# \#observing

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## [All Members Nights at CRO](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/all-members-nights-at-cro/1430)

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**Author:** [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Replies:** 284\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 11:37am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/all-members-nights-at-cro/1430 "2026-10-05T11:37:48Z")

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Dave has updated the Club Calendar with the dates for All Member’s Nights in 2026! The next All Member’s Nights will be 10 Jan and 17 Jan. We probably won’t have temps like we had over Christmas, so remember to dress …

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## [First Friday at Arbor Gardens Nov 6th](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/first-friday-at-arbor-gardens-nov-6th/1429)

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**Author:** [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Replies:** 103\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/first-friday-at-arbor-gardens-nov-6th/1429 "2026-10-03T20:56:57Z")

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Dave has updated the Club Calendar for 2026! I’ve changed the official start time from 1900 to 1830 for Jan, Feb, and Mar. If we switch back to Daylight Saving Time again (I’m hoping we won’t!) sunset will be close to 2…

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## [First Friday at PASEO Nov 6](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/first-friday-at-paseo-nov-6/1461)

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**Author:** [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/first-friday-at-paseo-nov-6/1461 "2026-10-02T19:27:52Z")

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The Paseo Art District has invited us to set up on First Fridays at Paseo again. We’re going to start again on Friday, 6 Feb. This will be in addition to First Friday Public Observing Night at Arbor Gardens in Moore. Sev…

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## [International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) at Science Museum Oklahoma 19 Sep 2026](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/international-observe-the-moon-night-inomn-at-science-museum-oklahoma-19-sep-2026/1766)

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**Author:** [@DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/DaveNH6SM)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 12:13am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/international-observe-the-moon-night-inomn-at-science-museum-oklahoma-19-sep-2026/1766 "2026-09-25T00:13:17Z")

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International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) at Science Museum Oklahoma on 19 Sep 2026. Will start at 7pm until 10pm. The Moon rises at 3:37pm and Sunset is at 7:31pm. Venus sets at 8:45pm and Saturn rises at 8:14pm. In…

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## [OCCC Astronomy Club - Night Sky Viewing](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/occc-astronomy-club-night-sky-viewing/1719)

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**Author:** [@Ms.Frizzle](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Ms.Frizzle)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/occc-astronomy-club-night-sky-viewing/1719 "2026-09-21T23:08:23Z")

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OCCC Astronomy Club - Night Sky Viewings Fall Semester starting September 17th Oklahoma City Community College - John Massey Center Fields OCCC, SW 81st St. OKC, OK 73159 35.385023, -97.566880 Update: first meeting …

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## [European Total Solar Eclipse 12 Aug](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/european-total-solar-eclipse-12-aug/1718)

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**Author:** [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/european-total-solar-eclipse-12-aug/1718 "2026-09-01T00:51:01Z")

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There is a total solar eclipse occuring tomorrow, 12 Aug. Local times for it are: Starts 10:34 am CDT Total (start) 11:58 am CDT Maximum 12:46 pm CDT Total (end) 1:34 pm CDT Ends 2:57 pm CDT While O…

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## [Perseids Meteor Shower Peaks Aug 12–13, 2026](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/perseids-meteor-shower-peaks-aug-12-13-2026/1698)

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**Author:** [@DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/DaveNH6SM)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/perseids-meteor-shower-peaks-aug-12-13-2026/1698 "2026-08-12T23:48:10Z")

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The Perseids are one of the brighter meteor showers of the year. They occur every year between July 17 and August 24 and tend to peak around August 9-13. It is a New Moon on Aug 12th so this should be a good one. https:…

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## [Comet 10P/Tempel 2](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/comet-10p-tempel-2/1716)

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**Author:** [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 10:12am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/comet-10p-tempel-2/1716 "2026-08-10T10:12:06Z")

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I finally managed to get an image of 10P/Tempel 2. Taken from my backyard on the morning of 10 August with my evscope 2. 20 Minutes, 300 4 sec subs.

