1000 Essex Pkwy NW
Rochester, MN 55901
USA
Canceled due to cloudy weather. See satellite images below
Public Sky Observing of the young Moon – 9.7 days after New Moon, planets Jupiter, Saturn and dwarf planet Ceres, 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 | July 5 previous | next September 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
–Evening weather documentation:–
Cloudy till almost 10 PM. About 10 PM Moon was visible through thick haze, 10:30 hidden by clouds again, 11 PM completely cloudy.
Weather documentation from GOES16
at about 6:50PM:
