The Winter Star Party

The 25th Annual Winter Star Party

Hosted by SCAS on February 21 - 28, 2009 in the Florida Keys

For More information or to register, Please contact : Fred & Lucille Heinrich, WSP Registrars

6165 Wiggins Road, Live Oak,  FL  32060-7564 or Email: heinrich1@windstream.net ( Phone / fax:  386-362-5995)

 

February 21 - March 1, 2009

Comet C/2007 N3 Lulin - Ephemerides

Current projections show Comet Lulin will be low in the eastern sky after sunset during the 2009 Winter Star Party. This means we will have a Comet to look at each night, all night long, for the entire 8 days of the WSP! I have generated an Ephemerides for comet Lulin and posted links below for a text version and an Excel Spreadsheet version.

 

2009 WSP Ephemerides Workbook

(Includes Comet Lulin, Saturn, NGC5139, Centaurus A)

 

2009 WSP ALMANAC
Date

Astronomical Twilight

Begin / End

Civil Twilight

Begin / End

Sun

Rise / Set

Moon

Rise /Set

Moon Disk

% Illuminated @ sunset

Feb 21
0537 / 1939
0631 / 1846
0654 / 1823
0440 / 1532
10

Feb 22

0537 / 1939
0630 / 1846
0653 / 1823
0519 / 1627
5
Feb 23
0536 / 1940
0629 / 1847
0652 / 1824
0555 / 1721
1
Feb 24
0535 / 1940
0628 / 1847
0651 / 1824
0628 / 1816
New Moon @ 9:35pm
Feb 25
0534 / 1941
0627 / 1848
0650 / 1825
0701 / 1910
1
Feb 26
0533 / 1941
0626 / 1848
0649 / 1825
0732 / 2005
4
Feb 27
0533 / 1942
0626 / 1849
0649 / 1826
0805 / 2102
9
Feb 28
0532 / 1942
0625 / 1849
0648 / 1826
0841 / 2201
16
Mar 1
0531 / 1943
0624 / 1850
0647 / 1827
0908 / 2155
24

Download PDF Copy of the Almanac

Download MS Word Copy of the Almanac

 

February 21, 2009 @ 9:23pm

(3 hours after sunset)

 

Screen shot from Starry Night Pro 6

You can contribute your observing list by emailing it to the webmaster's email address below!

View all submitted observing lists here

 
List Name
Author/Submitter
Date Submitted
MS Word ".DOC"
Adobe ".PDF"
Text ".TXT"
Other
WSP_ARP_GALAXIES1
"davidc22002"
1/10/08
WSP Snowbird Delights (2007)
Sue French
1/10/08
The List
Vic Menard
1/8/2008

Orion "AutoStar" Tour

(For Meade AutoStar)

Art Mullis
10/07/2008

Orion Tour

(Astroplanner Required: www.ilangainc.com/astroplanner)

Art Mullis
10/07/2008

Astroplanner WSP List

(Astroplanner Required: www.ilangainc.com/astroplanner)

Art Mullis
8/7/08
WSP_BurnhamsCH
Ted Saker, Jr.
1/7/2008
WSP_Caroline_Herschel
Ted Saker, Jr.
1/7/2008
WSP_Grab_Bag
Ted Saker, Jr.
1/7/2008
WSP_ARP_GALAXIES
Ted Saker, Jr.
1/7/2008

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GREEN LASERS ARE PROHIBITED AT ALL SCAS EVENTS!

Due to recent national events, it has become necessary for the Southern Cross Astronomical Society of Miami, Florida, to completely ban the use of green laser pointers at SCAS sponsored events. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY (January 2005) any use of such devices (hand-held or attached) at SCAS Star Parties, the Winter Star Party, or any other SCAS public event SHALL BE PROHIBITED. Violation of this restriction will result in the immediate expulsion of the offending party from the SCAS event.
Tim Khan, SCAS Vice- President / Director of the Winter Star Party

 

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