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SUMMARY:Billl Baggs Stargzing & Astro Photography
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to welcome back special guest astronomers\, Carlos Garcia and Russell Harcha\, from Southern Cross Astronomical Society to share their unique stargazingexperience. They bring with them enthusiasm and special equipment to view and photograph the night sky using Astro Photography.  \n\nMeet the guest astronomers behind the Southern Cross Astronomical Society:\n\n \n\nCarlos Garcia has been a hobby astronomer for close to 10 years and into astrophotography for the last 2 years. He uses visual telescopes (Celestron 8SE and the 4SE) Both of these scopes have go-to tracking functionality to keep the target in view of the eyepiece without manual adjustment. And also Smart telescopes (The Seestar S50 and S30) They provide impressive image capture of deep space targets such as galaxies\, nebulae\, and star clusters.\n\n\n\nRussell Harcha has been an amateur astronomer and SCAS member for 30+ years. He recently retired from teaching Physics in Miami-Dade schools for 38 years. His telescope is a Dobsonian-type reflector that he built in 1990.\n\nGet a sneak peak at Astro Photography images @StarPicturesMiami\n\n \n\n \n\nDATE/TIME:\n\nWednesday\, February 11\, 2026 from 7-9:30pm\n\n\n\n \n\nBring a folding chair\, a reusable cup and curiosity about the night sky. Refreshments and light bites will be served while we look through the telescope and explore the universe together.\n\n\n\nNOTE: Save the date for the next event: Wednesday\, March 18\, 2026 from 7-9:30pm
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p class="mcePastedContent" style="margin: var(--marm-dimension-space-stack-2xs) 0\; padding: 0px\; word-break: break-word\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-style: \; font-variant-ligatures: \; font-variant-caps: \; font-variant-numeric: \; font-variant-east-asian: \; font-variant-alternates: \; font-weight: \; font-stretch: \; font-size: \; font-family: \; font-optical-sizing: \; font-kerning: \; font-feature-settings: \; font-variation-settings: \; line-height: 1.5\; letter-spacing: var(--marm-text-style-body-md-letter-spacing)\; direction: ltr\; caret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-size-adjust: auto\; box-sizing: border-box\;"><br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p class="mcePastedContent" style="margin: var(--marm-dimension-space-stack-2xs) 0\; padding: 0px\; word-break: break-word\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-style: \; font-variant-ligatures: \; font-variant-caps: \; font-variant-numeric: \; font-variant-east-asian: \; font-variant-alternates: \; font-weight: \; font-stretch: \; font-size: \; font-family: \; font-optical-sizing: \; font-kerning: \; font-feature-settings: \; font-variation-settings: \; line-height: 1.5\; letter-spacing: var(--marm-text-style-body-md-letter-spacing)\; direction: ltr\; caret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-size-adjust: auto\; box-sizing: border-box\;"><strong><span style="color: var(--listings-color-secondary)\;"><span style="font-family: &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Verdana\, sans-serif\;">We are delighted to welcome back special guest astronomers\, Carlos Garcia and Russell Harcha\, from Southern Cross Astronomical Society to share their unique <span style="background-color: rgb(255\, 238\, 148) !important\; position: static !important\; margin: 0px !important\; padding: 0px !important\; opacity: 1 !important\; float: inherit !important\; font-family: inherit !important\; font-size: inherit !important\; font-style: inherit !important\; font-variant-caps: inherit !important\; font-weight: inherit !important\; font-stretch: inherit !important\; line-height: inherit !important\;">stargazing</span>experience.</span></span></strong><span style="color: var(--listings-color-secondary)\;"><span style="font-family: &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Verdana\, sans-serif\;"> They bring with them enthusiasm and special equipment to view and photograph the night sky using Astro Photography. &nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n\n<p class="mcePastedContent" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; word-break: break-word\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Verdana\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5\; direction: ltr\; caret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-size-adjust: auto\;"><strong>Meet the guest astronomers behind the Southern Cross Astronomical Society:</strong></p>\n\n<p class="mcePastedContent" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; word-break: break-word\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Verdana\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5\; direction: ltr\; caret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-size-adjust: auto\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p class="mcePastedContent" style="margin: var(--marm-dimension-space-stack-2xs) 0\; padding: 0px\; word-break: break-word\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-style: \; font-variant-ligatures: \; font-variant-caps: \; font-variant-numeric: \; font-variant-east-asian: \; font-variant-alternates: \; font-weight: \; font-stretch: \; font-size: \; font-family: \; font-optical-sizing: \; font-kerning: \; font-feature-settings: \; font-variation-settings: \; line-height: 1.5\; letter-spacing: var(--marm-text-style-body-md-letter-spacing)\; direction: ltr\; caret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-size-adjust: auto\; box-sizing: border-box\;"><strong><span style="color: var(--listings-color-secondary)\;"><span style="font-family: &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Verdana\, sans-serif\;">Carlos Garcia </span></span></strong><span style="color: var(--listings-color-secondary)\;"><span style="font-family: &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Verdana\, sans-serif\;">has been a hobby astronomer for close to 10 years and into astrophotography for the last 2 years. He uses visual telescopes (Celestron 8SE and the 4SE) Both of these scopes have go-to tracking functionality to keep the target in view of the eyepiece without manual adjustment. And also Smart telescopes (The Seestar S50 and S30) They provide impressive image capture of deep space targets such as galaxies\, nebulae\, and star clusters.