FAS Observation Helpers

  • Occultation Alert

    Attention Occultation Alert  How many of us have seen a star occulted by an asteroid? It is kind of like watching a solar eclipse but in miniature, it is the passing of an asteroid in front of a star. This one occurs in the constelation of Auriga. On Friday Feb. 22, 2013 at 02:25UT (09:25pm…

  • Buddy’s Observation List

    Buddy’s Observation List September 2010 Objects located between 20:00 and 22:00 hours of Right Ascension. These objects are located near the meridian on Sept. 1 at 10:20 pm and on Sept. 30 at 8:30 pm Ten Telescopic Deep-Sky Objects Object Type Con. R.A. Dec. Mag. Size PSA M 2 GC AQR 21h33.5m -00d 49m 6.5m…