Observing Schedule

MAS OBSERVING and FORUM DATES 2019

LUNAR CYCLE No	NEW MOON	FOREST NEW MOON WEEKEND¹	TIMES ⁴	STARGARD NIGHT ¹	TIMES	PUBLIC NIGHTS ^2,3	TIMES	MACARTHUR ASTRONOMY FORUM (PUBLIC)	START TIME
1	Sun 6^th Jan	Fri-Sat 4^th -5^th Jan	SS 20.09 MS 20.18 NM-1	Sat 26^th Jan	SS 20.09 MR 23.47 NM+6	~	~	Mon 21^st Jan	19.30
2	Tues 5^th Feb	Fri-Sat 1^st -2^nd Feb	SS 19.48 MS 19.57 NM-3	Sat 2^ndMar	SS 19.54 MS 16.59 NM+4	~	~	Mon 18^th Feb	19.30
3	Thur 7^th Mar	Fri-Sat 8^th ^–9^th Mar	SS 19.22 MS 20.59 NM+2	Sat 30^thMar	SS 18.53 MR 01.14 NM-6	~	~	Mon 18^th Mar	19.30
4	Fri 5^th Apr	Fri-Sat 5^th – 6^th Apr	SS 17.40 MS 19.02 NM+1	Sat 27^th Apr	SS 17.54 MR 23.52 NM-7	Sat 13^th Apr NM+7 DOMES	SS 17.35 MR 13.33	Mon 15^th Apr	19.30
5	Sun 5^th May	Fri-Sat 3^rd – 4^th May	SS 17.13 MS 20.47 NM-1	Sat 25^th May	SS 16.57 MR 22.36 NM-9			Mon 20^th May	19.30
6	Mon 3^rd June	Fri-Sat 31^st May-1^st Jun	SS 16.54 MS 15.36 NM-2	Sat 22^nd Jun	SS 16.53 MR 21.21 NM -5	Sat 8^th June NM+5 DOMES	SS 16.53 MS 21.54	Mon 17^th Jun	19.30
7	Wed 3^rd July	Fri-Sat 28^th -29^th Jun	SS 17.13 MS 16.07 NM-2	Sat 27^th Jul	SS 17.11 MR 1.42 NM-5			Mon 15^th Jul	19.30
8	Thur 1^st Aug	Fri-Sat 2^nd – 3^rd Aug	SS 17.16 MS 19.43 NM+2	Sat 24^th Aug	SS 17.31 MR 1.32 NM-7	Sat 10^thAug IH Students at the Cabin	SS 17.21 MS 03.15	Mon 19^th Aug	19.30
9	Fri.30^th Aug	Fri-Sat 30^th 31^st Aug	SS 17.43 MR 5.45 NM+1	Sat 21^st Sep	SS 17.50 MS 23.24 NM-8	Sat 7^th Sep NM+8 DOMES	SS 17.40 MS 02.07	Mon 16^th Sep	19.30
10	Sun 29^th Sept	Fri-Sat 27^th-28^thSept	SS 18.03 MR 5.20 NM-1	Sat 19^th Oct	SS 19.11 MR 23.18 NM-10	Sat 5^th Oct NM+6 DOMES	SS 18.00 MS 01.15	Mon 21^st Oct	19.30
11	Mon 28^th Oct	Fri-Sat 25^th-26^thOct	SS 19.17 MS 17.02 NM-2	Sat 23^rd Nov	SS 19.14 MR 3.31 NM-5	~	~	Mon 18^th Nov	19.30
12	Wed 27^t Nov	Fri-Sat 29^th -30^th Nov	SS 19.20 MS 20.43 NM+3	Sat 21^st Dec	SS 20.05 MR 2.07 NM-6	~	~	Mon 9^th Dec Student Night	19.30
13	Thur 26^th Dec	Fri-Sat 27^th -28^th Dec	SS 20.12 MS 21.55 NM	Mon31^stDec NYE	SS 20.09 MS 23.46 NM-8	~	~

1. The best Saturday night of the cycle (i.e. closest to New Moon) is allocated to The Forest & second best to Stargard

2. Public nights are usually scheduled close to FQM. This suits the public who wish to view bright objects; the moonlight satisfies public safety concerns; and avoids cancellation of members observing nights. There is also potential for pubic nights to be nominated on a night when the Moon spectacularly rises during the event.
3. The annual International House Students Night is normally held in August and the date proposed, to avoid clashing with regular observing nights.

4. The times allocated to The Forest relate to the Saturday.

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