All of our nights are amazing! That's why you can book any night of year with us. BUT THE BEST NIGHTS ARE the ones we call "BRYCE NIGHTS!"
Use the events list below to plan your telescope tour so that you don't just have just a nice night with the Dark Rangers®. Plan ahead so you can enjoy the best of the best -- a "Bryce Night!" Once you picked your "Bryce Night" book that telescope tour here, or follow this link if you would prefer to book a private tour.
PLAN HERE, BOOK THERE:
...because this page is NOT where you book... You'd be surprised how many people don't read this part.
If you found this page you are the kind of person that seeks out the best. You might also be a seeker of explanations -- if so keep reading. But if you are just the kind of person who accepts advice unquestioningly, than you can save yourself a few minutes and avoid learning anything interesting by JUST matching-up the color coded headings with colored text in the calendar below.
BEST SEASON OF THE YEAR:
Winters are cold in Southern Utah at 7777 ft (2370m) but if you can handle the cold, temperatures range between 25F (-4C) and -10F (-23C), you are going to be rewarded with amazing sky. Cold air holds less water and since water molecules disrupt starlight, winter sky is the most transparent revealing detail in deep space objects you simply can't see in the summer. Unfortunately almost 60% of winter nights can be cloudy. However, if you can stay in the Bryce Canyon region 2-3 nights it will dramatically increase (Alternate Night booking) your chances of catching a clear night. November and January are our least cloudy winter months.
BEST NON-WINTER MONTHS:
If freezing temperatures are a deal-breaker for you, then plan for June, September, and October which are the 2nd Bryce-est Night months with only a 20% chance of having a cloudy night.
BEST NIGHTS OF ANY MONTH:
Days closest to the New Moon are the darkest nights. You will be able to see a Milky Way arm extend from horizon to horizon! If Venus or Jupiter are in the sky they will be so bright they will cause you to cast a shadow. Many famous deep space objects are visible to the naked eye - and stunning when viewed through our BIG telescopes. Similar levels of darkness can be experienced on nights 5 or more days after the full Moon when you can enjoy 2-3 hours of high quality darkness before the moon rises. Realize that having a Full Moon in the sky is the equivalent of enduring the Light Pollution of 500,000 people.
Q: So the Dark Rangers are Moon haters?
A: To the contrary, some of us are even selenophiles. Unlike most observatories we remain open on full Moon nights. We LIKE working full moon nights, ESPECIALLY when our guests have read these trade-offs (below) and adjusted their expectations accordingly.
FULL MOON NIGHTS:
Many deep space objects (galaxies, star-birth nebulae, star-death nebulae, etc.) are washed-out by moonlight, however our telescopes are large enough that we can still show you at least 1 example of each even during a full Moon. Any planets that happen to be in the sky are mostly unaffected by Moon light. The main thing you will miss out on is seeing the Milky Way. If that's important to you then realize the you are NOT catching us at our best when you book 5 days before a full Moon through 4 days after a full Moon. Yet, exploring the lunar surface with 300-500x magnification, is exciting too. Our largest telescopes can show you the Apollo Mission landing locations. No, you won't be able to see "The Flag," but you will see see the sounding landforms, which include mountain ranges that rival most on Earth, craters so large they fill the eyepiece, and other uniquely lunar features.
COMETS, ASTEROIDS, AND METEOR SHOWERS:
We Dark Rangers get so excited about these nights that we set up our very best telescopes and astronomy equipment and uncork our most unbridled enthusiasm, because these nights are all about NATURAL space junk. These nights are usually the first ones to fill up in our schedule because to the serious stargazers it doesn't matter how cold it could get, what phase our Moon is going to be in, or even what the chance of encountering some clouds might be. If you go by mass, and astronomers do, these are the nights when the "little" stuff, comets, asteroids, and meteors puts on a show. What could be Brycer than that?
Though meteor showers are dated by their peak, some last for a few weeks. There are also plenty of random meteors not associated with any meteor shower. This means that because of our ultra dark sky, on any given night, we normally see 3-5 meteors per hour. Therefore we don't advertise the meteor showers that are predicted to be less productive than 5 per hour, because we see that many anyway. Famously productive meteor showers can produce over 100 meteors per hour, when their peak occurs on a moonless night. Also realize that meteor showers usually peak after midnight (after our observatory normally closes), though the special onces like the Persied Meteor shower we'll stay open an extra hour or two. Also remember that best direction to look is northeast. Why? Because it's only after midnight that Earth has rotated far enough away from our Sun that we are looking in the same direction that Earth is moving in its orbit around our Sun. Imagine riding in a convertible in a snow storm. You will see a lot more snowflakes when you look forward thru the windshield than when you look behind you.
Q: I know the so-called shooting stars are not really stars, but what are meteors anyway?
A: Sand-grain sized particles (usually rock, but sometimes ice) that burn-up when colliding with Earth's atmosphere. Some meteor are random, but the meteors that occur during meteor showers can be sourced back to individual comets or asteroids which are eroded by our Sun when they return to the inner Solar System, leaving debris fields along their orbital path.
SPACE STATION VISIBLE PASSES
Both the International Space Station (ISS), and the smaller Chinese Space Station (CSS), (aka Tiangong), pass over every 90 minutes. However like all satellites they are only visible when angled so they reflect sunlight to the exact location an observer happens to be standing. This means that since most satellites are like ISS, in low-Earth orbits, they are only viewable 90 minutes after sunset and 90 minutes before sunrise. Though we can see several satellites each night, nothing is as impressive as seeing The International Space Station (ISS) fly over. It can almost be as bright as Venus. Joining us for one of these nights is good planning! In the calendar below we are only advertising visible passes of the 2 space stations that occur during our business hours.
NOTE: occasionally space station orbits are adjusted, with thrusters being fired to avoid space junk or just to increase orbital elevation. This throws visible pass predictions out of wack, and it takes the experts, that we rely on, time to calculate new passes. And of course additional time for us to update this page. For the most update info on all satellites (including some of the ones certain governments don't admit exist) download the app Heavens Above.
Q: What about the 1000s of SpaceX's starlink satellites? Does all the light pollution they make annoy Dark Rangers? A: No. Because except when they are still in a "train" (tight formation shortly after being launched) and thrusting to their functional orbital positions, they are VERY hard to see, even in our near-pristine dark sky. What annoys us are the so-called "professional" astronomers shrieking about this nothing-burger contribution to light pollution and yet being mostly mute about real light pollution issues. Clearly these kind of astronomers work during the daytime and spend more time looking at computer data then the actual night sky. They are letting their imaginations run away with them to the extent that even astrologers would caution, "Relax, dude! Do you have any data collection supporting your doomsday predictions?"
