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When:
October 20, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
2023-10-20T19:30:00-05:00
2023-10-20T21:30:00-05:00
Where:
Watson Soccer Field
1000 Essex Pkwy NW
Rochester, MN 55901
USA
1000 Essex Pkwy NW
Rochester, MN 55901
USA
Cost:
Free
Public Sky Observing of the young Moon – 6.3 days after New Moon, planets Saturn,Neptune,Jupiter&Uranus 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.
Reload this page before you leave for the event. Event can be cancelled in case of cloudy weather or another reason.
Moon on Friday October 20 evening
Credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio
Resources:
In the Sky October/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
| 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 | ♄,♆,♃&⛢ |
| event | October 07 previous | next November 17 | ||||||
☿ – Mercury, ♀ – Venus, ♂ – Mars, ♃ – Jupiter, ♄ – Saturn, ⛢ – Uranus, ♆ – Neptune
| Oxbow Park | Root River Park | Soccer Fields | Out of Rochester | lunation | lunation |