Public Telescope Viewing - Planetarium October 2, 2009

The St. Louis Astronomical Society hosts public Star Parties at the Science Center on the First Friday of each month from January-October. Weather permitting, the St. Louis Astronomical Society and the Science Center will set up a number of telescopes and be on hand to answer visitor questions. This evening the popular program "The Sky Tonight" WILL be done at 7pm that evening.

Call the Night Sky Update, 314.289.4453, toll-free 800.456.SLSC, x4453 for more information or go to

Sunset: 18:41
Civil twilight ends:19:08
Nautical twilight ends: 19:38
Astronomical twilight ends:20:09

A 97% illuminated waxing gibbous moon rises at 17:41 CT

At 8pm, Summer Triangle is high overhead; Hercules, Ophiuchus and Bootes in the west; Pegasus, Andromeda in the E; Sagittarius is in the S. Jupiter is low in the SSE.

Official Website: http://www.slsc.org/content.aspx?id=338