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Maturango Museum

Next Star Party:

Saturday, April 5, 2025 8:00 PM

CANCELED Quarter Moon Star Party at Maturango - April

Jupiter and the Galilean Moons — Lydia Drake

* IMPORTANT: Please check here for POSSIBLE WEATHER CANCELLATIONS. *

Unfortunately, we have to cancel this month due to staffing issues. We will resume in May.

The waxing Moon will be 7.8 days past New Moon and 61% illuminated.

For a detailed map of what's visible on the Moon this night, go to Derekscope Moon Phase Maps and click on the 8–day Moon.

Jupiter (and its four large moons) will be high in the sky for this star party. The Great Red Spot doesn't rotate into view until around 10:15 PM

Mars is close to the Moon and they will be almost straight overhead when we begin at 8:00 PM, then will slowly move West. 

Venus has moved to the morning sky. (If you are up before sunrise, this Morning Star is stunningly bright around magnitude -4!) Saturn and Mercury are too close to the Sun to see.

Activity

CANCELED Telescope views of the Moon and Jupiter.

Location

Maturango Museum