[Astronomy Club of Akron Logo]


 

Friday May 29, 2015 at 8:00 PM

Status updated at 5:20pm on 5/29/2015

This event will occur as planned! 

Important Outreach Event:

Camp Ed Bear
(formerly known as Camp CHOPS*)
at
Camp Carl**


Come out to show the children the wonders
of the night sky - you'll be glad you did!


 
Exact coordinates of observing field (for auto GPS units or computerized telescopes):
N41.1180°  W81.0999°  =>   N41° 07' 05"  W81° 06'


We'll arrive by 8:00pm and set up telescopes in the field to the left of the main camp access driveway off Calvin Rd.  Campers will arrive in small groups throughout the evening.  This is the first of two events we conduct yearly for children from Children's Hospital at camps around the area.


 
Click for MAP & DIRECTIONS to Camp Carl

*Children's  Hospital  Oncology  Patients  and  Staff

**Camp Carl
8054 Calvin Rd
Ravenna, OH 44266
Phone: 330.315.5665


Located near the intersection of Alliance Rd and Calvin Rd in Ravenna, OH

.Visible satellite passes from Camp Carl:

.
Solar System objects rise/transit/set times on this date from Camp Carl...

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.

 

Sunset:     8:51 pm  (EDT)
Civil Twilight:     9:21 pm  (EDT)
Nautical Twilight:   10:02 pm  (EDT)
Astronomical Twilight:   10:50 pm  (EDT)
Moonrise:     4:50 pm  (EDT)
Moon transit:   10:35 pm  (EDT)
Moonset:     4:14 am  (EDT) 5/30/2015
Moon phase:   87.2% (waxing gibbous)





The Moon will look like this tonight

 

 

e chart above for full details.
The darker blue the squares are, the better the viewing!

ical "seeing" (steadiness of the air), the shorter the arrows, the better.

 

To contact club officers with questions or comments, please visit our Contacts page
Copyright ©2020 Astronomy Club of Akron, Inc. - a 501(c)3 non-profit organization
This page of the ACA Website was last modified on 01/23/20

 

Web hosting provided by

CISNet Internet Services