Canceled due to cloudy weather.

Public Sky Observing of the planets Venus&Mars bright stars, double stars, and more by telescope with guidance members of the Rochester Astronomy Club.

What to expect at Public Sky Observing – click here.

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Resources:
In the Sky June/2023, Moon Features You Can See From Earth, Phases of the Moon 2023, Sun and Moon data, Sun today, Holidays 2023
Messier list, Caldwell list, Double stars list, Carbon stars list

2023 Public Sky Observing Plan
Month	Day	DoW	Location	Sunset	Start	End	☽ age	Planets
Jan	27	Fri	Oxbow Park	17:13	6:00 PM	7:30 PM	6.0	♀,♄,♃,⛢&♂
Feb	24	Fri	Oxbow Park	17:52	7:00 PM	8:30 PM	5.2	♀,♃,⛢&♂
Mar	31	Fri	Oxbow Park	19:35	8:00 PM	9:30 PM	10.0	☿,♀,⛢&♂
Apr	15	Sat	Root River Park	19:53	9:00 PM	11:00 PM	25.1	☿,⛢,♀&♂
Apr	28	Fri	Watson	20:09	9:00 PM	11:00 PM	8.5	♀&♂
Apr	29	Sat	Austin Sola Fide	20:11	8:00 PM	11:00 PM	9.5	♀&♂
May	13	Sat	Root River Park	20:27	9:30 PM	11:30 PM	23.8	♀&♂
May	19	Fri	Elgin	20:38	9:30 PM	11:30 PM	4.2	♀&♂
May	26	Fri	Watson	20:41	9:30 PM	11:30 PM	6.0	♀&♂
Jun	10	Sat	Root River Park	20:53	9:45 PM	11:45 PM	22.5	♀&♂
Jun	23	Fri	Watson	20:57	9:45 PM	11:45 PM	5.4	♀&♂
Jul	15	Sat	Root River Park	20:52	9:30 PM	11:30 PM	28.0	☿,♀&♂
Jul	28	Fri	Watson	20:40	9:30 PM	11:30 PM	10.6	♄
Jul	29	Sat	Frontenac	20:39	9:30 PM	11:30 PM	11.7	♄
Aug	12	Sat	Forestville	20:21	9:00 PM	11:00 PM	26.6	♄&♆ State wide party
Aug	19	Sat	Root River Park	20:11	8:30 PM	10:30 PM	2.9	♄&♆
Aug	25	Fri	Watson	20:01	8:00 PM	10:00 PM	9.1	♄&♆
Sep	09	Sat	Root River Park	19:34	8:30 PM	10:30 PM	25.1	♄,♆&♃
Sep	19	Tue	Elgin	19:15	8:00 PM	10:00 PM	4.7	♄,♆,♃&⛢
Sep	22	Fri	Watson	19:22	8:00 PM	10:00 PM	7.7	♄,♆,♃&⛢
Sep	23	Sat	Frontenac	19:23	8:00 PM	10:00 PM	8.7	♄,♆,♃&⛢
Oct	07	Sat	Root River Park	18:37	7:30 PM	9:30 PM	23.6	♄,♆,♃&⛢
Oct	20	Fri	Watson	18:20	7:00 PM	9:00 PM	6.3	♄,♆,♃&⛢
Nov	17	Fri	Oxbow Park	16:43	6:00 PM	7:30 PM	4.9	♄,♆,♃&⛢
Dec	15	Fri	Oxbow Park	16:33	6:00 PM	7:30 PM	3.5	♄,♆,♃&⛢
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☿ – Mercury, ♀ – Venus, ♂ – Mars, ♃ – Jupiter, ♄ – Saturn, ⛢ – Uranus, ♆ – Neptune

Color code
Oxbow Park	Root River Park	Soccer Fields	Out of Rochester	lunation	lunation

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