Ouachita Valley Astronomy League

Welcome to OVAL - the Ouachita Valley Astronomy League. The organization was founded by a group of amateur astronomers from a variety of professions who have an immense passion for the field of astronomy. Come and join the adventure!

Founded March 20, 2005
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OVAL is a non-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of amateur astronomy and all areas associated with the discipline of astronomy.

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Weather be "darned"! Once again, Mother Nature gave her best shot to destroy any attempts to observe. Clouds began to dissipate shortly before sunset providing nice skies. However, about two hours into observing, the clouds returned for good and we abandoned the cause around 11PM. We were able to see some good old favorites such as M13, crescent moon, Saturn with nearly edge on rings, and a great shot of the Lagoon Nebula in Scorpio. Jupiter made a brief appearance before the clouds took over.

A special thanks to Joe Rolfe at the Starr Homeplace for providing exceptional hospitality. On top of grilled hot dogs with all the fixins' he also fired up his new kitchen and made homemade pizza! While the viewing wasn't so good, the food was well worth the trip out.

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