This event requires good sky conditions and, living in
Ohio, we all
know how unpredictable the weather can be. Cancellation, if
necessary,
will be announced here so please check back before
heading out.
Public Observing Event
at the ACA Observatory:
Orion Nebula
View the Great Orion Nebula & the beautiful star clusters of
Auriga through the 16” observatory telescope and view
Pleiades, Hyades, & Beehive Cluster through the 100mm wide
field telescope. Sky Tour: Winter Constellations.
Visible satellite passes from
the ACA Observatory:
.Solar System objects rise/transit/set times from the ACA Observatory on the date of this event...
Sunset:
7:39 pm
(EDT)
Civil Twilight:
8:04 pm
(EDT)
Nautical Twilight:
8:36 pm
(EDT)
Astronomical Twilight:
9:09 pm
(EDT)
Moonrise:
0:33 am
(EDT) 3/18/2017
Moon transit:
5:51
am
(EDT) 3/18/2017
Moonset:
11:05
am
(EDT) 3/18/2017
Moon phase:
70.1%
(waning gibbous)
The Moon will look like this today
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... e
ical "seeing" (steadiness of the air), the shorter the arrows, the better.
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