Open Observing Night
November 6 @ 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Join us for an open observing night, at the home of club vice president, Tom Large. A telescope is not required, but of course you are welcome to bring your own. No alcoholic beverages are permitted at Open Observing.
If you are social distancing due to COVID-19, please let us know when you arrive and we will be sure to respect your space.
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Boon Hill Amateur Astronomy
- 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 […]
- Comet C/2019 Y4 (Atlas) in March 2020 April 9, 2020https://www.flickr.com/photos/141833769@N05/49709635436/in/datetaken/
- C/2017 T2 on January 1, 2020 January 2, 2020https://www.facebook.com/NorthernCrossObservatory/photos/a.391372320961654/2648244518607745/?type=3&theater