Clear Sky Clock – Sudbury Astronomy Club

Clear Sky

In Your Sky With Stargazer Steve

WEDNESDAY JAN 15: This evening Mars comes to a point in the sky 180
degrees away from the Sun, because Earth has come to an imaginary
line between Mars and the Sun. Mars is said to be in “Opposition”
which means:
    *Mars appears opposite the Sun in the Sky
    * Mars rises at Sunset and sets at Sunrise - Up all night!
    * This week Mars is about 100 Million km from Earth and the telescopic view will start to shrink in the coming weeks and months as Mars recedes from Earth.
    * Currently the apparent disk of Mars will be fully Sunlit.

CHECK THIS SPACE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 17

NORM HEY'S CORNER

Below is the Monkey Head Nebula as photographed by our very own Norm Hey. To see this in detail and many more like it, click on the image to get to Norm’s Astrobin page. Hope you enjoy!

Harold Healy Frozen Banana: May 9-12 – Bonfield Event Park:
357 Development Rd. Bonfield, ON P0H 1E0
(Organizer: North Bay)

New Moon in June : June 6-9 – Chapman’s Field, South River* (Organizer: North Bay)

August Star Party: July 4-7 (not a typo) – Chapman’s Field, South River* (Organizer: North Bay)

Gateway to the Universe: Aug 1-5 – Michelle and Dan’s, 200 Lavigne Road Corbeil, ON P0H1K0 (Organizer: North Bay)

Last Chance: Sept 5-8 Chapman’s Observing Field, South River* (Organizer: North Bay)

Stars Over Killarney – TBA – Killarney P.P **** (Organizer: Ontario Parks/Sudbury RASC)

For more information on each of the events, please contact the organizers below.

Contacts:

*Reservations are not required for events at Chapman’s Field, but please contact them to let them know if you plan on attending their events. Contact Bob+Lil Chapman-North Bay Astronomy Club bobandlil14ATgmail.com

Colin Durocher – RASC Sudbury: debcol2007ATgmail.com

Note: bookings for provincial park campsites can be done 5 months in advance. All Dates are Tentative and are subject to change. For all contact emails, you will have to replace AT with the ‘@’ sign. This is to prevent spam.

On three dates this Summer, Science North is offering two options for
participating in Star Parties. The dates are June 20, July 19, and
August 9.

As on clear nights in the past, Guests can arrive as darkness
approaches (9:00 PM – 10:00 PM) while staff and volunteers from the
Club set up Telescopes on the Patio for free public observing.

The new option includes indoor Star Party Programming at 9:00 PM
inside Science North whatever the weather, with admission by
purchased ticket. (There is no ticket requirement for the Outdoor
Star Party on the Patio). See Details at <sciencenorth.ca>

Both options feature Observing with Telescopes on the Patio at 10:00
PM or as soon as it is dark.

To confirm, and for exact times, please call the Star Party hotline at (705) 522-3701, ext. 243 after 5pm on Friday.

More information available at https://www.sciencenorth.ca/planetarium#starparties