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DATE CHANGE – Public Sky Observing 2022-09/03

When: September 3, 2022 @ 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Where: Watson Soccer Field, 1000 Essex Pkwy NW, Rochester, MN 55901

Public Sky Observing of the young Moon – 6.7 days after New Moon, planets Saturn, Neptune and Jupiter, bright stars, double stars, and more by telescope with guidance members of the Rochester Astronomy Club. Comet C/2017 K2 PanSTARRS on hyperbolic orbit (e 1.0008) should be visible in the Scorpius, unfortunately not too far from the Moon with estimated 9 mag. […]

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CANCELED: Public Sky Observing 2022-08/27

When: August 27, 2022 @ 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Where: Root River Park, 4012 80th ST SE Rochester MN

Canceled due to the cloudy weather Public Sky Observing of the dark sky, planets Saturn, Neptune and Jupiter, bright stars, double stars, nebulas, star clusters, galaxies and more by telescope with guidance members of the Rochester Astronomy Club. There will be 0.8 days old Moon, almost invisible above West horizon. Comet C/2017 K2 PanSTARRS on hyperbolic orbit (e 1.0008) should […]

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Public Sky Observing 2022-08/05

When: August 5, 2022 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Where: Watson Soccer Field, 1000 Essex Pkwy NW, Rochester, MN 55901

Public Sky Observing of the young Moon – 8.1 days after New Moon, planet Saturn, bright stars, double stars, and more by telescope with guidance members of the Rochester Astronomy Club. Comet C/2017 K2 PanSTARRS on hyperbolic orbit (e 1.0008) should be visible in the Ophiuchus not too far from M10 and M12 with estimated 9 mag. See ephemeris AR […]

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Public Sky Observing 2022-07/30

When: July 30, 2022 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Where: Root River Park, 4012 80th St SE Rochester MN

Public Sky Observing of the dark sky, planets Mercury and Saturn, bright stars, double stars, nebulas, star clusters, galaxies and more by telescope with guidance members of the Rochester Astronomy Club. There will be 2.2 days old Moon above West horizon, and few degrees lower towards right planet Mercury. At about 9:10 PM there will be Saturn rising on the […]

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Public Sky Observing 2022-07/08

When: July 8, 2022 @ 9:45 pm – 11:45 pm
Where: Watson Soccer Field, 1000 Essex Pkwy NW, Rochester, MN 55901

Public Sky Observing of the young Moon – 9.5 days after New Moon, bright stars, double stars, and more by telescope with guidance members of the Rochester Astronomy Club. At about 10:25 PM there will be Saturn rising on the East horizon. Comet C/2017 K2 PanSTARRS on hyperbolic orbit (e 1.0008) should be visible in the Ophiuchus not too far […]

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Public Sky Observing 2022-07/02

When: July 2, 2022 @ 9:45 pm – 11:45 pm
Where: Root River Park, 4012 80th ST SE Rochester MN

Public Sky Observing of the dark sky, bright stars, double stars, nebulas, star clusters, galaxies and more by telescope with guidance members of the Rochester Astronomy Club. There will be 3.7 days old Moon above West horizon, but it will not interfere much with observation of the faint objects. At about 10:45 PM there will be Saturn rising on the […]

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Public Sky Observing 2022-06/03

When: June 3, 2022 @ 9:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Where: Watson Soccer Field, 1000 Essex Pkwy NW, Rochester, MN 55901

Public Sky Observing of the young Moon – 4.2 days after New Moon, bright stars, double stars, and more by telescope with guidance members of the Rochester Astronomy Club. Reload this page before you leave for the event. Event can be cancelled in case of cloudy weather or another reason. Moon on Friday June 3 evening Credit: NASA Scientific Visualization […]

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CANCELLED – Public Sky Observing 2022-05/28

When: May 28, 2022 @ 9:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Where: Root River Park, 4012 80th St SE Rochester MN

We have cancelled this event due to poor visibility conditions Public Sky Observing of the dark moonless sky, bright stars, double stars, nebulas, star clusters, galaxies and more by telescope with guidance members of the Rochester Astronomy Club. Reload this page before you leave for the event. Event can be cancelled in case of cloudy weather or another reason. In […]

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Public Sky Observing 2022-05/06

When: May 6, 2022 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Where: Watson Soccer Field, 1000 Essex Pkwy NW, Rochester, MN 55901

2022 Public Sky Observing Plan Month Day DoW Sunset Start End ☽ age Planets Jan 07 Fri 16:49 6 7:30 5.8 ☿,♀,♄,♃,♆,⛢ Feb 04 Fri 17:25 6:30 8 4.1 ♃,♆,⛢ Mar 11 Fri 18:11 7 8:30 8.8 ⛢ Apr 08 Fri 19:46 8:30 10:00 7.2 ⛢ Apr 30 Sat 20:12 9:00 11:00 0.3 ☿ May 06 Fri 20:19 9 11 […]

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Canceled: Public Sky Observing 2022-04/30

When: April 30, 2022 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Where: Root River Park, 4012 80th St SE Rochester

Canceled due to the cloudy weather 2022 Public Sky Observing Plan Month Day DoW Sunset Start End ☽ age Planets Jan 07 Fri 16:49 6 7:30 5.8 ☿,♀,♄,♃,♆,⛢ Feb 04 Fri 17:25 6:30 8 4.1 ♃,♆,⛢ Mar 11 Fri 18:11 7 8:30 8.8 ⛢ Apr 08 Fri 19:46 8:30 10:00 7.2 ⛢ Apr 30 Sat 20:12 9:00 11:00 0.3 ☿ […]