Past Landolt Astronomical Observatory Observing Schedule

2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006

2018 Dates Time Main Targets
Sat, Jan. 27 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST  Moon, lunar seas, craters, and mountains
Sat., Feb. 24 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST Moon, lunar seas, craters, and mountains
Sat, Apr. 21 8:00-9:00 p.m. CST  
Saturday,  Sep. 15
(rain date: Sunday Sep.16)		 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. CST Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and the Moon
Sunday Oct. 14 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. CST Mars, Saturn and the 1st Quarter Moon
Saturday Nov. 10
(rain date:  Sunday, Nov. 11)		  7:00 - 8:00 p.m. CST  View Mars for the last time this year
Saturday Dec. 15
(rain date: Sunday, Dec.16)		  7:00 - 8:00 p.m. CST  

 

2017 Dates Time Main Targets
Sat, Feb.4 6:30-7:30 p.m. CST Venus and Mars conjunction
Sat., Mar. 4 9:00-10:00 p.m. CST Aldebaran disappears at 9:52:01 p.m. CST (Uranus near Mars)
Sat, Apr. 1 8:00-9:00 p.m. CST Mercury at greatest elongation
Sat, Apr. 29 9:00-10:00 p.m. CST Jupiter! And LAO Public Star Party
Sat, Aug. 26 8:30-9:30 p.m. CDT Saturn, Jupiter, and the crescent
Sun, Oct 1 7:30-8:30 p.m. CDT Saturn, Ring Nebula, Gibbous Moon
Sat, Oct 28 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST Saturn and the Quarter Moon
Sat, Dec 2 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST Full Moon and Star Party

 

2016 Dates Time Main Targets
Sat, Jan 16 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST Half Moon and Orion Nebula
Tues, Jan 19 8:00-9:00 p.m. CST Aldebaran Occultation
(see the Moon cover the Eye of the Bull)
Sat, Feb 13 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST Orion Nebula, sextuple star, and Moon
Sat, Mar 12 9:00-10:00 p.m. CST Jupiter and moons, Sirius, Orion Nebula
Sat, Apr 16 7:30-9:30 p.m. CDT Jupiter near gibbous Moon
Sun, Sep 11 7:30-8:30 p.m. CDT Saturn, Mars, Venus, and Moon-on-a-half-shell
Sat, Oct 8 7:15-8:15 p.m. CDT Venus, Jupiter, and the Quarter Moon
Sun, Nov 6 6:00-7:00 p.m. CST Mars, Venus, First Quarter Moon

 

2015 Dates Time Main Targets
Sat, Jan 24 9:00-10:00 p.m. CST Jupiter, Quarter Moon, and Orion
Mon, Jan 26 9:00-11:00 p.m. CST Asteroid whipping close by Earth
Sat, Feb 28 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST Jupiter and the Moon
Sat, Mar 28 8:00-9:00 p.m. CDT Venus, Jupiter, and Quarter Moon
Sat, Apr 4 5:30-7:00 a.m. CDT Total lunar eclipse in the dawn
Sat, Apr 25 8:30-9:30 p.m. CDT Venus, Jupiter, and the Quarter Moon
Wed, May 20 8:00-9:00 p.m. CDT Viewing for Landolt Conference
Mon, July 6 10:00-11:00 a.m. CDT Tour for 50 first graders
Thur, July 23 8:30-9:30 p.m. CDT REU Astronomy Night
Sun, Sept 20 8:00-9:00 p.m. CDT Saturn, the Double-Double, and the Quarter Moon
Sun, Sept 27 8:30-11:30 p.m. CDT Total Lunar Eclipse (the Moon turning to Blood)
Sun, Oct 18 7:00-8:00 p.m. CDT Saturn-with-its-Rings and the Moon
Sat, Oct 24 3:00-6:00 p.m. CDT Open House for tailgaters
Sat, Nov 21 8:00-9:00 p.m. CDT Quarter Moon and long shadows on Pluto

 

2014 Dates Time Main Targets
Sat, Feb 8 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST Jupiter, Orion Nebula
Sun, March 9 9:00-11:00 p.m. CDT See the Demon Star blink!
Sat, April 5 9:00-11:00 p.m. CDT Mars at its best rises late
Tues, July 8 8:30-9:30 p.m. CDT REU Astronomy Night
Sun, Aug 30 8:00-9:00 p.m. CDT Saturn/Mars/Moon conjunction
Sun, Oct 5 7:30-8:30 p.m. CDT Mars mets Antares
Sat, Nov 1 7:00-8:00 p.m. CDT Gibbous Moon passes Neptune

 

2013 Dates Time Main Targets
Sat, February 16 6:00-8:00 p.m. 1st Quarter Moon and Jupiter
Sat, March 16 7:30-9:30 p.m. Waxing Crescent Moon, Jupiter, Mars
Sat, April 20 8:00-9:30 p.m. Waxing Gibbous Moon, Jupiter,
and Possibly Venus and Mars
Sun, Sept 15 8:00-9:00 p.m. CDT Waxing Moon, Double-Double
Sun, Oct 13 7:30-8:30 p.m. CDT Gibbous Moon, Albireo
Sun, Nov 10 6:00-7:00 p.m. CST Quarter Moon & the low Venus
Sat, Dec 7 6:00-7:00 p.m. CST Crescent Moon, Uranus

