This Saturday night is International Observe the Moon night -- a
kind of an annual worldwide group hug -- around the moon! Saturday
the 22nd 7:00 p.m. Myrtle and Lime Library Park corner. If the
construction near the fallen tree on the corner blocks some of our
area, we may move further down Lime Street but still within Library
Park. Friday Night Pasadena, TBA Friday depending on work, shuttle
flyover logistics. Other events on this map:
We'll be distributing a moon viewing chart I made, and which you can
see or download here if you won't be able to make it:
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/whatsup-view.cfm?WUID=1304
October 13 is the fall Mojave National Park Star party. Held in
Black Canyon Group Campground near the middle of the park.
RSVP
with David Lamfrom at dlamfrom@npca.org or 760-219-4916. Allow
time to arrive well before dark, bring something to share to the
potluck at 6 p.m, breakfast on your own. Viewing begins at twilight.
Details on this flyer:
http://mojavepreserve.org/index.php/site/article/star_party_in_the_mjave_national_preserve
Park map w/directions
http://www.nps.gov/moja/planyourvisit/directions.htm
The Shuttle Endeavour begins its final flight from Kennedy Space
Center Wednesday morning at 7:15 a.m. It will tour the space coast,
land in TX near Johnson Space Center Wednesday, then take off for
California on Thursday, arriving at Edwards/Dryden in the late
afternoon/evening Thursday. Friday morning, it will take off, fly
over
Palmdale, Lancaster, Rosamond and Mojave before heading north to
Sacramento.
There, Endeavour will fly over the Capitol and turn to San
Francisco, where those hoping to catch a glimpse of the shuttle are
advised to watch from one of several Bay Area museums, including the
Chabot Space and Science Center, the Exploratorium, the Bay Area
Discovery Museum, the Lawrence Hall of Science and the Monterey Bay
Aquarium.
Once the shuttle reaches the Los Angeles area about 10:30 a.m., the
orbiter will be carried over landmarks including the Getty Center,
the Griffith Observatory, Malibu and Disneyland before landing at
Los Angeles International Airport. It will also fly over the
California Science Center in Exposition Park, its new permanent
home. (above details from LA Times blog, so more details about the
LA portion of the trip)
Plans can change, so I suggest you check the local news, the LA
Times blog http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/ KPCC Blog
http://www.scpr.org/blogs/news for latest southern Cal details Weds
- Friday.
Finally (whew) if you have not watched the Yosemite Nature Notes
"Night Skies" video here it is, along with the others in the
fabulous series. Over 100k views and counting - it's turned out to
be quite popular!
http://www.youtube.com/user/yosemitenationalpark?feature=watch
(video 1 and 2 on the list are the same Night Sky video, different
screen formats only)
Have a great week and weekend, and hope to see you at one or the
other of these astronomical places, Jane
--
Jane Houston Jones
Monrovia, CA
http://jane.whiteoaks.com/ http://twitter.com/jhjones
What's Up for Sept video: Int'l Observe-Wink at the Moon Night
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/whatsup-archive.cfm
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=JPLnews
Yosemite Night Skies Video http://www.youtube.com/user/yosemitenationalpark?feature=watch