While visiting Colorado in August Chris O'Brien captured this image the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) in Cygnus using a ZWO ASI6200MC-pro camera on loan from Glen Sharp.
Chris also captured this image of the August 30th super blue moon from his home.
Announcements:
The September club meeting is cancelled due to Minnetrista being closed on Labor Day.
The Herald Bulletin published an article about Dan's Summer Star Tours at Mounds state park. You can read the article here: Mounds State Park to host stargazing
Dan Malone will be holding the September Summer Sky Tour at Mounds State Park on Saturday, September 16th.
The club has several used Televue eyepieces for sale. Contact Fred Hicks, Dan Malone or Chris O'Brien if you're interested in purchasing.
Have you watched an interesting astronomy related YouTube video, listened to a podcast, or read an online article? Send me the link, and I'll share it with the rest of the club.
Are you doing astrophotography? Send me your latest images, and I'll publish them for the club to see.
Do you have equipment to sale, or are looking for a specific item to buy? Let me know and I'll get the word out to the rest of the club.
