On 12/21/2020 the club learned that much loved and founding member Paul Pompa had passed away the previous day. Below are some words from the secretary about Paul’s involvement with the club. Paul was one of the founding members of LHAAC in 1956, was active for many years and served several years as president. He Read More…
Last week our club president Joe Dougherty presented his ever-popular Astrophotography Talk where he gave a basic overview of what astrophotography is and how it works, as well as showcased images that he and other club members have taken over the years. Check out the Talk below! We have also been working on the calendar Read More…
Lots of progress has been occurring during quarantine on LHAAC’s Hoffleit Observatory with a brief summary below. Suffice to say future star parties at White Memorial will be getting a definite upgrade. On May 9 Chip M, Mark C, Denis W and Liam went to the observatory and built the flap in the west wall Read More…
Coming Events and Star Parties: – 05/15/20: Star Party online via Facebook, 8:00pm; talk topic: Our Magnetic Sun– 06/19/20: Star Party at White Memorial, 8:00pm; talk topic: to be announced– 07/17/20: Star Party at White Memorial, 8:00pm; talk topic: to be announced Star Parties:05/15; 8:00pm: talk topic – Our Magnetic SunIf you’ve done solar observing Read More…
Club members Denis Williamson, Mark Croce, Jamie Caron, and Liam O’Brien were on the scene the night of January 20th to view the last lunar eclipse for North America until May 16th, 2022. Despite temperatures of 4F or -12F with windchill factor, some intrepid members managed to keep their camera going long enough to capture all the Read More…
The LHAAC will be having a gallery show at Five Points Gallery Annex from November 16th through the 25th. Opening night reception is Friday, November 16th 6-8:30pm (refreshments will be served). Come to see photographs of galaxies, nebula, planets, the moon, and even the Aurora Borealis! Members of the Litchfield Hills Amateur Astronomy club will be available Read More…
M3 – Messier 3 Wikipedia DSO-Browser M3 is a globular cluster in the constellation Canes Venatici. This is a great object for beginners, it is quite bright and can produce stunning images with a variety of setups. Reddit example #1 Reddit example #2 Reddit example #3 M42 – Orion Nebula Wikipedia DSO-Browser M42 or the Read More…
M45 – Pleides Wikipedia DSO-Browser The Pleides or “Seven Sisters” is easily visible to the naked eye making it one of the most popular targets for beginner astrophotographers. The Pleides is a large target so just use a camera lens or a short focal length telescope. M42 – Orion Nebula Wikipedia DSO-Browser M42 or Read More…
Just in time for the Halloween season, authorities believe that the photo above is the first time that the elusive “Bantam Phantom” has been captured on film. Recent sightings in South Carolina where he is known as “Pumpkin Head” may also be true, since reported sightings only occur in the dark and South Carolina recently experienced Read More…
Total eclipse 2017 was a big event in many ways, not only was it the first total eclipse to cross the contagious United states in nearly a 100 years, but it was a door buster in terms of crowd size for both club members at White Memorial and those scattered across the lower 48, including Read More…