SYZYGY CELEBRATIONS (TLDR? Planetary Alignments.. and stuff)
Finally, on special nights where the planets "align", we focus (that was fun) on the planets. A syzygy /SIZ-ə-jee / (spelled just like it sounds, but vexs Scrabble® players) is what astronomers, dating back to Ancient Greece, call a planetary "alignment" when they don't want to be mistaken for an astrologer. It's all just about being collinear - 3 or more bodies (including Earth) that end up on, or near , the same imaginary line. So when you ask an astronomer "What does this alignment mean?" the best answer will be a resounding "Absolutely NOTHING!" But they are fun to see. So we want you to now when they occur. NOTE: The more routine of these events that occur outside of our business hours are NOT listed below. But first, here's your vocabulary list of zyzygies.
Appulse /ap - pulse/ (think "what a heartbeat app measures" as you try and pronounce):
Is when two sky objects move to where they appear to be as close to each other (as viewed from Earth) as they are going to get in an orbital cycle. This is the term that should be used instead of the often used incorrectly (especially by astrologers) phrase, conjunction.
Conjunction:
In the most strict sense a conjunction is when 2 solar system bodies have the same Right Ascension (longitudinal degrees between east and west extended into the sky). Because our Moon is on it's own plane, it can pass high above or below another planet and still be "in conjunction." If you want to describe "appearing close" then just say "appulse." Most often an appulse between Moon and Venus is more interesting than a true conjunction of the same.
Q: So what is the precise term or terms for having 3 or more objects in the same section of sky?
A: There isn't one or more such terms. So we (even the pros) just say a conjunction. Okay, in this 1 regard, I guess we agree with astrologers.
BTW the most impressive conjunction (crescent Moon and all naked-eye visible planets will be grouped in 20 degrees of sky), that has ever occurred, in entire 6 billion year history of the Solar System AND will EVER occur, in the entire 8 billion year future (before our Sun explodes) will happen just after sunset on Sept 8, 2040. Tickets are not yet available because we haven't decided if they are going to be $10,000 or $1,000,000 each. Meh... What's a couple orders of magnitudes to astronomers anyway?
Occultation (which includes Solar Eclipses):
An occultation is a extra special kind of 2-body conjunction where Right Ascension (left & right) and Declination (up and down) are perfect enough that the closer object obscures the view of the distant one by passing in front of it. Another more common example than a Solar Eclipse, is when our Moon passes in front of other stars or ocassionally other planets.
Transit:
Transits are like occultations except that when the closer object, moves in front of the distant object, it is not visually large enough to obscure the background object. Examples include Jupiter's 4 largest moons as they appear to disappear when they move in front of Jupiter's much brighter and bigger body. When a transiting moon of Jupiter casts a shadow on the surface of Jupiter, we are seeing that location on Jupiter experiencing a Solar Eclipse. The most dramatic transits occur when Mercury, 13-14 times per century, (next one Nov. 13, 2032) and Venus, 8 years apart but then gapped by 121.5 years alternating with 105.5 years, (next one Dec. 10, 2117), pass in front of our Sun as viewed from Earth. Technically, both partial Solar Eclipses and Annular Solar Eclipse (where our Moon is too far away from Earth to entirely block the Sun) are transits.
Opposition:
Earth crosses the line in between our Sun and another body farther away from our Sun. By definition inner planets (Mercury and Venus) can never be at opposition. When this alignment occurs with the outer planets, they are also said to be at their closest approach to Earth. For bodies that are not on the same plane as Earth and our Sun (Earth's Moon, comets, Pluto and other asteroids), the true closest approach to Earth can often be even closer than when that body is at opposition.
Q: Whew! I didn't come here to learning anything. I was just trying to pick a great night. But since I made it this far... what the hell is a Lunar Eclipse then?!
A: Because our Moon is the only world in the Solar System that can be both closer and farther away from our Sun than Earth, a Lunar Eclipse (i,e. caused by our Moon moving through Earth's shadow), doesn't entirely fit into any of these kinds of syzygy. But, the closest match would be to call it an infrequent opposition. Infrequent, because the plane of our Moon's orbit is different enough, that on average, and as viewed from the same place on Earth, only 1 of every 42 full moons happens to cross the exact opposition line of Sun and Earth.
PLAN HERE, BOOK THERE:
...because this page is NOT where you book... You'd be surprised how many people don't read this part.
If you found this page you are the kind of person that seeks out the best. You might also be a seeker of explanations -- if so keep reading. But if you are just the kind of person who accepts advice unquestioningly, than you can save yourself a few minutes and avoid learning anything interesting by JUST matching-up the color coded headings with colored text in the calendar below.
BEST SEASON OF THE YEAR:
Winters are cold in Southern Utah at 7777 ft (2370m) but if you can handle the cold, temperatures range between 25F (-4C) and -10F (-23C), you are going to be rewarded with amazing sky. Cold air holds less water and since water molecules disrupt starlight, winter sky is the most transparent revealing detail in deep space objects you simply can't see in the summer. Unfortunately almost 60% of winter nights can be cloudy. However, if you can stay in the Bryce Canyon region 2-3 nights it will dramatically increase (Alternate Night booking) your chances of catching a clear night. November and January are our least cloudy winter months.
BEST NON-WINTER MONTHS:
If freezing temperatures are a deal-breaker for you, then plan for June, September, and October which are the 2nd Bryce-est Night months with only a 20% chance of having a cloudy night.
BEST NIGHTS OF ANY MONTH:
Days closest to the New Moon are the darkest nights. You will be able to see a Milky Way arm extend from horizon to horizon! If Venus or Jupiter are in the sky they will be so bright they will cause you to cast a shadow. Many famous deep space objects are visible to the naked eye - and stunning when viewed through our BIG telescopes. Similar levels of darkness can be experienced on nights 5 or more days after the full Moon when you can enjoy 2-3 hours of high quality darkness before the moon rises. Realize that having a Full Moon in the sky is the equivalent of enduring the Light Pollution of 500,000 people.
Q: So the Dark Rangers are Moon haters?
A: To the contrary, some of us are even selenophiles. Unlike most observatories we remain open on full Moon nights. We LIKE working full moon nights, ESPECIALLY when our guests have read these trade-offs (below) and adjusted their expectations accordingly.
FULL MOON NIGHTS:
Many deep space objects (galaxies, star-birth nebulae, star-death nebulae, etc.) are washed-out by moonlight, however our telescopes are large enough that we can still show you at least 1 example of each even during a full Moon. Any planets that happen to be in the sky are mostly unaffected by Moon light. The main thing you will miss out on is seeing the Milky Way. If that's important to you then realize the you are NOT catching us at our best when you book 5 days before a full Moon through 4 days after a full Moon. Yet, exploring the lunar surface with 300-500x magnification, is exciting too. Our largest telescopes can show you the Apollo Mission landing locations. No, you won't be able to see "The Flag," but you will see see the sounding landforms, which include mountain ranges that rival most on Earth, craters so large they fill the eyepiece, and other uniquely lunar features.
