2011 ECMOG Observing Schedule
Here is the ECMOG Observing Schedule for 2011.
If you have any questions, contact Bev.
| Date (weekend of) |
Event |
| Sat, March 5 |
Messier Marathon |
| Sat, April 2 |
Messier Marathon |
| Sat, April 30 |
New Moon Weekend |
| Sat, May 7 |
Moonset 11pm (4 planets in dawn sky) |
| Sat, May 28 |
Moonrise 3am |
| Sat, June 4 |
Moonset 10pm |
| Sat, July 2 |
New Moon Weekend |
| Sat, July 30 |
New Moon Weekend |
| Sat, August 6 |
Moonset 11pm |
| Sat, August 27 |
New Moon Weekend |
| Sat, September 3 |
Moonset 10pm |
| Sat, September 24 |
Moonrise 2am |
| Sat, October 1 |
Moonset 9pm |
| Sat, October 22 |
Moonrise 1am |
| Sat, October 29 |
Moonset 8pm |
| Sat, November 19 |
LQ Moon (Leonids decreasing) |
These are just the scheduled events; we use e-mail alerts for the non-scheduled events due to our weather related activity.
Most new moon weekends will find the very active observers at Cherry Springs State Park, taking advantage of their extremely dark skies. Special Events Calendar for 2011
2011 is a mundane year for us in the Eastern USA... unless an unexpected comet shows up.
No eclipses, no lunar occultations of bright planets or stars, and all major annual meteor showers
are mooned out by a bright moon, below:
Date |
Event |
| March 15 (Tuesday) |
Mercury - Jupiter 2 degrees apart in western evening sky |
| March 15-28 |
Mercury at its best in the West after sunset |
| April 3 |
Saturn at opposition; also Saturn - Jupiter exactly 180 degrees apart in the sky. They will now start closing for a 2020 conjunction.
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| April 22 |
Lyrid Meteor Shower (Full moon April 18) |
| May 7 |
National Astronomy Day! TBA |
| May 1-24 |
Spectacular 4 planet grouping in the eastern dawn sky begins; |
| May 9-13 |
Venus - Jupiter - Mercury trio |
| May 19-23 |
Venus - Mars - Mercury trio, and |
| May 31 |
Waning crescent moon joins the 4 planet grouping |
| June 9 |
Saturn 1/4 degree from star Porrima in Virgo |
| August 12 |
Perseid Meteor Shower (Full moon August 13) |
| September 3 |
Mercury at its best in the AM eastern dawn sky |
| October 1 |
Autumn NAD; also Mars passes right through M-44 Beehive cluster |
October 8 |
Draconid Meteor Shower outburst this year??? Check it out |
| October 21 |
Orionid Meteor Shower (LQ moon October 20) |
| October 28 |
Jupiter at opposition |
| November 17 |
Leonid Meteor Shower (LQ moon on November 18) |
| December 12/13 |
Geminid Meteor Shower (Full Moon December 10th) |
| December 25 |
Venus makes for a great Christmas "pseudo-star" in SW after sunset |
| December 26 |
Crescent moon close to Venus in SW sky after sunset |
2012 has to be better than this year!!! |
Nearby Regional Star Parties for 2011
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