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June 14, 2018 from 9:00pm to 10:30pm
Announced by our Observatory Director on Wednesday, June
13, 2018 at 10:11am |
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Status updated by our Observatory Director on Thursday,
June 14, 2018 at 2:11pm |
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Looks like a beautiful evening to do some stargazing!
Good transparency and seeing conditions are predicted.
Observatory will open at 9:00pm |
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Event Report by our Observatory Director on Friday, June
15, 2018 at 10:23am |
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We had a pleasant evening! The thin clouds
finally cleared out and the 16" observatory telescope
gave us stunning views of Ring Nebula, Great Hercules
Cluster, and Jupiter. Late-stayers were treated to
occultation of Io at 11:18, followed by occultation of
Ganymede. We also saw the Great Red Spot and a few large
festoons in the equatorial belts. |
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Public
Observing Event
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the ACA Observatory
Impromptu Event -
Galaxies, Clusters & Planets
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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The forecast for Thursday evening calls for
clear skies.
Jupiter is well-placed for viewing. Whirlpool
Galaxy, Great Hercules Cluster, and galaxies of
the Virgo Cluster are on the observing list.
Venus will be first in eyepiece at 9pm.
Status update: Observatory will open at 9:00pm |
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