Monthly Archives: February 2014

Stellar Time At Annual Meeting

Annual Meeting: Great Food – Stellar Time

PrezRob

It was just great to meet up, talk about the recent Supernovas (particularity the recent one  in M82), and share what scopes we use and what we’ve observed over the past club year. And it was tasty time socializing over delicious pot luck food.

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Posted in Articles, Blog, General Meeting


SJAA member image: Supernova In M82!

The Supernova in M82 (a galaxy that is over 11 million light years away) is now visual magnitude 11 – still bright enough for a moderate sized scopes (6-8 inches) under moderate skies.

By Paul Colby with Marion Barker (photo credit: Paul Colby and Marion Barker):

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I’m up at 3:00 after a super pot luck at SJAA Houge Park!

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Posted in Articles, Blog, Observing Reports