Observing Announcements

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“The Nighttime Sky Through CNY Eyes” – Lecture At Beaver Lake Nature Center Oct. 19 or 21, 6:30 p.m.

Greetings fellow astrophiles! Image from www.waymarking.com. The SAS is hosting a lecture/observing session at Beaver Lake Nature Center next Wednesday, Oct. 19 (with a rain date of Friday, Oct. 21). We don’t observe with Syracuse to our South very often, so hopefully the tree line is low enough to give us clear new views of our Northern Horizon. Pre-registration is required and the event is free. We hope you can join us! Details, directions, and the registration link can be found at: www.parkscalendar.com/events/detail/20111019/33/26/1/0/0/2348

Darling Hill Is Opening For “International Observe The Moon Night” Tonight, Saturday – October 8

Greetings fellow astrophiles! It’s for our nearest celestial neighbor, it’s one of the many reasons why we’re here, and the skies are supposed to be crystal clear tonight. We’ll be opening Darling Hill tonight for the “International Observe The Moon Night” (www.observethemoonnight.org) and, if we’re extra lucky, we’ll catch as much of the Draconid Meteor Shower as our precious Moon won’t wash out with its reflected brilliance. This is a general Public Viewing as well, so we hope to see everyone there at some point tonight. Dress for cold!

Darling Hill Observatory Will NOT Open Tonight, Sept. 30

Greetings fellow astrophiles, The cloud cover is already considerable over CNY and is predicted to remain so throughout the weekend. Despite some patches of blue sky over Syracuse, there is no predicted run of even partly-clear skies tonight, so we will not be opening for our Public Viewing Session. Tomorrow night will also likely not find us opening, but we will follow the weather tomorrow afternoon.

Darling Hill Will Take A Chance And OPEN Tonight, Saturday Sept. 24

Greetings fellow astrophiles! We had an excellent lecture last night and lousy observing conditions. Tonight is predicted to clear in time for some late-evening/nighttime observing, so we will be opening Darling Hill around 7:30 pm. NOTE: If it looks overcast where you live, take that as an indication of conditions in Tully. The sky is supposed to clear increasingly as the night progresses, so consider heading out to Darling Hill later in the evening (9 to 10) or when stars begin to appear en masse where you are. Also, expect it to be colder than you expect and bring another […]