(SNES) Tonight at FDO

[Albireo54@aol.com]

Hi Everyone,

The weather forecast for tonight for my home town (Webster) is for "mostly 
clear with a chance of snow flurries" - so go figure!  :o)

Seriously, it looks like we've got a pretty good chance for some decent 
viewing down at Frosty Drew. Look at the Moon just after sunset. It will be 
25% illuminated, in the southwest sky, 5 degrees due south of the fading red 
planet Mars. Both will be visible in the same binocular view.

The moon sets at 9:45, so the sky will get very dark after that. Until then 
the bright planets Jupiter and Saturn will be riding high in the sky, nearly 
unaffected by the moonlight. Later in the night, well after moonset, we have 
hopes of tracking down two of Jupiter's faint tiny moons, Amalthea - less 
than the planet's width from Jupiter, and Himalia - nearly 50 times farther 
out!

As always, guests are encouraged to come down any time from 6:30 on and to 
bring whatever of their own equipment they like. As always, dress VERY warmly!

Hope to see many of you there,
:o)
Doug Stewart
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