The Rockland Astronomy Club (RAC) has announced they are rescheduling the NEAF event and the NEAIC imaging conference date to September 14-15, 2020. Instead they will be hosting “NEAF: The Virtual Experience” on April 4. Here is the NEAF organizational team’s announcement: Due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, Rockland Community […]
The Rockland Astronomy Club is well known for its schedule of astronomy related events including NEAF (Northeast Astronomy Forum) as well as its upcoming Summer Star Party (SSP), which will be held on July 26 – August 4, 2019. SSP is sponsored by Sky & Telescope magazine. The annual event […]
Reasons to use the Hubble Artificial Star for Collimation? You can do it during the day. You can’t do it at high noon, but early morning and twilight hours are fine, twilight is best. You don’t have to worry about keeping a moving star in the field of view. I […]