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What's Happening This Month

All events below are free, kid friendly, and open to the public unless they are annotated with the following marks. Events marked with a $ have a small fee required by the event organizer. Events with a * have special requirements such as reservations, private, etc. Click on the event link on the club calendar to see further details.

In the BBAA	In the Sky
October 2: Skywatch 🔭	October 6: New Moon 🌑
October 7: BBAA Club Meeting	October 7: Draconids Meteor Shower ☄
October 8: The Nature Bus Star Party 🔭 $	October 20: Full Moon 🌕
October 12: Garden Stars 🔭 $	October 21, 22 - Orionids Meteor Shower ☄
October 15, 16, 17: International Observe the Moon Night (IOMN) 🔭	October 25: Mercury ☿ at Greatest Western Elongation
October 23: Saturday 'Sun' Day 🔭	October 29: Venus ♀ at Greatest Eastern Elongation

If you're planning to attend an event, please see our Event Information page. There you will find useful information about BBAA events and links for directions to our observing sites. Please also take the time to read our expected event etiquette for all attendees.

To see event details on the Night Sky Network head over to our club's Calendar page and click on the event you want more details about.

For more information on what's happening in the sky this week, see Sky & Telescope's "This Week's Sky at a Glance" page.

Download a free map of the sky from Skymaps.com "The Evening Sky Map".

Jupiter Asteroid Impact Detection Project

Our club is helping assist with this project. You do NOT have to be a member of our club to participate. If you are interested in contributing please see our Jupiter Asteroid Impact Detection Project page.

BBAA Spotlight Photo/Video

Observing Programs

BBAA club members dues pay for Astronomical League (AL) membership. This membership allows our club members to participate in the many Astronomical League observing programs. The AL programs are designed to provide a direction for your observations and to provide a goal. The programs have awards and pins to recognize the observers’ accomplishments and for demonstrating their observing skills with a variety of instruments and objects. The BBAA was responsible for creating the Astronomical League's Planetary Nebula Program. A detailed history of the programs inception is available on our page. For further information on observing programs, see our Observing Programs page or the Astronomical League's official page.

Planetary Nebula Program