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"

Tickets are now available for the drawing benefiting the Georgie June Scholarship Fund. Please see the scholarship section on our "About" page for more details.

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.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

(APOD)

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
APRIL 2: Astronomy Merit Badge, Hickory Ruritan Club, Chesapeake	APRIL 1 – 3: Conjunction of Mars and Saturn
APRIL 5: Monthly Meeting at Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach *	APRIL 2 - 3: Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
APRIL 7: Skywatch at Northwest River Park, Chesapeake * CANCELED	APRIL 7: Conjunction of the Moon, Mars, and Saturn
APRIL 13 & 20: Cornwatch at Cornland Park, Chesapeake (BBAA members only)	APRIL 16: New Moon
APRIL 14: Virginia Living Museum Star Party, Newport News $	APRIL 17: Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
APRIL 14: Nightwatch at Chippokes State Park (BBAA members only)	APRIL 22, 23: Lyrids Meteor Shower
APRIL 15 - 20: International Dark Sky Week 2018	APRIL 24 - 27: Conjunction of Venus and Pleiades Star Cluster
APRIL 21: “Sun” Day Solar Observing at Elizabeth River Park, Chesapeake *	APRIL 29: Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation
APRIL 21: Astronomy Day at the VB MEO Central Library, Virginia Beach *	APRIL 30: Full Moon
APRIL 27: Mentoring Young Scientists, Virginia Aquarium, 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.

BBAA Photo of the Month

Deep Creek Central Elementary Science Night

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.

BBAA Contact Info

Have questions? Drop us a note!

BBAA, PO Box 9877, Virginia Beach, VA 23450-9877

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Email info (at) backbayastro (dot) org

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