</span></span></p>\n\n<p class="mcePastedContent" style="margin: var(--marm-dimension-space-stack-2xs) 0\; padding: 0px\; word-break: break-word\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-style: \; font-variant-ligatures: \; font-variant-caps: \; font-variant-numeric: \; font-variant-east-asian: \; font-variant-alternates: \; font-weight: \; font-stretch: \; font-size: \; font-family: \; font-optical-sizing: \; font-kerning: \; font-feature-settings: \; font-variation-settings: \; line-height: 1.5\; letter-spacing: var(--marm-text-style-body-md-letter-spacing)\; direction: ltr\; caret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-size-adjust: auto\; box-sizing: border-box\;"><br />\n<strong><span style="color: var(--listings-color-secondary)\;"><span style="font-family: &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Verdana\, sans-serif\;">Russell Harcha </span></span></strong><span style="color: var(--listings-color-secondary)\;"><span style="font-family: &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Verdana\, sans-serif\;">has been an amateur astronomer and SCAS member for 30+ years. He recently retired from teaching Physics in Miami-Dade schools for 38 years. His telescope is a Dobsonian-type reflector that he built in 1990.</span></span></p>\n\n<p class="mcePastedContent" style="margin: var(--marm-dimension-space-stack-2xs) 0\; padding: 0px\; word-break: break-word\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-style: \; font-variant-ligatures: \; font-variant-caps: \; font-variant-numeric: \; font-variant-east-asian: \; font-variant-alternates: \; font-weight: \; font-stretch: \; font-size: \; font-family: \; font-optical-sizing: \; font-kerning: \; font-feature-settings: \; font-variation-settings: \; line-height: 1.5\; letter-spacing: var(--marm-text-style-body-md-letter-spacing)\; direction: ltr\; caret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-size-adjust: auto\; box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="color: var(--listings-color-secondary)\;"><span style="font-family: &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Verdana\, sans-serif\;">Get a sneak peak at Astro Photography images @StarPicturesMiami</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; word-break: break-word\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Verdana\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 0\; direction: ltr\; caret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-size-adjust: auto\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p class="mcePastedContent" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; word-break: break-word\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Verdana\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5\; direction: ltr\; caret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-size-adjust: auto\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p class="mcePastedContent" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; word-break: break-word\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Verdana\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5\; direction: ltr\; caret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-size-adjust: auto\;"><strong>DATE/TIME:<br />\nWednesday\, February 11\, 2026 from 7-9:30pm</strong><br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p class="mcePastedContent" style="margin: var(--marm-dimension-space-stack-2xs) 0\; padding: 0px\; word-break: break-word\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-style: \; font-variant-ligatures: \; font-variant-caps: \; font-variant-numeric: \; font-variant-east-asian: \; font-variant-alternates: \; font-weight: \; font-stretch: \; font-size: \; font-family: \; font-optical-sizing: \; font-kerning: \; font-feature-settings: \; font-variation-settings: \; line-height: 1.5\; letter-spacing: var(--marm-text-style-body-md-letter-spacing)\; direction: ltr\; caret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-size-adjust: auto\; box-sizing: border-box\;"><strong><span style="color: var(--listings-color-secondary)\;"><span style="font-family: &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Verdana\, sans-serif\;">Bring a folding chair\, a reusable cup and curiosity about the night sky.</span></span></strong><span style="color: var(--listings-color-secondary)\;"><span style="font-family: &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Verdana\, sans-serif\;">&nbsp\;</span></span><strong><span style="color: var(--listings-color-secondary)\;"><span style="font-family: &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Verdana\, sans-serif\;">Refreshments and light bites will be served while we look through the telescope and explore the universe together.</span></span></strong></p>\n\n<p class="mcePastedContent" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; word-break: break-word\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Verdana\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5\; direction: ltr\; caret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-size-adjust: auto\;"><br />\nNOTE:&nbsp\;Save the date for the next event: Wednesday\, March 18\, 2026 from 7-9:30pm</p>\n
LOCATION:Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park (Near Pavilion D-18 by the seawall)
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