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May

Club Events

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The board meeting will be on Wednesday 4th of May.

The General meeting will be held on the 13th via zoom at 7 and at Anser Charter School. See the group.io and Facebook page

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85057065232?pwd=B8h51zHZFGFDiMNS9hIN7EgqhWhVQe.1

Meeting ID: 850 5706 5232
Passcode: EjJ7qR

If you have any telescope questions feel free to join our Facebook page or Group.io

Joshua Perkins
"Whew! A ton of learning went into generating an image of this nebula - the Orion Nebula - where the core of it wasn't oversaturated (because it's so bright). I had to combine exposures from 15s to 500s long to preserve the whispy details in the outer cloud, AND the center of the star forming region. Here it is! With a total integration of 3.6hrs L:3x500s (0Gain) + 20x15s (Unity Gain) R:4x500s (0Gain) + 68x15s (Unity Gain) G:7x500s (0Gain) + 45x15s (Unity Gain) B:7x500s (0Gain) + 29x15s (Unity Gain) Thanks to Jordan and others for coaching me through the minutia and final processing of this guy! Equipment: Scope: TSQ100ED Camera: ASI1600mm Pro Mount: EQ6R Pr Guiding: 50/190mm guide with QHY224MC ZWO LRGB Filters Software: Pixinsight, SharpCap, PHD2, and Sequence Generator Pro"
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Upcoming Star Parties

***ALL EVENTS ARE TENTATIVELY PLANNED***

Location: Dedication Point

See below for maps to star party locations. If you plan on attending a star party we HIGHLY suggest arriving before sunset.
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Watch for go/ no go messages on Facebook and Groups.io

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Sky Watcher

This month's newsletter in now available. Achieves can be found here
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Our membership fees will now cover you and your household family members through December 2022! 

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President's Letter

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Our monthly board meeting for February will take place on Wednesday, February 2nd at 7:00pm via Zoom.  We’ll be continuing our efforts on our schedule for 2022.  Our next general membership meeting will be on Friday, February 11th. We will be meeting at 7:00 pm via Zoom (keep an eye out on Groups.io for the link). Prof. Irwin Horowitz will give a presentation on “Solar System Exploration in the 2020s.” 

Many 2022 events are in the works already.  The Messier Marathon is set for April 29-30 at Bruneau Dunes State Park.  We’re tentatively planning our Stanley Star Party for July 29-30, more on that later.  The Ponderosa Star Party is confirmed for August 26-27 though we don’t have a guest speaker as of yet. 

Best of all, the 38th annual Idaho Star Party™ (ISP) at Bruneau Dunes State Park has been scheduled for the weekend of September 23rd - 25th.  We’re in the process of determining a theme and finding a guest speaker for this event.  Jeffrey Creed is still looking for someone to help him with the planning for 2022, please contact him at (208) seven two four-7 eight 3 eight or jeff@microtechboise.com. This is a great family event and well worth the time and expense to attend. 

We are still accepting annual membership dues for 2022, which remains at $25/family. Make sure you keep receiving all the benefits that come with being a member. Those 2021 members who don’t renew by the end of February may be dropped from the membership roster in March.

David Olsen, President
​Boise Astronomical Society
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Boise Astronomical Society 2020
Photos used under Creative Commons from charlieishere@btinternet.com, Peter Alfred Hess
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