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Posts about astronomy related events

VSP 12

During this week’s virtual star party Molly showed off Mars and Messier 33. I was able to show views of the Pelican Nebula, Pacman Nebula, Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31) and […]

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VSP 11

The weather cooperated two weeks in a row and we were able to have another virtual star party! I was able to show views of the Crescent Nebula, Elephant Trunk […]

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VSP 10

It was a pleasure to be a part of the virtual star party this week. Between the fires out west and bad weather everywhere it had been a while since […]

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VSP 9: Season Premiere

After a couple of false starts thanks to the fires out west, the fall season of Virtual Star Parties is finally here! I was happy to be asked back and […]

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VSP 8: The Last Virtual Star Party (Before Hiatus)

This was the last virtual star party of the season. […]

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VSP 7: Virtual Star Party with Fraser Cain

This was my third appearance on the VSP and amazingly I had clear skies for the third time! It was great fun participating with others to show the wonders of […]

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VSP 6: Virtual Star Party with Fraser Cain

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VSP 4: Virtual Star Party with Fraser Cain

I was honored to be asked to participate in one of Fraser Cain’s Virtual Star Parties. It was great fun to get to show off some of the views from […]

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Star Party at the Udvar-Hazy Center

NOVAC and the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum teamed up to present a star party to the public at the Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles Airport. I tried a […]

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NOVAC Star Gaze 2019

This is a peek at NOVAC’s Star Gaze event, held every year in October. I speak with several NOVAC members and some guests. My apologies for the audio quality. The […]

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NOVAC Astronomy Day 2019

Here are some photos from NOVAC’s Astronomy Day event. The weather left no doubt that we would not be able to bring any telescopes out onto the field but the […]

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Almost Heaven Star Party 2018

Here are some photos from Friday afternoon at the Almost Heaven Star Party before the weather turned bad for the remainder of the event.

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NEAF 2018

I didn’t take many photos at the North East Astronomy Forum, but here are a few, mostly taken near the opening on the first day before it got too crowded.