Apr
29
Fri
☾ Last Quarter Moon
Apr 29 @ 9:29 pm – 9:29 pm
Apr
30
Sat
Cancelled – C.M. Crockett Public Night @ C.M. Crockett Park
Apr 30 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Just to make it official. Clear Sky Chart says there might be a slight break in the overcast around 21:00 but otherwide overcast. The local forecast is mostly cloudy with a 20 to 30 percent chance of measurable precipitation this evening. Although I haven’t checked this morning, the field is likely soggy, too. Not a suitable evening for public observing..

Hoping for great conditions for Astronomy Day,

Tree Greenwood
Crockett Site Coordinator

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

 

May
6
Fri
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
May 6 all-day

Smack dab on the new moon, this promises to be nice dark viewing. These shooting stars are composed of the remnants of Comet Halley. Meteors—up to 30 per hour in the Northern Hemisphere and 60 per hour in the Southern—will appear to radiate from Aquarius.

âš« New Moon
May 6 @ 1:30 pm – 1:30 pm
May
13
Fri
☽ First Quarter Moon
May 13 @ 11:02 am – 11:02 am
May
21
Sat
Blue Moon (seasonal)
May 21 all-day

The third full moon in a season of four full moons.

⚪ Full Moon
May 21 @ 3:15 pm – 3:15 pm
May
29
Sun
☾ Last Quarter Moon
May 29 @ 6:12 am – 6:12 am
Jun
4
Sat
âš« New Moon
Jun 4 @ 9:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Jun
10
Fri
Great Meadow Public Night @ Great Meadow
Jun 10 @ 6:30 pm – 11:00 pm

See front page of NOVAC Site for changes to event. More information about Great Meadow including directions and parking visit the Great Meadow Site page.