South Texas Stargazing <\/p>\n
The San Antonio Astronomical Association invites you to participate in all of its public astronomy events. It's free, and you can view the calendar at http:\/\/www.sanantonioastronomy.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n I can't think of a better way to begin the new year than to watch some bright International Space Station passes. <\/p>\n This is the perfect way to kick-start that promise you made a couple of days ago when you resolved to watch the sky more in 2012. <\/p>\n Tuesday night brings us an excellent opportunity to see the ISS fly overhead. Start watching for it to appear low in the north-northwest around 7:25 p.m. as a fast-moving stellar point of light. It will make a short pass through Cygnus and then fade from view in Pegasus at 7:29 p.m. <\/p>\n The moon will be high in the south and Jupiter will be to the moon's lower right. <\/p>\n Another chance to spot the station will occur Wednesday evening. <\/p>\n Look toward the north-northwest at 6:29 p.m. The station will be bright and easy to spot as a moving starlike light. <\/p>\n At 6:31 p.m. it will fly just above Polaris in the north and then glide through the horns of Taurus the bull at 6:33 p.m. <\/p>\n The moon will be just to the right and below the Pleiades open star cluster, so this should be an extra-special sighting opportunity. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Originally posted here:<\/p>\n Space station makes good viewing for new year<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" South Texas Stargazing The San Antonio Astronomical Association invites you to participate in all of its public astronomy events. It's free, and you can view the calendar at http:\/\/www.sanantonioastronomy.org<\/a>. I can't think of a better way to begin the new year than to watch some bright International Space Station passes Continue reading