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Saturday March 23, 2019 from 8:10 PM to 10:00 PM
Announded by our Observatory Director on Friday, March
22, 2019 at 8:03 AM |
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Status updated by our Observatory Director on Saturday,
March 23, 2019 at 11:28 AM |
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We have a beautiful evening ahead of us! All weather
reports call for clear skies. Seeing & transparency are
predicted to be very good. There are lots of star
clusters to view tonight along with two galaxies, two
nebulae, and one
double star making the observing list.
There will be an ISS pass at 21:32:37 with mag -2.0 and
28° max. elevation.
Observatory will open at 8:00 pm for lots of stargazing! |
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Public
Observing Event
at
the ACA Observatory
Impromptu Event
It looks like a great evening for stargazing; cold
temperatures, low humidity, and clear skies.
What will we be looking at tonight?
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There are many star clusters to observe. Bode's
Galaxy, Cigar Galaxy, and
the Great Orion Nebula are also on the observing
list. If you recall, we
observed a supernova in the Cigar Galaxy in
January 2014.
The Beehive Cluster is near zenith and we'll
view it through
the 100mm wide field telescope.
Observatory will open at 8:00 pm for lots of
stargazing!
Please dress for low
temperature conditions.
The forecast calls for temperatures near
freezing, so it is important to
come properly
dressed for the event. Standing behind a
telescope looking
at star clusters produces
little body heat; it only warms the heart. |
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.Visible satellite passes from the ACA Observatory:
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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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