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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: Aug 09, 2022, 09:28:12 Perseid watch. by doug

Introductions
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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Last post: Aug 01, 2022, 14:57:36 Re: A quick Introduction by RobertFinlay

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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Last post: Jun 29, 2022, 09:38:10 Re: Motorised mount by Carole

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

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Last post: Aug 08, 2022, 13:12:26 Re: NGC 6914 and gas clo... by ApophisAstros

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: Jul 18, 2022, 12:21:53 Supernova SN2022hrs by Rick

Random Rambling Ruminations

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

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Last post: Jul 23, 2022, 14:10:55 Silver water bottle... by doug

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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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Updates and Upsets
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