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I would like to make sure you are all aware of two particularly useful links at the bottom of our group eMails. One is Reply To Sender, which is useful for private conversations that should not be sent to the entire group. Conversations not meant for the entire club should be done with private emails. We don't want to cause members to unsubscribe from our group due to a flood of emails they don't need to see. The other is Mute This Topic, which is useful if you don't want to continue to receive eMails in a particular conversation. Glenn D. Faini Chemical and Environmental Engineer, Retired President, Rappahannock Astronomy Club www.raclub.org View my photos here, on Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/163018675@N05/albums

You should be receiving RAC emails nearly every day. If you ever stop getting them, this might help you resolve the problem. Handling a bouncing account When you are receiving group messages by email but group messages cannot be delivered to you for some reason, the nondelivery events are called bounces. Such events put your Groups.io account into a bouncing state that affects all the groups you belong to with that account’s email address. Groups.io tries to notify a bouncing member by sending an email message that has the subject line “Your Groups.io Account is Bouncing.” Also, when a bouncing member logs in to the Groups.io website, a red banner at the top of the page informs them that their account is bouncing. Note: Even if your Groups.io account is bouncing, you can still log in to group websites and read and post messages there. Bouncing affects only email delivery; it does not affect your ability to use group websites. If you have not received an email notification that your account is bouncing but you realize that you have not received any group email messages for a while, you can check your account to see whether group messages are bouncing. For instructions, go to Setting account preferences and viewing account information and scroll down to Checking recent email bounces. When your Groups.io account is bouncing, you can try to “unbounce” your account using either of these methods: If you received a “Your Groups.io Account is Bouncing” email notification, click the link in the email to unbounce your account. Go to the Groups.io website (and log in if necessary). In the red banner at the top of the page, click the link to unbounce your account. ! Important: Group owners and moderators cannot do anything to unbounce accounts of their group members. When your account is bouncing, you must address the underlying problem yourself, which might involve contacting your email service provider for assistance or investigation. Glenn D. Faini GDF Photography Private and UAS Pilot Chemical and Environmental Engineer, Retired View my photos here, on Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/163018675@N05/albums

If you are receiving duplicate messages for your own posts, do the following: Log into your account. Then look for the drop down in the top right corner of the page, which will be either your name or email address. Click that and then click Account. From your Account page, click the Preferences sidebar tab. Look for the "I always want copies of my own messages" check box and Uncheck it. Then click the Update Preferences button.

Dear RAC, I’m going to try and host a live stream tonight via Zoom that will be a star gazing program featuring the constellation Leo. There are many galaxies and interesting stars within the boundary of this zodiacal constellation. I hope to be able to show views of the following objects using our new Station 3 telescope. NGC 2903,Regulus and its companion, the dwarf galaxy Leo 1, the compact group Hickson 44, the Leo Trio, and maybe if time allows M95/96 and the double star Denebola. The program will be informal with participants encouraged to ask questions and provide feedback. There will also probably be some glitches so grab your virtual tomatoes and feel free to toss them my way! But it should be fun and will give you a good idea about how to use the RAC/MSRO station 3 telescope. I’ll start at about 8:45 as it’s getting dark and we will go till about 11. This is a test event and I hope to improve future programs based on how things go tonight. I’ll also look forward to your feedback. I’ll send out the zoom link when I get home from work so stay tuned. Myron

Dear RAC, Last night we held our first virtual stargazing event via Zoom using the Station 3 telescope. We had some problems-mostly with color balance on the camera and getting the scope aligned with the sky. Images were too green and not scaled very well.. However, this will be fixed by our next session as I will purchase the Pro version of SharpCap which allows much better image manipuation. Also had a few glitches with connectivity to the camera and software, but I think I have that problem fixed as well. So bottom line is I learned alot, and want to thank those watching for their patience. For those not able to attend, I am enclosing the link to our session. I hope to be able to conduct another session soon which should run smoother. Hope you enjoy watching our first star gazing session! Myron https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/D-9ayfui9zi2js8TIF80WLqac12DN-Ye-6ivkZkYuIK7E7Axe8H8G7O1FkLoxezx.8jw2b6sr9tAEroje Passcode: R+SVnp9&

