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Monday July 21, 2014: 9:00 PM to 10:30 PM

Tonight's impromptu event will occur as scheduled:
Observatory will be open at 8:45pm with Saturn in the eyepiece.

Public Observing Event
at the ACA Observatory

 

Impromptu Event!

The forecast calls for clear skies Monday evening. Saturn will be well-placed for observing. The Great Hercules Cluster, Wild Duck Cluster, Ring Nebula, Double Star Albireo, Swan Nebula, and globular clusters M4, M80, M92, M3 are also on the observing list.

  Click for MAP & DIRECTIONS to ACA Observatory

.Visible satellite passes from the ACA Observatory:

ISS:

 No passes tonight

HST:

 2.8 mag pass at 9:25:22pm

Iridium Flares:

 3 passes tonight!  Click for information



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Live AccuWeather Satellite Mosaic

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Solar System objects rise/transit/set times from the ACA Observatory on the date of this event...


New feature: The "T" on each object's line in the chart above indicates the time of transit in addition to the rise and set times for the object.


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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