You'll want to come a bit early for this one due to some twilight observing. I'll do my best to get the gates open for 7pm, and you should be ready to go by 7:30, if possible.
This one is at New Moon, so there will be lots of Messier objects to see, and two (or three!) planets: Venus and Mercury. There's a possibility of a third one, too: Uranus!
If you have binoculars, bring them out as Mercury will be about three degrees above and to the right of bright Venus. If you can mount your binoculars on a tripod and leave them pointed at Mercury, Uranus will be 3 degrees to the right of that position 1 hour later!
There might even be a -4.7 Iridium flare at 21:19.
We'll look at M35 in Gemini, M41 south of Sirius, M42 in Orion and M45 in Taurus.
We'll point the 16" at the Leo Trio for a treat!
As always, everyone is welcome.
If you bring your own telescope, park on the north side of the parking lot (to your left as you drive in).
Dress warmly, bring a clipboard, a couple of pencils, and one of those Canadian Tire headlamp flashlights that has a red LED setting.
See you in the dark!