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List of Upcoming Events in and Near Los Angeles, CA
2020
3/14 Adult Night Hikes: Astronomy
7:30p at Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
3/18 Spring Equinox Evening Hike
6:30p at Franklin Canyon lower canyon
3/19 Cosmic Karaoke
8p at Scum and Villainy Cantina
3/20 March Equinox. The March equinox occurs at 03:50 UTC. The Sun will shine directly on the equator and there will be nearly equal amounts of day and night throughout the world. This is also the first day of spring (vernal equinox) in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of fall (autumnal equinox) in the Southern Hemisphere.
3/20 Astro Lecture & Stargazing: Real Images of Exoplanets (None of that Artist Conception Stuff)
8p at Cahill Center For Astronomy And Astrophysics
3/21 Everyday Spacer Star Party
4p to ??? at Rancho Sierra/Satwiwa
3/21 Coffee with a Scientist
10a at Anthony C. Beilenson Interagency Visitor Center
3/23 Sky Full of Fireflies: Time-domain Astronomy in the 2020s
7p Rothenberg Auditorium at The Huntington
3/24 New Moon
3/24 Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation. The planet Mercury reaches greatest western elongation of 27.8 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time to view Mercury since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the morning sky. Look for the planet low in the eastern sky just before sunrise.
3/24 Venus at Greatest Eastern Elongation. The planet Venus reaches greatest eastern elongation of 46.1 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time to view Venus since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the evening sky. Look for the bright planet in the western sky after sunset.
3/26 Cosmic Karaoke
8p at Scum and Villainy Cantina
3/27 Burbank Nights Out
8p at Magnolia/Cordova
3/27 Burbank Nights Out
7:30p at Chandler/Lima
3/27 LA Hacks 2020
5p at UCLA Pauley Pavilion
4/3 Burbank Nights Out
7:30p at Chandler/Lima
4/3 Astro Lecture & Stargazing: The Circumgalactic Medium: The Gas Around Galaxies
8p at Cahill Center For Astronomy And Astrophysics
4/4 Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers
4/4 Earth Day Celebration
10a at Los Angeles State Historic Park
4/7 Full Moon Hike-Super Moon!
6:30p at Franklin Canyon, lower canyon paved parking lot
4/8 Full Moon, Supermoon
4/11 Apollo 13 50th Anniversary
4/11 Yuri’s Night Los Angeles 2020
6p at California Science Center
4/12 Yuri’s Night – Worldwide Space Party!
4/13 Building Astronomical Instrumentation for the Next Generation
7p Rothenberg Auditorium at The Huntington
4/16 How NASA Observes Earth from Air & Orbit
7p at The von Kármán Auditorium at JPL
4/17 How NASA Observes Earth from Air & Orbit
7p at Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium
4/17 Topanga Nights: Our Place in Space
6a at The Topanga Community Center
4/18 Free Entrance Days in the National Parks
4/22 Lyrids Meteor Shower. The Lyrids is an average shower, usually producing about 20 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by dust particles left behind by comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher, which was discovered in 1861. The shower runs annually from April 16-25. It peaks this year on the night of the night of the 22nd and morning of the 23rd. These meteors can sometimes produce bright dust trails that last for several seconds. The nearly new moon will ensure dark skies for what should be a good show this year. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Lyra, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
4/23 New Moon
4/25 Everyday Spacer Star Party
6p to ??? at Rancho Sierra/Satwiwa
MOVED TO JUNE 25TH! 4/28 Space Tourism Conference (STC)
Los Angeles at the Crowne Plaza Hotel/LAX.
