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Seattle, WA
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IDA NAMES GOLDENDALE OBSERVATORY A 'INT'L DARK SKY PARK'Posted: Friday, July 02, 2010
Goldendale Observatory State Park has achieved a unique status as the Pacific Northwest's first IDA Dark Sky place. |
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MUSEUM OF FLIGHT GOES AFTER A RETIRED SPACE SHUTTLEPosted: Wednesday, June 09, 2010
NASA will be retiring the fleet of four Space Shuttles in 2011. Join the Museum of Flight Shuttle Boosters in their effort to have one of the Shuttles retired to sunny Seattle. |
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REGISTER NOW FOR TABLE MOUNTAIN OR OREGON STAR PARTYPosted: Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Table Mountain (WA) and the Oregon Star Party are both the 2nd week of August. BEAS members are encouraged to register early and requested to advise D. Ingram of which and when you will attend. |
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BEAS OBSERVER CHALLENGEPosted: Saturday, October 17, 2009
Members are challenged to make observations in one of three categories and turn in pictures, drawings and reports. |
Skywatch
30 Day Look-ahead
| Date | Local Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 7/30/2010 | 12:00:00 AM | Capricornids Meteor Shower Radiant-Capricornus 25/hr |
| 7/31/2010 | 12:19:00 AM | Mars in conjunction with Saturn, 1.76° S of Saturn |
| 8/2/2010 | 9:00:00 PM | Last Quarter Moon |
| 8/6/2010 | 4:59:00 PM | Mercury greatest eastern elongation (27.37°) |
| 8/9/2010 | 7:09:00 PM | New Moon |
| 8/10/2010 | 12:00:00 AM | Perseids Meteor Shower Radiant-Perseus 75/hr |
| 8/10/2010 | 10:28:00 AM | Moon at perigee (357950 km) |
| 8/12/2010 | 6:04:00 PM | Moon in conjunction with Saturn, 7.30° S of Saturn |
| 8/13/2010 | 1:00:00 AM | Moon in conjunction with Venus, 4.17° S of Venus |
| 8/13/2010 | 5:23:00 AM | Moon in conjunction with Mars, 5.46° S of Mars |
| 8/16/2010 | 10:14:00 AM | First Quarter Moon |
| 8/19/2010 | 6:23:00 PM | Venus greatest eastern elongation (45.96°) |
| 8/20/2010 | 2:00:00 AM | Neptune at opposition |
| 8/20/2010 | 12:00:00 AM | Kappa Cygnids Meteor Shower Radiant-Cygnus 12/hr |
| 8/24/2010 | 9:29:00 PM | Moon at apogee (406407 km) |
| 8/24/2010 | 9:06:00 AM | Full Moon |