HRPO Evening Sky Viewing, 2023

[Christopher K.]

NOAA has issued an Air Quality Alert which lasts until midnight. The front gate and main building will be open at 7pm. Below is the NOAA forecast for HRPO's planned viewing time of 7:30pm to 10pm...
precipitation potential, 12%
sky cover, 27%
relative humidity, 69%
temperature, 25˚C
surface wind, SE 10 km/h
Danko's Clear Dark Sky states that during HRPO's viewing time the transparency rating will be "poor" (1 out 5) and the seeing rating will be "poor" (2 out of 5).

BREC Program Aide Judah Santiago is the 20OGS operator. Sunset is at 7:58pm CDT. Twilight ends at 9:34pm CDT.

The 22 April 2023 evening rating is...
EXCELLENT
VERY GOOD
GOOD
FAIR
POOR
BAD

[Christopher K.]

The front gate and main building will be open at 7:10pm. Tonight's lecture ("The Plutonian System") begins at 7:30pm.

Below is the NOAA forecast for HRPO's planned viewing time of 8:30pm to 10pm...
precipitation potential, 1%
sky cover, 14%
relative humidity, 61%
temperature, 28˚C
heat index, 28˚C
surface wind, NE 8 km/h
Danko's Clear Dark Sky states that during HRPO's viewing time the transparency rating will be "above average" (4 out of 5) and the seeing rating will be "average" (3 out of 5).

Sunset is at 8:02pm CDT. Tonight's 20OGS operator is LSU Professor Colin Turley. There will also be viewing outside on the back viewing pad.
Peat predicts one visible pass from the viewpoint of HRPO grounds...
*the International Space Station, magnitude -3.6 beginning at 9:11pm
Twilight ends at 9:38pm CDT.

The 2 June 2023 rating is...
EXCELLENT
VERY GOOD
GOOD
FAIR
POOR
BAD

[Christopher K.]

HRPO is closed to the public tonight, as personnel had arranged a planned viewing of the Elongation of Venus at the Burbank Soccer Complex. Unfortunately, that event as well is canceled due to rain chance.

[Christopher K.]

There will be no sky viewing tonight. Instead, HRPO is premiering a new display entitled "The Histories and Mysteries of Glass". This display is perpetual until further notice and will focus on the artistic and technological uses of objects that are mostly or completely made of glass. HRPO will be open for the premiere until 8:30pm.

The last regular Evening Sky Viewing session of June at HRPO will be tomorrow night from 7:30pm to 10pm.

[Christopher K.]

The front gate and main building will be open at 6:55pm. Below is the NOAA forecast for HRPO's planned viewing time of 7:30pm to 10pm...
precipitation potential, 13%
sky cover, 37%
relative humidity, 81%
temperature, 27˚C
wind chill, 28˚C
surface wind, SW 12 km/h
Danko's Clear Dark Sky states that during HRPO's viewing time the transparency rating will be "below average" (2 out 5) and the seeing rating will be "average" (3 out of 5).

LSU Professor Colin Turley is the 20OGS operator; he will attempt viewing upstairs from 9pm to 10pm (earlier if the sky is clear and there are acquirable targets in the twilight). Sunset is at 8:05pm CDT. Twilight ends at 9:43pm CDT.

The 10 June 2023 evening rating is...
EXCELLENT
VERY GOOD
GOOD
FAIR
POOR
BAD

[Christopher K.]

NOAA has an Excessive Heat Warning in effect for the HRPO area until 7pm. There is no sky viewing scheduled tonight. Instead, a late spring placeholder program called "The Daylight Detour" runs from 6pm to 9pm. This self-serve program is simply to disseminate information regarding HRPO and its partners; the upcoming ARRL Field Day and ALCON Conference; and to discuss the October and April solar eclipses and 2029 visit of asteroid Apophis.

[Christopher K.]

There is no Evening Sky Viewing scheduled tonight. The next time viewing will be attempted with LSU's 20OGS will be tomorrow night during ARRL Field Day, with longtime BRAS member Merrill Hess at the "helm". Keep in mind sunset tomorrow is at 8:09pm CDT and twilight ends at 9:48pm CDT.

[Christopher K.]

There is no Evening Sky Viewing planned tonight. Due to the NOAA Excessive Heat Warning lasting in the HRPO area until 8pm, the premiere of the Racing to the Stars display is postponed until August (as it has an outside component). Tomorrow night, there will be Evening Sky Viewing at its regular time of 7:30pm to 10pm though only with viewing pad telescopes, not the 20OGS.

[Christopher K.]

Due to NOAA's current Excessive Heat Warning, HRPO is postponing opening to the public until 8pm. Below is the NOAA forecast for HRPO's revised viewing time of 8pm to 10pm...
precipitation potential, 2%
sky cover, 30%
relative humidity, 68%
temperature, 32˚C
heat index, 39˚C
surface wind, S 10 km/h
Danko's Clear Dark Sky states that during HRPO's viewing time the transparency rating will be "average" (3 out 5) and the seeing rating will be "good" (4 out of 5).

The 20OGS will no be used tonight; viewing will take place on the outside pads. Sunset is at 8:10pm CDT. Twilight ends at 9:47pm CDT.

The 1 July 2023 rating is...
EXCELLENT
VERY GOOD
GOOD
FAIR
POOR
BAD

[Christopher K.]

Regular Evening Sky Viewing is preempted this evening by the summer Edge of Night session. This session focuses on twilight viewing. Evening Sky Viewing takes place tomorrow from 7:30pm to 10pm. Both the three Edge of Night sessions (March, July and November) and the standard sky viewing sessions are recommended for kids who are at least six years of age.