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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
APRIL 4: Monthly Meeting at Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach *	APRIL 1: Alignment of the Moon, Venus, and Mercury
APRIL 5 & 26: Cornwatch at Cornland Park, Chesapeake (private)	APRIL 2: Conjunction of the Moon, Venus, and Mercury
APRIL 6: Nightwatch at Chippokes State Park (private)	APRIL 5: New Moon
APRIL 11: Malibu Science Night, Malibu Elementary School, Virginia Beach *	APRIL 8: Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
APRIL 12: Star Party in the Swamp, Dismal Swamp State Park, South Mills, NC *	APRIL 11: Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation
APRIL 15: Chesapeake Library Intro into Astronomy, Chesapeake *	APRIL 19: Full Moon
APRIL 20: Saturday “Sun” Day Solar Observing at Elizabeth River Park, Chesapeake *	APRIL 22, 23: Lyrids Meteor Shower
APRIL 27: Skywatch at Northwest River Park, Chesapeake *

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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"Bringing Astronomy to the People of Hampton Roads"