Star Parties Cancelled Through June 10
Due to Executive Order 55, the April and May Star Parties at Caledon State Park and Belmont Observatory are cancelled.
Continue reading →Star Party is ON tonight, Saturday February 22, at Caledon State Park.
It looks like it will be a beautiful evening for tonight’s Star Party at Caledon State Park. I hope to see many telescopes there tonight. The temperature is forecast to be in the 40s and upper 30s, so dress warmly. Sunset … Continue reading →
Read January 2020 Newsletter
This quarter’s newsletter begins with an article about the recently discovered asteroid orbiting the Sun. It is the first one identified that orbits inside the orbit of Venus. We also have articles on understanding how much magnification you actually get … Continue reading →
Star party is ON tonight at Caledon Saturday December 28 2019
Let’s come out and see if Betelgeuse blows up for us tonight! This is one of those frustrating mornings when several different weather forecasts that I check to disagree with each other. All agree the sky will be half cloudy, … Continue reading →
Star party CANCELED by rain tonight November 23 2019
It’s a beautiful day this morning, but all the forecasts say it will rain by sunset. And even if it doesn’t rain, the sky is predicted to be completely overcast. Sorry, but we won’t be able to observe anything tonight. … Continue reading →
Stratford Hall star party cancelled
Stratford Hall has cancelled the planned star party with Rappahannock Astronomy Club on Saturday 16 November. Our next star party will be 23 November at Caledon.
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