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May 1–A new newsletter is available for your reading pleasure. Articles include one on Jerry Hubbell’s latest “pilgrimage” to NEAF/NEAIC, Scott Busby on measuring darkness, a review of a mini guidescope by Ron Henke, and articles by Linda Billard on Planet Nine and some recent new findings on the extinction asteroid. And that’s just a taste of what’s included.  Click the newspaper icon on this page to “read all about it.”

January 2019 Newsletter Posted

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February 1–Browse our fresh new RAClub newsletter, posted today. It features a variety of articles on current club activities, progress on NASA’s InSight and New Horizons projects, and items from a number of our frequent contributors.  Be sure to check out the picture of the quarter–Myron Wasiuta’s extreme closeup of the Apollo 15 landing site and the surrounding Moonscape.

Radio Interview Tonight (1/9) at 9 pm EST

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RAC member Jerry Hubbell, VP of Engineering, and Scott Roberts, President of Explore Scientific, will be interviewed on astronomy,fm by Marty Kunz this evening at 9 pm EST. Scott will talk about some of Explore Scientific’s new product offerings, and Jerry will describe how the company’s products are tested at RAC’s MSRO. Not available!