TV Turnoff Week Stargazing
Submitted by Roland Roberts on Mon, 2009-04-20 11:26.
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Printer-friendly version2009 Apr 21 - 8:30pm
2009 Apr 21 - 10:00pm
America/New_York
Apr 21, 5:15pm -- I'm going to plan on going to the park at around 8:30 unless it is completely overcast. But I do not expect the weather to be suitable for viewing at all. Please use your common sense and have a look at the sky. If you can only see clouds, or if you can't see any stars, it won't be any better a few blocks away at the park, so you may as well stay home.
We will be trying, once again, to have a stargazing time in Shore Road Park (see map below). Unfortunately, this time is scheduled for a weeknight due to scheduling conflicts. And, since the sun sets later now, we can't start until 8:30. TV Turnoff week occurs this year duing the 3rd quarter phase, so the moon will not be visible during our outing, but Saturn should be visible and we can take a brief tour of the constellations and stars bright enough to be seen above the city lights.
As always, this event is subject to weather conditions. In the event of rain or overcast skies, the rain date is Wednesday, April 22, at the same time and location.
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Clouded Out
As you know by now, it was completely overcast with occasional mist bordering on fog, so there were no stars to be seen. Tomorrow's "rain date" doesn't look very good, but I'll make a decision by noon.
Apr 21, 2:00 pm - Both the
Apr 21, 2:00 pm - Both the Weather Channel and the Clear Sky Clock are forecasting mostly cloudy to overcast skies tonight. AccuWeather is still holding out for mostly clear between 8:00 and 10:00 pm with 20% chance of rain increasing to 40% by 10:00 pm. I'll wait a bit longer before making a final decision, but having just been outside, it doesn't look too good for tonight.
Apr 21, 8:50am - The weather
Apr 21, 8:50am - The weather forecasters are in mild disagreement over tonight. The Weather Channel is saying mostly clear, AccuWeather is saying mostly cloudy, both put the chance of rain at 10-20%. The Clear Sky Clock says it will be mostly clear, but with high humidity which means Saturn may be the only thing we can view. High humidity with the city lights will wash out most of the stars. Stay tuned; we'll check back this afternoon for a final decision.