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Saturday April 22, 2017 at 8:30 PM |
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Status updated on Saturday 4/22/2017 at 5:00 PM by our
Observatory Director:
Skies are clearing and we should have good skies at star
party time.
The observatory will open at 8:30pm. |
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Public
Observing Event
at
the ACA Observatory
Galaxy Night
Come out tonight to observe Bode’s Galaxy,
Cigar Galaxy, M106, M108, and M87 which
hosts a 6 billion solar mass black hole |
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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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8:16 pm
(EDT) |
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Civil Twilight: |
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8:43 pm
(EDT) |
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Nautical Twilight: |
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9:18 pm
(EDT) |
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Astronomical Twilight: |
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9:56 pm
(EDT) |
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Moonrise: |
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4:30 am
(EDT)
4/22/2017 |
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Moon transit: |
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10:11
am
(EDT) 4/22/2017 |
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Moonset: |
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3:58
pm
(EDT) 4/22/2017 |
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Moon phase: |
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16.0%
(waning crescent) |
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The Moon will look like this tonight
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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...
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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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