COMETS, ASTEROIDS, AND METEOR SHOWERS:
We Dark Rangers get so excited about these nights that we set up our very best telescopes and astronomy equipment and uncork our most unbridled enthusiasm, because these nights are all about NATURAL space junk. These nights are usually the first ones to fill up in our schedule because to the serious stargazers it doesn't matter how cold it could get, what phase our Moon is going to be in, or even what the chance of encountering some clouds might be. If you go by mass, and astronomers do, these are the nights when the "little" stuff, comets, asteroids, and meteors puts on a show. What could be Brycer than that?
Though meteor showers are dated by their peak, some last for a few weeks. There are also plenty of random meteors not associated with any meteor shower. This means that because of our ultra dark sky, on any given night, we normally see 3-5 meteors per hour. Therefore we don't advertise the meteor showers that are predicted to be less productive than 5 per hour, because we see that many anyway. Famously productive meteor showers can produce over 100 meteors per hour, when their peak occurs on a moonless night. Also realize that meteor showers usually peak after midnight (after our observatory normally closes), though the special onces like the Persied Meteor shower we'll stay open an extra hour or two. Also remember that best direction to look is northeast. Why? Because it's only after midnight that Earth has rotated far enough away from our Sun that we are looking in the same direction that Earth is moving in its orbit around our Sun. Imagine riding in a convertible in a snow storm. You will see a lot more snowflakes when you look forward thru the windshield than when you look behind you.
Q: I know the so-called shooting stars are not really stars, but what are meteors anyway?
A: Sand-grain sized particles (usually rock, but sometimes ice) that burn-up when colliding with Earth's atmosphere. Some meteor are random, but the meteors that occur during meteor showers can be sourced back to individual comets or asteroids which are eroded by our Sun when they return to the inner Solar System, leaving debris fields along their orbital path.
SPACE STATION VISIBLE PASSES
Both the International Space Station (ISS), and the smaller Chinese Space Station (CSS), (aka Tiangong), pass over every 90 minutes. However like all satellites they are only visible when angled so they reflect sunlight to the exact location an observer happens to be standing. This means that since most satellites are like ISS, in low-Earth orbits, they are only viewable 90 minutes after sunset and 90 minutes before sunrise. Though we can see several satellites each night, nothing is as impressive as seeing The International Space Station (ISS) fly over. It can almost be as bright as Venus. Joining us for one of these nights is good planning! In the calendar below we are only advertising visible passes of the 2 space stations that occur during our business hours.
NOTE: occasionally space station orbits are adjusted, with thrusters being fired to avoid space junk or just to increase orbital elevation. This throws visible pass predictions out of wack, and it takes the experts, that we rely on, time to calculate new passes. And of course additional time for us to update this page. For the most update info on all satellites (including some of the ones certain governments don't admit exist) download the app Heavens Above.
Q: What about the 1000s of SpaceX's starlink satellites? Does all the light pollution they make annoy Dark Rangers? A: No. Because except when they are still in a "train" (tight formation shortly after being launched) and thrusting to their functional orbital positions, they are VERY hard to see, even in our near-pristine dark sky. What annoys us are the so-called "professional" astronomers shrieking about this nothing-burger contribution to light pollution and yet being mostly mute about real light pollution issues. Clearly these kind of astronomers work during the daytime and spend more time looking at computer data then the actual night sky. They are letting their imaginations run away with them to the extent that even astrologers would caution, "Relax, dude! Do you have any data collection supporting your doomsday predictions?"
SYZYGY CELEBRATIONS (TLDR? Planetary Alignments.. and stuff)
Finally, on special nights where the planets "align", we focus (that was fun) on the planets. A syzygy /SIZ-ə-jee / (spelled just like it sounds, but vexs Scrabble® players) is what astronomers, dating back to Ancient Greece, call a planetary "alignment" when they don't want to be mistaken for an astrologer. It's all just about being collinear - 3 or more bodies (including Earth) that end up on, or near , the same imaginary line. So when you ask an astronomer "What does this alignment mean?" the best answer will be a resounding "Absolutely NOTHING!" But they are fun to see. So we want you to now when they occur. NOTE: The more routine of these events that occur outside of our business hours are NOT listed below. But first, here's your vocabulary list of zyzygies.
Appulse /ap - pulse/ (think "what a heartbeat app measures" as you try and pronounce):
Is when two sky objects move to where they appear to be as close to each other (as viewed from Earth) as they are going to get in an orbital cycle. This is the term that should be used instead of the often used incorrectly (especially by astrologers) phrase, conjunction.
Conjunction:
In the most strict sense a conjunction is when 2 solar system bodies have the same Right Ascension (longitudinal degrees between east and west extended into the sky). Because our Moon is on it's own plane, it can pass high above or below another planet and still be "in conjunction." If you want to describe "appearing close" then just say "appulse." Most often an appulse between Moon and Venus is more interesting than a true conjunction of the same.
Q: So what is the precise term or terms for having 3 or more objects in the same section of sky?
A: There isn't one or more such terms. So we (even the pros) just say a conjunction. Okay, in this 1 regard, I guess we agree with astrologers.
BTW the most impressive conjunction (crescent Moon and all naked-eye visible planets will be grouped in 20 degrees of sky), that has ever occurred, in entire 6 billion year history of the Solar System AND will EVER occur, in the entire 8 billion year future (before our Sun explodes) will happen just after sunset on Sept 8, 2040. Tickets are not yet available because we haven't decided if they are going to be $10,000 or $1,000,000 each. Meh... What's a couple orders of magnitudes to astronomers anyway?
Occultation (which includes Solar Eclipses):
An occultation is a extra special kind of 2-body conjunction where Right Ascension (left & right) and Declination (up and down) are perfect enough that the closer object obscures the view of the distant one by passing in front of it. Another more common example than a Solar Eclipse, is when our Moon passes in front of other stars or ocassionally other planets.
Transit:
Transits are like occultations except that when the closer object, moves in front of the distant object, it is not visually large enough to obscure the background object. Examples include Jupiter's 4 largest moons as they appear to disappear when they move in front of Jupiter's much brighter and bigger body. When a transiting moon of Jupiter casts a shadow on the surface of Jupiter, we are seeing that location on Jupiter experiencing a Solar Eclipse. The most dramatic transits occur when Mercury, 13-14 times per century, (next one Nov. 13, 2032) and Venus, 8 years apart but then gapped by 121.5 years alternating with 105.5 years, (next one Dec. 10, 2117), pass in front of our Sun as viewed from Earth. Technically, both partial Solar Eclipses and Annular Solar Eclipse (where our Moon is too far away from Earth to entirely block the Sun) are transits.
