OTEvents February 2022

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no sidewalk astro tonight but naked eye visible ISS pass 6:40 tonight

by Jane Houston Jones

We'll try again in March! Sorry. But tonight for those sort of near Monrovia, There is an ISS pass beginning at 6:40 p.m. Pacific Time: Sat Feb 05 6:40 PM, Visible: 6 min, Max Height: 46°, Appears: 10° above WNW, Disappears: 13° above SSE Just step out and start looking with your eyes WNW. At its peak 46° above the horizon, which is about halfway to the zenith (overhead). Then sinks toward the SSE. If you are not sure if you are sort of near Monrovia CA (a couple hundred mile radius) check out or sign up for customized *alert* from https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/. *Alert *- there's a decent Wordle word, not that I'm playing every day. :-/ https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/ :-) As always, there is plenty of star news to learn about this month. Here"s NASA's What's Up! I love where Preston Dyches has taken it! https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/whats-up-february-2022 Space dot com -> https://www.space.com/33974-best-night-sky-events.html Astronomy Magazine https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/this-weeks-sky-at… Sky and Telescope https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/this-weeks-sky-at… Lots of free stargazing APPS too. Let me know your favorite sources of stargazing tips and I'll include them. Jane and your Oldtown Sidewalk Astronomers http://otastro.org/ -- Jane Houston Jones, retired JPLer Twitter: @jhjones @otastro Instagram @janehoustonjones http://www.otastro.org/ Astronomy,travel,music,food,cats

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OTEvents February 2022