Skygazing Sights & Conditions

In the Sky:

• Ft Collins Skymap

• Heavens-Above (Satellites, Solar system objects)

• Spaceweather (Aurora)

• S&T Sky at a Glance

Special Celestial Objects & Events

• Asteroid occults star: 2006-03-26 23:18:23 MST - thanks to Joe Gafford for link and info:

  Asteroid 273 Atropos will occult 8.5 mag. star HIP 30792 with the centerline going through the "Cactus Flats" site.  There will be a magnitude drop of 7.0.  The centerline also goes through northern Ft. Collins, Briggsdale, and Sterling.  Elev: 15 deg. Az: 268 (near dead west).  This will only be a 1.7 second maximum event, but the drop in magnitude is great.

• Comet Pojmanski: Finder chart for low in southeast in pre-dawn sky

Observing Conditions:

Site	Weather	Click Below for "Clear Sky Clock"	WebCam(s)
Fort Collins	NOAA		#1
Cactus Flats	NOAA (Briggsdale)
Rocky Mountain N.P.	NOAA (Estes Park)		#1
Foxpark, WY	NOAA (Jelm)

Star Parties

Updated: 23-Mar-2006