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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
DECEMBER 5: Monthly Meeting at at TCC, Virginia Beach Campus *	DECEMBER 1: Conjunction of the Moon, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn
DECEMBER 7: BBAA Annual Anniversary Luncheon, Stripers Waterside, Norfolk (private)	DECEMBER 10, 11: Conjunction of Venus and Saturn
DECEMBER 7: Saturday "Sun" Day - Solar Observing at Elizabeth River Park, Chesapeake * - CANCELLED	DECEMBER 12: Full Moon
DECEMBER 10: Moon Night at Carrollton Branch Library *	DECEMBER 17, 18: Geminids Meteor Shower
DECEMBER 13: Ghent Market Shops Holiday Party, Muse Writers Center, Norfolk *	DECEMBER 22: December Solstice
DECEMBER 20, 27: Cornwatch at Cornland Park, Chesapeake (private)	DECEMBER 21, 22: Ursids Meteor Shower
DECEMBER 21: Skywatch at Northwest River Park, Chesapeake *	DECEMBER 26: New Moon
DECEMBER 28: Nightwatch at Chippokes State Park (private)

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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