BACK BAY AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS

"Bringing Astronomy to the People of Hampton Roads"

BACK BAY AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS

"Bringing Astronomy to the People of Hampton Roads"

BACK BAY AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS

"Bringing Astronomy to the People of Hampton Roads"

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

(APOD)

What's Happening This Month

All events below with a will have an observing session of the sky involved and unless otherwise noted, are free, kid friendly, and open to the public. For all other events please use the guidelines below.

These events have a fee required by the event organizer
Events have special requirements, see event details on our calendar. IE: reservations are required
These events are private and NOT open to the general public
These events take place in a classroom settings

To find out more information about the events listed below go to our calendar and click on the event link that you want more information for.

In the BBAA	In the Sky
December 5: Club Meeting	December 1: New Moon
December 5: Chesapeake Planetarium Show	December 2: Pheonicid meteor shower
December 7: Saturday 'Sun' Day	December 41: Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
December 10: Chesapeake Planetarium Show	December 5: December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower
December 11: Astronomy 101 - Learning the Night Sky	December 6: Puppid-Velid meteor shower
December 12: Chesapeake Planetarium Show	December 6: Jupiter at perigee (Best time to view Jupiter)
December 13 Muse & Ghent Market Shops Holiday Party	December 8: Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
December 13: Meteor/Night time Viewing at Jolliff Middle	December 8: Monocerotid meteor shower
December 17: Chesapeake Planetarium Show	December 11: σ-Hydrid meteor shower
December 19: Chesapeake Planetarium Show	December 14: Geminid meteor shower
December 20: Cornwatch	December 14: Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
December 21: Skywatch	December 15: Full Moon
December 27: Cornwatch	December 15: Comae Berenicid meteor shower
December 28: York River State Park Stargazing	December 18: Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
December 28: Nightwatch	December 19: December Leonis Minorid meteor shower
	December 21: December solstice
	December 22: Ursid meteor shower
	December 28: Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
	December 30: New Moon

If you're planning to attend an event, please see our Event Information page. There you will find useful information about BBAA events and links for directions to our observing sites. Please also take the time to read our expected event etiquette for all attendees.

To see event details on the Night Sky Network head over to our club's Calendar page and click on the event you want more details about.

For more information on what's happening in the sky this week, see Sky & Telescope's "This Week's Sky at a Glance" page.

Download a free map of the sky from Skymaps.com "The Evening Sky Map".

Jupiter Asteroid Impact Detection Project

Our club is helping assist with this project. You do NOT have to be a member of our club to participate. If you are interested in contributing please see our Jupiter Asteroid Impact Detection Project page.

BBAA Spotlight Photo/Video

Observing Programs

BBAA club members dues pay for Astronomical League (AL) membership. This membership allows our club members to participate in the many Astronomical League observing programs. The AL programs are designed to provide a direction for your observations and to provide a goal. The programs have awards and pins to recognize the observers’ accomplishments and for demonstrating their observing skills with a variety of instruments and objects. The BBAA was responsible for creating the Astronomical League's Planetary Nebula Program. A detailed history of the programs inception is available on our page. For further information on observing programs, see our Observing Programs page or the Astronomical League's official page.

Planetary Nebula Program