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When scheduled, it will be the 52nd overall:  

When Unknown
at       Evening 
...  

 
Telescope will be provided.  As will candy.  Bring Binoculars if you like!

Where:  507 Cherrywood Dr, Longmont, CO 80504

What:  Featuring:
Jupiter, A star cluster and the nearly full moon  
plus a laser tour of the constellations visible. 


 
WEATHER CONDITIONS:

Unknown.

GRAPHICAL FORECAST

This will change, keep checking back!

(You may check my sources below.  They are best checked starting Wednesday 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 6:08 pm, Nautical Twilight 7:07 pm, Astronomical Twilight 7:38pm

 

Today's Solar and Lunar Information:

Click for Longmont, Colorado Forecast  Click for Arlington, Virginia Forecast  

Additional LINKS to Astronomy Resources

 

The forecasts below are  provided by http://cleardarksky.com/csk/ 

Home of The Little Thompson Observatory, a public observatory.  (9mi N. of our home)

 

A private observatory in Firestone. (9mi SE of our home)

 

Future observatory site of the Northern Colorado Astronomical Society.  (13 miles NW of our home)

 

 

 

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

  And places of the past:

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.