I've been so busy getting telescope stuff ready I almost forgot to post. As of about 5:30pm it looks like a Go. This will probably be the last message unless...
Just a reminder that the July meeting is tonight (July 11th) at 7pm at the Planetarium. Also, there will be outreach observing (if clear, and the forecast is...
CVAS gets a nice plug. This is from the August issue of Astronomy. Michael Bakich list 20 of the topplaces to go stargazing. Jon ... From: Bill Childs...
As of about 11:30am on Friday, June 22, it doesn't look perfect but should be do-able. It's a good time to dig those scopes out, blow the dust off, and come...
June 17 a gust of solar wind (called a CME for Coronal Mass Ejection) (that kept going and going) hit the earth and is continuing. Rice Space Institute sent...
Illinois Dark Skies Star Party Oct. 11 -14, 2012 Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area Observer oriented – Dark skies – Great facilities –...
I saw Mike's post about going to the flying field if any one was interested, but never saw a follow up so I assumed no one went up there. So, I just went in...
I posted some of my images at Spaceweather.com. Last time I tried to link to images there, something went wrong, but I'm going to try again, anyway! ...
The weather mostly cooperated for our observing session yesterday. About a dozen LCAAS Members as well as Shauna Sallmen and her husband Steve brought scopes,...
Greetings Astronomy Fans, A reminder: We'll be attempting to observe the Venus Transit that starts at about 5:00pm from the top of Grandad Bluff (at the end of...
The western horizon was finally clear enough to catch Venus just after sunset. It's an amazingly thin crescent. Couldn't see it with the naked eye but the...
