Oklahoma City Astronomy Club

International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) at CRO

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Event

On the night of Oct 21st we will start off with International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) and then the morning of Oct 22nd we will view the Orionids meteor shower at it's peak. This will be at Cheddar Ranch Observatory (CRO).

https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/international-observe-the-moon-night-inomn-21-oct-2023/168

International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) is an annual worldwide public event that encourages observation, appreciation, and understanding of our Moon and its connection to NASA planetary science and exploration. Everyone on Earth is invited to join the celebration by hosting or attending an InOMN event — and uniting on one day each year to look at and learn about the Moon together.


image of offical logo for International Observe the Moon Night
Find out how you can get involved by going to their official website at https://moon.nasa.gov/observe-the-moon-night/

Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023

Time: 6 p.m. Central

Location: Cheddar Ranch Observatory
E0870 Rd
Watonga, OK 73772

Information for Visitors

Location Details

Cheddar Ranch Observatory
Visitor/Guest prior arrangements are required when meeting at the Club Observatory.
E0870 Rd
Watonga, OK 73772
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Event Report

Comments and anecdotes about the event:
On Saturday we were right on the edge for the cloud cover. Half the sky was clear and the other half was cloudy. We had 6 visitors stop by mainly to view the meteor shower they said they seen about 15 of them even though the clouds where in that area and over the Moon earlier. Before midnight we showed them some objects in the Club 14" EdgeHD. The red spot on Jupiter was showing up very well. They left around 2am.