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What's Happening This Month

All events marked with * below are free, kid friendly, and open to the public. Events marked with a $ have a small fee required by the event organizer.

In the BBAA	In the Sky
MARCH 1 & 8: Cornwatch at Cornland Park, Chesapeake	MARCH 1: Alignment of Jupiter, the Moon, Saturn, and Venus
MARCH 1: Nightwatch at Chippokes State Park (private)	MARCH 2: Conjunction of Venus and the Moon
MARCH 7: Monthly Meeting at at TCC, Virginia Beach Campus *	MARCH 6: New Moon
MARCH 7: Science Night, Deep Creek Elementary, Chesapeake * - CANCELLED	MARCH 20: March Equinox
MARCH 9: Pack 55 Blue and Gold, Oak Grove Methodist Church, Chesapeake *	MARCH 21: Full Moon, Supermoon
MARCH 9: A Night Under The Stars, Sleepy Hole Park, Suffolk * - CANCELLED
MARCH 12: Garden Stars, Norfolk Botanical Gardens * $
MARCH 13: Red Mill Elementary - Dolphin Academy, Virginia Beach *
MARCH 19: Deep Creek Central Elementary Science Night, Chesapeake *
MARCH 20: STEAM Science Night, Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, Suffolk *
MARCH 21: Girl Scouts visit the Planetarium, Plaza Middle School, Virginia Beach
MARCH 23: “Sun” Day Solar Observing at Elizabeth River Park, Chesapeake *
MARCH 23: Skywatch at Northwest River Park, Chesapeake *
MARCH 30: Earth Hour at First Landing State Park, Virginia Beach *

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.

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.

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

Current Solar System Configuration

This interactive 3D model shows the today's configuration of the major bodies of the Solar System along their orbits.

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BACK BAY AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS

"Bringing Astronomy to the People of Hampton Roads"

BACK BAY AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS

"Bringing Astronomy to the People of Hampton Roads"