April 15 - Visual Astronomy Night

[Muhammad.Ahmad]

April 15th, 9:30 PM at the Observatory

You are welcome to bring your own telescope, binoculars, or try out the club's equipment: 16" Ritchey–Chrétien, 14" Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain, and a Dobsonian (which you can borrow afterward through the club's loaner telescope program). If you just bought your first telescope, we can help you get started. Dress appropriately – as if it's 10 degrees colder than it actually is! If the sky is not clear, watch this thread that day postponing the event.

[Muhammad.Ahmad]

The cloud cover right now might not clear until very late. Seeing will also be poor tonight.

After consultation, I've rescheduled this on the Calendar to Friday, April 15th at 9:30 PM.

[Jeff.Booth]

Good call.

Thanks muchly...

[Ed.Mizzi]

I agree, good call. I was just outside (9:35 PM), here in the greater metropolitan area of Waterdown, and even though I can see some stars and Jupiter, there are clouds scattered throughout the sky and the seeing is poor.

[Muhammad.Ahmad]

Conditions are looking good for tomorrow night.

http://www.cleardarksky.com/c/HamCenObskey.html

[Muhammad.Ahmad]

Conditions are still looking good for tonight. The International Space Station is expected to pass overhead at 9:24 PM.

If you want to see it, come early; it will be gone within 3 minutes. Bring your binoculars to catch a glint of its solar panels.

http://heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=43.3907&lng=-79.9224&loc=Unspecified&alt=270&tz=EST&satid=25544&mjd=57494.0625479063&type=V

[Mark.Smith]

Great! See you there!

[Jeff.Booth]

Should be there around 8:30 ... looking forward to it.
Cheers