Status updated by our Observatory Director at 8:00 AM
this morning:
Clear skies scheduled for this evening! Saturn and
asteroid Pallas are
well-placed for evening observing. The observatory open
at 8:45pm.
Public
Observing Event
at
the ACA Observatory
Asteroid Pallas
&
Saturn
Observe asteroid Pallas shining at magnitude 9.6 Pallas is
the third largest asteroid by mass
with a diameter of 338 miles.
Saturn is still well-placed for evening viewing.
.Visible satellite passes from the ACA Observatory:
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Live AccuWeather Satellite Mosaic
. Solar System objects rise/transit/set times from the ACA Observatory on the date of this event...
New feature: The "T"
on each object's line in the chart above indicates the time of
transit in addition to the rise and set times for the object.
Jet Stream (updates
automatically to latest available image) The Jet Stream affects astronomical "seeing" (steadiness of the air) If
we're in a gray area, seeing will not be as good as in a white area. If
we're in a white area, the shorter the arrows, the better.