Southern California Desert Video Astronomers
Our Mission.............................
" To share our abilities with astronomy in order to preserve dark starry night skies and a vibrant healthy environment in the California Desert and everywhere else on our Planet for future generations! "
SCDVA, moving the line for dark skies and environmental awareness.
The World's First & Only Live Astronomy Theater.
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L-R: Comet discoverers David Levy, Jean Mueller, Don Machholz and Alan Hale all join in for a group photo. It was said that fifty one comets have been found by these astronomers!
Stardust Party
The summer solstice marks the peak point where the sun hits it's highest note calling for a union of ENERGY!
Kicking off the show at 7:30 pm, we celebrate the Solstice of Summer with a great lineup of musicians, artists, and astronomy!
$20 at the gate
Enjoy gazing through telescopes and learning to identify planets and constellations~
MUSIC
BELLSTARR 7:30 - 11pm
Make it an all nighter and camp out under the warm desert night skies.
Make your camping reservations now.
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Sunday, August 12th
Join us for the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower 2018
New Moon Star Gazing Meteor Shower Event
$5.00 please
No pets please
Drive slow to keep dust low please
Bring your comfy stuff etc.
Kids welcome
Make it an all nighter and camp out under the warm desert night skies.
Make your camping reservations now.
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Clear Sky Chart for The Joshua Tree Astronomy Arts Theater
January moon, February moon, March moon, April moon, May moon, June moon, July moon, August moon, September moon, October moon, November moon, December Moon
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San Bernardino County
IDA International Dark Sky Association
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Inspired by a quote from JFK
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Jupiter is visible in the evening sky at around 8:08 pm (PDT) in Joshua Tree as the dusk settles into night. Look just above south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 10:42 pm, 40° above our southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:22 am, when it sinks into south-western horizon.
Saturn is visible from Joshua Tree, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 10:23 pm PDT, when it rises 9° above the south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:25 am, 33° above the southern horizon and will be disappear in the dawn twilight at around 05:02 am in the south-western horizon.
Mars is another morning object. The Red Planet can be seen at at around 12:18 am, when it rises above the south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:31 am looking towards the southern horizon. It will also disappear into the dawn sunrise at around 05:14 am into the southern horizon.
Summer Color Approaches
As the days get longer, sadly for astronomers the nights get shorter. The good news is the warm evenings and the summer skies of beautiful objects to observe. Sagittarius, (The Archer) alone contains 15 Messier objects Sagittarius Star Cloud (Messier 24), the Omega Nebula (Messier 17), Messier 18, the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8), and the Trifid Nebula (Messier 20) just to name a few. Also, a number of very famous deep sky objects, including the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy, the Sagittarius Dwarf Irregular Galaxy, Barnard’s Galaxy, the Bubble Nebula.
Another highlight of summer sky, is the Summer Triangle asterism rising in the east in June and July evenings. It’s a large star pattern made of 3 bright stars in 3 separate constellations, Cygnus (The Swan), Lyra (The Harp) and Aquila (The Eagle).
The Waxing Crescent Moon and Venus will be passing within 2°18' of each other just 3 days after the new Moon. From Joshua Tree, the pair should become visible at around 8:14 pm (PDT) as the dusk sky fades, into the western horizon.
They will then sink towards the horizon, setting about 2 1/2 hours after the Sun at 10:32 pm PDT.
Both in the constellation Cancer. Unfortunately, the pair will be too widely separated to fit within the field of view of a telescope, but will be visible to the naked eye or through a pair of binoculars.
June 21st Summer Solstice
Sunrise 5:34 am with sunset at 8:00 pm giving us a total of 14:25:57 of daylight Occurs at 3:07 am PDT in Joshua Tree.
June 27th - Full "Strawberry" Moon
The first full Moon of Summer occurs at 9:53 pm PDT in Joshua Tree. According to the Farmers Almanac, "June's full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Strawberry Moon because it signaled the time of year to gather ripening fruit. It also coincides with the peak of the strawberry harvesting season. This moon has also been known as the Full Rose Moon and the Full Honey Moon."
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Last updated June 18, 2018