The 2024 Bootleg Star
Party dates are .................
June 6th - 9th and September
5th - 8th!
Save the dates mateys, and make plans to join
us!
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The Bootleg Spring Star Party
Registration Form is available HERE
(pre-registration deadline is May
18, 2024) 12th)
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*** Due to the number of people
doing imaging at the Bootleg Star Parties, Bootleg Management is indicating that
Green Lasers will not be permitted starting one hour after sunset ***
Upcoming
Observing Highlights for May 2024
(from skymaps.com)
1
Last Quarter Moon
at 11:27 UT.
4
Moon near Saturn
at 0h UT (morning sky). Mag. 1.2. • Saturn
(Wikipedia)
4
Moon, Mars and Neptune
within circle 4.1° diameter at 19h UT (44° from Sun, morning
sky). Mags. 1.1 and 7.9.
5
Eta Aquarid meteor shower
peaks. Most active for 7 days around this date. Associated
with Comet Halley. Very fast, bright meteors, up to 40 per
hour. Best seen from the tropics and southern hemisphere a few
hours before dawn. • Eta Aquarids
(Wikipedia) • AMS Meteor Shower Calendar 2024-2025
(IMO)
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All
times Universal Time (UT). USA Central Standard Time = UT-6 hours. (DST = UT-5 hrs,)
Zodiacal
Light
is caused by sunlight reflected off meteoric dust in the plane
of the solar system. Choose a clear, moonless night, about 1-2
hours after sunset, and look for a large triangular-shaped glow
extending up from the horizon (along the ecliptic). The best
months to view the Zodiacal Light is when the ecliptic is almost
vertical at the horizon: March and April (evening) and
October-November (morning); times reversed for the southern
hemisphere.
• Zodiacal
Light (Wikipedia)
• Astronomy
Picture of the Day (APOD)
• Photographing
the Zodiacal Light (Weatherscapes)