Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Monrovia Sidewalk Astronomy, Saturday, May 2

It's staying light later, so we probably won't start observing until 7:30pm or so. Saturn and the moon are still the main targets (possibly the only targets). The Orion Nebula and the Pleiades are both pretty low and probably not going to be viewable.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Monrovia Sidewalk Astronomy, Saturday, April 4

We'll be at our usual location on Saturday, April 4. Moon and Saturn viewing are on tap. Set up around dark (roughly 7pm). Tear-down probably around 9:30pm or so.

International Space Station Flyover of the Rosemead Area

There are two very good fly-overs of the International Space Station over the Rosemead area over the next two days. Tonight, a little after 8:11pm, it'll appear low in the northwest and pass silently towards the east-southeast. At -2.2 magnitude, it will be the brightest point of light coming from the sky you'll see (other than the moon, of course).

On April 3, around 7:30pm, it will again appear out of the northwest and head towards the southeast. This one is predicted to be a bit brighter than the last one.

Additional information should be available at this link. Click on the date and it'll produce a star map for you to match to your horizon.

The information is generally accurate for anyone within about fifty miles of Rosemead.