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Fwd: SpotTheStation
by Jane Houston Jones 28 Jul '16

28 Jul '16

Late notice 8:41 pm tonight Wednesday night)! Really high International Space Station pass! -------- Original Message -------- From: HQ-spotthestation(a)mail.nasa.gov Sent: July 27, 2016 8:57:16 AM PDT To: jane(a)whiteoaks.com Subject: SpotTheStation Time: Wed Jul 27 8:41 PM, Visible: 6 min, Max Height: 77°, Appears: 11° above SW, Disappears: 10° above NE -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

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Sidewalk Astronomy Saturday night in Monrovia
by Jane Houston Jones 16 Jul '16

16 Jul '16

A few of us will be out on the corner of Myrtle and Lime tomorrow night Saturday July 16. We'll have nice views of the moon, Saturn and Mars, and early birds may see Jupiter, either with the unaided eye (probably) or telescope ( trees/buildings). Upcoming dark sky events: August 12/13. Yosemite Glacier Point. Telescopes via selected club members only ( we are with the San Jose Astronomical Assn) this weekend) but all park guests welcome at the Glacier Point ampitheatre. If you are at Yosemite this summer, check the schedule ( no full moon weekend) Just come up, park an Mojave Star Party November 5th - Many list members attended June event. One comment: "So many kids for my daughter to play with" Another - kid with telescope wowed everyone. We do travel to dark sky areas - typically 90 - 200 miles one way most new moon weekends. If you want to join us, send me a note for more info on our dark sky events. Plan to sleep in car or drive 3 hours there/ 3 hours home. I will make a small list of who ever wants to join us for super dark skies, bring your own telescope or use ours. Many local asto clubs with less trvel. You can find. Finally, this month's What's Up features many astrophotos from Mojo - all taken at our favorite Amboy Crater dark sky locations. It's 180 miles from Monrovia, no camping (car camping ok, terrain is LAVA, so no place to pitch a tent. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/details.php?id=1431 Tumblr http://nasa.tumblr.com/post/146998847019/whats-up-for-july-2016 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BHwlU3kgZwQ/?taken-by=nasa -- Jane Houston Jones @jhjones What's Up July 2016: A Summer Road Trip to the Milky Way https://youtu.be/vQ9yrZuxSFE

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