Observing Schedule – Macarthur Astronomical Society

Observing Schedule

MAS OBSERVING and FORUM DATES 2019

LUNAR CYCLE No	NEW MOON	FOREST NEW MOON WEEKEND1	TIMES 4	STARGARD NIGHT 1	TIMES	PUBLIC NIGHTS 2,3	TIMES	MACARTHUR ASTRONOMY FORUM (PUBLIC)	START TIME
1	Sun 6thJan	Fri-Sat 4th-5th Jan	SS 20.09 MS 20.18 NM-1	Sat 26th Jan	SS 20.09 MR 23.47 NM+6	~	~	Mon 21st Jan	19.30
2	Tues 5thFeb	Fri-Sat 1st-2nd Feb	SS 19.48 MS 19.57 NM-3	Sat 2nd Mar	SS 19.54 MS 16.59 NM+4	~	~	Mon 18th Feb	19.30
3	Thur 7thMar	Fri-Sat 8th–9th Mar	SS 19.22 MS 20.59 NM+2	Sat 30th Mar	SS 18.53 MR 01.14 NM-6	~	~	Mon 18th Mar	19.30
4	Fri 5thApr	Fri-Sat 5th – 6th Apr	SS 17.40 MS 19.02 NM+1	Sat 27th Apr	SS 17.54 MR 23.52 NM-7	Sat 13th Apr NM+7 DOMES	SS 17.35 MR 13.33	Mon 15th Apr	19.30
5	Sun 5thMay	Fri-Sat 3rd – 4th May	SS 17.13 MS 20.47 NM-1	Sat 25th May	SS 16.57 MR 22.36 NM-9			Mon 20th May	19.30
6	Mon 3rdJune	Fri-Sat 31stMay-1st Jun	SS 16.54 MS 15.36 NM-2	Sat 22nd Jun	SS 16.53 MR 21.21 NM -5	Sat 8th June NM+5 DOMES	SS 16.53 MS 21.54	Mon 17th Jun	19.30
7	Wed 3rdJuly	Fri-Sat 28th-29th Jun	SS 17.13 MS 16.07 NM-2	Sat 27th Jul	SS 17.11 MR 1.42 NM-5			Mon 15th Jul	19.30
8	Thur 1stAug	Fri-Sat 2nd – 3rd Aug	SS 17.16 MS 19.43 NM+2	Sat 24th Aug	SS 17.31 MR 1.32 NM-7	Sat 10thAug IH Students at the Cabin	SS 17.21 MS 03.15	Mon 19th Aug	19.30
9	Fri.30thAug	Fri-Sat 30th31st Aug	SS 17.43 MR 5.45 NM+1	Sat 21st Sep	SS 17.50 MS 23.24 NM-8	Sat 7th Sep NM+8 DOMES	SS 17.40 MS 02.07	Mon 16th Sep	19.30
10	Sun 29thSept	Fri-Sat 27th-28th Sept	SS 18.03 MR 5.20 NM-1	Sat 19th Oct	SS 19.11 MR 23.18 NM-10	Sat 5th Oct NM+6 DOMES	SS 18.00 MS 01.15	Mon 21st Oct	19.30
11	Mon 28th Oct	Fri-Sat 25th-26th Oct	SS 19.17 MS 17.02 NM-2	Sat 23rd Nov	SS 19.14 MR 3.31 NM-5	~	~	Mon 18th Nov	19.30
12	Wed 27tNov	Fri-Sat 29th-30th Nov	SS 19.20 MS 20.43 NM+3	Sat 21st Dec	SS 20.05 MR 2.07 NM-6	~	~	Mon 9th Dec Student Night	19.30
13	Thur 26th Dec	Fri-Sat 27th-28th Dec	SS 20.12 MS 21.55 NM	Mon31st Dec NYE	SS 20.09 MS 23.46 NM-8	~	~

1. The best Saturday night of the cycle (i.e. closest to New Moon) is allocated to The Forest & second best to Stargard

2. Public nights are usually scheduled close to FQM. This suits the public who wish to view bright objects; the moonlight satisfies public safety concerns; and avoids cancellation of members observing nights. There is also potential for pubic nights to be nominated on a night when the Moon spectacularly rises during the event.
3. The annual International House Students Night is normally held in August and the date proposed, to avoid clashing with regular observing nights.

4. The times allocated to The Forest relate to the Saturday.