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## [Open Star Clusters](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/open-star-clusters/1467)

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**Author:** [@Randy](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Randy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/open-star-clusters/1467 "2026-07-11T15:11:12Z")

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Thursday Feb 5th was unusual as it had zero wind, not too chilly and very clear night. Attached is part of the Hades open star cluster. Celestron CX8, NexStar 8SE, 50mm eyepiece with 0.5x corrector/reducer lense, iPhon…

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## [Impromtu Viewing Events](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/impromtu-viewing-events/714)

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**Author:** [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/impromtu-viewing-events/714 "2026-04-28T14:10:46Z")

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I’m creating this new topic, in the hopes this will allow folks to get timely notifications of short lead time announcements. If you have the option set to get notifications on this topic, each time this is updated you s…

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## [MAPS In The Western Sky (Updated 4/5/2026)](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/maps-in-the-western-sky-updated-4-5-2026/1531)

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**Author:** [@405nightshots](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/405nightshots)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/maps-in-the-western-sky-updated-4-5-2026/1531 "2026-03-29T18:50:41Z")

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Comet MAPS breaks up in its near-sun flyby

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## [Just for fun, Orion Nebula from my backyard, phone at the eyepiece](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/just-for-fun-orion-nebula-from-my-backyard-phone-at-the-eyepiece/1508)

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**Author:** [@victor\_hawk](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/victor_hawk)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/just-for-fun-orion-nebula-from-my-backyard-phone-at-the-eyepiece/1508 "2026-03-18T21:00:22Z")

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Taken at the eyepiece of my 10" f5.6 reflector. Held my android phone up to the eyepiece. Was checking out an adapter, which didn’t work too good, so I tried holding the phone at the eyepiece instead. No processing. T…

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## [Quarterly Novice Session rescheduled to Feb 28th at Stanley Draper Lake](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/quarterly-novice-session-rescheduled-to-feb-28th-at-stanley-draper-lake/1404)

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**Author:** [@DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/DaveNH6SM)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/quarterly-novice-session-rescheduled-to-feb-28th-at-stanley-draper-lake/1404 "2026-03-01T04:12:18Z")

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Quarterly novice session 24 Jan 2026 from 5:00pm-8:00pm Point 10 Recreation Area 2 at Stanley Draper Lake. The Moon rises at 10:40am and Sunset is at 5:50pm. Saturn, Neptune, Uranus and Jupiter will be up. If you got a …

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## [Telrad advice, replacement, questions](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/telrad-advice-replacement-questions/1494)

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**Author:** [@victor\_hawk](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/victor_hawk)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/telrad-advice-replacement-questions/1494 "2026-02-27T20:11:00Z")

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Hi folks, I am moved into my new (old) house in Bethany and getting my telescopes out. Both of my telrads are nonfunctional. Batteries were left in one and it’s corroded to bits. The other looks fine but does not work. …

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## [Moon occultation of Regulus](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/moon-occultation-of-regulus/1455)

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**Author:** [@mmabbott](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/mmabbott)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/moon-occultation-of-regulus/1455 "2026-01-24T19:51:10Z")

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I saw the Moon is to move in front of the star Regulus on February 2. Starts at about 1940 and ends about 2030. Should be interesting. Very near full moon so there maybe to much bright moon light but a density filter may…

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## [Norman North HS Astronomy Events 2026](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/norman-north-hs-astronomy-events-2026/1441)

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**Author:** [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/norman-north-hs-astronomy-events-2026/1441 "2026-01-15T19:11:24Z")

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Norman North High School Astronomy Classes and Club frequently hold night viewing events for students to actually see the universe at night, instead of just learning about it sitting in a classroom. These are held at; …

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## [All Members Nights at CRO 2025](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/all-members-nights-at-cro-2025/744)

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**Author:** [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Replies:** 374\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 6:27am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/all-members-nights-at-cro-2025/744 "2025-12-21T06:27:51Z")

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This is the start of a thread to see if we can have one long thread for Member Nights, as we do for other regular events. Because it’s going to be a continuing thread over multiple nights, please include which member ni…

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## [First Friday Public Observing Night at Arbor Gardens 2025](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/first-friday-public-observing-night-at-arbor-gardens-2025/987)

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**Author:** [@DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/DaveNH6SM)\
**Replies:** 132\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2025, 5:16am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/first-friday-public-observing-night-at-arbor-gardens-2025/987 "2025-12-06T05:16:17Z")

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First Friday Public Observing Night’s at Arbor Gardens for 2025. Weather permitting, we’ll meet at Arbor Gardens Park, 1695 SW 34th St, in Moore, towards the east end of the parking lot, near the walkway. These events …

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## [Comets from my Backyard](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/comets-from-my-backyard/1394)

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**Author:** [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/comets-from-my-backyard/1394 "2025-12-19T18:32:48Z")

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I set up my Origin in my backyard after the Christmas Party. No Wind! I did a bunch of science observations with my Odyssey, but decided to also set up my Origin to see if I could get C/2025 N1 (3I Atlas). I got it. Not…

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## [Jellyfish Nebula IC443](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/jellyfish-nebula-ic443/1043)

