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Macastronomer replied to the topic June 2026 Member Dark Sky Evening in the forum Star Parties 1 week ago

I just saw this post. Sorry for the late reply. Do you know where it is now?

fealeybob14 started the topic Moon Eclipse at Dog Park N 8-27-2026 in the forum General Discussion 1 week, 1 day ago

Joseph has done a RECENT ARTICLE on the RAC website on this but I did want to post my pictures (and hope others will too) and so I started this topic.
I was most impressed with the Moon’s appearance at maximal eclipse especially the striking rust color of the umbra shadowed moon paired with the uneclipsed portion. This is shown in the sequence below.

fealeybob14 started the topic Return of the Rings in the forum General Discussion 1 week, 6 days ago

Here is a current view of Saturn taken with my 10 inch Meade SCT and ZWO ASI 183MC camera.

fealeybob14 started the topic Falcon 9 Upper Stage lunar impact in the forum General Discussion 1 month ago

Did anyone observe the SpaceX 2nd stage impact with the moon? I took some before and after images and observed the moon at the 1:35 am impact time but didn’t notice anything.

fealeybob14 replied to the topic June 2026 Member Dark Sky Evening in the forum Star Parties 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Of course, the Dean Johnson Memorial Observation Field!
Bob

fealeybob14 replied to the topic June 2026 Member Dark Sky Evening in the forum Star Parties 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Oh my. I should have asked where DJMOF is at Tuesday’s meeting. Can someone tell me. I cannot attend until after 6 pm.
Thanks

Macastronomer started the topic June 2026 Member Dark Sky Evening in the forum Star Parties 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Just a heads up that tonight’s star party has been moved to tomorrow.

i hope to see you there!

Macastronomer started the topic When the Clear Sky Clock is "Iffy" in the forum RAC Events 2 months, 4 weeks ago

When the clear sky clock isn’t so clear for Friday but looks clear for Saturday, what is your opinion on the go,no-go? How should we handle this?

John Martin replied to the topic Website ?s in the forum General Discussion 3 months ago

Great suggestion. I’ve created a new Newsletter plugin and put them all on this page. https://rochesterskies.org/newsletters/
I also created a widget where the most recent newsletters appear on the home page sidebar.
I’m working on a new plugin specifically for astronomy images. Stay tuned!

Macastronomer replied to the topic May 2026 Dark Sky Evening. in the forum Star Parties 3 months, 3 weeks ago

I plan on attending Watson outreach this week. I got a light pollution filter for the SmartEye and I’m looking forward to trying it out!

fealeybob14 replied to the topic May 2026 Dark Sky Evening. in the forum Star Parties 3 months, 3 weeks ago

I might have the wrong key Duane. I’ll have to check with John A. as I got it from him at our meeting on Tues.

Jeff Newland replied to the topic May 2026 Dark Sky Evening. in the forum Star Parties 3 months, 3 weeks ago

As a reminder, we do have our outreach on Friday, the 22nd, at Watson fields.

Macastronomer started the topic Website ?s in the forum General Discussion 3 months, 3 weeks ago

How do you get to the club’s newsletter on the mobile website?

How do the submitted photos get updated to new photos?

Macastronomer replied to the topic May 2026 Dark Sky Evening. in the forum Star Parties 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tonight is not the night. I’ll keep my eyes posted for a clear night when I can take the next day off.

Jeff Newland replied to the topic May 2026 Dark Sky Evening. in the forum Star Parties 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sure, if you decide to go, let me here. Forecast for the next week doesn’t look promising and then the moon will be shining bright. You needed to do last weekend, 3 days in a row being clear. 🙂 😉

Macastronomer replied to the topic May 2026 Dark Sky Evening. in the forum Star Parties 3 months, 3 weeks ago

I really want to get out. If this week has a clear night, and I don’t have any work appointments, does anybody want to hit Root River with me?

Macastronomer replied to the topic May 2026 Dark Sky Evening. in the forum Star Parties 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Did they change the lock or did you just have the wrong key?

it’s not looking good for tonight. Clouds are popping out of thin air!

fealeybob14 replied to the topic May 2026 Dark Sky Evening. in the forum Star Parties 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Hi all. I went to Root River Park on 5/14 to observe and photograph galaxies. Unfortunately, the key I had did not fit the lock box on the parking lot light!! So I went home to enjoy the ‘Realm of Galaxies’. I’ll post a photo in a bit.

Jeff Newland replied to the topic May 2026 Dark Sky Evening. in the forum Star Parties 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Duane, I won’t be heading out there at midnight. If you do decide to head out, you may want to switch to Root River instead of Eagle Bluff. Looks like it will clear in Rochester before it does in Eagle Bluff, maybe clear a couple of hours earlier.