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Cancelled - March Astronomy Night

  • Niabi Zoo 13010 Niabi Zoo Rd Coal Valley, IL, 61240 United States (map)

Cancelled because of snow.

We have moved our first public observing from March 18th to March 25th because of bad weather.

Sunset at 7:15 pm. Evening objects include the fabulous Orion Nebula, the Double Cluster in Perseus, the beautiful double star Gamma Andromedae, the Beehive star cluster in Cancer, and the Pleiades star cluster in Taurus. All make for interesting objects to observe. The planet Jupiter will make a brief appearance early in the evening right after sunset. Venus, Uranus and Mars complete the lineup of planets visible right after sunset. The dwarf planet Ceres is also visible later in the evening. A telescope will be needed to view Uranus and Ceres.