Black River Astronomical Society

The Black River Astronomical Society, established in 1949, serves Lorain County,Ohio,USA and the surrounding area.
Our meetings are free and open to the public and they take place on the first Wednesday of each month, at 7 p.m.
at the Lorain County Metroparks Visitors Center on Nickel Plate-Diagonal Road in Carlisle Township.

Our OTAA Meeting is Saturday, September 15, 2007 at the usual Birmingham Methodist Church Hall in Birmingham, Ohio.
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Orion Nebula M42 taken by John O'Neal on February 17, 2007 at the Lorain County Fairgrounds, Wellington, Ohio.
 The details: Meade 8" SCT at f/6.3, Canon 30D at Prime Focus, 20 exposures at 30 seconds at 1600 ISO.




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