Rio Rancho
Astronomical Society
The Rio Rancho Astronomical Society is a member of the Astronomical League.
Friday, May 18th: Monthly meeting and stargaze at Coronado State Monument, and a stargaze will follow the meeting, weather permitting. Telescopes provided by members of the Rio Rancho Astronomical Society will show views of Venus, Mars and Saturn as well as various nebula, star clusters, and galaxies. Also included will be updated information on the May 20th solar eclipse. The public is invited to attend both events. Meeting starts at 8:00 PM.
Sunday, May 20th: Annular eclipse of the Sun. The RRAS will be observing this event with The Albuquerque Astronomy Society from the parking lot of the Hard Rock Pavilion. Click here for more information.
The eclipse will begin at 6:28 PM MDT, and the annular phase is from 7:33 to 7:38 MDT.
Tuesday, June 5th: Transit of Venus. The RRAS will have solar telescopes set up at Coronado State Monument to observe Venus crossing the face of the Sun. This will be the last transit of Venus seen from Earth until 2117! Telescopes will be set up in the Coronado parking lot next to the entrance to the museum starting at 2:00 pm. The transit will start at 4:05 PM and continue until past sunset. Special eclipses glass will be available for sale to allow safe viewing.
Full Moon 5/5/2012
Celestron C-11 at Prime Focus f/10
Fuji Color 100 1/125 second exposure
Photo by Darin Templet
