Past
SAC SkyWatches and Celestial Events
5. Double Shadow Transit across Jupiter's disk
between 6 and 9 pm on Tues, 23-Nov-2021
4. Partial Lunar Eclipse, Observe during the wee
hours of Fri, 19 Nov. Learn more HERE.
Also, see NASA visualization HERE. Note that for 30 minutes b/4 and
after mid-eclipse, that is 2:33 to 3:33 AM CST the Earth's
shadow, umbra, will block more than 90% of the Moon. Try
observing Leonid meteors during this hour !!! View images and
commentary on this eclipse from Astro-Images page by clicking
HERE
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3. Leonid Meteor Shower peaks 17-18 Nov. Best viewing b/4 skies start to brighten at 5:45 AM. This year a nearly Full Moon will reduce the number of visible meteors. Learn more HERE
2.
SAC SkyWatch on Nov 12th at 7:30 pm features
speaker Jeffrey Kasoff.
The talk is titled “Sunspots and the Solar Activity
Cycle 25”. Come and learn about our Sun, its changing
sunspot activity, identifying & counting sunspots, and
space weather.
1. The October 8th SAC SkyWatch features Speaker Jeffrey Kasoff, SAC Secretary. The talk is titled “Overview of Amateur Astronomy”. Come and learn about observing the night sky, our Sun, what equipment will help beginners, and this local club.
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