The Raleigh Astronomy Club holds several public observing sessions each year where we provide the telescopes and kids of all ages join in the fun. These events are free of charge – just come on out. Sometimes a blanket or lawn chair are useful for hanging out with us! Our Next Public Observing Session: Dorothea Dix Park Big Field 101 Blair Drive Raleigh, NC 27603 Date: June 15, 2018 Time: 9:00pm – 12:00am NOTE: Always check back close to the…
This month’s RAC Imaging Meeting will be held a week early (March 8) due to the Staunton River Star Party occurring during our usual meeting time. We welcome discussion about plans for imaging at the star party. The meeting will be at its usual venue in the hallway outside of The Raleigh Brickhouse Restaurant at 7pm.
Join us for this month’s RAC Imaging Meeting at its usual venue in the hallway of the Raleigh Brickhouse AT 7pm. We will not be presenting a topic this time, but would like to welcome all the new visitors who came to our Astronomy Days Exhibit.
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The presentation for ‘Getting Started in Astronomy with Kids’ can be located at the following link; click >> HERE
Astronomy Days RAC partners with the Museum of Natural Sciences and NASA to help you see the big picture — of the Universe! From comet crafts to solar observing, lectures to rocket launches, space enthusiasts of all ages will find something to do at Astronomy Days. You don’t want to miss this year’s theme: Space Telescopes and Missions! Where: NC Museum of Natural Sciences: 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601 When: Saturday January 27 9am-5pm Sunday January 28 12pm-5pm…
Understanding & Measuring Light Pollution Astronomy Days 2018 Citizen Science Links Globe At Night project: https://www.globeatnight.org/ Loss of the Night project: http://lossofthenight.blogspot.com/ Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cosalux.welovestars&hl=en iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/loss-of-the-night/id928440562?mt=8 Studies/ Governance International Dark Sky Association: http://www.darksky.org/ Raleigh Comprehensive Plan https://www.raleighnc.gov/content/PlanDev/Documents/LongRange/ComprehensivePlan/CompPlanUpdate/Draft/CPUSection05EnvironmentalProtection.pdf Paper on Increasing LED Lighting http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/11/e1701528 Measurements Skyglow file definition http://www.darksky.org/light-pollution/measuring-light-pollution/ Sky Quality Meter http://unihedron.com Light Pollution measurement maps http://www.myskyatnight.com/#map http://www.knightware.biz/community/public/sqmmap/sqm_map.php http://cires.colorado.edu/Artificial-light
Our October 27, 2017 Indoor meeting highlight featured our guest speaker, Dr. Russell Philbrick, was a senior at Cary High School and convinced the owners of WPTF radio station to use their antenna to track the satellite. He gave an excellent talk about the history of not only his career but of the history of the Operation Moonwatch. He told the story of how he organized the Cary High School’s moonwatch club and how he got that call at 3:00…
Last week, a good number of our imagers turned their cameras to a very dark sky in southern Virginia and took some great images. There will be a lot of deep space photos to see at this meeting and guests are always welcome. We will be meeting in the hallway behind the Raleigh Brickhouse Sports Bar and Grille at 7pm.
The Raleigh Astronomy Club, along with CHAOS, Morehead Planetarium, and Raleigh Parks and Rec will be out at Dorothea Dix park for skywatching! Come out for a great night enjoying the night sky. Tickets are FREE!! When: October 28, 2017, 7:30-10:30pm Where: Dorothea Dix Park Big Field, 101 Blair Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603 Over 1000 guests are expected. More Details and Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/explore-dorothea-dix-park-skywatching-tickets-37250223421 Details: This is an informal session, so you can arrive and leave any time during the two hours of the program. However,…
What is “dithering” anyway? Two nuances that determine good quality images are eliminating camera noise and taming bad sky conditions. “Dithering” is a clever way of toning down these problems before analyzing the images, saving the headaches of removing some noise and bad sky conditions while taking your pictures. To find out more, come out to our usual location at the Raleigh Brickhouse Restaurant this Thursday at 7pm. Imagers are also encouraged to bring their final eclipse photos and any…
Join us for this month’s RAC Imaging Meeting at its usual venue in the hallway of the Raleigh Brickhouse AT 7pm. For this meeting, we will be discussing eclipse imaging plans and tips for the next week’s event.
Join us for this month’s RAC Imaging Meeting at its usual venue in the hallway of the Raleigh Brickhouse AT 7pm. We will not be presenting a topic this time, but will be having some of the imagers showing their usual, recent work. We will also briefly discuss the benefits of having our most active imagers as keyholders.
We had an awesome time doing Solar Observations for the public at Marbles kids museum! Roughly about 100 people looked through our scopes to view the Sun and see the giant sunspot on the Sun’s western limb. Thanks to Matt L. (for organizing), Jacks L., Mike K. & Doug L., and Phyllis L. for answering questions and operating telescopes at today’s event. Additional thanks goes to Hardin from Marbles Kids Museum for arranging parking, carts, and cold water during the…
Join us at the Raleigh Brick House Restaurant this Thursday at 7pm for our monthly imaging meeting. This month we have no particular topic planned but as always, a screen and projector will be present for anyone wanting to show their latest work or new image-processing techniques. For any new members of the Raleigh Astronomy Club, who are just getting started in astro-imaging, thinking about astro-imaging or just want to see some nice images of space taken by our club…
