Rochester Astronomy Club (Minnesota)

Sky Tonight

Friday, December 19, 2025

Event

The New Moon in mid-December can potentially display exceptionally dark and crystal-clear skies in the late evening. But, no matter what the condition of the sky, Dr. John Attewell will be presenting a discussion on “The Sky Tonight” inside the Oxbow Park Nature Center. He will give an overview of the asteroids, planets, nebulas, stars, star clusters, and galaxies that can be seen in our mid-December Minnesota skies.

Date: Friday, December 19, 2025

Time: 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Central

Location: Oxbow Park
5731 County Road 105
Byron, MN 55920

Information for Visitors
Instructions for the Public:

John Attewell, PhD. is a vice president of the Rochester Astronomy Club. John is a retired statistician and he observes the sky with a Newtonian telescope on an equatorial mount. He is an officer of the North Central Region of the Astronomy League (NCRAL) and he is a Representative to the National Council of the Astronomy League

Public Sky Observing of the planets Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune bright stars, double stars, and more by telescope with guidance members of the Rochester Astronomy Club.

NASA and Astroleague have prepared an observing challenge for the general public on the 35th anniversary of the Hubble launch. To earn a silver certificate, you must do some outreach (on the web or in person) and observe at least one featured object each month and take a photo or draw it. Submit no later than the end of the following month. See more at Astroleague, NASA – December .

Location Details

Oxbow Park
5731 County Road 105
Byron, MN 55920
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