Tonight (Wednesday) Greater LA folks will have a nice view of the
International Space Station passing over.
If you are outside of southern Cal, you can sign up to get your own zip
code based alerts here
https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/. Here is a good
chart and explanation what and when you see the pass, and defines all
the pertinent terms:
https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/message_example.cfm#AstronomicalHorizon
Tonight: : Wed Apr 12 9:07 PM, Visible: 2 min, Max Height: 43°, Appears:
16° above NW, Disappears: 43° above N
April 14: 8:58 PM, Visible: 3 minutes, Max Height 48°, appears 10°
above WNW , Disappears 47° SSW
BEST!!
April 15: 8:06 PM, Visible 6 minutes!!, Max Height 72°, appears 10°NW,
Disappears 14° SE
April 17: 7:58 PM, Visible 6 minutes also, Max Height 36, appears 10°
above WNW, Disappears 10° SSE
Telescope and Bino owners, have a look at Jupiter (after sunset in
East) and Saturn (after midnight to dawn in South) this month. Saturn
near the moon mornings of April 14-17.
You definitely would see some Lyrids if you were to be outside in fairly
dark area on the morning hours of April 22nd. Info on that is in this
month's What's Up video here!
https://go.nasa.gov/2oFUfJz
<https://t.co/eYRbZMh8W0>
Over and out! Jane
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Jane Houston Jones
@jhjones @otastro
What's Up April? Jupiter Opposition, Lyrid Meteors
go.nasa.gov/2oFUfJz