Observing Go - No Go Decision Page
Weather forecast: 4:50pm Saturday July 05, 2025 Tropical storm Chantal is east of Gorgia and slowly head north and by 8pm will be east of Savanna. Looks like only scatter cirrus moving over centeral SC. It is moving from south to north with more begin generated by storms in Ga. They are weak and seem to disapate quickly. So partly cirrus conditions in the greater Columbia area and to the West in to the evening. East of Columbia has denser clouds.
Observing Go - No Go Decision Page
Sat Jul 5
Sidewalk Lake Murry dam Irmo side
decision: GO
First on site may be 6pm other arrivals after that.
Sunset 8:39pm Twilight 10:22pm moon set 2:34am
Fri Jul 18
SHNOBS MAC-Johnson or TBD
decision: TBD
Sunset 8:34pm Twilight 10:14pm moon rise 1:16am
Sat Jul 19
SHNOBS MAC-Johnson or TBD
decision: TBD
Sunset 8:33pm Twilight 10:13pm moon rise 1:57am
Fri Jul 25
SHNOBS MAC-Johnson or TBD
decision: TBD
Sunset 8:30pm Twilight 10:07pm new moon
Sat Jul 26
SHNOBS MAC-Johnson or TBD
decision: TBD
Sunset 8:29pm Twilight 10:06pm new moon
Sat Aug 2
Sidewalk 900 block Main st or Lake Murry Irmo side
decision: TBD
North sidewalk between Pendelton and College
Sunset 8:23pm Twilight 9:58pm moon set 1:07am
Things to observe this month
- Jupiter GRS transit times
- Weekly Comet info
- ISS passes
- Meteor shower info , American Meteor Society
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