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Josef and John Attewell are going to Root River Park tonight. The forecast for tonight looks SPECTACULAR!!! Join us if you can.
Forecast at this moment looks better Saturday night but I think we may have to make the call on the day of.
Hope you had a great night at Root River Park John and Josef! I decided to stay home (good skies at my place too) and learn to use my setting circles on my old 8 in scope that I bring to outreach. I got the dec circle OK but still struggling with the R.A. circle. (my clock drive doesn't work on this scope). Also used the 10 inch to see M 30, M 72, M 73, M 27 (Dumbell), M 31, 32 and 110 (Andromeda), M 57 (Ring), M 56 and M 75 (many of those globular clusters.)
I had a great night at Root River and I'll report on the cool things we saw at the next club meeting. So far, I've got 38 Messier objects recorded for the Astro League certificate and I would sure like to get three more that are quite difficult ones (in lower Sagittarius) before they move farther west for the season. I was hoping to go back out there tonight (31 Aug 19) but the clouds that are blowing in from the weather system originating in the Western Dakotas are going to prevent that. Maybe tomorrow night. If I go, I'll post something on this forum.
I think this is going to be the last chance of season to map M54, M55, M69, and M70 (all in southern Sagittarius). The moon is starting to stay out too late and Sagittarius will be too far in the west by the time dark skies return in a month. I'm going out to Root River tonight.
Looks like the clouds are not going to dissipate tonight. I'll have to wait till next year to get those faint fuzzys in Sagittarius.
Did anyone notice that the clock on the Forum is an hour fast?
Eagle Bluff is available this Friday and Saturday. Dean and I were thinking about going. Friday night moonrise is 9:30, Saturday is 10:20. Looks like decent weather for observing if anyone wants to get out.
Eagle Bluff sounds good. Let us know if you end up going. Seems like they were talking about rain Friday night into Saturday morning. If that is true, Saturday would probably be a better bet.
It sort of looks like both evenings may be clear. The rain/clouds will come after midnight tonight, maybe.
Yes, I would like tomorrow, Saturday, night for Eagle Bluff. Tonight would probably prefer closer to home if I go out.
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