5/1 Burbank Nights Out
7:30p at Chandler/Lima
5/6 Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower. The Eta Aquarids is an above average shower, capable of producing up to 60 meteors per hour at its peak. Most of the activity is seen in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, the rate can reach about 30 meteors per hour. It is produced by dust particles left behind by comet Halley, which has known and observed since ancient times. The shower runs annually from April 19 to May 28. It peaks this year on the night of May 6 and the morning of the May 7. The nearly full moon will be a problem this year, blocking out all but the brightest meteors. But if you are patient, you should still should be able to catch a few good ones. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Aquarius, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
5/7 Full Moon, Supermoon
5/7 Becoming a NASA Engineer
7p at The von Kármán Auditorium at JPL
5/7 Full Moon Hike
7p at Franklin Canyon, lower canyon paved parking lot
5/8 Becoming a NASA Engineer
7p at Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium
5/8 Astro Lecture & Stargazing: Trying to Prove Einstein Wrong
8p at pin
Cahill Center For Astronomy And Astrophysics
5/17 Comic Con Revolution
10a at Ontario Convention Center (Ontario, CA)
5/18 Hubble’s Troublesome Constant
7p Rothenberg Auditorium at The Huntington
5/18 Space Tech Expo
Long Beach, CA
5/19 Space Tech Expo
Long Beach, CA
5/20 Space Tech Expo
Long Beach, CA
5/22 New Moon
5/23 Everyday Spacer Star Party
6p to ??? at Rancho Sierra/Satwiwa
5/29 Burbank Nights Out
8p at Chandler/Lima
5/29 Burbank Nights Out
8p at Magnolia/Cordova
6/4 Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation. The planet Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation of 23.6 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time to view Mercury since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the evening sky. Look for the planet low in the western sky just after sunset.
6/5 Full Moon
6/5 Full Moon Hike
7p at Franklin Canyon, lower canyon paved parking lot
6/5 Astro Lecture & Stargazing: The Loneliest Galaxies in the Universe
6/5 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through the Earth’s partial shadow, or penumbra. During this type of eclipse the Moon will darken slightly but not completely. The eclipse will be visible throughout most of Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, the Indian Ocean, and Australia.
6/9 Planetary Society Volunteer Meeting – currently on a quarterly schedule
6pm at the Planetary Society headquarters located at 60 S Los Robles, Pasadena, CA
6/9 Military Space USA
Los Angeles, CA
6/10 Military Space USA
Los Angeles, CA
6/18 Making a Mars Rover
7p at The von Kármán Auditorium at JPL
6/19 Making a Mars Rover
7p at Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium
6/20 Everyday Spacer Star Party
6p to ??? at Rancho Sierra/Satwiwa
6/20 Summer Solstice Night Hike
7p at Franklin Canyon, lower canyon paved parking lot
6/21 New Moon
6/21 Annular Solar Eclipse. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is too far away from the Earth to completely cover the Sun. This results in a ring of light around the darkened Moon. The Sun’s corona is not visible during an annular eclipse. The path of the eclipse will begin in central Africa and travel through Saudi Arabia, northern India, and southern China before ending in the Pacific Ocean. A partial eclipse will be visible throughout most of eastern Africa, the Middle East, and southern Asia.
6/22 June Solstice. The June solstice occurs at 21:44 UTC. The North Pole of the earth will be tilted toward the Sun, which will have reached its northernmost position in the sky and will be directly over the Tropic of Cancer at 23.44 degrees north latitude. This is the first day of summer (summer solstice) in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of winter (winter solstice) in the Southern Hemisphere.
6/25 Space Tourism Conference (STC)
Los Angeles at the Crowne Plaza Hotel/LAX.
6/26 Burbank Nights Out
8:30p at Chandler/Lima
6/26 Burbank Nights Out
8:30p at Magnolia/Cordova
6/30 Asteroid Day
7/3 Full Moon Hike
6p at Franklin Canyon, lower canyon paved parking lot
7/5 Full Moon
7/5 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through the Earth’s partial shadow, or penumbra. During this type of eclipse the Moon will darken slightly but not completely. The eclipse will be visible throughout most of North America, South America, the eastern Pacific Ocean, the western Atlantic Ocean, and extreme western Africa.
