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Finding Objects In the Night Sky
This subject is not a complicated one, but it is one that takes some practice. Many of what we call “Deep Sky Objects”, which include things like nebulae, galaxies, and […]
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Choosing a Telescope
Author: Jessie Ray At the time that I am writing this article, we have Christmas coming up. That means that people will be looking for telescopes as gifts for kids […]
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Comet C/2023 A3
This is only the second comet I have seen personally and where I live I was able to see it with my naked eye, if only faintly since I wasn’t […]
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Binocular Astronomy
Many people do not think of using a pair of binoculars for astronomy, and yet almost everyone owns a pair or can borrow a pair. And when you really think […]
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CG5 OnStep Conversion, explanation of project
Jessie Ray – October 2024 THE REASON: My trusty Celestron CG5 Advanced GT mount has been… not to trusty since it came back from being repaired by Celestron. I had […]
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Telescope Levelers
(Ray O’Connor – 2024) At the Natural Tunnel State Park where we do outreach, we make use of an older, park-owned telescope; a 10” Meade, Schmidt Cassegrain, model LX-50. We […]
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New Site!!
Hello everyone! If you are finding this site, I assume you likely live in the Southwest Virginia area and are interested in astronomy in some form. My name is Jessie […]