Opposition:
Earth crosses the line in between our Sun and another body farther away from our Sun. By definition inner planets (Mercury and Venus) can never be at opposition. When this alignment occurs with the outer planets, they are also said to be at their closest approach to Earth. For bodies that are not on the same plane as Earth and our Sun (Earth's Moon, comets, Pluto and other asteroids), the true closest approach to Earth can often be even closer than when that body is at opposition.
Q: Whew! I didn't come here to learning anything. I was just trying to pick a great night. But since I made it this far... what the hell is a Lunar Eclipse then?!
A: Because our Moon is the only world in the Solar System that can be both closer and farther away from our Sun than Earth, a Lunar Eclipse (i,e. caused by our Moon moving through Earth's shadow), doesn't entirely fit into any of these kinds of syzygy. But, the closest match would be to call it an infrequent opposition. Infrequent, because the plane of our Moon's orbit is different enough, that on average, and as viewed from the same place on Earth, only 1 of every 42 full moons happens to cross the exact opposition line of Sun and Earth.
2022 Bryce Nights
NOVEMBER (Winter) 7:30pm start time - All outer planets and Pluto in the sky, ALL month! Yes, our telescopes are big enough to reach Pluto on a Moonless night!
Fri. 4: Appulse with Moon and Jupiter
Mon. 7: Full Moon
Tues. 8: Full Moon and 85-min long Total Lunar Eclipse (3:17am to 4:42 am) Book as a Special Event Tour (on home page) 3:00am start time.
Wed. 9: Full Moon with Uranus at opposition
Fri. 11: Appulse with Moon and Jupiter
Sat. 12: Northern Taurid Meteor Shower (5/hr)
Thurs. 17: Leonid Meteor Shower (15-50/hr diminished by full Moon) Booked as a Special Event Telescope Tour (on home page). Regular 7:30pm start time.
Mon. 21: Monocerotid Meteor Shower (5/hr)
Tues. 22: New Moon
Weds. 23: New Moon
Thurs. 24: New Moon
Mon. 28: Appulse with Moon and Saturn Nov. Orinid Meteor Shower (5/hr)
Wed. 30: Mars at closest approach to Earth (only 4 minutes at light speed .. . or about 6 months at Starship speed)
Fri. 4: Appulse with Moon and Jupiter
Mon. 7: Full Moon
Tues. 8: Full Moon and 85-min long Total Lunar Eclipse (3:17am to 4:42 am) Book as a Special Event Tour (on home page) 3:00am start time.
Wed. 9: Full Moon with Uranus at opposition
Fri. 11: Appulse with Moon and Jupiter
Sat. 12: Northern Taurid Meteor Shower (5/hr)
Thurs. 17: Leonid Meteor Shower (15-50/hr diminished by full Moon) Booked as a Special Event Telescope Tour (on home page). Regular 7:30pm start time.
Mon. 21: Monocerotid Meteor Shower (5/hr)
Tues. 22: New Moon
Weds. 23: New Moon
Thurs. 24: New Moon
Mon. 28: Appulse with Moon and Saturn Nov. Orinid Meteor Shower (5/hr)
Wed. 30: Mars at closest approach to Earth (only 4 minutes at light speed .. . or about 6 months at Starship speed)
DECEMBER (Winter) 7:30pm start time - All outer planets in the sky, ALL month!
Thurs. 1: Appulse with Moon and Jupiter
Mon. 5: Close appulse with Moon and Uranus
Tues. 6: Full Moon
Wed. 7: Full Moon and Moon occultation of Mars! (Mars disappears behind Moon from 7:42pm until 10:48pm
Thurs. 8: Full Moon
Wed. 14: Geminid Meteor Shower (80-100/hr diminished by rising quarter Moon at 11pm)
Thurs 22: New Moon and Ursid Meteor Shower (10/hr)
Weds. 23: New Moon
Thurs. 24: New Moon
Mon. 26: Appulse with Moon and Saturn
Thurs. 29: Appulse with Moon and Jupiter
Thurs. 1: Appulse with Moon and Jupiter
Mon. 5: Close appulse with Moon and Uranus
Tues. 6: Full Moon
Wed. 7: Full Moon and Moon occultation of Mars! (Mars disappears behind Moon from 7:42pm until 10:48pm
Thurs. 8: Full Moon
Wed. 14: Geminid Meteor Shower (80-100/hr diminished by rising quarter Moon at 11pm)
Thurs 22: New Moon and Ursid Meteor Shower (10/hr)
Weds. 23: New Moon
Thurs. 24: New Moon
Mon. 26: Appulse with Moon and Saturn
Thurs. 29: Appulse with Moon and Jupiter
2023 Bryce Nights
JANUARY (Winter) 7:30pm start time
Tues. 3: Earth at pherihelion (closest approach to our Sun) Q: Then why is so cold Bruh? A: Tilt Bruh!
Thurs. 5: Full Moon Peak of Quadrantid Meteor Shower (10/hr before dawn) diminished by Full Moon
Fri. 6: Full Moon with ISS @ 6:55pm
Sat. 7: Full Moon with ISS @ 7:45pm
with ISS @ 7:45pm
Sun. 15: Pallas (2nd largest of the inner asteroids) is at opposition with ISS @ 7:50pm
Mon. 16: ISS @ 7:00pm at maximum brightness
Tues. 17: CSS @ 7:29pm and ISS @ 7:48pm
Thurs. 19: ISS @ 7:46pm
Fri. 20: New Moon with CSS @ 7:30pm
Sat. 21: New Moon
Sun. 22: New Moon
Wed. 25: Crescent Moon appulse with Jupiter
Sat. 28: Quarter Moon appluse with Uranus
Mon. 30: ANOTHER (near) Occultation of Mars by our Moon 10:00-10:30pm with ISS @ 8:17pm
Tues. 31: Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) reaches maximum brightness with ISS @ 7:27pm
Tues. 3: Earth at pherihelion (closest approach to our Sun) Q: Then why is so cold Bruh? A: Tilt Bruh!