7/9 A Day in the Life of the Deep Space Network
7p at The von Kármán Auditorium at JPL
7/10 A Day in the Life of the Deep Space Network
7p at Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium
7/14 Jupiter at Opposition. The giant planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. It will be brighter than any other time of the year and will be visible all night long. This is the best time to view and photograph Jupiter and its moons. A medium-sized telescope should be able to show you some of the details in Jupiter’s cloud bands. A good pair of binoculars should allow you to see Jupiter’s four largest moons, appearing as bright dots on either side of the planet.
7/18 Everyday Spacer Star Party
6p to ??? at Rancho Sierra/Satwiwa
7/20 Space Exploration Day
7/20 New Moon
7/20 Saturn at Opposition. The ringed planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. It will be brighter than any other time of the year and will be visible all night long. This is the best time to view and photograph Saturn and its moons. A medium-sized or larger telescope will allow you to see Saturn’s rings and a few of its brightest moons.
7/22 Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation. The planet Mercury reaches greatest western elongation of 20.1 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time to view Mercury since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the morning sky. Look for the planet low in the eastern sky just before sunrise.
7/24 Burbank Nights Out
8:30p at Chandler/Lima
7/24 Burbank Nights Out
8:30p at Magnolia/Cordova
7/28 Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower. The Delta Aquarids is an average shower that can produce up to 20 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by debris left behind by comets Marsden and Kracht. The shower runs annually from July 12 to August 23. It peaks this year on the night of July 28 and morning of July 29. The second quarter moon will block many of the fainter meteors this year. But if you are patient, you should still be able to catch a few of the brighter ones. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Aquarius, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
8/3 Full Moon
8/3 Full Moon Hike
7p at Franklin Canyon, lower canyon paved parking lot
8/12 Perseids Meteor Shower. The Perseids is one of the best meteor showers to observe, producing up to 60 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by comet Swift-Tuttle, which was discovered in 1862. The Perseids are famous for producing a large number of bright meteors. The shower runs annually from July 17 to August 24. It peaks this year on the night of August 12 and the morning of August 13. The second quarter moon will block out some of the fainter meteors this year, but the Perseids are so bright and numerous that it should still be a good show. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Perseus, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
8/13 Venus at Greatest Western Elongation. The planet Venus reaches greatest eastern elongation of 45.8 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time to view Venus since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the morning sky. Look for the bright planet in the eastern sky before sunrise.
8/19 New Moon
8/20 Failure *is* an Option: The Agony & Inspiration of Defeat
7p at The von Kármán Auditorium at JPL
8/21 Failure *is* an Option: The Agony & Inspiration of Defeat
7p at Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium
8/22 Everyday Spacer Star Party
6p to ??? at Rancho Sierra/Satwiwa
8/25 Free Entrance Days in the National Parks
8/28 Burbank Nights Out
8:30p at Chandler/Lima
8/28 Burbank Nights Out
8:30p at Magnolia/Cordova
9/2 Full Moon
9/8 Planetary Society Volunteer Meeting – currently on a quarterly schedule
6pm at the Planetary Society headquarters located at 60 S Los Robles, Pasadena, CA
9/11 Neptune at Opposition. The blue giant planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. It will be brighter than any other time of the year and will be visible all night long. This is the best time to view and photograph Neptune. Due to its extreme distance from Earth, it will only appear as a tiny blue dot in all but the most powerful telescopes.
9/15 Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science Meeting
Irvine CA
9/16 Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science Meeting
Irvine CA
9/17 Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science Meeting
Irvine CA
9/17 New Moon
9/17 Visualizing Space Exploration: AR, VR & Emerging Tech
7p at The von Kármán Auditorium at JPL
9/18 Visualizing Space Exploration: AR, VR & Emerging Tech
7p at Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium
9/19 Everyday Spacer Star Party
6p to ??? at Rancho Sierra/Satwiwa
9/22 September Equinox. The September equinox occurs at 13:31 UTC. The Sun will shine directly on the equator and there will be nearly equal amounts of day and night throughout the world. This is also the first day of fall (autumnal equinox) in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of spring (vernal equinox) in the Southern Hemisphere.
