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Monday August 8, 2016 from 8:40 PM to 10:30 PM
Announced by our Observatory Director on Sunday August
07, 2016 at 11:39 AM |
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Status updated by our Observatory Director on Monday,
August 08, 2016 at 4:47 PM: |
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The Observatory will open at 8:40pm
A great night ahead with clear skies and low humidity.
Lunar and planetary observing early, followed by viewing
many Deep Sky Objects. We should be able to see some
Perseids tonight! Forecast for the rest of the week, not
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Public
Observing Event
at
the ACA Observatory
Impromptu Event!
The forecast for Monday evening is clear skies. We plan to
have an impromptu star party starting at 8:45pm.
The Moon will be two days from First Quarter. Saturn and
Mars are well placed for observing. Globular Clusters, Open
Clusters, and Nebulae are on observing list. Forerunners of
the Perseid Meteor Shower will be showing up as they did for
last night's OTAA event. |
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.Visible satellite passes from the ACA Observatory:
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Be
sure to hit the REFRESH / RELOAD button on your browser
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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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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. |
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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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