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Wednesday April 26, 2016 at 8:30 PM
Announced by our Observatory Director on Monday, April
24, 2017 at 9:46 PM |
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Status updated on Wednesday April 26, 2017 at 3:17 PM by
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The observatory will open at 8:15pm for stargazing.
Radar looks good; all forecasts are good!
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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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Here's what's on the observing list for tonight... |
* Jupiter with occultation of Io at
8:25pm.
* Jupiter's GRS (Great Red Spot) will be
visible later in the observing session.
* Open clusters M67.
* Globular cluster M3.
* Double star 24 Coma Bernices (twin of
Albireo)
* Bode's Galaxies - M81 & M82
* Iridium Flare at 9:17pm - high
elevation; mag -2.1 for us, -8.5 at flare center
* Eskimo Nebula
* And more! |
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Live AccuWeather Satellite Mosaic |
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Solar System objects rise/transit/set times from the ACA Observatory on the date of this event... |
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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.
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