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Thursday March 12, 2015
from
7:45pm
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10:00pm |
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It's a beautiful night so let's have a star party!
The observatory will be open
at 7:45 PM this evening. We hope to see you here! |
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Public
Observing Event
at
the ACA Observatory
Impromptu Event!
It looks like a great evening for stargazing; cool
temperatures, low humidity, and clear skies.
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What will we be looking at tonight?
The ecliptic is very high placing Jupiter at
optimal observing elevation. Herschel's Double
Cluster, Bode's Galaxy, & Cigar Galaxy are all
well placed for viewing with 16" observatory
telescope. We plan to have a C5 set up for wide
field viewing of the Pleiades & Bee Hive
Cluster. Forecasters are calling for a return of
winter by end of next week so let's take
advantage of another premium night with moderate
temperatures.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
With snowy conditions, special
consideration must be taken concerning parking:
Parking is only available on the road north of
observatory and in the Park Rangers' parking
lot. Continued snow melt will probably
allow parking in front of observatory by
Wednesday evening. Please, regardless of
snow melt,
do not park on the observatory grounds
as this will cause us serious problems with the
park service by causing ruts in the lawn. |
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