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Tuesday May 16, 2016 at 8:45 PM
Announced by our Observatory Director on Sunday, May 14, 2017 at 6:05 PM

Status updated by our Observatory Director on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 4:10 PM...
Event Report: Posted by our Observatory Director on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 11:23 PM...

We had a good observing session this evening. Jupiter put on a marvelous show presenting us with an occultation of Ganymede. However, unlike the occultation of Io on April 26th, tonight's event lasted quite a bit longer as Ganymede hovered near the limb of Jupiter for about 30 minutes before disappearing behind the planet. The extra time gave everyone multiple chances to observe the event. The Iridium Flare at 9:28pm was well-placed and one of the brightest we've seen in a while (magnitude -5.8). We observed open cluster M67, globular cluster M3, The Ghost of Jupiter (NGC 3242), and the double star Mizar before clouds moved in around 10:15pm. Turnout was pretty good with many members and non-members coming out to stargaze.

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Impromptu Event!

It looks like a great evening for stargazing; cool temperatures, low humidity, and clear skies.

Here's what's on the observing list for tonight...
*  Jupiter will be well-placed for observing
*  An exceedingly bright Iridium Flare will be observable during the star party
*  Galaxies of the Virgo Cluster
*  Star clusters M3 & M67

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