Thurs. 5: Full Moon Peak of Quadrantid Meteor Shower (10/hr before dawn) diminished by Full Moon
Fri. 6: Full Moon with ISS @ 6:55pm
Sat. 7: Full Moon with ISS @ 7:45pm
with ISS @ 7:45pm
Sun. 15: Pallas (2nd largest of the inner asteroids) is at opposition with ISS @ 7:50pm
Mon. 16: ISS @ 7:00pm at maximum brightness
Tues. 17: CSS @ 7:29pm and ISS @ 7:48pm
Thurs. 19: ISS @ 7:46pm
Fri. 20: New Moon with CSS @ 7:30pm
Sat. 21: New Moon
Sun. 22: New Moon
Wed. 25: Crescent Moon appulse with Jupiter
Sat. 28: Quarter Moon appluse with Uranus
Mon. 30: ANOTHER (near) Occultation of Mars by our Moon 10:00-10:30pm with ISS @ 8:17pm
Tues. 31: Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) reaches maximum brightness with ISS @ 7:27pm
FEBRUARY (Winter) 7:30pm start time
Thurs. 2: Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) reaches maximum brightness with ISS @ 7:23pm
Sat. 4: Full Moon
Sun. 5: Full Moon
Mon. 6: Full Moon
Sun. 19: New Moon
Mon. 20: New Moon
Tues. 21: New Moon
Sat. 25: Quarter Moon appulse with Uranus
Thurs. 2: Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) reaches maximum brightness with ISS @ 7:23pm
Sat. 4: Full Moon
Sun. 5: Full Moon
Mon. 6: Full Moon
Sun. 19: New Moon
Mon. 20: New Moon
Tues. 21: New Moon
Sat. 25: Quarter Moon appulse with Uranus
MARCH 1-11 (Winter) 7:30pm start time
Thurs. 2: Venus appulse with Jupiter
Mon. 6: Full Moon
Tues. 7: Full Moon with CSS @ 8:10pm
Wed. 8: Full Moon with CSS @ 7:06pm
Thurs. 9: CSS @ 7:38pm
Fri. 10: CSS @ 8:11pm
MARCH 12-31 (Winter) 8:30pm start time
Sun. 12: ISS @ 8:40pm
Mon. 13: ISS @ 9:49pm with CSS @ 9:13pm
Tues. 14: ISS @ 8:58pm maximum brightness
Wed. 15: CSS @ 8:42pm with ISS @ 9:44pm
Thurs. 16: ISS @ 8:52pm with CSS @ 9:14pm
Fri. 17: ISS @ 9:39pm
Sat. 18: CSS @ 8:42 with ISS @ 8:47pm
Sun. 19: CSS @ 9:15 with ISS @ 9:35pm
Mon. 20: New Moon with ISS @ 8:42pm
Tues. 21: New Moon Ceres at opposition in the Virgo Galactic Cluster
Wed. 22: New Moon Thin crescent Moon appulse with "Blue Sky" Jupiter
Sun. 26: ISS @ 10:10pm
Mon. 27: ISS @ 9:19pm
Tues. 28: Quarter Moon appulse with Mars with ISS @ 10:04pm
Wed. 29: ISS @ 9:12pm
Thurs. 30: ISS @ 9:57pm
Fri. 31: Venus appulse with Uranus with ISS @ 9:05pm
Thurs. 2: Venus appulse with Jupiter
Mon. 6: Full Moon
Tues. 7: Full Moon with CSS @ 8:10pm
Wed. 8: Full Moon with CSS @ 7:06pm
Thurs. 9: CSS @ 7:38pm
Fri. 10: CSS @ 8:11pm
MARCH 12-31 (Winter) 8:30pm start time
Sun. 12: ISS @ 8:40pm
Mon. 13: ISS @ 9:49pm with CSS @ 9:13pm
Tues. 14: ISS @ 8:58pm maximum brightness
Wed. 15: CSS @ 8:42pm with ISS @ 9:44pm
Thurs. 16: ISS @ 8:52pm with CSS @ 9:14pm
Fri. 17: ISS @ 9:39pm
Sat. 18: CSS @ 8:42 with ISS @ 8:47pm
Sun. 19: CSS @ 9:15 with ISS @ 9:35pm
Mon. 20: New Moon with ISS @ 8:42pm
Tues. 21: New Moon Ceres at opposition in the Virgo Galactic Cluster
Wed. 22: New Moon Thin crescent Moon appulse with "Blue Sky" Jupiter
Sun. 26: ISS @ 10:10pm
Mon. 27: ISS @ 9:19pm
Tues. 28: Quarter Moon appulse with Mars with ISS @ 10:04pm
Wed. 29: ISS @ 9:12pm
Thurs. 30: ISS @ 9:57pm
Fri. 31: Venus appulse with Uranus with ISS @ 9:05pm
APRIL 1-15 (Winter) 8:30pm start time
Sun. 2: ISS @ 8:59pm
Mon. 3: ISS @ 9:46pm
Tues. 4: Full Moon with ISS @ 8:53pm
Wed. 5: Full Moon
Thurs. 6: Full Moon
Tues. 11: Mercury at highest altitude
APRIL 16-30 (Winter) 9:00pm start time
Tues. 18: New Moon
Wed. 19: New Moon
Thurs. 20: New Moon
Fri. 21: The 42 nights of Great Galaxies (best galaxies visible from Northern Hemisphere) begin., thanks to having Milky Way out of the way!
Sun. 23: Peak Lyrid Meteor Shower (18/hr) with Moon appulse with Venus
Mon. 24: CSS @ 9:14pm
Tues. 25: Moon appulse with Mars with CSS @ 9:43pm
Wed. 26: CSS @ 10:14pm
Thurs. 27: CSS @ 10:45pm
Fri. 28: CSS @ 9:38pm
Sat. 29: CSS @ 10:09pm
Sun. 30: CSS @ 10:40pm
Sun. 2: ISS @ 8:59pm
Mon. 3: ISS @ 9:46pm
Tues. 4: Full Moon with ISS @ 8:53pm
Wed. 5: Full Moon
Thurs. 6: Full Moon
Tues. 11: Mercury at highest altitude
APRIL 16-30 (Winter) 9:00pm start time
Tues. 18: New Moon
Wed. 19: New Moon
Thurs. 20: New Moon
Fri. 21: The 42 nights of Great Galaxies (best galaxies visible from Northern Hemisphere) begin., thanks to having Milky Way out of the way!
