Catastrophic Crash of RAC’s Website

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Our website suffered a catastrophic failure on January 11.  We lost all content posted since June. We are working to restore Newsletters, Meeting Minutes, and Images, but news posts here are lost. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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The June Star Party is Cancelled due to Weather

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Clouds, rain, and thunderstorms are expected throughout the day and evening.  The June Star Party was for RAC members only due to COVID-19 restrictions, so I’m not sure it is really necessary to post a formal cancellation notice, but here … Continue reading →

RAC Star Parties are Back, with Restrictions

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RAC will begin holding its regularly scheduled monthly Star Parties at Caledon State Park on June 20.  However, we must adhere to the following restrictions until they are rescinded. The 10 person limit is still being enforced, so Star Parties … Continue reading →

Feb-April 2020 Newsletter Now Available

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The latest newsletter is now available. Just click the newspaper icon on this page. Our restricted lifestyle these days has allowed us to learn some new things and then write about them. This issue includes articles by Myron Wasiuta and Scott Busby on their work on the Atlas comet and globular clusters, respectively. Ron Henke tells about his latest gadget, StarSense Autoalign, and Bart and Linda Billard have written about images of black holes, a new instrument at the telescope complex in Hawaii, and the new planetarium at UVA. Enjoy!

“Attend” RAC Monthly Meetings via Zoom

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RAC is now making its monthly business meetings available via Zoom Video Conferencing. RAC’s Executive Council successfully held the March meeting via Zoom and decided to make future meetings available to RAC members and the public via Zoom. Owing to … Continue reading →