After few weeks of almost horrible weather, it appears that the skies should be beautifuly clear tonight for observing. However, on the down side with a plus, the moon reached fullness yesterday which will prevent observation of many of the wonderful, faint objects that are such a joy to observe. On the plus side, with the full moon in the sky all night, it provides ample time to really scrutinize the closest neighbor to earth.
Venus will be visible for about a couple hours after sunset, presenting a 1/4 phase similar to our moon.
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| Venus as it would appear at high magnification |
Mars reaches it's highest point in the sky this evening at just after 8:30 pm appearing about 11 arc seconds in diameter.
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| Mars as it would appear at high magnification |
Saturn reaches it's highest point near midnight showing it's rings tilted and possibly the beginning of a shadow from the planet on the rings.
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| Saturn as it would appear at high magnification with rings tilted. |
So with the weather improving, I invite members and non-members to attend tonight at the Unsworth Observing Site. Dress warm though, since with little cloud cover, the temperature may drop quite low after dark. See you there !
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