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When:
January 31, 2020 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
2020-01-31T18:00:00-06:00
2020-01-31T20:00:00-06:00
Where:
Oxbow Park
5731 County Rd 105 NW
Byron, MN 55920
USA
5731 County Rd 105 NW
Byron, MN 55920
USA
Cost:
Free
Public Sky Observing of the young Moon – 6.4 days after New Moon, planets Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Neptune, bright stars, double stars, and more by telescope with guidance members of the Rochester Astronomy Club.
Moon at January 31, 2020 7 PM CST (2/1 1:00 UT)
Credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio
Observing will be Oxbow Park, Byron.
| 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 | ♀,♆,⛢ | ☿,♀, ♆,⛢ |
♀,♆,⛢ | ♀,♆ | ♀ | ☿,♀ | ♃,♄ | ♃,♄,⛢ | ♃,♄,⛢ | ♃,♄, ♆,⛢ |
♃,♄, ♆,⛢ |
♃,♄, ♆,⛢ |
♃,♄, ♆,⛢ |
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