An Astronomical Odyssey to West Virginia

This meeting will be held in person at Seagrave Observatory and via Zoom. Contact Linda Bergemann (LBergemann@aol.com) for Zoom meeting link and information.

A couple of years ago while perusing the event calendar in Amateur Astronomy magazine, I happened upon a listing for the Green Bank West Virginia Star Quest.

I'd never been to this part of the country and I looked at their web site. I saw what looked like a great event with dark skies and a very interesting location. I decided to go, but ultimately had to wait a couple of years before getting there because of COVID.

Finally, this year I and my traveling companion, fellow Skyscraper Bob Horton, made the trek to Green Bank, home of the Green Bank Observatory and the largest steerable radio dish in the world. 

We had a great time, met some wonderful people, viewed through some very dark skies and learned alot more about radio astronomy than I knew before. 

This talk will be a remembrance of this trip and will hopefully encourage more Skyscraper members to consider going with us to the Green Bank Star Quest next year (June 21-24, 2023). 
 

Steve Hubbard has been a member of Skyscrapers since 1972 or 73 (the exact date is lost to the mists of time), ever since he discovered it's existence as a teenager. Steve has built telescopes, traveled to far-off places to see observatories or Solar eclipses, and currently has a 14-inch SCT in his back yard for imaging and a 6-inch refractor for travel.