Public Sky Observing 2023-08/12 at Forestville

Dark Sky Festival at Forestville, part of the Statewide Star Party organized by Bell Museum.

Public Dark Sky Observing planets Mercury and fainter Mars, low in the evening twilight, Saturn rising around 9:10 PM and Neptune,
bright stars, double stars, star clusters, nebulas and more by telescope with guidance members of the Rochester Astronomy Club. Great night to observe Perseids meteor shower.

Sky and Telescope: This weeks sky at a glance August 4-13

What to expect at Public Sky Observing – click here.

Reload this page before you leave for the event. Event can be cancelled in case of cloudy weather or another reason.

Moon rising on August 12/13 2 AM

Credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio

Resources:
In the Sky August, Sun and Moon data, Sun today, Holidays 2023
Messier list, Caldwell list, Double stars list, Carbon stars list

☿ – Mercury, ♀ – Venus, ♂ – Mars, ♃ – Jupiter, ♄ – Saturn, ⛢ – Uranus, ♆ – Neptune

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