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The First Virginia Astronomy Night (#49th overall):  

When Wednesday February 20th, 2008
at       8:45pm to 10:15pm   

 
Telescopes will be provided.  Bring Binoculars if you like!

Where:  7705 Carrleigh Parkway Springfield, VA  22152  MAP

What:  Featuring:
A Total Lunar Eclipse (the last before 2010 (Dec 21st at 2am)). 

And peeks at Mars and Saturn.

 WEATHER CONDITIONS:

As of Tuesday 2/20th forecast looks like the clouds and snow of the day will be 
slowly moving out during the eclipse.
6pm = 100% cloud cover,  8pm = 80% cloud cover, 10pm = 50% cloud cover 
This will change, keep checking back!

(You may check my sources below.  They are best checked starting Monday PM)

The Weather Channel Forecast:  CLOUDS
The Accuweather forecast for then is  here   
(Click on "Get Details" then on "Hourly Weather" for this night)
or Weather Underground forecast is here (go to hourly on this date)
or
go to the Clear Sky Clock or
or try the UCAR RUC forecast : tonight's cloud cover (best after 3pm) ONLY  see:   UCAR - RUC Cloud Forecast Loop 
We are interested in the 0300 UTC frame (with tomorrows date on it). Shading is bad skies. 
If the 0300 UTC frame isn't there yet, try back later in the day...it's only created 12 hours in advance.
or even the National Weather Service 
(hover mouse over Sky Cover times- move forward +12 hours if the evening is not shown yet)
 

If cloudy we can't reschedule.
The next eclipse visible in this area will occur Monday Morning, Dec 21st 2010 at 2am.
 
 Who:   Operated by John Ensworth,   

Sunset 5:51 pm, Nautical Twilight 6:49 pm, Astronomical Twilight 7:20pm

 

Today's Solar and Lunar Information:

Click for Arlington, Virginia Forecast  

The forecasts below are  provided by www.pobox.com/~clearskyclock 
 
Washington D.C. / near Arlington, Virginia

 
The Analemma Society Observatory Park /
Great Falls, Virginia

A county park and recreation facility used as an observing site by the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club. In Midland.

Additional LINKS to Astronomy Resources

 

Other Clear Sky Clocks for Places I like to observe:

Black Mesa Oklahoma 

 
OKIE-TX STAR PARTY WEATHER FORECAST
   (archived)

 Camp Creek, Arizona  (NE of Carefree/Cave Creek)

 

A nearby observatory, LAMP (17miles to the west of C.C.)
   

Oklahoma City