Observing Go - No Go Decision Page
Weather forecast: Saturday Feb 28 5:00pm. Clearing on Saturday afternoon. Clear over west side of lake murry with some holes in the low clouds remaining in the downtown Columbia area for a bit and should clear shortly after sunset. Very light winds. Expecting very good seeing. The long range has possible clearing around Saturday March 7.
Observing Go - No Go Decision Page
Sat Feb 28
Sidewalk 900 block of Main st
decision: Go should be mostly clear by 7pm
Arriving around or a little after 6pm.
Sunset 6:13pm Twilight 7:37pm moon full rise 3:30pm
Tue Mar 3
Lunar eclipse
decision: Cloudy cloudy conditions
Penumbral contact 3:44am
Partial Eclipse starts 4:50am
Total Eclipse starts 6:06am
Moon set 6:52am
Fri Mar 6
SHNOBS MAC-Johnson
decision: TBD
Sunset 6:24pm Twilight 7:47pm moon rise 9:50pm
Sat Mar 7
SHNOBS MAC-Johnson
decision: TBD
Sunset 6:25pm Twilight 7:48pm moon rise 10:50pm
Fri Mar 13
SHNOBS MAC-Johnson
decision: TBD
Sunset 7:30pm Twilight 8:53pm moon rise 5:05am
Sat Mar 14
SHNOBS MAC-Johnson
decision: TBD
Sunset 7:31pm Twilight 8:54pm moon rise 5:42am
Sat Mar 21
Sidewalk 900 block of Main st
decision: TBA
Sunset 7:36pm Twilight 9:00pm moon set 10:54pm
Things to observe this month
- Jupiter GRS transit times
- Weekly Comet info
- ISS passes
- Meteor shower info , American Meteor Society
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