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I bring sad new that long time attendee of East Coast Star Party Cliff Hedgepeth passed away. His smile and passion for astronomy will be remembered by us all. Our thoughts go out to Cliff's family

Just received a call from Kent that an old member and fellow astronomer, Cliff Hedgepeth, passed away in the past day or so. He was an longtime fellow amateur astronomer who loved to involve the

Oh yeah................................Uncle Kent knows.........................Uncle Kent gots skilz. ________________________________ Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2025 1:42 PM To:

Kent's good sense won out over my optimism - field conditions are terrible, the parking lot is more of an idea than a solid surface, and the clouds are rolling in.? We'll try again next month. Clear

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

Before the snow, we had 4.31” of rain over the proceeding 8-days. Now with the snow pack and Mon, Tue, Wed & Thu forecast to be near or above 60°, I think it’ll be too muddy to use the field.

A.L. awards for young astronomers. Here are the specifications. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, VirginiaBack Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)?

Jupiter was way too high for me to fool with though I like transits. It was cold last night. Not as cold as what's coming up. Did get in? couple of Collinder clusters down in Canis. They are pretty

Yep Mars was OK last night but there was a really nice transit of Io and the red spot on Jupiter last night. Packed it in after that - pretty nippy here.

That was a fine picture of what you see visually. Last night was not too bad and a fair amount of albedo features could be seen vaguely but overall this year will not rank as one of the better

A very excellent representation that I can share with a newbie buddy. Thanks!

I was researching another subject when I came across this photograph that really illustrated what you should expect to see when you visually observe Mars. Nothing like the moon of course and it really

The latest from MERAL (Mid-East Region of the Astronomical League). George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, VirginiaBack Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)?

Forwarding A.L. materials for the month. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, VirginiaBack Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)? http://www.backbayastro.org ? -----

It is in the wording of the problem. I meant that green stellar color is intrinsically impossible but the perceptive illusion is possible. The trick is how you perceive color. No star has any color as

Even appearing green I’m told – the combination of blue and yellow starlight.

Good point Roy. Not only does the eye perceive color (when it can) in a highly individualistic way, add in the physical variation in many cooler variable stars. Then mix in different glass

Very nice list, Kent – thanks. I’d just like to add that the wonderful colors seen visually in double stars can vary with conditions and the observer’s eye, at least. The variation adds to the

Sirius has gotten much harder this year than the past two years. I looked it up on Sky Tools but can't tell how accurate they are as it varied only 0.01 arc seconds. Impossible to notice that

Clouds prevailed all day Monday but by nightfall the skies cleared. I haven't used my 5" refractor in a while, so I thought I'd chase down some double stars. Without a doubt the most challenging was