Greetings CHAOS and Guests,
I hope everyone is having a good astronomical year. Last year was exciting with the appearance of the Aurora three times. Good views of comets and meteor showers. The views were amazing to say the least. Many new amateur astronomers were created with these events and the events of 2025 are keeping them engaged.
We had the parade of planets and on March 14th a full lunar eclipse. Much more will be coming for sure.
We begin our observing sessions at Washington Duke Inn again on March 15th. These session will be every Saturday until November. I ask that you come to one or two of the sessions throughout the year. You don’t have to come to every session. Just to one or two would be great. Bring binoculars or a small telescope. You can even just come and talk to the guests that show up. It is truly a lot of fun.
We also have our monthly sessions at Staunton River State Park. If you can join us up there, it would be awesome. The skies are amazing and Milky Way season is quickly approaching. Come on out and enjoy the skies.
Looking forward to seeing you at a meeting or out in a field somewhere.
Clear skies,
Jayme Hanzak
President of CHAOS