9/25 Burbank Nights Out
7:30p at Chandler/Lima
9/25 Burbank Nights Out
7:30p at Magnolia/Cordova
9/26 Free Entrance Days in the National Parks
9/26 Astronomy Day 2020
10/1 Full Moon
10/1 Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation. The planet Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation of 25.8 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time to view Mercury since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the evening sky. Look for the planet low in the western sky just after sunset.
10/7 Draconids Meteor Shower. The Draconids is a minor meteor shower producing only about 10 meteors per hour. It is produced by dust grains left behind by comet 21P Giacobini-Zinner, which was first discovered in 1900. The Draconids is an unusual shower in that the best viewing is in the early evening instead of early morning like most other showers. The shower runs annually from October 6-10 and peaks this year on the the night of the 7th. The second quarter moon will ensure dark skies in the early evening for what should be a good show. Best viewing will be in the early evening from a dark location far away from city lights. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Draco, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
10/13 Mars at Opposition. The red planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. It will be brighter than any other time of the year and will be visible all night long. This is the best time to view and photograph Mars. A medium-sized telescope will allow you to see some of the dark details on the planet’s orange surface.
10/15 Galaxy of Horrors: Terrifying Real Planets
7p at The von Kármán Auditorium at JPL
10/16 Galaxy of Horrors: Terrifying Real Planets
7p at Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium
10/16 New Moon
10/17 Everyday Spacer Star Party
5p to ??? at Rancho Sierra/Satwiwa
10/21 Orionids Meteor Shower. The Orionids is an average shower producing up to 20 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Halley, which has been known and observed since ancient times. The shower runs annually from October 2 to November 7. It peaks this year on the night of October 21 and the morning of October 22. The waxing crescent moon will set before midnight leaving dark skies for what should be a good show. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Orion, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
10/31 Full Moon, Blue Moon
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10/31 Uranus at Opposition. The blue-green planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. It will be brighter than any other time of the year and will be visible all night long. This is the best time to view Uranus. Due to its distance, it will only appear as a tiny blue-green dot in all but the most powerful telescopes.
11/2 20th Anniversary of continuous Human occupation of International Space Station
11/4 Taurids Meteor Shower. The Taurids is a long-running minor meteor shower producing only about 5-10 meteors per hour. It is unusual in that it consists of two separate streams. The first is produced by dust grains left behind by Asteroid 2004 TG10. The second stream is produced by debris left behind by Comet 2P Encke. The shower runs annually from September 7 to December 10. It peaks this year on the the night of November 4. The first quarter moon will block out all but the brightest meteors this year. If you are patient, you may still be able to catch a few good ones. Best viewing will be just after midnight from a dark location far away from city lights. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Taurus, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
11/10 Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation. The planet Mercury reaches greatest western elongation of 19.1 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time to view Mercury since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the morning sky. Look for the planet low in the eastern sky just before sunrise.
11/11 Free Entrance Days in the National Parks
11/12 What’s to Love About Venus?
7p at The von Kármán Auditorium at JPL
11/13 What’s to Love About Venus?
7p at Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium
11/14 Everyday Spacer Star Party
5p to ??? at Rancho Sierra/Satwiwa
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11/15 New Moon
11/17 Leonids Meteor Shower. The Leonids is an average shower, producing up to 15 meteors per hour at its peak. This shower is unique in that it has a cyclonic peak about every 33 years where hundreds of meteors per hour can be seen. That last of these occurred in 2001. The Leonids is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Tempel-Tuttle, which was discovered in 1865. The shower runs annually from November 6-30. It peaks this year on the night of the 17th and morning of the 18th. The crescent moon will set early in the evening leaving dark skies for what should be an excellent show. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Leo, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
11/17 Leonids Meteor Shower. The Leonids is an average shower, producing up to 15 meteors per hour at its peak. This shower is unique in that it has a cyclonic peak about every 33 years where hundreds of meteors per hour can be seen. That last of these occurred in 2001. The Leonids is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Tempel-Tuttle, which was discovered in 1865. The shower runs annually from November 6-30. It peaks this year on the night of the 17th and morning of the 18th. The crescent moon will set early in the evening leaving dark skies for what should be an excellent show. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Leo, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
11/30 Full Moon. The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 09:32 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Beaver Moon because this was the time of year to set the beaver traps before the swamps and rivers froze. It has also been known as the Frosty Moon and the Hunter’s Moon.
