The
next Sidewalk Astronomy event will be held at
Riverview High School on May 11th.
This event is weather permitting and will start
at sunset and run till 10PM.
For
a complete schedule, click on the SIDEWALK ASTRONOMY link above.
There will be a special observing
event held at Robinson Preserve on May 4th for the best veiwing of
Omega Centauri. This will be a dark sky event as there will be no
moon to wash out the sky. Omega Centauri is a massive globular star
cluster consisting of over 1 million stars. It is actually a southern hemisphere object so it
will be about 14° above the southern horizon.
This event is weather permitting
and will start at sunset and run till 11PM. |
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| Welcome to
the home page for the Local Group of Deep
Sky Observers. We are an astronomy club located in the Sarasota -
Bradenton area of Florida. Here you will find info on becoming a
member, Sidewalk Astronomy events and a bit about the club in general. |
