Monthly meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM online at this link
Join us at RavenCon April 24-26. We'll also have telescopes there for daytime and evening viewing.
Richmond Astronomical Society 772nd Consecutive Meeting January 14, 2014 Greetings – approximately 31 in attendance at the meeting. Jim Browder called our meeting to order in the Eureka meeting room. Announcements / Share Table Jim Blowers and Ken Wilson brought in several books for display, some of which were donated to the library. … Read more
Richmond (G)Astronomical Society 771st Consecutive Meeting December 10, 2013 Greetings – approximately 33 in attendance at the meeting. Announcements / Share Table John Raymond showed solar filters and solar films that he was using. He also had a few plastic eyepiece cases to give away. He said he purchased them from Ben Franklin … Read more
Richmond Astronomical Society 770th Consecutive Meeting November 12, 2013 Greetings – approximately 39 in attendance at the meeting. Jim Browder called our meeting to order in the Eureka meeting room. Announcements / Share Table John Raymond had free DVDs for the taking; also donated a book to the library Samples of solar film … Read more
The first photo of the Orion Nebula compared to one taken by an iPhone.
RAS Board Meeting November 18, 2013 President Jim Browder called the meeting to order at 7:01 pm. Attendees (11): Jim Browder, President Jim Blowers, Treasurer Chris McCann, Secretary David Walton Ken Wilson Betty Wilson Prashant Reddy Bill Newman Gary Cowardin Dave Medici Randy Tatum Missing (1): John Raymond, Vice-President Secretary’s … Read more
A supernova has appeared in the Messier 82 galaxy – visible in moderate size telescopes and a well-placed imaging target. More information here.
You can actually watch ISON go around the sun via the Solar Dynamics Observatory. Where to watch Comet ISONs fiery journey on Thursday – Computerworld.
Incredible time lapse video of two comets passing earth SpaceWeather.com — News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids.
RAS Board Meeting August 19, 2013 President Jim Browder called the meeting to order at 7:00pm. Attendees (8): Jim Browder, President John Raymond, Vice-President Jim Blowers, Treasurer Chris McCann, Secretary Ken Wilson Prashant Reddy Bill Newman Gary Cowardin Missing : David Medici, Betty Wilson, Dave Walton Secretary’s report given by Chris … Read more
500px / Silhouettes by Harry Finder.