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6:00 pm Public Night Sky Observing 11/01 @ Oxbow Park

Public Night Sky Observing 11/01 @ Oxbow Park

Nov 1 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Public Sky Observing of the young Moon – 5.1 days after New Moon, planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, bright stars, double stars, and more by telescope with guidance members of the Rochester Astronomy Club. Observing will be on parking of the Watson Soccer Field at Essex Pkwy; near West River Pkwy NW and 41st ST NW For last minute [...]

6:00 pm Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Celeb... @ Oxbow Park

Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Celeb... @ Oxbow Park

Nov 9 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Apollo 11 landed on the Moon 50 years ago, and we are going to commemorate this event by observing Apollo 11 landing site on the Moon in the smooth terrain of the Sea of Tranquility, close to crater Theophilus(next to Cyrillus). Moon is rising at 4 PM and transits at 10:12 PM, so we should be able to see Moon [...]

6:30 am Mercury Transit: Monday November 11 @ Rochester

Mercury Transit: Monday November 11 @ Rochester

Nov 11 @ 6:30 am – 12:05 pm

More details for observing site will be added 2019 Transit of Mercury By Fred Espenak SEVEN CENTURY CATALOG OF MERCURY TRANSITS: 1601 CE TO 2300 CE Table from timeanddate.com Event UTC Time Time in Rochester* First location to see the partial transit begin Nov 11 at 12:34:43 Nov 11 at 6:34:43 am Geocentric** partial transit begins (ingress, exterior contact) Nov [...]

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