Birmingham Astronomical Society Meeting When: Tuesday, 17 September 2019 7:00pm to 8:00pm (GMT-05:00) America/Chicago Where: Samford University Planetarium Description:

Even if you can't get to NM next month, you might be interested in the description of the telescope at Sunspot described below. Mark Copper ------------------------------------------------------------

Reminder: Birmingham Astronomical Society Meeting When: Tuesday, 17 September 2019, 7:00pm to 8:00pm, (GMT-05:00) America/Chicago Where:Samford University Planetarium View Event Description:

Howdy all: Last night was “pretty good” at Chandler (may have been the best in my limited experience), and I was taking pics from dusk to dawn, with the attached four I am happy with. I used my 11 inc

With the failure of the Soyuz MS-14 to dock at the International Space Station yesterday, I decided that it might be worth checking to see if there was a visible ISS pass in the next day or so. As it

Howdy folks. I was inspired by last night’s Chile eclipse presentation and went ahead and re-processed a couple of my older photos from the Great NA Eclipse to bring out a bit more detail. I put them

Birmingham Astronomical Society Meeting When: Tuesday, 20 August 2019 7:00pm to 8:00pm (GMT-05:00) America/Chicago Where: Samford University Planetarium Description:

Reminder: Birmingham Astronomical Society Meeting When: Tuesday, 20 August 2019, 7:00pm to 8:00pm, (GMT-05:00) America/Chicago Where:Samford University Planetarium View Event Description:

Howdy folks: Here are the eagle and M20 again from last week at Chandler in my RASA, in hydrogen alpha light this time. Tried S2 for M20, but no info (and got clouded out before could try S2 on the ea

Thinking of getting up around 11 and going observing somewhere close by. Moon sets before 2 but should be clear of stuff by midnight. Maybe somewhere though not too far. Anyone? Sterling

https://gizmodo.com/something-big-just-slammed-into-jupiter-1837095949 Captured by an amateur.

Hello, everyone! Just a reminder -- we have a public star party scheduled for OMSP this Saturday, August 3rd. We're expecting a large contingent of Girl Scouts on Saturday evening (weather permitting)

OK. Worked on my pics of M-8 last night. This is just 11 shots at 30 seconds, 3200 iso. Stacked in DSS, processed with Gimp and PS Express.

Here are my two photos from CMO, the Veil nebula and Andromeda. Gear: Camera - Canon EOS R Scope - Explore Scientific ED127CF w/ 0.7 focal reducer / flattener Mount - Celestron AVX Image details: Veil

Here are a couple of pics I got last night at Chandler using my RASA. Regards, Bob

Anyone know if Pelham has an outdoor lighting ordinance? I know they have one as it relates to signage. Recently filed a complaint about excessive lighting nearby that affects my telescope. Ideally th

Hello, everyone! I may not make it to CMO this evening. I broke my wrist late Sunday afternoon (!) and so I've been sidelined on some activities for a while. To add to the fun, it was my left wrist th

Having a neighborhood star party tomorrow night in my neighborhood natural area. In Pelham Silverleaf Subdivision off Hwy 35 and down Hwy 72. It is 5 minutes from Oak Mountain State Park. Any help wou

Saw this on FB and thought it was a good general guide