This is a group for active amateur astronomers ranging from beginners to advanced visual observers and imagers who observe at dark-sky sites near Sacramento and throughout Northern California. We are an e-mail-based observing community similar to
TAC, but specific to the Sacramento region.
The purpose of this list is to discuss astronomical observing and related issues with other active observers. Observing reports are very welcome. The list archives are public, and you do not have to be a member to read them.
Just FYI for SkyTools users out there, SkyTools 3 only knows about NGC 171, and does not know anything about NGC 175. For Uranometria, it's the other way
After much consideration, I decided to head to the DARC observatory on Saturday night. It was a little bit of a gamble since the clear sky clock had forecast
After a short (55 minutes) and pleasant drive, I arrived at Dinosaur Point early (around 4pm) because of the new access rules, and to have plenty of time to
With photos at: http://deepskyobserving.blogspot.com/2009/11/winters-return-to-willow-springs.html Saturday conditions were not very promising, early in the