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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What's Next....
May 24th - May 28th
Click the link below for more info.
SCDVA is joining in as representatives for the International Dark-Sky Association!
For more info, click on the link below.
http://rtmcastronomyexpo.org/
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The summer solstice marks the peak point where the sun hits it's highest note calling for a union of ENERGY!
Team SCDVA http://www.scdva.org
Enjoy gazing through telescopes and learning to identify planets and constellations~
MUSIC
BELLSTARR - 10pm
SCDVA is pleased to share great news about an important pioneer in the art of astroimaging...
Wally Pacholka 2018 Recipient of
"The G. Bruce Blair Award"
"Pioneering work in Landscape Astrophotography of National Parks"
His award will be presented at this years RTMC event
http://www.waastro.org/
http://astropics.com/
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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SCDVA, Official IDA Chapter Serving The High Desert Region
San Bernardino County
IDA International Dark Sky Association
Ask what you can do for dark skies."
Inspired by a quote from JFK
Click the above image to see amazing live views of our earth
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Saturn & Mars, will be rising around midnight and 1:30 am in the constellation Sagittarius for you late night sky watchers. Mars being on the lower left of the teapot with Saturn just above.
Jupiter, according to Sky & Telescope "Jupiter (magnitude –2.5, in Libra) rises in the east-southeast in twilight. It shines as the brightest point in the sky after Venus sets below the opposite horizon. Jupiter is nearing its May 8th opposition, so it appears as bright and big (44½ arcseconds wide) as it will get this year. It's highest in the south, presenting the sharpest views in a telescope, around midnight or 1 a.m. daylight-saving time. By dawn it's low in the southwest."
May 6, 7 - Eta Aquarids.
The Eta Aquarids can be an above average shower, capable of producing up to 60 meteors per hour at its peak. Although most of the activity is seen in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, the rate can reach about 30 meteors per hour, and is produced by dust particles left behind by comet Halley.
MAY 9th Jupiter will be at Opposition
Attention planetary astro photographers! Tonight's the night. The giant planet Jupiter as it rises in the East -Southeastern sky as the sun goes down, will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. This means, it will be brighter than any other time of the year and visible all night long.
This is the best time to view and photograph Jupiter and its moons. A medium-sized telescope should be able to show you some of the details in Jupiter's cloud bands. A good pair of binoculars should allow you to see Jupiter's four largest moons, appearing as bright dots on either side of the planet.
Rosette Nebula
Picture of the Star Cluster NGC 2244 and the surrounding Rosette Nebula Telescope: 800mm F4 GSO Newton Imager: Modified Canon EOS 550D (IR Block removed) 3 RGB Frames stacked with 800 secs each Post processing with PixInsight / Photoshop Imaged on 2012-11-12 Location: 61381 Friedrichsdorf / Germany
MAY 30th Full Flower Moon
According to the Old Farmers Almanac the Native American named the Full May Moon, The Flower Moon. "Flowers spring forth in abundance this month. Some Algonquin tribes knew this full Moon as the Corn Planting Moon or the Milk Moon."
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Last updated May 18, 2018