Last weekend we were clouded out on Saturday evening, and had hopes of
trying again this coming Saturday. It's still a slight possibility, but
the current public forecast is calling for a 20% chance of showers
Saturday evening. I'll send a final update on Saturday afternoon.
This weekend is JPL Open House, a busy time for lots of JPL employees
and volunteers. Preparing for open house is going to keep us off the
sidewalk for Friday.
If you've never been, I highly recommend spending a day visiting JPL!
The lab will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. both days. Go early if
you can, and wear your most comfortable shoes. The lab has lots of
hills and long walks. Many of the most popular sites grow a bit of a
line by afternoon.
More information about JPL Open House:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/open-house.cfm
Mojo
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Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA
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The clouds never cleared very much here, and the broken ones are filling in.
We're going to cancel tonight's Sidewalk Astronomy, and try again next
weekend. We'll have a bigger moon, and of course good Saturn.
May Gray and June Gloom caused by the "Catalina Eddy" often gives us
these kind of conditions this time of year.
Cheers,
Mojo
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Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA
http://bridgemojo.comhttp://otastro.orghttp://mojo.whiteoaks.com
Tonight, Library Park, 7:30 - 9:30 or so ...
We'll have a thin crescent moon and lots of Saturn.
But the weather forecast calls for fog to move in during the evening.
It may be a short night.
It is International Sidewalk Astronomy Night though!
If you haven't already, be sure to see Jane's _What's Up_ for May, all
about the morning planet gathering:
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/whatsup-view.cfm?WUID=824
Best regards,
Mojo
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Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA
http://bridgemojo.comhttp://otastro.orghttp://mojo.whiteoaks.com
