoan: Li'iTongan: MatalikiTahitian: Matari'iMaoris of New Zealand:
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jimcoble2000
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#57463
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Re: A different way to look at the stars
No, though there is an interesting thing about the seven sisters and Orion that crosses very diverse and isolated cultures that would have had no contact or at least none that anyone knows about,
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jimcoble2000
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#57462
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Re: A different way to look at the stars
Thanks for the info.? It's always enjoyable to dive into something and next thing you onow you're 10 websites away. The astro-archeaology story, it wouldn't be the one regarding why we call it the
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kiowa706@...
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#57461
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