Dear RAC, If you are able-feel free to join in on an observing session tonight using our Station 3 telescope. This will concentrate on the constellation Leo with a host of galaxies and stars. It may be alittle rough and glitchy-but may also go off well! Hopefully Ill be able to do more of these with good results and look forward to your feedback on how the objects look on your computer screen or smart TV. Ill record the program in case you wanted to watch but had other plans. Myron RAC President (Myron Wasiuta) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: MSRO/RAC Virtual Stargazing session-Leo (5/24/2025) Time: May 24, 2025 09:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82531549171?pwd=JSNxRbDpShbUj7Y8oDaAHrWm8V8m8q.1 Meeting ID: 825 3154 9171 Passcode: 161888 --- One tap mobile +16469313860,,82531549171#,,,,*161888# US +13017158592,,82531549171#,,,,*161888# US (Washington DC) --- Dial by your location ? +1 646 931 3860 US ? +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) ? +1 305 224 1968 US ? +1 309 205 3325 US ? +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) ? +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) ? +1 564 217 2000 US ? +1 669 444 9171 US ? +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) ? +1 689 278 1000 US ? +1 719 359 4580 US ? +1 253 205 0468 US ? +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) ? +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) ? +1 360 209 5623 US ? +1 386 347 5053 US ? +1 507 473 4847 US Meeting ID: 825 3154 9171 Passcode: 161888 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbZpEo9MBF

I'm on my way to James River State Park to use my 16-in telescope with the base that Troy built me. They have an astronomy program tonight

Dear RAC, Please find attached a link to the Zoom recording for our May 2025 meeting and program.During the meeting I gave an update on our Station 3 progress (its online now!), and the program was a demonstration on how to connect and open the software needed to control the telescope. Future training sessions will be provided and recorded that will go into more detail on how to operate the telescope and capture images. I will also be sending out zoom invites for "MSRO Live Observing Sessions" where members can watch in real time as I operate the telescope to show off various splendors of the night sky. As our camera is a high definition system-you should be able to watch on a large screen smart TV as well with stunning clarity! So turn down the lights and grab some popcorn and enjoy the beauty of the heavens in full color! I hope to do our first program soon which will be called " Galaxies of the Lion's Den". Myron Wasiuta MSRO Director RAC President https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/GDFG_0j2vo_sxlztmv-PwBeyzW_Bg-VzA56NQwPDTevnVIMrtt3r-fgDiqp24_VR.SJO6FsDjzgVxgxHx Passcode: z#ACI1=&

[raclub] Zoom invite for May 2025 Meeting and Program Join with Google Meet – Dear RAC and guests, Our next club meeting will be this coming Wednesday starting at 7:30 PM. The program will consist of a training on the use of our MSRO/RAC remote telescopes. If you have an inter Join with Google Meet Meeting link meet.google.com/oaq-sihw-pch Dear RAC and guests, Our next club meeting will be this coming Wednesday starting at 7:30 PM. The program will consist of a training on the use of our MSRO/RAC remote telescopes. If you have an interest in remote observing and would like to either task the club telescopes with a target request, or even better learn how to operate the telescopes yourself-then youll definately want to be in attendance for this meeting! Our club now has not one, but TWO operational remote telescopes! The Station 2 telescope is a 10" f/8 Ritchey-Cretien, and the Station 3 telescope is a 4" f/7 APO refractor. I have attached two pictures showing these telescopes. Hope to see you at the meeting, Myron RAC President (Myron Wasiuta) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: RAC May 2025 Program and Bussiness Meeting Time: May 21, 2025 07:30 PM Eas... WhenWednesday May 21, 2025 ? 7:30pm – 8:30pm (Eastern Time - New York) Guests Michael M - organizer [email protected] president=raclub.org@... all guest info Reply for [email protected] YesNoMaybeMore options Invitation from Google Calendar You are receiving this email because you are an attendee on the event. Forwarding this invitation could allow any recipient to send a response to the organizer, be added to the guest list, invite others regardless of their own invitation status, or modify your RSVP. Learn more

Good morning! Pretty good weather again last night with only a bit of high clouds. The panels for the new MSRO 3 enclosure arrived on a pallet in Myron's driveway. This larger (60" x 60" footprint) enclosure will allow us to get the field flattener back in the optical train. Expect a couple of weeks to get it constructed. Testing continues on the MSRO 3 Raptor system. Myron focused the integrated guiding chip (a separate knob on the camera) which allowed for a high Signal to Noise Ratio in PHD2 and flawless tracking. I only had a bit over an hour to image M101 before it hit the meridian. In this tight enclosure I REALLY try to avoid pier flips. There are some flaws in the attached image that will be removed when we get flats/darks/bias frames. It's also a rather noisy image because I wanted to pull as much data forward of the galaxy's structure as possible. I reduced FIT rejection criteria since I only had thirteen FITs to start with. Testing! Pete M101-Luminance-St_v5.jpg

