1000 Essex Pkwy NW
Rochester
MN 55901
COVID-19 requirements: All attendees have to
1. Wear masks
2. Be vaccinated 16 years and above. No children.
3. Must wear eyeglasses or eye protection if viewing through an eyepiece. Eye protection will be provided.
4. Attendance is limited to 25 visitors
5. Visitors are requested to share tracking information: name, phone/email, address, vaccination status
Public Sky Observing of the young Moon – 9.8 days after New Moon, planets Venus, Mercury, Mars, bright stars, double stars, and more by telescope with guidance members of the Rochester Astronomy Club.
Moon on Friday May 21st evening
Credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio
Moon first quarter Fridays: 1/22, 2/19, 3/19, 4/16, 5/21, 6/18, 7/16, 8/13, 9/10, 10/15, 11/12, 12/10.
In the Sky May/2021, Phases of the Moon 2021, Holidays 2021
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| Month | Day | DoW | Start | End | ☽ age | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 15 | Sat | 9:00 | 11:00 | 3.8 | ☿,♀,♂ |
| May | 21 | Fri | 9:30 | 11:30 | 9.8 | ☿,♀,♂ |
| Jun | 12 | Sat | 9:45 | 11:45 | 2.4 | ♀,♂ |
| Jun | 18 | Fri | 9:45 | 11:45 | 8.4 | ♀,♂ |
| Jul | 10 | Sat | 9:30 | 11:30 | 1.0 | ♀,♂,♄ |
| Jul | 16 | Fri | 9:30 | 11:30 | 7.0 | ♀,♂,♃,♄,⛢ |
| Aug | 7 | Sat | 8:30 | 10:30 | 29.0 | ☿,♀,♂,♃,♄,⛢ |
| Aug | 13 | Fri | 8:30 | 10:30 | 5.7 | ☿,♀,♂,♃,♄,⛢ |
| Sep | 4 | Sat | 7:30 | 9:30 | 27.5 | ☿,♀,♃,♄,♆,⛢ |
| Sep | 10 | Fri | 7:30 | 9:30 | 4.4 | ♀,♃,♄,♆,⛢ |
| Oct | 94 | Sat | 7 | 9 | 4.0 | ♀,♃,♄,♆,⛢ |
| Oct | 15 | Fri | 7 | 9 | 10.4 | ♀,♃,♄,♆,⛢ |
| Nov | 12 | Fri | 6 | 8 | 8.9 | ♀,♃,♄,♆,⛢ |
| Dec | 10 | Fri | 6 | 8 | 7.4 | ☿,♀,♃,♄,♆,⛢ |
| event | May 15 previous | next June 12 | ||||
Day upper index4 means 4 weeks gap instead of regular 3 weeks.
☿ – Mercury, ♀ – Venus, ♂ – Mars, ♃ – Jupiter, ♄ – Saturn, ⛢ – Uranus, ♆ – Neptune,