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LANDOLT ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY
Past Observing Schedule
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2015 DATES |
TIME |
MAIN TARGETS |
| Sat, Jan 24 |
9:00-10:00 PM CST |
Jupiter, Quarter Moon, and Orion |
| Mon, Jan 26 |
9:00-11:00 PM CST |
Asteroid whipping close by Earth |
| Sat, Feb 28 |
7:00-8:00 PM CST |
Jupiter and the Moon |
| Sat, Mar 28 |
8:00-9:00 PM CDT |
Venus, Jupiter, and Quarter Moon |
| Sat, Apr 4 |
5:30-7:00 AM CDT |
Total lunar eclipse in the dawn |
| Sat, Apr 25 |
8:30-9:30 PM CDT |
Venus, Jupiter, and the Quarter Moon |
| Wed, May 20 |
8:00-9:00 PM CDT |
Viewing for Landolt Conference |
| Mon, July 6 |
10:00-11:00 AM CDT |
Tour for 50 first graders |
| Thur, July 23 |
8:30-9:30 PM CDT |
REU Astronomy Night |
| Sun, Sept 20 |
8:00-9:00 PM CDT |
Saturn, the Double-Double, and the Quarter Moon |
| Sun, Sept 27 |
8:30-11:30 PM CDT |
Total Lunar Eclipse (the Moon turning to Blood) |
| Sun, Oct 18 |
7:00-8:00 PM CDT |
Saturn-with-its-Rings and the Moon |
| Sat, Oct 24 |
3:00-6:00 PM CDT |
Open House for tailgaters |
| Sat, Nov 21 |
8:00-9:00 PM CDT |
Quarter Moon and long shadows on Pluto |
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2014 DATES |
TIME |
MAIN TARGETS |
| Sat, Feb 8 |
7:00-8:00 PM CST |
Jupiter, Orion Nebula |
| Sun, March 9 |
9:00-11:00 PM CDT |
See the Demon Star blink! |
| Sat, April 5 |
9:00-11:00 PM CDT |
Mars at its best rises late |
| Tues, July 8 |
8:30-9:30 PM CDT |
REU Astronomy Night |
| Sun, Aug 30 |
8:00-9:00 PM CDT |
Saturn/Mars/Moon conjunction |
| Sun, Oct 5 |
7:30-8:30 PM CDT |
Mars mets Antares |
| Sat, Nov 1 |
7:00-8:00 PM CDT |
Gibbous Moon passes Neptune |
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2013 DATES |
TIME |
MAIN TARGETS |
| Sat, February 16 |
6:00-8:00 PM |
1st Quarter Moon and Jupiter |
| Sat, March 16 |
7:30-9:30 PM |
Waxing Crescent Moon, Jupiter, Mars |
| Sat, April 20 |
8:00-9:30 PM |
Waxing Gibbous Moon, Jupiter,
and Possibly Venus and Mars |
| Sun, Sept 15 |
8:00-9:00 PM CDT |
Waxing Moon, Double-Double |
| Sun, Oct 13 |
7:30-8:30 PM CDT |
Gibbous Moon, Albireo |
| Sun, Nov 10 |
6:00-7:00 PM CST |
Quarter Moon & the low Venus |
| Sat, Dec 7 |
6:00-7:00 PM CST |
Crescent Moon, Uranus |
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2012 DATES |
TIME |
MAIN TARGETS |
| Sat, January 28 |
6:30-7:30 PM CST |
Venus, Jupiter, Cresent Moon |
| Sat, March 3 |
8:30-9:30 PM CST |
Mars at its best, Jupiter, Venus, Moon |
| Sat, March 31 |
8:00-9:00 PM CDT |
Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Quarter Moon |
| Sat, April 28 |
9:00-10:00 PM CDT |
Saturn, Mars, Venus, Moon |
| Sat, September 22 |
7:30-9:30 PM CDT |
1st Quarter Moon and Mars |
| Sat, October 20 |
7:00-9:00 PM CDT |
1st Quarter Moon and Mars |
| Sat, December 8 |
6:00-8:00 PM CST |
Jupiter |
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2011
DATES |
TIME |
MAIN TARGETS |
| Sat, February 12 |
6:30-7:30 PM CST |
See the Demon's Eye Blink |
| Sat, March 12 |
7:00-8:00 PM CST |
Orion Nebula, Quarter Moon |
| Sat, April 9 |
9:00-10:00 PM CDT |
Saturn, Orion Nebula, Crescent Moon |
| Sat, May 7 |
8:30-9:30 PM CDT |
Saturn, Crescent Moon |
| Sun, September 4 |
8:30-9:30 PM CDT |
Quarter Moon, Double-Double |
| Sun, October 2 |
8:00-9:00 PM CDT |
Crescent Moon, Albireo, Ring Nebula |
| Fri, November 4 |
7:30-8:30 PM CST |
Quarter Moon, Jupiter, Ring Nebula |
| Sun, November 6 |
7:30-8:30 PM CST |
Gibbous Moon, Jupiter, Uranus |
| Fri, December 2 |
6:00-7:00 PM CST |
Quarter Moon, Jupiter |
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2010
DATES |
TIME |
MAIN TARGETS |
