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Friday July 6, 2018 from 9:00pm to ???
Announced by our Observatory Director on Thursday, July
5, 2018 at 7:39 am |
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Status updated by our Observatory Director on Friday,
July 6, 2018 at 10:30 am |
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The observatory will open at 9:00pm for stargazing
Excellent conditions are predicted for tonight's star
party.
Venus, Jupiter, and lots of deep sky objects are on
observing list
with the debut of our 100mm wide field telescope.
Note: If you must use your cell phone (regardless of
screen color), please exit observatory first. It takes
20 minutes for eyes to dark adapt to low light levels;
and gains in eye sensitivity continue up to 40 minutes.
Please take into
account the location of telescope operators on the
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Public
Observing Event
at
the ACA Observatory
Impromptu Event -
Jupiter, Clusters & More
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
with cooler temperatures and
lower humidity. Jupiter will highlight the early
part of our observing session followed by many
deep sky objects including Blinking Nebula, Ring
Nebula,
Great Hercules Cluster, Wild Duck Cluster, Swan
Nebula, and more.
The 100mm wide field telescope mounted
piggy-back on the 16"observatory telescope will
provide stunning images of M24 Star Cloud and
open cluster NGC6633 (sitting in a rich star
field within the Milky Way). Lots to see!
Final call on star party status by 6pm Friday
7/6/2018 |
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