Sun. 23: Peak Lyrid Meteor Shower (18/hr) with Moon appulse with Venus
Mon. 24: CSS @ 9:14pm
Tues. 25: Moon appulse with Mars with CSS @ 9:43pm
Wed. 26: CSS @ 10:14pm
Thurs. 27: CSS @ 10:45pm
Fri. 28: CSS @ 9:38pm
Sat. 29: CSS @ 10:09pm
Sun. 30: CSS @ 10:40pm
MAY (Summer) 9:15pm start time
Tues. 2: CSS @ 10:04pm
Wed. 3: CSS @ 10:34pm
Thurs. 4: Full Moon with ISS @ 8:53pm and CSS 9:28pm
Fri. 5: Full Moon with CSS @ 9:58pm maximum brightness
Sat. 6: Full Moon with Aquariid Meteor Shower (30/hr before dawn) diminished by full Moon with CSS @ 8:51pm
Mon. 8: Venus at highest altitude with CSS @ 9:52pm
Thurs. 11: ISS @ 9:36pm and 11:13pm
Sat. 13: ISS @ 11:06pm
Sun. 14: ISS @ 10:13pm
Mon. 15: ISS @ 9:20pm
Tues. 16: ISS @ 10:06pm
Wed. 17: ISS @ 9:12pm
Thurs. 18: New Moon
Fri. 19: New Moon with ISS @ 9:05pm
Sat. 20: New Moon and with ISS @ 11:28pm
Mon. 22: ISS @ 11:19pm
Tues. 23: Moon appulse with Venus
Wed. 24: Moon appulse with Mars with ISS @ 11:10pm
Thurs. 25: ISS @ 10:17pm and 11:53pm
Fri. 26: ISS @ 11:01pm
Sat. 27: ISS @ 10:08pm and 11:45pm
Sun. 28: ISS @ 10:52pm
Mon. 29: ISS @ 9:59 maximum brightness
Tues. 30: ISS @ 10:44pm
Wed. 31: ISS @ 9:50pm
Tues. 2: CSS @ 10:04pm
Wed. 3: CSS @ 10:34pm
Thurs. 4: Full Moon with ISS @ 8:53pm and CSS 9:28pm
Fri. 5: Full Moon with CSS @ 9:58pm maximum brightness
Sat. 6: Full Moon with Aquariid Meteor Shower (30/hr before dawn) diminished by full Moon with CSS @ 8:51pm
Mon. 8: Venus at highest altitude with CSS @ 9:52pm
Thurs. 11: ISS @ 9:36pm and 11:13pm
Sat. 13: ISS @ 11:06pm
Sun. 14: ISS @ 10:13pm
Mon. 15: ISS @ 9:20pm
Tues. 16: ISS @ 10:06pm
Wed. 17: ISS @ 9:12pm
Thurs. 18: New Moon
Fri. 19: New Moon with ISS @ 9:05pm
Sat. 20: New Moon and with ISS @ 11:28pm
Mon. 22: ISS @ 11:19pm
Tues. 23: Moon appulse with Venus
Wed. 24: Moon appulse with Mars with ISS @ 11:10pm
Thurs. 25: ISS @ 10:17pm and 11:53pm
Fri. 26: ISS @ 11:01pm
Sat. 27: ISS @ 10:08pm and 11:45pm
Sun. 28: ISS @ 10:52pm
Mon. 29: ISS @ 9:59 maximum brightness
Tues. 30: ISS @ 10:44pm
Wed. 31: ISS @ 9:50pm
JUNE (Summer) 9:30pm start time:
Thurs. 1: The 42 nights of Great Galaxies (best galaxies visible from Northern Hemisphere) concludes, as the Milky Way rise above the horizon again. With ISS @ 9:25pm
Fri. 2: Full Moon with ISS @ 9:17pm
Sat. 3: Full Moon
Sun. 4: Full Moon
Tues. 13: Venus passes by the Beehive Star Cluster with CSS @ 9:21pm and 10:56pm
Wed. 14: CSS @ 9:41pm and 11:25pm
Thurs. 15: CSS @ 10:17pm and 11:54pm
Fri. 16: New Moon with CSS @ 10:46pm
Sat. 17: New Moon with CSS @ 9:38pm and 11:15pm
Sun. 18: New Moon with CSS @ 10:07pm and 11:43pm
Mon. 19: CSS @ 10:36pm
Tues. 20: CSS @ 9:28pm and 11:04pm
Wed. 21: Crescent Moon appulse with Venus AND Mars! With CSS @ 9:56pm and 11:32pm
Thurs. 22: Crescent Moon appulse with Venus AND Mars somemore! With CSS @ 10:25pm
Fri. 23: CSS @ 10:53pm
Sat. 24: CSS @ 9:45pm and 11:22pm at maximum brightness
Sat. 25: CSS @ 10:13pm
Sun. 26: CSS @ 10:42pm
Tues. 27: June Bootid Meteor Shower (3-10/hr before midnight) diminished by bright Moon and a famously inconsistent meteor shower with CSS @ 9:34pm
Thurs. 1: The 42 nights of Great Galaxies (best galaxies visible from Northern Hemisphere) concludes, as the Milky Way rise above the horizon again. With ISS @ 9:25pm
Fri. 2: Full Moon with ISS @ 9:17pm
Sat. 3: Full Moon
Sun. 4: Full Moon
Tues. 13: Venus passes by the Beehive Star Cluster with CSS @ 9:21pm and 10:56pm
Wed. 14: CSS @ 9:41pm and 11:25pm
Thurs. 15: CSS @ 10:17pm and 11:54pm
Fri. 16: New Moon with CSS @ 10:46pm
Sat. 17: New Moon with CSS @ 9:38pm and 11:15pm
Sun. 18: New Moon with CSS @ 10:07pm and 11:43pm
Mon. 19: CSS @ 10:36pm
Tues. 20: CSS @ 9:28pm and 11:04pm
Wed. 21: Crescent Moon appulse with Venus AND Mars! With CSS @ 9:56pm and 11:32pm
Thurs. 22: Crescent Moon appulse with Venus AND Mars somemore! With CSS @ 10:25pm
Fri. 23: CSS @ 10:53pm
Sat. 24: CSS @ 9:45pm and 11:22pm at maximum brightness
Sat. 25: CSS @ 10:13pm
Sun. 26: CSS @ 10:42pm
Tues. 27: June Bootid Meteor Shower (3-10/hr before midnight) diminished by bright Moon and a famously inconsistent meteor shower with CSS @ 9:34pm
JULY (Summer) 9:30pm start time Pluto (on moonless nights Yes! Our telescopes are that big!) and Saturn return to our midnight sky h Mars!
Sat. 1: Venus appulse with Mars!
Sun. 2: Full Moon
Mon. 3: Full Moon
Tues. 4: Full Moon
Thurs. 6: Earth at aphelion (max distance from Sun) Q: Well, then why is it so hot Bruh? A: Tilt, Bruh.
Fri. 7: Moon appulse with Saturn!
Sun. 9: Venus reach maximum brightness! with ISS @ 10:16pm maximum brightness and 11:53pm
Mon. 10: ISS @ 9:23pm and 10:59pm
Tues. 11: ISS @ 10:05pm and 11:44pm
Wed. 12: ISS @ 10:49pm
Thurs. 13: ISS @ 9:55pm
Fri. 14: ISS @ 10:41pm
Sat. 15: ISS @ 9:46pm
Sun. 16: New Moon
Mon. 17: New Moon with ISS @ 9:37pm
Tues. 18: New Moon with ISS @ 11:59pm
Thurs. 20: 4-body appulse: Crescent Moon, Mars, Venus, and Mercury! with ISS @ 11:47pm
Fri. 21: 3-body appulse: Crescent Moon, Venus, and Mars. with ISS @ 10:55pm
Sat. 22: Pluto at opposition! with ISS @ 11:367pm
Sun. 23: ISS @ 10:43pm
Mon. 24: ISS @ 9:50pm and 11:25pm
Tues. 25: ISS @ 10:32pm
Wed. 26: ISS @ 9:39pm and 11:14pm
Thurs. 27: ISS @ 10:21pm maximum brightness
Fri. 28: ISS @ 9:27pm and 11:04pm
Sat. 29: ISS @ 10:10pm
Sun. 30: Peak of Southern Aquariid & Capricornid Meteor Showers both peak (10/hr) diminshed by bright Moon with ISS @ 9:16pm maximum brightness
Mon. 31: Full Moon with ISS @ 9:59pm
Sat. 1: Venus appulse with Mars!
