I had not initially planned on going to Mount Lassen this year. With GSSP starting its first year in Adin, it looked as if a string of at least fifteen ...
Hi, Orrin, They are basically the same OTA. There are two versions: StarBlast 4.5" OTA with 450 mm focal length that goes on a mini-Dob mount, an EQ mount for...
Thanks to Teri Smoot for submitting today's image of the day. Very nice shot of the Witch's Broom section of the Veil Nebula. Got images? Astro, candid,...
Last Saturday was my annual trek to Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park with my astronomy class. Thursday and Friday were very iffy in Redding with...
I meant to type, "This caused more of a light dome from Chico than usual, but the sky was absolutely black to the horizon from *NNW* to SE. Michael Huster, Ph....
Hi! The real estate melt-down makes it necessary to sell my Meade RCX 400 10". JMB travel case and wheeled cart is also available. The scope is in Cottonwood...
I spent 6 weeks last summer in Jordan, so that was the fourth straight summer I've been away from NorCal. Sounds like the good viewing was smoked out anyway....
This year's CalStar was without questions one of the best. Kind of a throwback to the old days in some respects. It was easily the most laid-back CalStar...
From the Shasta Astronomy Club: To the Shasta Astro Club/Network: Our last star party of the year will be held this Saturday, October 25 at the Mines,...
With GSSP being scheduled for new moon June, 2009, I began wondering about Lassen. In the past, there had been two trips to the area, in fact, two to Lassen...
Hello, The GSSP web page is being updated for 2009. There have been a good number of personal web-pages sent in containing images from GSSP 2008. I would...
ANNOUNCING THE 2009 GOLDEN STATE STAR PARTY! We are pleased to announce that the Golden State Star Party in 2009 will again be held under the very dark,...
A fun link has been added to the GSSP site, to a YouTube trailer from the documentary "Star Party", done by amateur astronomers, that gives a feeling of what...
The Early Registration period for the Golden State Star Party is underway, and registrations are well ahead of last year at this time. We expect an even bigger...
The Golden State Star Party will happen in only a few months on June 20-24, 2009. A whole bunch of good folks have already registered, and we expect many...
Richard posted this on TAC last night.... Greetings all, High Desert Online is generously donating wifi internet services at GSSP. Although we won't have very...
Since the last time you probably visited, there's been a new "fun" addition to the GSSP site. TAC's own celestial prospector "Death Valley Randy" --- fresh...
There are only about six more weeks until the Golden State Star Party gets underway on Frosty Acres Ranch in Adin, CA, June 20-24. Now’s the time to register...
The 2009 Golden State Star Party is only three short weeks away. On-line registration ends on June 12, 2009. The registration fee for all four days and nights...
TIME GROWS SHORT.... ONLY 4 MORE DAYS TO REGISTER ONLINE FOR GSSP 2009!!!! Be sure to register by this Friday, June 12. Don't miss the star party event...
At the Golden State Star Party, on Tuesday afternoon, someone mentioned the airport had been sold to apple farmers. Can anyone confirm this is true? Maybe a...
I had a great time at GSSP 2009. Here are my photos to prove it: http://preview.tinyurl.com/gssp2009-rmuller Thanks again to all the volunteers and committee...
This message is forwarded from Bob Thompson: To the Shasta Astronomy Club/Network: our next 2 star parties will teke place this coming Sat. the 18th of July...
Last night was the first star party of July for the Shasta Astronomy Club. The next is Sat. 25th. Last December I recommended that a friend buy a Orion 6"...
To the Shasta Astronomy club/Network: Our next star party will be held this next Saturday, July 25 at the Shasta Mines Parking lot at Whiskeytown Lake Park at...
Posted on TAC, but info may be interesting to others.... http://observers.org/tac.mailing.list/2009/Jul/0751.html A bit of nostalgia discussion ensued too... ...