The Pattonville Observatory
Calendar for the Academic Year 2008-2009

Welcome to the Pattonville Observatory Calendar page for the Academic Year 2008-09!

The Pattonville Observatory is located atop Pattonville Heights Middle School, 195 Fee Fee Rd., in Maryland Heights, Missouri. 

September 12, 2008              Friday 9:00-11:00 p.m.         Public Program

             Waxing Gibbous Moon, Jupiter, Uranus, M39, M15, Ring Nebula, Stars and star clusters

 

September 26, 2008              Friday 9:00-11:00 p.m.         Public Program

              Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Stars and Star Clusters

 

October 10, 2008                   Friday 8:30-10:30 p.m.         Public Program

              Waxing Gibbous Moon, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Ring Nebula, M13, Stars and star clusters

 

October 24, 2008                   Friday 7:30-9:30 p.m.           Public Program

              Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Andromeda Galaxy, M13, Stars and Star Clusters

 

November 7, 2008                 Friday 6:30-8:30 p.m.           Public Program

                Moon, Venus (Early), Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune, Ring Nebula, M34, M15, Stars and Star Clusters

 

November 21, 2008               Friday 6:00-8:00 p.m.           Public Program

             Venus and Jupiter early, Neptune, Uranus, Pleiades, M34, M15, Stars and Star clusters

 

December 12, 2008               Friday 6:00-8:00 p.m.           Public Program

             Uranus and Neptune, Pleiades, M34, M15, Andromeda galaxy, stars and star clusters

 

December 19, 2008               Friday 6:00-8:00 p.m.           Public Program

             Uranus, Neptune, Andromeda Galaxy, Pleiades, Nebulae, Charles Messier, star colors and star clusters

 

January 9, 2009                     Friday 6:30-8:30 p.m.           Public Program

            Full Moon, Venus (early), Mars, Uranus, Star Birth Factories (M42), Clusters (M45), Charles Messier, star colors,

 

January 23, 2009                  Friday 7:00-9:00 p.m.           Public Program

             Venus (early), M44, M36, M37, Charles Messier, Orion, Taurus and Auriga, Pleiades, M42, star colors, star clusters

 

February 6, 2009                  Friday 7:00-9:00 p.m.           Public Program

             Near full moon, Venus (early), Winter constellations, M44, M45, Star life cycles, star colors, variable stars

 

February 20, 2009                 Friday 7:00-9:00 p.m.           Public Program

             Full moon, Saturn (later), M45, M44, Star colors, brighter winter constellations

 

March 6, 2009                        Friday 7:30-9:30 p.m.           Public Program

            Near Full Moon, Saturn, celestial six pack, M42, star birth, star life cycle, star colors

 

March 27, 2009                      Friday 8:30-10:30 p.m.         Public Program

            Saturn, celestial six pack, M45, M44, spectral classes of stars, Mizar (Double Star)

 

April 3, 2009                          Friday 8:30-10:30 p.m.         Public Program

             Half Moon, Saturn, M44 (the Beehive Cluster), M45 (the Pleiades), Mizar, various constellations, stars and star colors

 

April 24, 2009                        Friday 9:00-11:00 p.m.         Public Program

             Saturn, M104 (Sombrero Galaxy), M96, M44, Double Stars and various constellations

 

May 8, 2009                           Friday 9:00-11:00 p.m.         Public Program

             Moon, Saturn, M104, M96 and globular cluster of M3 and M5, open cluster of M44

 

May 22, 2009                         Friday 9:00-11:00 p.m.         Public Program

             Saturn, M13 (the Great Hercules cluster), M104, M96, globular clusters, constellations and stars

 

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