RAC

Speakers: Ian Hewitt, Mark Lang, Joe Pedit, Steve Izzo, Chris Cole This was a special meeting for the elections, not to mention that the weather did not  cooperate for a RACOBS.  This meeting showcased various club members’ photos.  It was very interesting and there were a lot of questions.  Five club members that presented were Ian Hewitt, Mark Lang, Joe Pedit, Steve Izzo and Chris Cole.  At the end of the meeting there were announcements about presenters that will be…

Amateur Astronomy – The Next 50 Years. Johnny Horne reflects on his time spent in the hobby…and plans for the future. Johnny Horne started off talking about where he grew up and lived his entire life.  This is Stedman, NC.  He had the advantage of being able to see the same sky his entire life.  He has been interested in astronomy since age ten.  The other topics included his observatory, the eclipses that he has seen and a general talk…

On 6/15/2013, several members took advantage of the nice weather to go out to Howell Woods

Six intrepid members traveled to Howell Woods for a night of viewing and imaging on Thursday, May 30. Favorite objects, and these are just a few, were Saturn, M16,M51,M81-82, M57, M65-66, and a number of globular clusters.

Although attendance at the May Imaging Meeting was light (as often happens this time of year), but everyone still had an enjoyable and interesting time.

A small group of diehards observers, some new members and guests made it out to Big Woods on Friday, April 12. Despite the pollen, which is a problem when observing in April, everyone had a pretty good time. It was pretty clear for the most part, but some small clouds rolled in later in the evening. Everyone stayed out until around midnight.

A large number of RAC members took advantage of excellent weather conditions from March 7-11 to do some spring season observing. A rare string of very good transparency coincident with the new moon allowed great observing of deep sky objects. Some members attended the Staunton River Star Party in Virgina, while others attending observing sessions in the Raleigh area.