Sharpless 2-263 by Martin Butley

Announcements

  • LAS Meeting – 7 pm Thursday February 19, 2026
    Presentation Setting up Remote Telescopes by Jim Pollock and Dustin Gibson Summary Jim Pollock will talk about his initial experiences setting up a Celestron 9.25 inch hyperstar telescope at the Starfront Observatories.  Starfront Observatories is located in Rockwood, Texas which is in the hill country of Central Texas. It far from any major city lights and has near Bortle 1 skies. It also has fast and reliable internet essential for controlling remote telescopes. They now have over 600 scopes that have been installed since May 2024.  Dustin Gibson, one of the co-founders of StarFront Observatories,will give presentation about the observatories and… Read more: LAS Meeting – 7 pm Thursday February 19, 2026

LAS February 2026 Newsletter

  • Planets, lunar phases, Early evening objects for February
  • Navigating the February Night Sky
  • Member images in January
  • Apollo 11 Landing Site by Brian Kimball