eye on the sky

2013-05-27T12:39:00.001-07:00

hopefully I will bring out a news letter in a couple of weeks.
full moon making a nuisance of itself for the next couple of days, so no deep sky stargazing until middle of next week when it will be around last quarter faze and rising around midnight. If you are a mad nutter who likes gazing at the full moon grab a pair of binos and check out the massive ray crater Copernicus, its the big round hole with the bright rays coming out of it, it looks like a big splatter mark, ya can't miss. it. You can even see it without binoculars when you know what you are looking at. Jupiter is low in the west and setting about half an hour after sunset. It has been doing a graceful dance with the moon and mercury and Venus in a series of conjunctions before mighty Jupiter and Mercury disappear into the glare of the setting sun. Conjuctions of planets near the horizon at dusk or dawn can make for spectacular photos so get ya camery ready.

Bay of Plenty Sidewalk Astronomers

2013-03-07T03:08:00.000-08:00

Hi, This is the blog of the Bay Of Plenty Sidewalk Astronomers. We are a loose group of astronomers based in the bay of plenty that adheres to the sidewalk astronomy movements philosophies. the sidewalk astronomy movement was started by John Dobson. ( the designer of the Dobsonian Telescope.) the key philosphy is one of out reach and public education and involvement.
The BOPSA doesnt have regular meetings or any membership, it doesnt have a comity or a president. I am merely the founder and coordinator of the moment. If you want to be on the mailing list please send an emal to brianhurren@yahoo.com with BOPSA in the subject line and I will put you on the mailing list for a regular newsletter.

Bay of plenty sidewalk astronomers

eye on the sky

Bay of Plenty Sidewalk Astronomers