NorthWest Florida Astronomy Association

  • Upcoming Events
    • Public Star Gaze Schedule
    • Other Event Calendar
  • Clear Sky Charts
    • Fort Walton Beach
    • Pensacola
    • Camp Kolomoki
    • Munson
    • All Charts
  • Tools
    • Glossary
  • Links
  • Library Telescope Program
  • In The Sky Right Now
  • Contact Us
  • Member Images
    • Frank Atchison
    • Bob Burkart
    • Dean Covey
    • James Dubben
    • Bob Gaskin
    • Dave Halupowski
    • Tom Haugh
    • Dennis Hausch
    • Ken Leone
    • John Ottesen
    • Tony Russo
    • Ken Sharp
  • Past Events

Aristarchus

 John Ottesen, Member Images  No Responses »
Apr 272016
 

Aristarchus

Telescope Intes 6″ Maksutov-Cassegrain
Mount Celestron AVX
Eyepiece 12.5mm uo-orthoscopic
 Posted by admin at 9:52 pm

Venerean Occultation

 Dennis Hausch, Member Images  No Responses »
Dec 082015
 

Dennis was able to record the in-bound leg of yesterday’s daytime occultation of Venus by the Moon.

11:10 (Local)

11:10 (Local)

11:20 (Local)

11:20 (Local)

11:30 (Local)

11:30 (Local)

11:33 (Local)

11:33 (Local)

 Posted by admin at 1:28 pm

Partial solar eclipse (Oct 23 2014)

 James Dubben, Member Images  No Responses »
Oct 292014
 
6:03pm CDT at approx. mouth of Rocky creek on Rocky Bayou

6:03pm CDT at approx. mouth of Rocky creek on Rocky Bayou

James says:

Here is my most fun picture from today’s Eclipse.

  • Optics (Lens) : 135mm @ f/29
  • Mount : Tripod
  • Camera : Canon EOS 60D
  • Exposure : [Coken Blue(21) + Coken Orange(2) :1×0.00015s@ISO 320]
  • Software :
 Posted by admin at 2:18 pm

Partial solar eclipse (08 Apr 2005)

 Dennis Hausch, Member Images  No Responses »
Oct 182014
 

Partial solar eclipse Apr 8 2005

Dennis says:

Taken at French Camp thru clouds with no filters.

  • Telescope/Lens :
  • Mount :
  • Camera :
  • Exposure :
  • Software :
 Posted by admin at 2:51 pm

Total lunar eclipse (08 Oct 2014)

 Dean Covey, Member Images  No Responses »
Oct 182014
 

Lunar eclipse 08 Oct 2014 3x3

  • Optics (Telescope) : 8″ Schmidt-Cassegrain with f/6.3 Corrector/Reducer
  • Mount : Celestron (Alt/Az)
  • Camera : Sony A35 DSLR
  • Exposure :
  • Software :
 Posted by admin at 2:42 pm

Total lunar eclipse (08 Oct 2014)

 James Dubben, Member Images  No Responses »
Oct 122014
 
Taken at the foot of Rocky Bayou Bridge (SR 20) NW side @ 0550.

Taken from the foot of Rocky Bayou Bridge (SR 20) NW side @ 0550.

  • Optics (Lens) : 18mm @ f/3.5
  • Mount : Tripod
  • Camera : Canon EOS 60D
  • Exposure : [C:1x8s@ISO 400]
  • Software :
 Posted by admin at 2:08 pm

Crater Copernicus (22 Oct 2012)

 Dean Covey, Member Images  No Responses »
Oct 122014
 

Crater Copernicus v8 b

  • Telescope : Celestron 8″ Schmidt-Cassegrain
  • Mount : Celestron
  • Camera : NexImage 5 (Video)
  • Exposure :
  • Software : RegiStax 6.1
 Posted by admin at 1:57 pm

Craters Aristoteles & Eudoxus (24 Oct 2012)

 Dean Covey, Member Images  No Responses »
Oct 122014
 

Craters Aristoteles-Eudoxus v16

  • Telescope : Celestron 8″ Schmidt-Cassegrain
  • Mount : Celestron
  • Camera : NexImage 5 (Video)
  • Exposure :
  • Software : RegiStax 6.1
 Posted by admin at 1:57 pm

Waxing Moon from the Outer Banks

 Bob Burkart, Member Images  No Responses »
Oct 122014
 

Moon

  • Date : 08/05/2014
  • Telescope : 125mm Maksutov-Cassegrain
  • Mount : Meade
  • Camera : iPhone via Orion adapter
  • Exposure :
  • Software :
 Posted by admin at 11:59 am

Venus / Neptune conjunction

 James Dubben, Member Images  No Responses »
Oct 122014
 
Venus / Neptune conjunction

Venus / Neptune conjunction

  • Date : 04/12/2014
  • Telescope/Lens : 135mm@ f/5.6
  • Mount      : Manfrotto tripod (055XDB), manfrotto head (804RC2), fixed
  • Camera    : Canon EOS 60D
  • Exposure : [C:1x2s@ISO 100]
  • Software  :
 Posted by admin at 11:40 am
 Older Entries  Newer Entries

Next Public Star Gaze

  • Henderson Beach Public Star Gaze
    • 19 Jul 26
    • Destin, Florida

Post Categories

Archives

RSS NASA News

  • NASA’s X-59 Aircraft Flies Supersonic for First Time 06/05/2026
  • NASA Announces Winners of 2026 University Innovation Competition  06/05/2026
  • NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Research Continues on Earth 06/05/2026

RSS Astronomy Magazine News

  • June 7, 1992: The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer launches 06/07/2026
  • The Sky Today on Sunday, June 7: The sky’s sunflower 06/07/2026
  • June 6, 1980: The asteroid impact theory 06/06/2026

Next Meeting

  • Monthly Meeting
    • 06/27/2026
    • Niceville

Current Moon Phase


Third Quarter Moon
Third Quarter Moon

The moon is 21 days old
Joe's

Current Weather Conditions

Pear Tree Observatory
temp: 84℉ (28℃)
humidity: 61%
wind (MPH): From the SSE at 0
rain (total): 0.05 in
rain (rate): 0.00 in/hr
pressure: 29.98 inHg
station: KFLVALPA4
hardware: Davis Vantage Pro 2
software: VWS V15.00
updated(L): 26-06-07 16:10
updated(Z): 26-06-07 21:10
© 2023 NorthWest Florida Astronomy Association Suffusion theme by Sayontan Sinha