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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 accordance with Governor Northam's 'Stay at Home' order for Virginia, taking effect from March 30 until June 10, all BBAA April events have been cancelled due to COVID19. If the order is later amended or rescinded we will reevaluate events scheduled on our calendar.

In the BBAA	In the Sky
** All BBAA April events have been cancelled due to COVID19	MAY 4, 5: Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
	MAY 7: Full Moon, Supermoon
	MAY 12: Conjunction of Jupiter, Saturn, and the Moon
	MAY 15: Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
	MAY 21: Conjunction of Mercury and Venus
	MAY 22: New Moon
	MAY 23: Conjunction of Mercury, Venus, and the Moon
	MAY 23: Comet Atlas closest approach to Earth

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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