Next Sidewalk Astronomy Sept 30, plus some visible launches and ISS pass tonight

Hi everyone. We;ll be out at Monrovia's Library Pary Saturday Sept 30 from about 7:30 - 9:30 p.m., weather permitting. Hope to see you! I'll have some Cassini End of Mission pins and stickers to handout to people who ask for them. Tonight at 8:06 p.m. there is an ISS pass visible from our southern California location. Look SSW - it will start to be visible 11° above horizon, rising to 48°and then disappearing SSE after 3 minutes. Later tonight at 10:30 p.m. Pacific time an Atlas V will launch from Vandenburg AFB, which is about 170 miles nearly due West from Monrovia. If you step out and look west you may see it. If you do, let me know as there will be a NASA launch (Insight Mission to Mars in May 2018) which will also be an afternoon launch (I think) from Vandenberg, and may be visible from here too! We've seen Vandenburg launches from our driveway in Monrovia! Also a reminder November 11-12 will be our semi-annual Mojave National Preserve star party, and begins our tenth year of providing this fabulous public dark sky event! It's free, but RSVP so the Mojave National Preserve Conservancy knows how many people car camping/attending. Potluck item welcome. We'll bring the telescopes! https://www.facebook.com/events/1923366914543228/ See you soon under the stars! -- Jane Houston Jones Solar System Public Engagement What's Up September? Milky WayRoad Trip https://go.nasa.gov/2gz0UFL