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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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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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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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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: Aug 13, 2025, 11:10:46 NASA mulls sending a res... by Rick

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

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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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