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April 20, 2018 from 8:15 PM to ?
Announced by our Observatory Director on Wednesday,
April 18, 2018 at 2:38 PM |
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Status updated by our Observatory Director on Friday,
April 20, 2018 at 12:36 PM. |
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All forecasts call for clear skies this evening.
The seeing conditions & transparency are predicted to be
good. Venus & Lunar observing followed by viewing open
clusters, globular clusters and a couple of galaxies. We
may catch a few meteors ahead of the Lyrid Meteor Shower
which peaks in two days.
Observatory will open at 8:15 PM |
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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.
What will we be looking at tonight?
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Clear skies are predicted for Friday evening, so
let's have a Lunar & Venus star party. Venus is
visible near sunset and a 5-day old Moon visible
during the evening hours. Venus doesn't rise
very high in the evening sky for all of 2018. It
will get a little higher in the evening sky
going into summer, then disappear from the
evening sky for the rest of the year. Venus is
first up, then Lunar observing, followed by
viewing of star clusters.
The Observatory will open at 8:15 PM |
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Jet Stream (updates
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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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