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Join us at RavenCon April 24-26. We'll also have telescopes there for daytime and evening viewing.
It’s almost straight overhead, and you can use it as a landmark to identify the bright stars around it. I have it highlighted in the image (at the top)-the stars Castor and Pollux are above it. Below it, you should be able to identify the three bright stars of Orion’s belt. Since Castor and Pollux … Read more
Amateur astronomers needed to lead observing sessions at Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia!
The stars were aligned for us this year-we had a great venue at Dorey Park, and beautiful weather. We had tables set up inside the rec center: a meteorite display; a telescope display; astrophotography; and a kids coloring table. And lots of door prizes: binoculars; astronomy books; a restaurant gift certificate; and a 2026 astronomy … Read more
Michael Holland, longtime associate of the Richmond Astronomical Society, passed away on February 27, 2025 at the age of 76. He was a US Navy veteran and served in the first gulf War. He was an artist, singer, musician, actor, teacher, world traveler, and astronomy enthusiast. He sang in several church choirs and played church … Read more
Get ready! A total lunar eclipse is happening on March 13-14. We’ll see a lunar eclipse late on March 13, stretching into the wee hours of March 14. It starts just before midnight on the 13th, and the full eclipse (totality) kicks in a couple of hours later at 2:26 AM on the 14th. The timing … Read more
RAS member Steve Bellavia has created a set of excellent observing charts focusing on the Messier objects and the more popular NGC objects. Each chart is printable and shows the more prominent objects with Telrad circles to help you find them in the sky with your finder scope. He has kindly made them available for … Read more
An Update from John Sokol (Editor’s note: The Library Telescope Program is a project that a number of astronomy clubs support. Participating clubs purchase and maintain simple telescopes that are donated to libraries. The scopes can be checked out as any other materials from the library. Our compliments to John on this very worthwhile endeavor! … Read more
She’s Got It – an update from Josh Urban’s adventures on the farm and in the city. #212 By Josh Urban – Nov 18 Appearing in the Altavista Journal, etc: The Evening Star Howdy, folks, and welcome back to the show! Don’t you think the evening star has a nice ring to it? It used … Read more
by John C Raymond I’d like to share some of my ideas and opinions on binoviewing. What is a System of Binoviewing? An assembly of common observing equipment that’s powerful, portable, easy to use, effective, and fun to use. In my experience Binoviewers enhance the observation of Targets of Excess Light (moon, safe solar, and … Read more
NASA recently selected 75 student teams to begin an engineering design challenge to build rovers that will compete next spring at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center near the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Participating teams represent 35 colleges and universities, 38 high schools, and two middle schools from 20 states, Puerto … Read more