Will be open until 6:30pm for solar observing and then again at 9pm for night observing

I'm at the observatory now.

Will look at the sun through a safe solar telescope until 6:30pm

The eclipse is tomorrow night but it starts late and will not be visible from HJRO due to it happening just before sunset.

I'm observing sunspots today.

We will look at Venus, Mars, Saturn and M13 tonight and other objects as well.

Here's a picture of the sun on a video monitor at HJRO yesterday. It looked better in person viewing it through an eyepiece.

If you arrive use the small gate near the middle school. Please do not walk on the track as there is poison on the football field, chemicals to kill the grass as they will be installing AstroTurf.



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