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BACK BAY AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS
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BACK BAY AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS
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WELCOME TO THE BBAA!!!
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We are a group of dedicated amateur astronomers drawn together by a common interest in astronomy.
Our club was founded on December 14, 1978 by members dedicated to promoting amateur astronomy.
We invite you to come to our free monthly Skywatch at Northwest River Park to take a look through our telescopes and learn more about the sky. |
Astronomy Picture of the Day:
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What's happening this month:
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| MAY 02: Monthly Meeting | MAY 05: Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks |
| MAY 03: Skywatch at Northwest River Park | MAY 09: New Moon |
| MAY 09-11: East Coast Star Party | MAY 10: Venus and the Moon meet low in the west at sunset |
| MAY 11: Nightwatch at Chippokes State Park | MAY 26: Neptune at western quadrature |
| MAY 17: Garden Stars at Norfolk Botanical Gardens | MAY 27: Conjunction of Jupiter with Mercury and Venus |
| MAY 21: Boardwalk Astronomy | |
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If you're planning to attend an event, please see our Schedule of Events page.
There you will find useful information about BBAA events and directions to our observing sites.
Please also take the time to read our expected event etiquette for all attendees.
For more information on what's happening in the sky this week, see Sky & Telescope's "This Week's Sky at a Glance" page. |
The Back Bay Observer:
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The Back Bay Observer is the official monthly newsletter of the BBAA. The March/April 2013 newsletter is combined. Future newsletters will be released at the beginning of the corresponding month, then posted here a month later. Featured below is the most recently-posted newsletter issue. To read past issues of our newsletter, please visit our archive. |
Observing programs:
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The BBAA was responsible for creating the Planetary Nebula Program. A detailed history of the program's inception is available on our Planetary Nebula Program page. For further information on observing programs, see our Observing Programs page or the Astronomical League's official page. |
Current Sun and Moon:
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Website notifications:
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The club webmaster is always looking for ways to improve the BBAA website. If you have a suggestion, please don't hesitate to email the webmaster. |
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03/07/13
The new BBAA Store page now allows membership dues to be paid via PayPal.
Club donations can also be made through this page.
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01/10/13 Forum guidelines for the BBAA Yahoo Group have been posted to the "Club Documents/Permits" page.
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01/02/13 Along with further improvements to the main page, the "Astronomy Links" page has been updated.
Further link suggestions are always welcome. |
