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Bonney Lake Stargazing

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Type: Star Party

Keywords: Stargazing Star Party Bonney Lake

Held on: May 11, 2024 (Sat) at 09:30 PM to May 11, 2024 (Sat) at 11:55 PM

Sunset Times:

  • Official at 08:33 PM
  • Civil at 09:09 PM
  • Nautical at 09:55 PM
  • Astronomical at 10:50 PM

Lunar Phase:

Location: 27515 120th St E, Buckley, WA 98321

Event Coordinator: Anthony Vescio

Overview

May starts the first observing session for the season in Bonney Lake.

Experienced astronomer volunteers from the Seattle Astronomical Society (SAS) bring their telescopes and binoculars to share with the public.  Everyone is welcome including families with children.

Check the SAS website < www.seattleastro.org > frequently for stargazing event status.  If weather conditions force cancellation of an event, that news will be posted not later that 4PM the day of the event.  

Visit the SAS website for other Puget Sound star gazing events, and for outreach opportunities, meetings and membership information.

It gets chilly at night so dress warm and bring a comfy chair to sit in and a warm drink. If you have your own telescope or binoculars bring it.

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Latitude 47.150574, Longitude -122.06313

More Information

We are now in galaxy and globular cluster season now. The planets have pretty much moved to being morning objects. There are lots of galaxies to see around the Big Dipper which is high in the sky. Don't miss Markarian's chain which is a string of galaxies in the Virgo cluster. You might be able to see C/2021 S3 (Pannstars) as a 8.9 magnitude through a 6" telescope, look north in the constellation of Cygnus.

 

Please take care to maintain dark protocol, we want all observers to enjoy the event.

  • Arrive before dark to set up and park so your headlights are facing away from the telescope field.
  • Computer displays are set to minimum brightness, dark/night/warm mode. If possible place laptops in a box to contain any light. Face display away from visual observers. I also bring a towel to cover the front ofthe box when not looking at the display, this helps keep the box warm and reduce dew.
  • Tablets and phones need to have brightness turned to a minimum with night mode on.
  • Cover all LED indicator lights with a piece of tape, these things can get bright at night.

 

Announcements

7 days ago

Bonney Lake Stargazing starts soon! —

Bonney Lake Stargazing starts shortly on May 11 (Sat) at 09:30 PM.

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