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 announcements follow up Rochester Astronomy Club (RAC) facebook page https://www.facebook.com/rochesterastronomy/
General public is welcome.
Credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio
Friday evening Public Sky Observing in 2019
| 2019 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 11 | 08 | 155 | 12 | 10 | 07 | 05 | 095 | 06 | 04 | 01 | 065 |
| Start | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 9:45 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| End | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 | 11:45 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| ☽ age | 4.3 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 9.8 |
| Planets | ♆,♂,⛢ | ♂,⛢ | ⛢,♂ | ♂ | ♂ | ☿,♂,♃;⚳ | ♃,♄;⚳ | ♃,♄;⚳ | ♃,♄,♆;⚳ | ♃,♄,♆ | ♃,♄,♆, | ♀,♄,♆,⛢ |
| event | October 4 previous | next December 6 | ||||||||||
Symbols: Moon ☽, Mercury ☿, Venus ♀, Mars ♂, Jupiter ♃, Saturn ♄, Uranus ⛢ (or ♅), Neptune ♆; Dwarf planet Ceres ⚳
Day upper index5 means 5 weeks gap instead of regular 4 weeks
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 with all Apollo landing sites, and we can observe other wonders of the sky as well.
Program:
- Presentation about Apollo 11
- Observing of the 12.4 days old Moon, two days before Full Moon, 94% already illuminated, planets Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, bright stars, double stars, and more by telescope with guidance members of the Rochester Astronomy Club.
Moon on evening November 9, 2019
Credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio
Sky & Telescope: How to see all six Apollo Moon landing sites
Map: Arizona State University Lunar Map based on image data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera.
Scientific Visualization Studio NASA:
- Apollo Landing Sites with Moon Phases,
- A New Look at the Apollo 11 Landing Site
- Earthrise in 4K
- Earnie Wright’s all visualizations
- IBM Apollo 11
Night Sky Network: Webinar Earthrise: The 50th Anniversary, on Youtube
Reuters: Man on the Moon
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 11 at 12:35:25 | Nov 11 at 6:35:25 am |
| First location to see the full transit begin | Nov 11 at 12:36:24 | Nov 11 at 6:36:24 am |
| Geocentric** full transit begins (ingress, interior contact) | Nov 11 at 12:37:06 | Nov 11 at 6:37:06 am |
| Mercury is closest to the Sun’s center | Nov 11 at 15:19:46 | Nov 11 at 9:19:46 am |
| Geocentric** full transit ends (egress, interior contact) | Nov 11 at 18:02:31 | Nov 11 at 12:02:31 pm |
| Last location to see full transit end | Nov 11 at 18:03:13 | Nov 11 at 12:03:13 pm |
| Geocentric** transit ends (egress, exterior contact) | Nov 11 at 18:04:12 | Nov 11 at 12:04:12 pm |
| Last location to see partial transit end | Nov 11 at 18:04:54 | Nov 11 at 12:04:54 pm |
Public Sky Observing of the young Moon – 9.8 days after New Moon, planets Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus, 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 announcements follow up Rochester Astronomy Club (RAC) facebook page https://www.facebook.com/rochesterastronomy/
General public is welcome.
Credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio
Friday evening Public Sky Observing in 2019
| 2019 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 11 | 08 | 155 | 12 | 10 | 07 | 05 | 095 | 06 | 04 | 01 | 065 |
| Start | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 9:45 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| End | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 | 11:45 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| ☽ age | 4.3 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 9.8 |
| Planets | ♆,♂,⛢ | ♂,⛢ | ⛢,♂ | ♂ | ♂ | ☿,♂,♃;⚳ | ♃,♄;⚳ | ♃,♄;⚳ | ♃,♄,♆;⚳ | ♃,♄,♆ | ♃,♄,♆, | ♀,♄,♆,⛢ |
| event | November 1 previous | next January 3 2020 | ||||||||||
Symbols: Moon ☽, Mercury ☿, Venus ♀, Mars ♂, Jupiter ♃, Saturn ♄, Uranus ⛢ (or ♅), Neptune ♆; Dwarf planet Ceres ⚳
Friday evening Public Sky Observing in 2020: Jan – Mar: Oxbow; May – Oct: Soccer Field
| 2020 | Jan | Jan | Feb | Mar | May | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 03 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 015 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 285 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | |
| Start | 6 | 6 | 6:30 | 8 | 9 | 9:30 | 9:45 | 9:30 | 8:30 | 7:30 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
| End | 8 | 8 | 8:30 | 10 | 11 | 11:30 | 11:45 | 11:30 | 10:30 | 9:30 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
| ☽ age | 8.1 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 4.6 | |
| Planets | ♀,♆,⛢ | ☿,♀, ♆,⛢ |
♀,♆,⛢ | ♀,♆ | ♀ | ☿,♀ | ♃,♄ | ♃,♄,⛢ | ♃,♄,⛢ | ♃,♄, ♆,⛢ |
♃,♄, ♆,⛢ |
♃,♄, ♆,⛢ |
♃,♄, ♆,⛢ |
|
| event | previous | next January 3 2020 | ||||||||||||
Day upper index5 means 5 weeks gap instead of regular 4 weeks
Friday evening Public Sky Observing in 2020: Jan – Mar: Oxbow; May – Oct: Soccer Field
| 2020 | Jan | Jan | Feb | Mar | May | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 03 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 015 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 285 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | |
| Start | 6 | 6 | 6:30 | 8 | 9 | 9:30 | 9:45 | 9:30 | 8:30 | 7:30 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
| End | 8 | 8 | 8:30 | 10 | 11 | 11:30 | 11:45 | 11:30 | 10:30 | 9:30 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
| ☽ age | 8.1 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 4.6 | |
| Planets | ♀,♆,⛢ | ☿,♀, ♆,⛢ |
♀,♆,⛢ | ♀,♆ | ♀ | ☿,♀ | ♃,♄ | ♃,♄,⛢ | ♃,♄,⛢ | ♃,♄, ♆,⛢ |
♃,♄, ♆,⛢ |
♃,♄, ♆,⛢ |
♃,♄, ♆,⛢ |
|
| event | December 6 previous | next January 31 | ||||||||||||
Day upper index5 means 5 weeks gap instead of regular 4 weeks
Friday evening Public Sky Observing in 2020: Jan – Mar: Oxbow; May – Oct: Soccer Field
| 2020 | Jan | Jan | Feb | Mar | May | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 03 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 015 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 285 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | |
| Start | 6 | 6 | 6:30 | 8 | 9 | 9:30 | 9:45 | 9:30 | 8:30 | 7:30 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
| End | 8 | 8 | 8:30 | 10 | 11 | 11:30 | 11:45 | 11:30 | 10:30 | 9:30 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
| ☽ age | 8.1 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 4.6 | |
| Planets | ♀,♆,⛢ | ☿,♀, ♆,⛢ |
♀,♆,⛢ | ♀,♆ | ♀ | ☿,♀ | ♃,♄ | ♃,♄,⛢ | ♃,♄,⛢ | ♃,♄, ♆,⛢ |
♃,♄, ♆,⛢ |
♃,♄, ♆,⛢ |
♃,♄, ♆,⛢ |
|
| event | January 3 previous | next February 28 | ||||||||||||
Day upper index5 means 5 weeks gap instead of regular 4 weeks