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Saturday September 16, 2017 at 8:00 PM |
Status updated by our Observatory Director on Saturday,
September 16, 2017 at 5:08 PM.
The Observatory will open at 7:45 PM for stargazing
Clouds are slowly dissipating & forecast calls for
clearing. Clouds seem
the same as yesterday afternoon. We had excellent skies
last night.
Saturn will be in the eyepiece at 7:45 PM |
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Public
Observing Event
at
the ACA Observatory
Planetary Nebulae Night
Tonight we'll be observing planetary nebulae - the remnants
of stars after they've exhausted all their fuel. On the
agenda are: Ring Nebula, Cat’s Eye Nebula, Blue Snowball,
Blue Flash Nebula, and
the Blinking Nebula. |
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.Visible satellite passes from the ACA Observatory:
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Solar System objects rise/transit/set times from the ACA Observatory on the date of this event... |
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Sunset: |
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7:36 pm
(EDT) |
Civil Twilight: |
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8:01 pm
(EDT) |
Nautical Twilight: |
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8:33 pm
(EDT) |
Astronomical Twilight: |
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9:06 pm
(EDT) |
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Moonrise: |
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2:59 am
(EDT) 9/16/2017 |
Moon transit: |
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10:22
am
(EDT) 9/16/2017 |
Moonset: |
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5:39
pm
(EDT) 9/16/2017 |
Moon phase: |
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12.2%
(waning crescent) |
The Moon will look like this afternoon
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Be
sure to hit the REFRESH / RELOAD button on your browser
(or the <F5> key on your keyboard) for up-to-date information for
the Clear Sky Chart below...
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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