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BPAA 2020 Annual Letter

Posted on December 28, 2020January 22, 2021 by user

December 28, 2020 Dear BPAA Members, What a year! Will it be over soon? It must be, because it’s time

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Photo of the Month

The Dumbbell Nebula, as seen by the Ritchie Telescope

Over the past few years the Edwin E. Ritchie Telescope has undergone repairs and fine-tuning to improve its pointing and tracking ability. With the addition of a Mallincam astronomical camera we can take images such as this one of M27, the Dumbbell Nebula, a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula, some 1,360 light-years distant.

We can project these images on a computer screen in real time, and even live-stream them to viewers watching from home. This capability allows us to host virtual star parties. We invite you to join us as we explore the universe!