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Saturday May 27, 2017 at 9:00 PM |
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Status updated by our Observatory Director on Saturday,
May 27, 2017 at 3:00 PM:
Due to a family emergency and current weather
conditions,
this event has been cancelled. I am sorry for the
inconvenience. |
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Public
Observing Event
at
the ACA Observatory
Jupiter
Jupiter is well placed for viewing.
See Jupiter’s equatorial belts,
the Galilean Moons orbiting the planet, and
possibly some
festoons on Jupiter’s surface.
The GRS (Great Red Spot) will transit
at 11:59 pm tonight, also. |
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.Visible satellite passes from the ACA Observatory:
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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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Sunset: |
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8:51 pm
(EDT) |
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Civil Twilight: |
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9:21 pm
(EDT) |
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Nautical Twilight: |
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10:02 pm
(EDT) |
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Astronomical Twilight: |
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10:49 pm
(EDT) |
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Moonrise: |
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7:54 am
(EDT) 5/27/2017 |
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Moon transit: |
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3:25
pm
(EDT) 5/27/2017 |
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Moonset: |
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10:57
pm
(EDT) 5/27/2017 |
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Moon phase: |
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7.5%
(waxing crescent) |
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The Moon will look like this late tonight
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Be
sure to hit the REFRESH / RELOAD button on your browser
(or the <F5> key on your keyboard) for up-to-date information for
the Clear Sky Chart below...
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Live AccuWeather Satellite Mosaic |
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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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