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Tues. Sept. 27 – The diminishing crescent Moon will ornament the pre-dawn sky accompanied by Regulus in Leo to its lower left.
Wed. Sept. 28 – Mars continues to grow fainter as the Earth speeds ahead of it in its faster inner orbit. Tonight the red planet will be only two Moon widths from the Lagoon Nebula low in the south-western sky. A great sight in a telescope!
Wed. Sept. 28 – Mercury reaches its greatest western elongation in the pre-dawn sky. This will be its best morning performance of the year.
Thurs. Sept. 29 – For early risers able to observe about a half hour before sunrise, a thin crescent Moon will appear just below fleet Mercury in the pre-dawn sky.
Fri. Sept. 30 – This is New Moon night, the heart of the dark moon period for deep sky frivolity.
Fri. Sept. 30 - If the sky is clear, get set for a night of observing at the Okanagan Observatory on Big White Road (full directions at www.okanaganobservatory.ca). OC RASC members invite the public to join them for an audio/visual program, a guided tour of the sky and observing with member telescopes and the club's 25" telescope. A Go/No Go message will be posted by 3 p.m. each Friday on the Observatory Event Phone 250-300 8SKY (8759).
Okanagan Skies features highlights of current and upcoming astronomical events which are assembled by OC RASC member Dave Gamble. Please send your comments to trailspublishing@telus.net.
Okanagan Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada www.ocrasc.ca
Okanagan Observatory www.okanaganobservatory.ca
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