Handmade quilt with 'sun surface' themed back, celestial front and a Webb Space Telescope inspired image selection. Images are all from VBAS members. Beth Bero hand crafted this quilt which is sure to become a treasured item for any astronomy minded person. Size 40"x46"

This very portable Japanese travel scope from the 1980's is considered a real gem. From Cloudy Nights "as a daytime travel scope where portability and usability are more important than aperture or magnification, the little J60c is hard to beat. " As a 60mm scope, this will give great views of the Moon, star clusters, double stars and bright deep sky objects on a sturdy metal mounting that is a cut above many of the plastic tripods found on smaller aperture refractors and spotting scopes.
• Optical Design: 2-element air-spaced achromatic objective lens

• Aperture: 60 mm

• Focal Length: ~310 mm (F/5.2)

• Weight & Length: ~33.5 oz (approx. 950g) / 35 cm long (total setup with mount and legs is roughly 4.7 kg)

• Finder Scope: 6x (or 5x25mm depending on bundle)

• Standard Included Eyepieces (0.965-inch sizing):

• Orthoscopic 6 mm (52x)

• Kelner 12.5 mm (25x)

• Kelner 20 mm (16x)

• Mount: Portable aluminum tabletop mount with a pan-type or fork-style head

• Portability: The entire kit (scope, 3 eyepieces, and tabletop tripod) packs down into a compact, briefcase-sized case.

These binoculars are perfect for both daytime and astronomy with good eye relief, bright images and useable without a tripod. They are in excellent condition with all accessories.

• Magnification: 10x

• Objective Lens Diameter: 50 mm

• Prisms: BaK-4 Porro prisms

• Field of View: 7° (123 m at 1,000 meters)

• Exit Pupil: 5 mm

• Eye Relief: 12 mm

• Weight: 28 oz (approx. 820 g)

• Waterproof/Nitrogen Purged: No

• Tripod Adaptable: Yes (accepts an L-adapter, sold separately)

This is a barely used Dwarf II Smart Telescope from the VBAS collection. Originally purchased for solar observing, it has not been used a great deal and so we are offering it up to a good home! It comes with all the accessories including solar filters, carry case and tripod. Software is downloadable and operation requires a smartphone or tablet. The Dwarf II is an excellent scope for exploring the potential of smart scopes, being equally at home for daylight vistas as well as very long exposures of the night sky.
Images are unprocessed.

A set of 40+ images, taken from prior year NASA calendars and well mounted on solid foamcore to enable display. These images would look stunning in a den or classroom or other space with a large wall to cover. They are stored in a sturdy plastic tote. All images have a small hole from where they were able to be hung (image 4)

From 1985, signed by the artist Debbie Hughes, this is an acrylic picture of the unusual active galaxy, M82. Item will be on display during Astronomy Day.

The core of the Andromeda Galaxy, M31, is painted in acrylic by Debbie Hughes. Image will be on display during Astronomy Day.

Vintage acrylic by Debbie Hughes of M106. Image will be available for viewing at Astronomy Day.

Painted on a piece of board, this large acrylic image by Debbie Hughes from 1987 captures both emission nebulae and dust clouds. This image will be on display during Astronomy Day.

By J Wallace Jones. Still wrapped in the original bag! Believed to also be from the mid 1980's. Image will be available for viewing during Astronomy Day.