Sun. 2: Full Moon
Mon. 3: Full Moon
Tues. 4: Full Moon
Thurs. 6: Earth at aphelion (max distance from Sun) Q: Well, then why is it so hot Bruh? A: Tilt, Bruh.
Fri. 7: Moon appulse with Saturn!
Sun. 9: Venus reach maximum brightness! with ISS @ 10:16pm maximum brightness and 11:53pm
Mon. 10: ISS @ 9:23pm and 10:59pm
Tues. 11: ISS @ 10:05pm and 11:44pm
Wed. 12: ISS @ 10:49pm
Thurs. 13: ISS @ 9:55pm
Fri. 14: ISS @ 10:41pm
Sat. 15: ISS @ 9:46pm
Sun. 16: New Moon
Mon. 17: New Moon with ISS @ 9:37pm
Tues. 18: New Moon with ISS @ 11:59pm
Thurs. 20: 4-body appulse: Crescent Moon, Mars, Venus, and Mercury! with ISS @ 11:47pm
Fri. 21: 3-body appulse: Crescent Moon, Venus, and Mars. with ISS @ 10:55pm
Sat. 22: Pluto at opposition! with ISS @ 11:367pm
Sun. 23: ISS @ 10:43pm
Mon. 24: ISS @ 9:50pm and 11:25pm
Tues. 25: ISS @ 10:32pm
Wed. 26: ISS @ 9:39pm and 11:14pm
Thurs. 27: ISS @ 10:21pm maximum brightness
Fri. 28: ISS @ 9:27pm and 11:04pm
Sat. 29: ISS @ 10:10pm
Sun. 30: Peak of Southern Aquariid & Capricornid Meteor Showers both peak (10/hr) diminshed by bright Moon with ISS @ 9:16pm maximum brightness
Mon. 31: Full Moon with ISS @ 9:59pm
AUGUST (Summer) 9:00pm start time
Tues. 1: Full Moon with ISS @ 9:05pm
Wed. 2: Full Moon with appulse of Moon and Saturn with CSS @ 10:05pm
Thurs. 3: Moon appulse with Saturn! with CSS @ 10:31pm
Fri. 4: CSS @ 9:21pm
Sat. 5: CSS @ 9:47pm and 11:24pm
Sun. 6: CSS @ 10:14pm
Mon. 7: CSS @ 9:04pm maximum brightness and 10:40pm
Tues. 8: CSS @ 9:30pm and 11:06pm
Wed. 9: CSS @ 9:56pm
Thurs. 10 CSS @ 10:23pm
Fri. 11: CSS @ 9:12pm and 10:49pm
Sat. 12: CSS @ 9:38pm
Sun. 13: Peak of Perseid meteor shower (150/hr). CSS @ 10:04pm maximum brightness
Sun. 14: Saturn at opposition with appulse of Moon and Jupiter CSS @ 8:54pm and 10:31pm
Tues. 15: New Moon CSS @ 9:20pm maximum brightness
Wed. 16: New Moon CSS @ 9:46pm
Thurs. 17: New Moon
Fri. 18: Crescent Moon appulse Mars! CSS @ 9:02pm
Sun. 27: Saturn at opposition!
Tues. 29: Full Moon
Wed. 30: Full Moon and full Moon appulse with Saturn!
Thurs. 31: Full Moon
Tues. 1: Full Moon with ISS @ 9:05pm
Wed. 2: Full Moon with appulse of Moon and Saturn with CSS @ 10:05pm
Thurs. 3: Moon appulse with Saturn! with CSS @ 10:31pm
Fri. 4: CSS @ 9:21pm
Sat. 5: CSS @ 9:47pm and 11:24pm
Sun. 6: CSS @ 10:14pm
Mon. 7: CSS @ 9:04pm maximum brightness and 10:40pm
Tues. 8: CSS @ 9:30pm and 11:06pm
Wed. 9: CSS @ 9:56pm
Thurs. 10 CSS @ 10:23pm
Fri. 11: CSS @ 9:12pm and 10:49pm
Sat. 12: CSS @ 9:38pm
Sun. 13: Peak of Perseid meteor shower (150/hr). CSS @ 10:04pm maximum brightness
Sun. 14: Saturn at opposition with appulse of Moon and Jupiter CSS @ 8:54pm and 10:31pm
Tues. 15: New Moon CSS @ 9:20pm maximum brightness
Wed. 16: New Moon CSS @ 9:46pm
Thurs. 17: New Moon
Fri. 18: Crescent Moon appulse Mars! CSS @ 9:02pm
Sun. 27: Saturn at opposition!
Tues. 29: Full Moon
Wed. 30: Full Moon and full Moon appulse with Saturn!
Thurs. 31: Full Moon
SEPTEMBER (Summer) 8:30pm start time
Fri. 1: Aurigid Meteor Shower (6/hr) diminshed by full Moon.
Mon. 4: Appulse of Moon and Saturn
Sun. 10: ISS @ 9:52pm
Mon. 11: ISS @ 9:34pm
Tues. 12: ISS @ 8:39pm
Wed. 13: New Moon and ISS @ 9:21pm
Thurs. 14: New Moon and ISS @ 8:26pm and 10:05pm
Fri. 15: New Moon and ISS @ 9:09pm
Sat. 16: Appulse of Moon and Mars
Sun. 17: ISS @ 9:58pm
Mon. 18: Venus at maximum brightness
Tues. 19: Neptune at opposition
Web. 23: CSS @ 8:24pm
Sun. 24: CSS @ 8:46 and ISS @ 9:01pm
Mon. 25: CSS @ 9:10pm and ISS @ 9:42pm
Tues. 26: Appulse of Moon and Saturn with CSS @ 7:58pm and ISS @ 8:47pm
Wed. 27: ISS @ 7:53pm with CSS @ 8:22pm maximum brightness and ISS @ 9:28pm
Thurs. 28: Full Moon with ISS @ 8:33pm with CSS @ 8:46pm
Fri. 29: Full Moon with CSS @ 9:10pm and ISS @ 9:14pm
Sat. 30: Full Moon with ISS @ 8:20pm maximum brightness
Fri. 1: Aurigid Meteor Shower (6/hr) diminshed by full Moon.
