Planetary Nebula Observing Program
This one is part of our club's story: BBAA members helped create the Astronomical League program.
A BBAA effort that became a national observing program
Historical material from program coordinator Ted Forte records that BBAA members served on the object-selection and rules committees, supplied images, and authored portions of the observing manual. The program was approved by the Astronomical League in 2005.
We preserve those working lists and observing material here because they document what BBAA contributed—not because an old PDF should override today's requirements.
Program History
This page preserves BBAA's role in developing the program while keeping today's Astronomical League requirements clearly separate.
Observe the program today
The Astronomical League maintains the current authoritative list, rules and award requirements.
Current Astronomical League program ↗
From the BBAA archive
Spreadsheet source versions are preserved with the historical program files. For current completion requirements, always use the Astronomical League link above.