An amateur astronomy club
This image of the Veil was taken last night through a 4″ Apochromatic refractor called a Takahashi FSQ with a short FL of 540 mm. It has an amazingly wide FOV since the camera used has a full frame chip the size of a 35 mm slide. (SBIG STL-110000) I had trouble guiding as the … Read more
Dear all, I missed the opportunity to photograph the Comet Hartley on 7 Oct when it passed very close to the Double Cluster. But on Saturday night the sky was clear (and fortunately the neighbors had not turned on their bright porch lights) and I had a chance to observe the comet. Here are two … Read more
At the meeting on Saturday, October 9, at Brower Observatory, the club elected new officers: Jim Curry, President Colin Caissie, Vice President of Equipment and Inventory Jon Silverman, Vice President of Policy and Public Relations / Secretary Jacob Gerritsen, Treasurer Jim and Jon are new to their posts. Jim replaces Pete Kalajian, who wished to step … Read more