The Chesmont Astronomical Society is a non-profit amateur astronomy club that exists to observe the night sky and to talk about what we have seen. We meet each month off Route 100 between Exton and Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and we observe every dark window and every other chance we can get! Please read our About Us pages for more information.
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I'm leaving my Labor day weekend open for observing.
Friday night would most likely be a DS2 or possible DS4 with a moonrise of 1:50 AM
Saturday night could be at least a DS4 or possible DSX with a moonrise of 3:00 AM
Sunday night could be a DSX.
Karl
A good buddy of mine has a Coulter 10" Odyssey like this one:
http://www.oregonphotos.com/Big-Red1.html except for the John Dobson autograph, of course. He bought it 1988.
I think I planted a seed and now he's thinking about getting it in shape to use it. Here's an edited version of what he wrote to me:
in the past, a "professional astronomer", minimize the work of novice astronomers of the club (in Mexico). saying they did not bring anything to astronomy. I don' t think so. novice astronomers , many friends, disappointing to the extent that sold their equipment. I do not take his comment. and continued to make my observations and I organizing the international observation of the moon in my city. I feel spreading science.
September Calendar by Dave Mitsky
All times, unless otherwise noted, are UT (subtract four hours and, when appropriate, one calendar day for EDT)
9/1 The Moon is 0.8 degree south of the bright open cluster M45 (the Pleiades) in Taurus at 0:00; Last Quarter Moon occurs at 17:22; Venus is 1.2 degrees south of the first-magnitude star Spica (Alpha Virginis) at 18:00
9/2 The Curtiss Cross, an X-shaped illumination effect located between the craters Parry and Gambart, is predicted to occur at 6:45
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