As Seen on 5/22/21 Looking Up!
Sun and Moon:
- Sun
- Tonight (5/22) the Sun sets at 8:38 PM and rises on tomorrow morning (5/23) at 5:45 AM (Astronomical Dark 9:54 PM – 4:30 AM)
- On 6/19 the Sun sets at 8:56 PM and rises the following morning (6/20) at 5:37 AM (Astronomical Dark 10:17 PM – 4:17 AM)
- Moon
- Full: 5/26 – Lunar Eclipse, Flower Moon, Moon near Perigee (Supermoon)
- Last Quarter: 6/2
- New: 6/10 – Annular Solar Eclipse, 18-hour crescent at sunset (challenging)
- First Quarter: 6/17
The Planets:
Club Events:
- June General Meeting (members) – Friday 6/11 7:00 PM Zoom
- Looking Up! Virtual Star Party – 6/19 8:30 PM
Special Celestial Events:
- May 26th – Lunar Eclipse at Moonset (Spoiler – not for us)
- May 29th – Mercury 1° below Venus after Sunset
- May 31st – The Moon near Saturn (before dawn)
- June 1st – The Moon near Jupiter (before dawn)
- June 10th – Partial Annular Solar Eclipse at Sunrise
- June 12th – Moon 3° from Venus (Sunset)
- June 13th – Moon ~3° from Mars (after Sunset)
Lunar Eclipse – 5/26/2021:
- Only Penumbral Eclipse (and less than 3 minutes of Partial) visible from Western New York
- Penumbral Begins 4:47:39 AM
- Partial Begins 5:44:58 AM
- Moonset at 5:47:08 AM
Annular Solar Eclipse – 6/10/2021
!!! NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN WITHOUT PROPER EQUIPMENT !!!
- Only Partial Eclipse visible in Western New York
- ”Devil Horns” at Sunrise 🤘
- Need unobstructed eastern horizon
- Sunrise at 5:36:30 AM
- Max Eclipse 5:39:57 AM
- Eclipse Ends 6:36:30 AM
Clear Skies!