We've been carefully watching the forecast for a couple days before
posting a go or no-go sidewalk astronomy decision for tonight,
January 12th. But I think Gary's morning forecast note "Now says
rain all day until 6pm instead of being done around lunch, I think
that seals the fate of this evening." sums it up. Once again weather
wins over sidewalk astronomy, and we are cancelling sidewalk
astronomy tonight.
But next Sunday there is a total lunar eclipse you'll be able to see
from home, any cloud free part of the Americas. For those easily
confused between UTC (Universal Time) and your local time, the
eclipse begins at 9: 12 PST and the totality portion is between
8:41 p.m. and 9:43 p.m. More details here, and you can change the
location if you aren't local to us here in LA.
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/los-angeles?iso=20190121
As the week progresses and we return from a month of travel, we'll
post some viewing spots.
That's all from Jacksonville FL, gotta board my flight home now!
Jane
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Jane Houston Jones, JPL Retiree
Astronomer, music lover, JPL retiree
My Final What's Up Astronomy podcast #138: Dec 2018
Jane’s finale. An awesome comet https://go.nasa.gov/2DUnUsg
All 138 What’s Ups since 2007: https://go.nasa.gov/2usaBaB