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Friday August 31, 2018 from 8:00pm to ???
Announced by our Observatory Director on Thursday,
August 30, 2018 at 10:39 am |
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Status updated on Friday, August 31, 2018 at 2:12 PM |
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Observatory Opens at 8:00pm
The radar looks good and forecasts for transparency &
seeing conditions are also good. |
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Public
Observing Event
at
the ACA Observatory
Impromptu Event -
Summer and Autumn deep sky objects
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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Let's plan for an impromptu star party Friday
evening. Friday's forecast calls for clear skies
and cooler temperatures. Summer and Autumn deep
sky objects are
on the observing list including: Blue Snowball
Nebula, Saturn Nebula, Butterfly Cluster, open
cluster NGC 6633, Coathanger asterism, Wild Duck
Cluster,
globular cluster M15, and more! The Ring Nebula
is near zenith and planets Jupiter, Saturn, &
Mars are well-placed for viewing during the
observing session.
Final call on star party status to be posted
here on Friday 8/31
by 6:00 pm |
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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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