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Announcements, Meetings, Events
A public place to announce, discuss, plan, and report on O.A.S. meetings, observing and imaging sessions, Deep Sky Camps, and other events.

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Last post: Sep 11, 2023, 20:35:07 Cairds Deep Sky Camp - P... by Roy

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New users, please introduce yourselves by posting a brief message here. (New users who don't introduce themselves will be deleted.)

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Astronomy

Alerts! Questions? Discussions...
Astronomical alerts! Did you see that fireball? Where's that comet? Have you seen this asteroid? When is the next eclipse? What was that light in the sky? You get the idea.

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Last post: Nov 12, 2023, 14:37:07 Aurora on November 5th by Rick

Telescopes Etcetera....
Seen a shiney telescope on EBay? A new scope you want to show off? An equatorial? A dome? A camera? Want to know how to put it all together? Ask here...

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Astrophotography
A place to show off your astro-photographs, and tell folks how you took them...

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Last post: Dec 01, 2023, 15:15:51 Meteors 2023 November 24... by Rick

Technical
Got a neat way to set that 'scope just so? A twiddly camera modification? A fancy image-processing trick? Discuss here...

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In the Media...
Media reports from around the world. This is the place to post links to those astronomy-related stories that have hit the TV and papers...

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Last post: Nov 24, 2023, 08:48:09 Europe's Ariane 6 rocket... by Rick

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General discussions on random (not particularly astronomical) matters of interest.

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Last post: Oct 19, 2023, 16:36:51 Re: Clear skies, anyone? by Carole

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Need help with an application or OS that is not directly related to astronomy, ask here. Mac owners need not apply...

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