Join us for our first annual Chili Cookoff! Open to the public, everyone is welcome. See the Events page for details.
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Oct 30
Meteorite Hunt this Saturday!
It’s not too late to sign up for the meteorite hunt! Visit our Events Page for details.
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Sep 19
LIVE Prize Drawing Tomorrow at 8PM
Thanks to everyone who came to this year’s Astronomy At The Beach event on Friday and Saturday, there were more than 4000 people in attendance! We had a great time sharing the night sky and met a ton of new people interested in our club. Even if you didn’t attend, please take a moment to …
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May 11
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Apr 12
Our Mission
To further the interest and knowledge of the public in astronomy and to encourage youth education in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).
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Boon Hill Amateur Astronomy
- Imaging with a 300mm prime lens June 18, 2021I've been using a 300mm f/4 prime lens that I'm borrowing for a bit, with my ZWO asi071mc pro camera.Some interesting resultshttps://www.flickr.com/photos/141833769@N05/51251172481/in/datetaken/The Trifid and Lagoon Nebulas. 2 hours of data taken on June 15-16, 2021 at the Northern Cross Observatory
- Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) November 19, 2020November 8, 2020 Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) near closest approach to Earth.http://https://www.flickr.com/photos/141833769@N05/50580247627/in/datetaken/45 x 30 second frames, stacked on the core of the comet.In addition, a short video.http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lujbOb0ZjE
- Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) - July 23, 2020 August 1, 2020While at the Boon Hill Observatory I setup to take images of Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)Data taken on 7/23, 2020Location: Boon Hill ObservatoryProcessed 7/26, 2020. First stack of 9 x 90 second frames (cropped)Stacked on the core only so there are trailing stars.No darks, so there is a lot of noise.Canon T3i, 75mm @ f/4.5, […]
- Comet C/2020 F8 (SWAN) May 2020 May 12, 2020Comet C/2020 F8 (SWAN) is coming north right now in May 2020. Here is a video of it's path from May 12 - 30, 2020 in the morning sky.It will also be visible in the Evening sky after the 25th of May as it moves north. This is f rom Michigan skies, i.e. 42+ degrees […]