May
24
Sat
Bonus (Possible) Meteor Shower
May 24 all-day

Before sunrise on the 24th, there could be a great number of meteors which are remnants of the comet P/209 LINEAR. The shower will be relatively short lived, but there is the potential for up to 100 sightings per hour.

C.M. Crockett Public Night @ C.M. Crockett Park
May 24 @ 10:00 pm – May 25 @ 3:00 am

 

Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details.

 

May
28
Wed
âš« New Moon
May 28 @ 12:40 pm – 1:40 pm
May
31
Sat
Astronomy Day @ Sky Meadows State Park
May 31 @ 7:00 pm – Jun 1 @ 3:00 am
Jun
7
Sat
Mercury Retrograde Begins
Jun 7 all-day

see http://cantonbecker.com/retrograde for details…

Jun
12
Thu
⚪ Full Moon
Jun 12 @ 10:12 pm – 11:12 pm

June’s Full Moon is the “Flower Moon”, “Strawberry Moon”, “Honey Moon”, “Rose Moon”, “Hot Moon”, “Planting Moon”, or “Wat Poornima”.

Jun
21
Sat
Summer Solstice
Jun 21 @ 4:51 am – 5:51 am

In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year when the Sun is farthest north. In the southern hemisphere, winter and summer solstices are exchanged. The summer solstice marks the first day of the season of summer. The declination of the Sun on the (northern) summer solstice is known as the tropic of cancer (23° 27′).

http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/SummerSolstice.html

Cancelled – C.M. Crockett Public Night @ C.M. Crockett Park
Jun 21 @ 10:00 pm – Jun 22 @ 3:00 am

Event is cancelled

Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details.

 

Jun
22
Sun
Sky Meadows Public Night @ Sky Meadows State Park
Jun 22 @ 12:00 am – 3:00 am

Public Night @ Sky Meadows in conjunction with SI – Check http://www.novac.com/wp/observing/sky-meadows/ for site details and directions.

Jun
27
Fri
âš« New Moon
Jun 27 @ 2:09 am – 3:09 am