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CANCELED: Public Sky Observing 2022-12/02

When: December 2, 2022 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Oxbow Park

CANCELED due to cloudy weather   Public Sky Observing of the Moon – 9.1 days after New Moon, planets Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus, Mars, bright stars, double stars, and more by telescope with guidance from members of the Rochester Astronomy Club. Mars will be above East horizon. Mars will be in opposition on December 8, 2022, when distance from Earth […]

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CANCELLED – Public Sky Observing 2022-11/04

When: November 4, 2022 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Oxbow Park

Cancelled due to cloudy weather Public Sky Observing of the Moon – 10.6 days after New Moon, planets Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus, Mars, bright stars, double stars, and more by telescope with guidance from members of the Rochester Astronomy Club. Reload this page before you leave for the event. Event can be cancelled in case of cloudy weather, date change […]

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CANCELED: Public Sky Observing 2022-09/30

When: September 30, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Where: Watson Soccer Field, 1000 Essex Pkwy NW, Rochester, MN 55901

Canceled due to the cloudy weather Public Sky Observing of the young Moon – 5.3 days after New Moon, planets Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus and later Mars, 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 […]

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CANCELED: Public Sky Observing 2022-09/24

When: September 24, 2022 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Where: Eagle Bluff parking, 28097 Goodview Dr, Lanesboro, MN 55949

Canceled due to the cloudy weather Location has changed to Eagle Bluff parking near the entrance to Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center! Public Sky Observing of the planets Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus and later Mars, 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. […]

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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 […]