Virtual Star Party - Oct. 7, 2012: West Coast Edition

By Fraser Cain - October 8, 2012 at 9:55 PM UTC | Observing

Only the West Coast of North America was represented in our Virtual Star Party this week. We had astronomers in Oregon, California and Nevada. But we also a great night, with dozens of observed objects, including Comet 168P/Hergenrother.

Click here to see all the pictures from last night's observing session.

Astronomers:

Gary Gonella

,

Roy Salisbury

,

Bill McLaughlin

, and

Stuart Forman

.

Bringing the Science:

Dr. Thad Szabo

and

Scott Lewis

Host:

Fraser Cain

We hold our Virtual Star Party every Sunday night when it gets dark on the West Coast, and broadcast live on Google+. Circle the

Virtual Star Party page

on G+ to get a notification of the event.

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today, founding the website in March 1999. He's also the co-host of Astronomy Cast.