11/30 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through the Earth’s partial shadow, or penumbra. During this type of eclipse the Moon will darken slightly but not completely. The eclipse will be visible throughout most of North America, the Pacific Ocean, and northeastern Asia including Japan. (NASA Map and Eclipse Information)
12/8 Planetary Society Volunteer Meeting – currently on a quarterly schedule
6pm at the Planetary Society headquarters located at 60 S Los Robles, Pasadena, CA
12/12 Everyday Spacer Star Party
5p to ??? at Rancho Sierra/Satwiwa
12/13 Geminids Meteor Shower. The Geminids is the king of the meteor showers. It is considered by many to be the best shower in the heavens, producing up to 120 multicolored meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by debris left behind by an asteroid known as 3200 Phaethon, which was discovered in 1982. The shower runs annually from December 7-17. It peaks this year on the night of the 13th and morning of the 14th. The morning of the 15th could also be nearly as active this year. The nearly new moon will ensure dark skies for what should be an excellent show. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Gemini, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
12/14 New Moon. The Moon will located on the same side of the Earth as the Sun and will not be visible in the night sky. This phase occurs at 16:18 UTC. This is the best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters because there is no moonlight to interfere.
12/14 Total Solar Eclipse. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon completely blocks the Sun, revealing the Sun’s beautiful outer atmosphere known as the corona. The path of totality will only be visible in parts of southern Chile and southern Argentina. A partial eclipse will be visible in most parts of southern South America, the southeastern Pacific Ocean and the southern Atlantic Ocean.
12/21 December Solstice. The December solstice occurs at 10:02 UTC. The South Pole of the earth will be tilted toward the Sun, which will have reached its southernmost position in the sky and will be directly over the Tropic of Capricorn at 23.44 degrees south latitude. This is the first day of winter (winter solstice) in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of summer (summer solstice) in the Southern Hemisphere.
12/21 Rare Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. A conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn will take place on December 21. This rare conjunction of these two planets is known as a great conjunction. The last great conjunction occurred in the year 2000. The two bright planets will appear only 7 arc minutes of each other in the night sky. They will be so close that they will appear to make a bright double planet. Look to the west just after sunset for this impressive and rare planetary pair.
12/21 Ursids Meteor Shower. The Ursids is a minor meteor shower producing about 5-10 meteors per hour. It is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Tuttle, which was first discovered in 1790. The shower runs annually from December 17-25. It peaks this year on the the night of the 21st and morning of the 22nd. The first quarter moon should set just after midnight leaving dark skies for what could be a good show. Best viewing will be just after midnight from a dark location far away from city lights. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Ursa Minor, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
12/30 Full Moon
2021
1/31 50th Anniversary of Apollo 14 Landing on the Moon
4/12 Yuri’s Night – Worldwide Space Party!
4/12 60th Commemoration of Human Spaceflight / Cosmonautics Day
4/12 40th Anniversary of STS-1; NASA’s First Ever Space Shuttle Mission
10/12 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Turns 42!
2022
4/12 Yuri’s Night – Worldwide Space Party!
6/12 240th American Astronomical Society Meeting
Pasadena Convention Center
6/13 240th American Astronomical Society Meeting
Pasadena Convention Center
6/14 240th American Astronomical Society Meeting
Pasadena Convention Center
6/15 240th American Astronomical Society Meeting
Pasadena Convention Center
6/16 240th American Astronomical Society Meeting
Pasadena Convention Center
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