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"

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Welcome to the BBAA website

We are a group of dedicated amateur astronomers drawn together by a common interest in astronomy. Our club was founded on December 14, 1978 by members dedicated to promoting amateur astronomy.

We invite you to come to our any of our free monthly events to take a look through our telescopes and learn more about the night sky.

The BBAA is an active member society of the Astronomical League, a part of the Night Sky Network, and a member of the Virginia Association of Astronomical Societies (VAAS). We are also active on social media. Please visit our social media pages on BBAA Yahoo Group, BBAA Facebook Group, BBAA Twitter page, BBAA Facebook page and Instagram to stay up to date with our club's latest activities.

Clear skies

Thank you Barry Spletzer from TAAS

Barry Spletzer of The Albuquerque Astronomical Society (TAAS) has generously allowed us to use the javascript he developed to display the rise and set times of our solar systems objects. If you find this data useful please feel free to send him a thank you message: barry -dot spletzer -at gmail -dot com.

The default latitude and longitude is set for Chesapeake, Virginia.

* TIP: Don't use special characters for the date. You can spell out the names for months or use numbers. Format examples: YYYY MMMMMM D, MMM D YYYY, MM D YYYY

* TIP 2: Clicking on the planet names will give you addition data on their position.

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