Next Planetarium Show / Stargazing Night at Ritchie Observatory is Saturday September 10, 7:30 pm.
“Hidden Hubbles” Akin to “Hidden Mickys”, Hidden Hubbles are wonderful and amazing images from HST that you may have missed. Join Astronomer Steve Ruhl as he looks at some of his favorites and figures out what the image is telling us.
If the sky is clear, astronomers will be on hand with telescopes.  Free to members, $2.00 donation suggested for nonmembers, $5.00 for families.
 The next BPASTRO KIDS Show will be on September 10 from 5 to 7.
Join us for a fun filled evening as we delve into comets! We will learn about the famous ones, then discover what comets are made of as we create one large comet at the observatory. Kids can then watch the comet create a tail in the solar wind, and design their very own comet to take home!
See the BPAstro Kids Facebook Page
Free to members, $5.00 for families. |
Class -INTRO TO ASTRONOMY – FALL SKY
Ages 14 to adult. Find your way around the night sky with the Battle Point Astronomical Association! Split between indoor class time and hands-on telescope time, topics include constellations, star hopping, planets, nebulas, galaxies, strange sky phenomena, and much more. Class will extend beyond the scheduled end time for telescope viewing (weather dependent). Held at Ritchie Observatory. Thursdays for 6 weeks starting 9/15. Runs from 7:30 to 9:30 pm. $59
Registration opens on 8/31 and is done via BI Parks (http://biparks.org/) Course code: 531850-01
If you have questions: (president@bpastro.org)
 NGC 7023 taken on June 28/29 (My last clear night) 16 L 300s 1×1 & 8 RGB 300s 2×2. Shot with 10″RC with SBIG ST8300 on a Paramount MX+ at Two Towers Observatory on Bainbridge Island.
| Annular Solar Eclipse |
1st Sep 2016 |
On 1st September 2016, a annular solar eclipse will take place. The partial solar eclipse will be visible from Africa and Indian ocean. The annular eclipse will be visible from Atlantic, central Africa and Madagascar. The eclipse starts at 06:14 UTC and ends at 12:01 UTC. |
| New Moon |
1st Sep 2016 |
Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 09:03 UTC. |
| Planetarium Show |
10th Sep 2016 7:30pm |
“Hidden Hubbles” Akin to “Hidden Mickys”, Hidden Hubbles are wonderful and amazing images from HST that you may have missed. Join Astronomer Steve Ruhl as he looks at some of his favorites and figures out what the image is telling us. |
| BPAstroKids |
10th Sep 2016 5 to 7 pm |
Join us for a fun filled evening as we delve into comets! We will learn about the famous ones, then discover what comets are made of as we create one large comet at the observatory. Kids can then watch the comet create a tail in the solar wind, and design their very own comet to take home! |
| The Moon at Apogee |
6th Sep 2016 |
Moon will reach apogee, the farthest point from Earth at UTC 18:45 (405,057 km from Earth). |
| Full Moon |
16th Sep 2016 |
Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 19:05 UTC. |
| Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
16th Sep 2016 |
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| Moon at the Perigee |
18th Sep 2016 |
Moon reaches perigee, the closest point to Earth at UTC 17:01 (361,893 km from Earth). |
| October |
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| New Moon |
1st Oct 2016 |
Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 00:12 UTC. |
| The Moon at Apogee |
4th Oct 2016 |
Moon will reach apogee, the farthest point from Earth at UTC 11:03 (406,099 km from Earth). |
| Planetarium Show |
8th Oct 2016 |
Topic TBD |
| Full Moon |
16th Oct 2016 |
Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 04:23 UTC. |
| Moon at the Perigee |
16th Oct 2016 |
Moon reaches perigee, the closest point to Earth at UTC 23:37 (357,859 km from Earth). |
| Orionid meteor shower |
21-22 Oct 2016 |
Orionid is a medium intensity meteor shower and one can see about 25 meteors per hour. |
| New Moon |
30th Oct 2016 |
Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 17:38 UTC. |
| The Moon at Apogee |
31st Oct 2016 |
Moon will reach apogee, the farthest point from Earth at UTC 19:30 (406,659 km from Earth). |
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