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Star party is ON tonight, Saturday, August 15 8:00PM at Caledon State Park

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Horsehead and Flame Nebulae
by Troy Major

Be sure to click the image to see the detail. Troy took this spectacular image of the Horsehead and Flame nebulae in the constellation Orion. Both are part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, a star-forming region. The Horsehead nebula was first recorded in 1888 by Scottish astronomer Williamina Fleming on a photographic plate taken at the Harvard College Observatory. Tech Details: Taken 20 January 2021; Williams Optics 98 mm triplet lens; Canon m50 mirrorless camera; Orion 60-mm guide scope; QHY511 guide scope; Celestron AVX mount. Deep Sky Stacker stacking; processed in photo editor and PhotoShop Express; 60 120-second exposures; 10 dark frames; 10 bias frames.

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Star party is ON tonight!

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Our star party is ON tonight (Saturday April 14 2018) at Caledon State Park. We’re presenting the program “Strange Visitor From Another Star” at 7:30pm in the picnic shelter. It’s about ‘Oumuamua, the first-ever object from intersteller space that we’ve … Continue reading →

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March star party was short and sweet

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Thanks to everybody who came out to Caledon on March 17 for our star party. We had a beautiful clear sky as it got dark, which only lasted an hour. Of course, after we gave up, packed up, and went … Continue reading →

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Star Party is ON Tonight!

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Our star party is ON tonight at Caledon State Park. We’re presenting our first program of the year, “Why name a marathon after Messier?” at 7pm in the picnic shelter. If you’re into the Messier Marathon, tonight is the best … Continue reading →

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No star party tonight – bad weather

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Sorry folks, the weather forecasts predict rain and ice tonight, Saturday February 17. The star party scheduled for tonight is CANCELLED. See you next month.

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Read the January 2018 Newsletter

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You can now read the January issue of the StarGazer. Just click the newspaper icon in the right column of this page. You’ll read about our trip to Keeble Observatory, equipment and book reviews, an experiment to detect secondary x-ray radiation changes during the August eclipse, and an examination of mountains and mountain ranges of the Moon. Last, but certainly not least, is the Picture of the Quarter–Myron Wasiuta’s spectacular image of the Horsehead Nebula region taken using the club’s Mark Slade Remote Observatory (MSRO).

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Check Out the Updated MSRO Page

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January 26, 2018–Check out the revised MSRO web page. New equipment is described, and the procedures for use by RAC members are spelled out in more detail.

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Star Parties are night-time group observing sessions.

Our next Public Star Party is:

August 15 2026 8:00pm at Caledon State Park. Details here.

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Monthly Meetings are sometimes preceded by an educational program or presentation.  A Zoom Meeting link is sent to RAC Members via eMail.  Guests may eMail the President to request a Zoom meeting invitation.

Our Next Meeting is:
Wed, August 19 at 7:30PM EDT
via Zoom

Presentation: TBD

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