The Virtual Star Party is a collection of images of members enjoying various club activities. One of the benefits of club membership is the opportunity to become acquainted with all types of instruments. Click on the thumbnails to view to full-sized photos.

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Jack and Mindy Schwartz with their 8" Cave Astrola Dobsonian Reflector. Jack acquired this scope at an estate sale in Evanston, Illinois. His neighbor, Bill Thomas, built a custom mount for the scope, and Jack reports that setup is now a breeze.






Jim Lamm setting up his 6" Meade Starfinder reflector.






Corinne Cherryholmes and her uncle, former CAS President Terry Stage, are aligning Terry's 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain.






Ed Mason and his granddaughter Kristen, age 8, are setting the latitude on Ed's 90mm Meade ETX telescope.





   Dr. Galloway
Dr. Galloway, astronomy lecturer for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, on board observing with LX-90.  See the Jacqueline Rose Observatory and the LX200GPS-14"at Dr. Galloway's site  HERE.







Ray Berg with his Meade LX-200.








Chuck DeLor with his 15" Obsession at the Birdland dark-sky site.









CAS member and past-President Craig Woodley, doing some naked-eye observing.









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