| Sat, January 23 |
8:00-9:00 PM CST |
Mars, Moon |
| Sat, Februray 20 |
7:00-8:00 PM CST |
Mars, Moon |
| Sat, March 20 |
9:00-10:00 PM CDT |
Equinox, Saturn, Mars, Moon |
| Sat, April 17 |
8:30-9:30 PM CDT |
Saturn, Mars, Crescent, [Venus] |
| Sun, September 19 |
9:00-10:00 PM CDT |
Close Jupiter/Uranus conjunction |
| Sun, October 17 |
7:30-8:30 PM CDT |
Jupiter, Gibbous Moon, Uranus |
| Sun, November 14 |
6:00-7:00 PM |
Jupiter, Gibbous Moon, Uranus |
| Sat, December 11 |
6:00-7:00 PM CST |
Crescent Moon, Jupter, Uranus |
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2009
DATES |
TIME |
MAIN TARGETS |
| Sat, January 3 |
6:00-7:00 PM CST |
Pleiades, Venus, Quarter Moon |
| Sat, January 31 |
6:30-7:30 PM CST |
Crescent Moon and Venus, Orion Nebula |
| Sat, February 28 |
7:00-8:00 PM CST |
Crescent Moon and Venus, Rigel |
| Sat, April 4 |
8:30-9:30 PM CDT |
Saturn, Gibbous Moon, Sirius |
| Sat, May 2 |
8:30-9:30 PM CDT |
Saturn and Moon near Regulus |
| Sat, August 29 |
8:30-9:30 PM CDT |
Comet impact scar on Jupiter |
| Sat, September 26 |
8:00-9:00 PM CDT |
Jupiter, First Quarter Moon |
| Sun, October 25 |
7:00-8:00 PM CDT |
Jupiter, First Quater Moon |
| Sat, November 21 |
6:00-7:00 PM |
Cresent Moon, Jupiter |
| Mon, December 21 |
6:00-7:00 PM |
Solstice! Moon/Jupiter/Neptune conjunction |
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2008
DATES |
TIME |
MAIN TARGETS |
| Sat, January 19 |
7:00-8:00 PM CST |
Moon next to Mars & Orion |
| Tues, January 22 |
5:45-6:45 PM CST |
BR LSU Alumni Association |
| Sat, February 16 |
8:00-9:00 PM CST |
Mars, Moon, Saturn, Orion |
| Wed, February 20 |
8:00-10:00 PM CST |
Total lunar eclipse |
| Sat, March 15 |
8:00-9:00 PM CDT |
Saturn, Mars, Moon, Orion |
| Sat, April 12 |
8:30-9:30 PM CDT |
Saturn, Moon, Mars |
| Sat, May 10 |
8:30-9:30 PM CDT |
Saturn, Quarter Moon, Mars |
| Sun, September 7 |
8:00-9:00 PM CDT |
Quarter Moon, Jupiter, Ring Nebula |
| Sat, October 4 |
7:30-8:30 PM CDT |
Jupiter, Moon, Sputnik 51st Anniv. |
| Sun, November 9 |
6:00-7:090 PM CST |
Venus, Jupiter, Gibbous Moon |
| Sat, December 6 |
6:00-7:00 PM CST |
Jupiter, Venus, Quarter Moon |
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2007
DATES |
TIME |
MAIN TARGETS |
| Sat, January 27 |
7:00-8:00 PMCST |
Moon, Orion |
| Sat, February 24 |
7:00-8:00 PM CST |
Moon, Saturn, Orion |
| Sat, March 24 |
8:00-9:00 PM CDT |
Moon, Saturn, Orion, Venus |
| Sat, April 21 |
8:30-9:30 PM CDT |
Moon, Venus, Saturn |
| Tues, August 28 |
4:30-6:30 AM CDT |
Total lunar eclipse |
| Sun, September 16 |
8:00-9:00 PM CDT |
Crescent Moon, Jupiter |
| Sun, October 21 |
7:30-8:30 PM CDT |
Moon, Jupitor, Uranus |
| Tues, October 30 |
9:00-10:00 PM CDT |
Comet Holmes! |
| Sat, November 17 |
7:00-8:00 PM CST |
Comet Holmes, Moon, Uranus |
| Sat, December 15 |
8:00-9:00 PM CST |
Mars near opposition, Moon |
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2006
DATES |
TIME |
MAIN TARGETS |
| Sat, January 7 |
7:00-8:00 PM CST |
Mars, Moon Orion |
| Sat, February 4 |
7:00-8:00 PM CST |
Saturn, Mars, Moon, Orion |
| Mon, February 6 |
7:00-8:00 PMCST |
BRAS meeting, Open to public |
| Sat, March 4 |
7:00-8:00 PM CST |
Saturn, Mars, Moon Orion |
| Sat, April 2 |
1:00-5:00 PM CDT |
Sun, Moon (LSU Museum Day) |
| Sat, May 6 |
9:00-10:00 PM CDT |
Saturn, Mars, Moon |
| Sun, September 3 |
8:30-9:30 PM CDT |
Jupiter, Moon |
| Sun, October 1 |
8:00-9:00 PM CDT |
Moon |
| Sat, October 28 |
8:00-9:00 PM CDT |
Moon |
| Wed, November 8 |
1:15-4:30 PM CST |
Mercury Transit |
| Sat, November 25 |
7:00-8:00 PM CST |
Moon |
| Sat, December 30 |
7:00-8:00 PM CST |
Moon Orion |
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