Black River Astronomical Society Photo Archive


The Black River Astronomical Society, established in 1949, serves
Lorain County,Ohio, USA, and the surrounding counties.

This page is dedicated to highlighting our member's astro-photographic endeavors
as well as maintaining a photographic record of our members and club events.




The Louis J. Rick Observatory                                    The William Mason Telescope                                   Past OTAA Pics


Newspaper Articles

1982
1983
1986a
1986b
1998
2002
2004 2007
2008








2010

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June
  Denny Bodzash - Ceres
John O'Neal - Rainbow
Tim Kreja - Venus, Mars and Regulus
John O'Neal - More Rainbow
Dave Lengyel - Dave and Rainbow
John O'Neal - Clouds???
Denny Bodzash - Lagoon & Ceres
John O'Neal - Venus over downtown Charlotte
Tim Kreja - Venus
John O'Neal - The big storm
Dave Lengyel - Arlene and Rainbow
John O'Neal - Sunspots
Dave Lengyel - Rainbow
John O'Neal - Very Old Moon

Dave Lengyel - Rainbow and Sunset
John O'Neal -Saturn
John O'Neal -Omega Centauri
John O'Neal -Omega Centauri Wide
John O'Neal -Setting up
John O'Neal -  Coffee at Dawn
John O'Neal - Omega Centauri Trails
John O'Neal - The Milky Way
John O'Neal - ISS & the Moon
John O'Neal - The GH Rigsbee Observatory
John O'Neal - M57 with a DSI
John O'Neal - Antares with a DSI



May
Denny Bodzash - The Moon & Jupiter Close
John O'Neal - The Dome at Oberlin College
Denny Bodzash - The Moon & Jupiter Wide
John O'Neal - Arcturus
Denny Bodzash - 3/4 Moon
John O'Neal - Ole Sol
Denny Bodzash - Young Moon
John O'Neal - The International Space Station
Denny Bodzash - Orange Moon
John O'Neal - M13
Denny Bodzash - Jupiter
John O'Neal - New Moon
Denny Bodzash - M13
John O'Neal - M57, the Ring Nebula
Denny Bodzash - M35
John O'Neal - The Sun in Hydrogen Alpha Light
Denny Bodzash - M55
John O'Neal - Mike Harkey with Oberlin's Solar Scope
Denny Bodzash - M94
John O'Neal - Mike under Oberlin's Big Dome
Denny Bodzash - More Moon &Jupiter
Denny Bodzash - Milky Way


April

Tim Kreja - Venus & Mercury 1
John O'Neal - Alkaid, Eta Ursa Majoris
Dave Lengyel - Venus & Mercury in Wellington 1
John O'Neal - Venus & Mercury and The Nielsen
Tim Kreja - Venus & Mercury 2
John O'Neal - M51, The Whirlpool Galaxy
Dave Lengyel - Venus & Mercury in Wellington 2
John O'Neal - Venus, Mercury and Clouds
Dave Lengyel - Venus & Moon & Pleiades
John O'Neal - M44

Dave Lengyel - Venus & Mercury
John O'Neal - M46
Dave Lengyel - Mercury racing to the Pole
John O'Neal - Moon, Venus and my POD
John O'Neal - Pleiades



March
Dave Gulyas - New Moon & Venus
Denny Bodzash - Big Dipper
John O'Neal - Alnitah and the Flame Nebula in Orion
Denny Bodzash - Corvus
John O'Neal -The Leo Trio of Galaxies
Denny Bodzash - International Space Station
John O'Neal - M42, The Great Orion Nebula
Denny Bodzash - Leo
John O'Neal - M46
Denny Bodzash - Moon & Venus
John O'Neal -M109
Denny Bodzash - Sunspots
John O'Neal -The Rosette Nebula
Denny Bodzash - Venus & young Moon
John O'Neal -New Sign at Observatory
John O'Neal -New Utility Box/Seats at Observatory
John O'Neal -New Utility Box/Seats at Observatory
John O'Neal -Star Party 1
John O'Neal -Star Party 2



February
John O'Neal - New Moon, Jupiter & Venus
John O'Neal - The Leo Trio of Galaxies
John O'Neal -Mars & M44 Rising through the Trees
Denny Bodzash - New Moon
John O'Neal - Mars and The Beehive Cluster
John O'Neal - Hi-Resolution Moon
John O'Neal - A Sunspot
John O'Neal - Sunspots
John O'Neal - The Asteroid Vesta



January

Dave Gulyas - M33, The Triangulum Galaxy
Denny Bodzash - Auriga
Dave Lengyel - M45, The Pleiades w/500mm lens
Denny Bodzash - Gemini
John O'Neal - Lake Erie Ice Cold Sunset
Denny Bodzash - Mars, The Beehive and The Sickle
John O'Neal - Sunspot 1034
Denny Bodzash - M42 & The Running Man
Dave Gulyas - Sun Spikes
Denny Bodzash - Wide Moon
John O'Neal - Sunspot 1040
Denny Bodzash - Cloudy Moon
Dave Lengyel - Sun Spike
John O'Neal - Sunspot 1041
Denny Bodzash - Andromeda Galaxy


2009

BRAS Members submitted 185 astrophotos to the archives this year.
You can view them here.




2008

BRAS Members submitted 159 astrophotos to the archives this year.
You can view them here.



2007

BRAS Members submitted 129 astrophotos to the archives this year.
You can view them here.

Also in the year 2008 Comet 17/P Holmes underwent a spectacular outburst.
View our member's photos here.



2006

John O'Neal - Mercury Transit
John O'Neal - Comet Swan
John O'Neal - Planetary Grouping
BRAS Impromptu Star Party


2005

Dave Lengyel - Planetary Conjunction
A News article from the Chronicle Telegram - Printed Sunday, April 10th, 2005



2004

Tim Hornbeck & Dave Gulyas - Venus Transit
Dave Gulyas - Venus Transit
John O'Neal - Venus Transit
News Article
2008John O'Neal - Total Lunar Eclipse
John O'Neal - Comet Neat



2003

Tim Hornbeck - Solar System Objects
BRAS/OTAA Meeting & Starparty



2002

News Article
Tim Longwell - Solar Prominences
BRAS/Nielson Outing w/inner city school children
Solar Viewing at the Nielson
Telescope Fair at the Nielson



1998

News Article
John Reising - Aurora Borealis



1997

Dave Lengyel - Comet Hale Bopp
Lee Lumpkin - Hale Bopp
Dave Wilding - Comet Hale Bopp
Bill Ruth - Comet Hale Bopp



1991

Steve Schauer - Total Solar Eclipse



1986

Halley's Comet Article
Halley's Comet Article
The Aurora Expedition 1
The Aurora Expedition 2
The Barn Raising



1983

Newspaper Article
John O'Neal - 3 Comet Observers
John O'Neal - 3 more Comet Observers
John O'Neal - Comet 1983D IRIS/ARAKI/ALCOCK
The BOB HENRY Telescope



1982

Newspaper Article
Another Newspaper Article
OTAA Newspaper Article
Astronomy Day 1
Astronomy Day 2
Astronomy Day 3




1981

AWARD
Another AWARD
A page from our scrapbook
Mr. Astrophotography



1980

Some Misc Members shot in the early 80's
AWARD
The Comet Hunters-Newspaper Article



1978

The Lake Erie Astronomical Project


1954

Our Founding Fathers
The Mason Telescope
First Light with the Mason 8" f/1.1 Schmidt Camera
AAVSO Membership