May 14th offers a half (1st quarter) moon, almost high in the sky when Mars
rises at about 8pm.
Sounds good to me. But can Mike accept the weight of an extra year a couple of
weeks early?
Alex
On Jan 26, 2016, at 5:03 PM, insanas (Redacted sender "insanas" for DMARC)
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
National and international astronomy day is May14, 2016. Perhaps we could
view the moon and Mars and Saturn and Jupiter.
Sam
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From: Ted Blank <tedblank@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 01/26/2016 3:00 PM (GMT-07:00)
To: pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [pasmembers] Re: Mars Party at Mike's May 21
Mars won't change appreciably in size or distance for a few weeks on either
side of opposition. So choosing a night without interference from the Moon
should be possible without losing detail in the Mars viewing. Just wondering
if that had been considered.
Ted B.
On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 2:58 PM, Terri <starstuff@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:starstuff@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Good point Alex.
On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 2:55 PM, Alex Vrenios <axv@xxxxxxx
<mailto:axv@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
We will not be able to see surface detail under a full moon.
On Jan 26, 2016, at 2:46 PM, Don Boyd <azphotog@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:azphotog@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
A full moon should not affect the viewing of Mars...Mars is bright enough
that you don't need dark skies to see it well.
On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 2:35 PM, Alex Vrenios <axv@xxxxxxx
<mailto:axv@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
Here’s what I found out about Mars:
The “official” time of opposition is on Sun, May 22, 2016 at 04:10 MST,
one hour before it sets.
On Saturday, May 21, a 15.4 day-old moon rises at almost the same time as
Mars does, at 7:23pm. At this time the moon is nearly full, so I doubt that
this is a good time to view Mars.
Alex (the messenger)
On Jan 26, 2016, at 12:23 PM, Terri <starstuff@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:starstuff@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Good morning PAS members,
I was asked to set up a Mars viewing party on May 21 for the Opposition of
Mars. This is a Full Moon Saturday. We can combine it with a birthday party
and potluck.
Mike, is this ok to hold at your house?
Sam or Alex, can you get me some viewing details about Mars, best time to
view it, etc.
And Should we make this a public or private event?
Let me know and i'll get it on the calendar.
Thanks
Terri, Event Manager
I appreciate any help in getting details about sunset, other objects in the
night sky not near the Full Moon, etc. Moon rise and set time, and anything
else you can send my way.
I'd also be interested in knowing how many may attend. So, if you're
interested in attending, just send back a quick reply. This would not be
your RSVP. You'd do that in the calendar once the event is on line.
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