The Messier Marathon from Victoria was a bust this year. Both March 28 and 29 were cloudy, so it was called off. Our member Elizabeth van Akker spends her winters in New Mexico, and had much better luck: Hello, all, from
Werner X sightings for 2014
The Lunar X (also known as the Werner X) is a clair-obscur effect in which light and shadow creates the appearance of a letter ‘X’ on the rim of the Blanchinus, La Caille and Purbach craters. The X is visible
Pro-Am Double Star discoveries by Michel Michaud
We would like to highlight the exceptional work accomplished by one of our members. As you may know Michel Michaud has been busy photographing stars in the Pleiades. Last year Michel submitted a paper titled “Double Star Measurements in the