Come on out tonight for a warm weather star party. The sky will be mostly clear. Temperatures will be in the 70s. Dew point will be in the 60s, so dew will not be a problem. Sunset is at 8:24 … Continue reading →
This is one of those frustrating mornings when the weather forecasts for tonight’s scheduled star party at Caledon are all over the place. It will certainly be partly cloudy, with a small chance of rain and thunderstorms. National Weather Service … Continue reading →
A total eclipse of the Sun in the Southern Hemisphere will occur on July 2nd. Live coverage, beginning at 4 pm, will be provided the Exploratorium Eclipse Group from Cerro Tololo Observatory in Chile. Visit https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse for more information about … Continue reading →
The draft revised RAC Bylaws approved by the RAC Executive Council are now available (here – that is now an old draft so I have removed the now-dead link. Bylaws were approved at our July meeting.) for all members to … Continue reading →
Once again, Marty Kunz of Astronomy.FM has invited Jerry Hubbell onto to his program, Space Pirate Radio, at 9 p m, Wednesday, June 12. This will be the 5th or 6th time he has been on his program. They will … Continue reading →
For those who think astronomy is fun, the ways we did astronomy 500 years ago is fun, and Renn Faires are fun, the Virginia Renaissance Faire this season features two different shows themed on Renaissance astronomy, both presented by Rappahannock … Continue reading →