Key information for official sites with agreements:

  • Camp High Road is open unless specified on Camp High Road specific page
  • C.M. Crockett is open only during periods specified on the Crockett specific page
  • Meadowkirk observing requires explicit permission.  See Meadowkirk page for details
  • Sky Meadows State Park is open for vetted volunteers only unless posted on the Sky Meadows specific page
  • Spruce Knob Mountain Center:  See site specific page or contact site coordinator for availability
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Leonids Meteor Shower
Leonids Meteor Shower
Nov 17 all-day
The Leonids is an average shower, producing up to 15 meteors per hour at its peak. This shower is unique in that it has a cyclonic peak about every 33 years where hundreds of meteors per hour can be seen. That last of these occurred in 2001. The Leonids is produced by dust grains left[...]
Mercury Retrograde Ends
Mercury Retrograde Ends
Nov 19 all-day
see http://cantonbecker.com/retrograde for details…
Open Crockett Member Observing @ C.M. Crockett Park
Open Crockett Member Observing @ C.M. Crockett Park
Nov 19 all-day
Open Observing Window for C.M. Crockett Park
Open Crockett Member Observing @ C.M. Crockett Park
Open Crockett Member Observing @ C.M. Crockett Park
Nov 20 all-day
Open Observing Window for C.M. Crockett Park
Open Crockett Member Observing @ C.M. Crockett Park
Open Crockett Member Observing @ C.M. Crockett Park
Nov 21 all-day
Open Observing Window for C.M. Crockett Park
Open Crockett Member Observing @ C.M. Crockett Park
Open Crockett Member Observing @ C.M. Crockett Park
Nov 22 all-day
Open Observing Window for C.M. Crockett Park
Open Crockett Member Observing @ C.M. Crockett Park
Open Crockett Member Observing @ C.M. Crockett Park
Nov 23 all-day
Open Observing Window for C.M. Crockett Park
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11:15 pm Alpha Monocerotid ‘meteor outburst’
Alpha Monocerotid ‘meteor outburst’
Nov 21 @ 11:15 pm – Nov 22 @ 12:00 am
This meteor outburst / storm happened in 1925, 1935, 1985, and most recently in 1995. There’s debate as to whether or not anything spectacular will happen tonight. If we’re lucky, between 100 and 1,000 meteors per hour are expected during this event that might last somewhere between 15 and 40 minutes. Because the event is[...]
12:00 am Alpha Monocerotid ‘meteor outburst’
Alpha Monocerotid ‘meteor outburst’
Nov 22 @ 12:00 am – 12:15 am
This meteor outburst / storm happened in 1925, 1935, 1985, and most recently in 1995. There’s debate as to whether or not anything spectacular will happen tonight. If we’re lucky, between 100 and 1,000 meteors per hour are expected during this event that might last somewhere between 15 and 40 minutes. Because the event is[...]