Mon. 4: Appulse of Moon and Saturn
Sun. 10: ISS @ 9:52pm
Mon. 11: ISS @ 9:34pm
Tues. 12: ISS @ 8:39pm
Wed. 13: New Moon and ISS @ 9:21pm
Thurs. 14: New Moon and ISS @ 8:26pm and 10:05pm
Fri. 15: New Moon and ISS @ 9:09pm
Sat. 16: Appulse of Moon and Mars
Sun. 17: ISS @ 9:58pm
Mon. 18: Venus at maximum brightness
Tues. 19: Neptune at opposition
Web. 23: CSS @ 8:24pm
Sun. 24: CSS @ 8:46 and ISS @ 9:01pm
Mon. 25: CSS @ 9:10pm and ISS @ 9:42pm
Tues. 26: Appulse of Moon and Saturn with CSS @ 7:58pm and ISS @ 8:47pm
Wed. 27: ISS @ 7:53pm with CSS @ 8:22pm maximum brightness and ISS @ 9:28pm
Thurs. 28: Full Moon with ISS @ 8:33pm with CSS @ 8:46pm
Fri. 29: Full Moon with CSS @ 9:10pm and ISS @ 9:14pm
Sat. 30: Full Moon with ISS @ 8:20pm maximum brightness
OCTOBER (Summer, but STILL cold) 8:00pm start time
Sun. 1: Appulse with Moon and Jupiter with CSS @ 8:21pm and ISS @ 9:01pm
Mon. 2: ISS @ 8:06pm and CSS @ 8:45pm
Tues. 3: ISS @ 8:49pm and CSS @ 9:09pm
Wed. 4: ISS @ 7:52pm and CSS @ 9:33pm
Thurs. 5: CSS @ 8:20pm
Fri. 6: CSS @ 8:44pm
Sat. 7: CSS @ 7:31pm maximum brightness and @ 9:08pm
Sun. 8: CSS @ 7:55pm
Mon. 9: Draconid Meteor Shower (5/hr) peaks just after dark but diminished by full Moon
Tues. 10: Appulse with Moon and Venus with Taurid Meteor Shower (5/hr) peaks at 10pm
Wed. 11: ISS @ 7:31pm
Fri. 13: New Moon
Sat. 14: New Moon Annular eclipse of our Sun 9:00am - 12:00 noon
Sun. 15: New Moon
Mon. 19: Epsilon Geminid Meteor Shower (3/hr)
Thurs. 21: Orionids Meteor Shower (13/hr)
Fri. 27: Full Moon
Sat. 28: Full Moon
Sun. 29: Full Moon Appulse with Moon and Jupiter
Sun. 1: Appulse with Moon and Jupiter with CSS @ 8:21pm and ISS @ 9:01pm
Mon. 2: ISS @ 8:06pm and CSS @ 8:45pm
Tues. 3: ISS @ 8:49pm and CSS @ 9:09pm
Wed. 4: ISS @ 7:52pm and CSS @ 9:33pm
Thurs. 5: CSS @ 8:20pm
Fri. 6: CSS @ 8:44pm
Sat. 7: CSS @ 7:31pm maximum brightness and @ 9:08pm
Sun. 8: CSS @ 7:55pm
Mon. 9: Draconid Meteor Shower (5/hr) peaks just after dark but diminished by full Moon
Tues. 10: Appulse with Moon and Venus with Taurid Meteor Shower (5/hr) peaks at 10pm
Wed. 11: ISS @ 7:31pm
Fri. 13: New Moon
Sat. 14: New Moon Annular eclipse of our Sun 9:00am - 12:00 noon
Sun. 15: New Moon
Mon. 19: Epsilon Geminid Meteor Shower (3/hr)
Thurs. 21: Orionids Meteor Shower (13/hr)
Fri. 27: Full Moon
Sat. 28: Full Moon
Sun. 29: Full Moon Appulse with Moon and Jupiter
NOVEMBER (Winter) 7:30pm start time
Thurs. 2: Jupiter at opposition
Sat. 11: ISS @ 7:37pm
Sun. 12: New Moon and Northern Taurid Meteor Shower (5/hr)
Mon. 13: New Moon and Uranus at opposition with ISS @ 7:21pm
Tues. 14: New Moon
Thurs. 16: CSS @ 7:36pm
Fri. 17: Leonid Meteor Shower (15/hr)
Mon 20: Appulse with Moon and Saturn with CSS @ 7:27pm
Mon. 21: Monocerotid Meteor Shower (5-500/hr) an unpredictable meteor shower that peaks before midnight
Sat. 25: Appulse with Moon and Jupiter
Sun. 26: Full Moon
Mon. 27: Full Moon
Tues. 28: Full Moon Nov. Orinid Meteor Shower (5/hr diminished by full Moon)
Thurs. 30: ISS @ 7:34pm
Thurs. 2: Jupiter at opposition
Sat. 11: ISS @ 7:37pm
Sun. 12: New Moon and Northern Taurid Meteor Shower (5/hr)
Mon. 13: New Moon and Uranus at opposition with ISS @ 7:21pm
Tues. 14: New Moon
Thurs. 16: CSS @ 7:36pm
Fri. 17: Leonid Meteor Shower (15/hr)
Mon 20: Appulse with Moon and Saturn with CSS @ 7:27pm
Mon. 21: Monocerotid Meteor Shower (5-500/hr) an unpredictable meteor shower that peaks before midnight
Sat. 25: Appulse with Moon and Jupiter
Sun. 26: Full Moon
Mon. 27: Full Moon
Tues. 28: Full Moon Nov. Orinid Meteor Shower (5/hr diminished by full Moon)
Thurs. 30: ISS @ 7:34pm
DECEMBER (Winter) 7:30pm start time
Thurs. 1: Appulse with Moon and Jupiter
Fri. 2: ISS @ 7:18pm
Sun. 4: ISS @ 7:04pm
Mon. 5: Close appulse with Moon and Uranus
Mon. 11: New Moon
Tues. 12: New Moon
Wed. 13: New Moon
Thurs. 14: Geminid Meteor Shower (80-100/hr)
Sun. 17: Appulse with quarter Moon and Saturn
Fri. 22: Appulse with Moon and Jupiter
Sat. 23: Ursid Meteor Shower (10/hr) diminished by full Moon.
Mon. 25: Full Moon
Tues. 26: Full Moon
Wed. 27: Full Moon
Thurs. 1: Appulse with Moon and Jupiter
Fri. 2: ISS @ 7:18pm
Sun. 4: ISS @ 7:04pm
Mon. 5: Close appulse with Moon and Uranus
Mon. 11: New Moon
Tues. 12: New Moon
Wed. 13: New Moon
Thurs. 14: Geminid Meteor Shower (80-100/hr)
Sun. 17: Appulse with quarter Moon and Saturn
Fri. 22: Appulse with Moon and Jupiter
Sat. 23: Ursid Meteor Shower (10/hr) diminished by full Moon.
Mon. 25: Full Moon
Tues. 26: Full Moon
Wed. 27: Full Moon
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