March 7th @ 6.30m (weather permitting) at Monread Gym Car Park see Google MAP

Presented by Naas Amateur Astronomy Society see https://www.facebook.com/groups/1350717545323124

All Welcome!

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Telescopes will set up for the public to view and enjoy the night sky

See amazing topographical views of the surface of the Moon with its deep craters, rilles, cracks, mountains and Valleys. for more information click HERE

The brilliant planet Venus, the brightest starlike object in the evning sky which appears this month like a mini lunar crescent.

The Mighty planet Jupiter, through a telescope is an incredible experience! you can easily see the four largest moons—Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, it distinct cloud bands that run parallel to its equator alternating from light and dark stripes and finally the Galilean moons casting shadows on Jupiter’s clouds (4 March: Double shadow transit on Jupiter (23:36-01:13 UT)

The red Planet; Mars with its deep pinkish hue and polar caps

Mercury: Mercury’s orbit lies closer to the Sun than the Earth’s, meaning that it always appears close to the Sun and is lost in the Sun’s glare much of the time. But from March 1st to 8th it will be a bright star-like low in the evening sky.

Many other deep-sky celestial objects will hopefully be visible in there powerful telescopes.

Bring along your own binoculars for help and demonstrations by club members on how to get the best from your astronomical equipment, but most of all, dress warmly as it still can still be chilly, even in March.