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**Author:** [@Starlord4052](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Starlord4052)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/jellyfish-nebula-ic443/1043 "2025-11-24T20:43:04Z")

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Most don’t think of the Gemini Twins as a haven for deep-sky objects. Yet this is a misconception. IC 443 (aka- Jellyfish) is a fascinating object and well suited for imaging. At 5,000 ly from Earth, it’s a supernova re…

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## [Homeschooling Support Friday, 14 Nov](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/homeschooling-support-friday-14-nov/1341)

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**Author:** [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/homeschooling-support-friday-14-nov/1341 "2025-11-15T18:22:16Z")

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The OKCAC will be supproting a homeschooling group with their Astronomy Education module. There will be about 30 kids and 25-30 adults attending. This even will be at Little River Park, 700 SW 4th St, Moore, OK 73160, on…

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## [Homeschooling Support Monday 10 Nov](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/homeschooling-support-monday-10-nov/1340)

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**Author:** [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 3:59am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/homeschooling-support-monday-10-nov/1340 "2025-11-11T03:59:46Z")

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The OKCAC will be supproting Barefoot University Forest School, a homeschooling group, with their Astronomy Education module. There will be about 34 kids and 25-40 adults attending. This even will be at Bluff Creek on Mo…

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## [Cancelled Black Mesa State Park Public Outreach event 2025](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/cancelled-black-mesa-state-park-public-outreach-event-2025/1283)

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**Author:** [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2025, 1:10am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/cancelled-black-mesa-state-park-public-outreach-event-2025/1283 "2025-09-28T01:10:52Z")

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Eileen, Ida, Dave and I are at Black Mesa State Park (BMSP) for an outreach’s event with Pollyanna, the Park Manager. There may be some other club members here, too, that I haven’t seen yet. It starts at 2000. Eileen we…

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## [Meteor Showers! Watch for rocks in the sky in September](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/meteor-showers-watch-for-rocks-in-the-sky-in-september/1234)

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**Author:** [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 10:15pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/meteor-showers-watch-for-rocks-in-the-sky-in-september/1234 "2025-08-24T22:15:38Z")

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Wear your hard hat! I general like to get my science news from science sites, but sometimes the general media does a good job summarizing interesting astrological events. Someone asked about meteor showers at the last m…

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## [International Space Station Transit Finder](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/international-space-station-transit-finder/1217)

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**Author:** [@DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/DaveNH6SM)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/international-space-station-transit-finder/1217 "2025-08-18T14:49:16Z")

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Here is a website you can use to find Solar and Lunar transits of the ISS. I have a Solar transit here in Jones at around 5pm tonight I’m going to try and video.

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## [The Sun! The Sun!](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/the-sun-the-sun/1128)

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**Author:** [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/the-sun-the-sun/1128 "2025-06-06T21:48:08Z")

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Waiting for dark after trimming. But got an interesting solar image while waiting.

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## [Titan shadow transits are rare, occurring only about every 15 years](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/titan-shadow-transits-are-rare-occurring-only-about-every-15-years/1120)

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**Author:** [@DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/DaveNH6SM)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 3:15am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/titan-shadow-transits-are-rare-occurring-only-about-every-15-years/1120 "2025-05-16T03:15:19Z")

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https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/titan-shadow-transit-season-underway/ Upcoming titan shadow transits (UT) Date Start Mid-transit End May 15 9:49 12:59 15:44 May 31 9:05 12:12 14:53 J…

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## [My Lunar X/V 4 May 2025](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/my-lunar-x-v-4-may-2025/1107)

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**Author:** [@Gerald\_T](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Gerald_T)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 5:57am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/my-lunar-x-v-4-may-2025/1107 "2025-05-05T05:57:04Z")

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## [Total Lunar Eclipse - March 13-14, 2025](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/total-lunar-eclipse-march-13-14-2025/1002)

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**Author:** [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/total-lunar-eclipse-march-13-14-2025/1002 "2025-03-22T19:15:17Z")

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There is going to be a total lunar eclipse the night of Thursday, 13-14 March. It will start about 2257 (10:57pm), with totality around 0200, and ending around 0500. Too far in advance to be sure but I may try to view i…

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## [T CrB Outburst Expected Again in 2025!](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/t-crb-outburst-expected-again-in-2025/602)

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**Author:** [@willferg](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/willferg)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/t-crb-outburst-expected-again-in-2025/602 "2025-02-28T19:10:12Z")

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The “Cataclysmic Variable” star T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) is due for a spectacular explosion this year as part of an ~80 year repeating cycle. (NASA article link-out here.) If you’ve ever wondered what the “regular” nov…

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