The July issue of the StarGazer is now available. Just click the newspaper icon in the right column of this page. Read about the array of “recipes” for how our Moon was formed, the Martian dust storms and our recurring features. It’s a fun read with lots of variety!
Come out for a star party tonight!
After being clouded out several times, the weather looks good for tonight’s star party. Come on out to Caledon tonight! Saturday July 7 2018. Program at 8:30: How to See Nothing. It’s about how can we actually look at a … Continue reading →
Get Classroom Training to Use the Mark Slade Remote Observatory (MSRO)
August 4, 2018, 10 am to noon: The MSRO Commission is sponsoring a get-together at the Wilderness Branch of the Orange County Library at 6421 Flat Run Road in Locust Grove, VA, to introduce the launch of the MSRO Training Program. The MSRO is an advanced, state-of-the-art small telescope observatory that can be remotely operated over the Internet from your home computer.
The program is free to current members of the Rappahannock Astronomy Club (RAC) (RAClub.org) and to new members who join to take advantage of this training opportunity. The meet-and-greet will allow prospective students to find out more about the training, which will start on Saturday, September 1. The training will be given by MSRO Director, Dr. Myron Wasiuta, and MSRO Assistant Director, Jerry Hubbell, and will consist of two Saturday sessions, each lasting 5 hours, including a lunch break.
For more info about the program, see https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/rac_group/conversations/messages/5713 For info about the observatory, visit the RAC website at RAClub.org/MSRO.To find out how to join RAC, visit https://raclub.org/join/.
If you plan to attend and/or have questions, please email MSRO@localhost
No Star Party Tonight – Bad Weather Forecast
Again, thunderstorms are predicted for tonight. We have to cancel the planned star party for Saturday June 9. Let’s try again next month!
Continue reading →Star Party Cancelled Tonight
Sorry folks, all the forecasts agree tonight (Saturday May 5 2018) will be completely overcast, with a chance of rain and thunderstorms. See you next month!
Continue reading →New May RAC Newsletter Posted
The May issue of the StarGazer is now available for your reading pleasure. Just click the newspaper icon in the right column of this page. You’ll be able to read a short piece on Stephen Hawking, a discussion of the effect of LED street lighting on your ability to block light pollution, a U. of North Carolina online course that lets you use telescopes around the world, as well as a number of our recurring features. Enjoy!