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Thursday January 3, 2019 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Announced by our Observatory Director on Wednesday,
January 2, 2019 at 5:28 PM |
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Status updated by our Observatory Director on Thursday,
January 3, 2019 at 3:43 PM |
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The observatory will open at 7:00pm this evening.
We'll have shooting stars above as we stargaze;
the Quadrantid Meteor Shower peaks tonight! |
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Public
Observing Event
at
the ACA Observatory
Impromptu Event
It looks like a great evening for stargazing; cold
temperatures, low humidity, and clear skies.
What will we be looking at tonight?
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Herschel's Double Cluster,
Pleiades through the 100mm wide field telescope,
the planet Uranus,
globular cluster M15, open cluster M34, and
Andromeda Galaxy are on
the observing list.
The Observatory will open at 7:00 PM tonight
The forecast calls for temperatures in the lower
30s, so it is important to
come properly
dressed for the event. Standing behind a
telescope looking
at star clusters produces
little body heat; it only warms the heart. |
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Live AccuWeather Satellite Mosaic |
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Jet Stream (updates
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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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