Public Sky Observing 2023-07/29 at Frontenac

8:30 – 9:30 Randy Hemann: Presentation about sky

9:30 – 11:30 Public Sky Observing of the Moon – 11.7 days after New Moon, planets Mercury (9:20 PM 3 deg above horizon WWN 0mag), Saturn and Neptune, comet C/2023 E1 Atlas (between Draco and Cepheus – Right Asc: 20h 43m 47.6s Decl: 68° 21′ 32.4″ (J2000) ~9.5 mag), bright stars, double stars, and more by telescope with guidance members of the Rochester Astronomy Club.

Sky and Telescope: This weeks sky at a glance July-14-23, July-21-30

What to expect at Public Sky Observing – click here.

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Moon on Saturday July 29 evening

Credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio

Resources:
In the Sky July/2023, Moon Features You Can See From Earth, Phases of the Moon 2023, Sun and Moon data, Sun today, Holidays 2023
Messier list, Caldwell list, Double stars list, Carbon stars list

☿ – Mercury, ♀ – Venus, ♂ – Mars, ♃ – Jupiter, ♄ – Saturn, ⛢ – Uranus, ♆ – Neptune

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