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.
September’s Full Moon is the “Fruit Moon” (English), “Harvest Moon” (Native American), “Corn Moon”, “Barley Moon”, or “Bhadrapad Poornima”.
The Sun will beam down directly on the equator giving us just about equal amounts of day and night in most parts of the world.
October’s Full Moon is the “Harvest Moon” (English), “Hunter’s Moon” (Native American), “Travel Moon”, “Dying Grass Moon”, “Blood Moon”, or “Sharad Poornima”.
The Orionid meteor shower will reach its maximum rate of activity. Some meteors will be visible each night from 16 Oct to 30 Oct, but the best show will be on this evening. The maximum number of meteors expected to be visible from a dark location is around 25 per hour (ZHR). The Moon will be 16 days old at the time of peak activity, and being so close to Full Moon, will severely limit the observations that will be possible. Shucks! That’s three showers in a row the moon has washed out…
see http://cantonbecker.com/retrograde for details…
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.