Astronomical Society of Bay County

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Currently, we meet often at various locations and at telescope observation sites. Call one of the people below (or e-mail me) for the exact time of the next meeting and for more precise directions. We welcome visitors.


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Club Officers  
President Richard Millett, 850-265-8912   NSrmillett @ knology.net
Vice Pres/Programs Carl Hurston, 850-785-8908   NSchurston @ knology.net
Website Editor Richard Millett, 850-265-8912   NSrmillett @ knology.net
Treasurer Carl Hurston, 850-785-8908   NSchurston @ knology.net

Next Meeting

Meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month at 6:30pm.

March 18th
We will not meet on the regular day and time. The Astronomy Club has been asked to host a Star Party for one of the local middle schools on the 23rd. Details to follow.

April 15th
We return to our regular meeting time.
  • Club Business
  • An evening with the StarLab Portable Obervatory
  • Meeting Location

    The Jr. Museum is locate at 1731 Jenks Avenue, near the intersection of Jenks and Airport Road.


    Dick Suiter's Star Testing Astronomical Telecsopes 2nd Edition


    Star Testing Astronomical Telecsopes 2nd Edition
    By: Dick Suiter


    Web Links

    www.stellarium.org - A free planetarium program, well worth the price!
    www.heavens-above.com - A great site for tracking satellites and the space station.
    www.skyandtelescope.com - Sky and Telescope magazine.
    www.cloudynights.com - Cloudy nights telescope reviews.
    www.ourdarkskies.com - Astronomy forum site. Lots of stuff on astrophotography.
    www.cleardarksky.com - Sky condition predictions forPanama City
    www.spaceweather.com - Current Solar Information


    New Club Telescopes

    With a generous donation of a Celestron Telescope by Mike Sowell, the club now has two telescopes!
    The telescopes will be used as an educational resource and for club Star Parties. When not being used for official club business, members in good standing will be able to check out the scopes for personal use.

    Orion XT6 Telescope  Celestron Telescope 


    Picture(s) of the Month

    M42
    IC405 Flaming Star Nebula
    by: John Massey


    The Sky for the Week Ending Mar 06, 2010


    Astronomy Humor

    Comic
    Frank and Ernest


    Last updated 08 Mar 2010