Hello Everyone! We continue to test MSRO station 3 equipped with SV102T with ASI 2600 MC Duo. Due to space constraints, it is currently configured with the camera on a diagonal - no flatteners or field reducers, so native f7. The star flare from lack of flattener is evident. With a new enclosure in the next few weeks we should be able to straighten out the optical train and flatten the image, gets flats, darks, bias. We will continue to test the station capabilities in the meantime. Marshall - the subs are on the station drive - I look forward to your take on the data. Pete Laky M90-Luminance-St v2.jpg

Please feel free to join us Tuesday night (May 13) for our monthly meeting. One of our board members, Seth Cameron, will be talking about astronomical sketching. Everyone is welcome! The Zoom link is here and below: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88012257115?pwd=WnRYYTlTZVhKZE1kOGhETks1c0hUQT09 Astronomical Sketching! RAS Meeting Tuesday Night The Next Meeting of Richmond Astronomical Society is Tuesday, May 13, 7:30 PM at the Science Museum of Virginia (2500 West Broad St.) and online at this link To view this e-mail in your browser - click here. RAS board member Seth Cameron does a lot of sketching at the eyepiece which is a great way to take in all that the eye can see when viewing through a telescope. When you allow your eyes to get fully dark adapted and you spend time carefully studying an astronomical object, it's amazing how much detail you can see and how much you can learn about the subtle features that are visible in galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, and planets as well. Seth will show us his secrets for making sketches and will have a "hands-on" practice session for us. Please join us for his presentation. A number of us will be also gathering for dinner before the meeting at the Chicken Fiesta restaurant across the street from the museum about 6:00 PM. Please join us for the meeting in person or online and for dinner, if you can. Everyone is welcome. Zoom link to Tuesday's meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88012257115?pwd=WnRYYTlTZVhKZE1kOGhETks1c0hUQT09 Dial in (if needed): (301) 715-8592 Meeting ID: 880 1225 7115 Passcode: 464955 Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications. The next Saturday Under the Stars at Powhatan State Park will be Saturday, May 31, 8:00 PM: If you want to catch some beautiful views of the night sky or you have a telescope you would like assistance with, please join us at Powhatan - everyone is welcome. This is an RAS supported event and volunteer astronomers are needed and welcome. These events have been well-attended and we need plenty of astronomers. Observing will be at the Trailhead / Equestrian parking area. Volunteer astronomers are also welcome to continue to observe through the night after the public hours. Note that the $5 parking fee applies at all times but parking fees are waived on the day of the event for volunteer astronomers who share views through their telescopes/binoculars or share their expertise. Additional dates are July 19, September 13, and October 11. Please send a message to president@... if you can help. A map to the viewing location is at this link. Milky Way image by David Amos RAS Outreach Events (These are RAS-suppprted events, volunteer astronomers are needed for each, please send a message to president@... if you can help). http://richastro.org/ Science Museum of Virginia, Friday, Late September - date TBD (Science After Dark) Powhatan State Park, May 31, 8:00 PM (end time 11:00 PM) Powhatan State Park, July 19, 8:30 PM (end time 11:00 PM) Powhatan State Park, September 13, 8:00 PM Powhatan State Park, Paw Paw Festival, September 20 - Daytime event, setup at 9:00 AM; event at 11:00 AM Powhatan State Park, October 11, 7:00 PM James River State Park, June 21, 9:00 PM James River State Park, July 12, 9:00 PM James River State Park, August 16, 9:00 PM James River State Park, November 14, 6:00 PM (James River Star Party!) James River State Park, November 15, 6:00 PM (James River Star Party!) Staunton River State Park, Stars Over the Staunton, September 19-21, A new public event at the park with day and nighttime activities! Staunton River State Park, October 24, 8:00 PM (Staunton River Star Party public night) Powhatan State Park - member / guest only events (weather permitting). These events are limited to current members and their individually invited guests. All events are sunset to sunrise. May 24, Jun 28, Jul 26, Aug 23, Sep 20, Oct 18, Nov 22. Dec 20 Remember! Half the park is after dark! Regional Star Parties Night Owl Star Party, Spruce Knob, West Virginia, May 23-27: Space is limited, more info at https