 

2012 Dates Time Main Targets
Sat, January 28 6:30-7:30 p.m. CST Venus, Jupiter, Crescent Moon
Sat, March 3 8:30-9:30 p.m. CST Mars at its best, Jupiter, Venus, Moon
Sat, March 31 8:00-9:00 p.m. CDT Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Quarter Moon
Sat, April 28 9:00-10:00 p.m. CDT Saturn, Mars, Venus, Moon
Sat, September 22 7:30-9:30 p.m. CDT 1st Quarter Moon and Mars
Sat, October 20 7:00-9:00 p.m. CDT 1st Quarter Moon and Mars
Sat, December 8 6:00-8:00 p.m. CST Jupiter

 

2011 Dates Time Main Targets
Sat, February 12 6:30-7:30 p.m. CST See the Demon's Eye Blink
Sat, March 12 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST Orion Nebula, Quarter Moon
Sat, April 9 9:00-10:00 p.m. CDT Saturn, Orion Nebula, Crescent Moon
Sat, May 7 8:30-9:30 p.m. CDT Saturn, Crescent Moon
Sun, September 4 8:30-9:30 p.m. CDT Quarter Moon, Double-Double
Sun, October 2 8:00-9:00 p.m. CDT Crescent Moon, Albireo, Ring Nebula
Fri, November 4 7:30-8:30 p.m. CST Quarter Moon, Jupiter, Ring Nebula
Sun, November 6 7:30-8:30 p.m. CST Gibbous Moon, Jupiter, Uranus
Fri, December 2 6:00-7:00 p.m. CST Quarter Moon, Jupiter

 

2010 Dates Time Main Targets
Sat, January 23 8:00-9:00 p.m. CST Mars, Moon
Sat, February 20 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST Mars, Moon
Sat, March 20 9:00-10:00 p.m. CDT Equinox, Saturn, Mars, Moon
Sat, April 17 8:30-9:30 p.m. CDT Saturn, Mars, Crescent, [Venus]
Sun, September 19 9:00-10:00 p.m. CDT Close Jupiter/Uranus conjunction
Sun, October 17 7:30-8:30 p.m. CDT Jupiter, Gibbous Moon, Uranus
Sun, November 14 6:00-7:00 p.m. Jupiter, Gibbous Moon, Uranus
Sat, December 11 6:00-7:00 p.m. CST Crescent Moon, Jupiter, Uranus

 

2009 Dates Time Main Targets
Sat, January 3 6:00-7:00 p.m. CST Pleiades, Venus, Quarter Moon
Sat, January 31 6:30-7:30 p.m. CST Crescent Moon and Venus, Orion Nebula
Sat, February 28 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST Crescent Moon and Venus, Rigel
Sat, April 4 8:30-9:30 p.m. CDT Saturn, Gibbous Moon, Sirius
Sat, May 2 8:30-9:30 p.m. CDT Saturn and Moon near Regulus
Sat, August 29 8:30-9:30 p.m. CDT Comet impact scar on Jupiter
Sat, September 26 8:00-9:00 p.m. CDT Jupiter, First Quarter Moon
Sun, October 25 7:00-8:00 p.m. CDT Jupiter, First Quarter Moon
Sat, November 21 6:00-7:00 p.m. Crescent Moon, Jupiter
Mon, December 21 6:00-7:00 p.m. Solstice! Moon/Jupiter/Neptune conjunction

 

2008 Dates Time Main Targets
Sat, January 19 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST Moon next to Mars & Orion
Tues, January 22 5:45-6:45 p.m. CST BR LSU Alumni Association
Sat, February 16 8:00-9:00 p.m. CST Mars, Moon, Saturn, Orion
Wed, February 20 8:00-10:00 p.m. CST Total lunar eclipse
Sat, March 15 8:00-9:00 p.m. CDT Saturn, Mars, Moon, Orion
Sat, April 12 8:30-9:30 p.m. CDT Saturn, Moon, Mars
Sat, May 10 8:30-9:30 p.m. CDT Saturn, Quarter Moon, Mars
Sun, September 7 8:00-9:00 p.m. CDT Quarter Moon, Jupiter, Ring Nebula
Sat, October 4 7:30-8:30 p.m. CDT Jupiter, Moon, Sputnik 51st Anniv.
Sun, November 9 6:00-7:090 p.m. CST Venus, Jupiter, Gibbous Moon
Sat, December 6 6:00-7:00 p.m. CST Jupiter, Venus, Quarter Moon

 

2007 Dates Time Main Targets
Sat, January 27 7:00-8:00 p.m.CST Moon, Orion
Sat, February 24 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST Moon, Saturn, Orion
Sat, March 24 8:00-9:00 p.m. CDT Moon, Saturn, Orion, Venus
Sat, April 21 8:30-9:30 p.m. CDT Moon, Venus, Saturn
Tues, August 28 4:30-6:30 a.m. CDT Total lunar eclipse
Sun, September 16 8:00-9:00 p.m. CDT Crescent Moon, Jupiter
Sun, October 21 7:30-8:30 p.m. CDT Moon, Jupiter, Uranus
Tues, October 30 9:00-10:00 p.m. CDT Comet Holmes!
Sat, November 17 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST Comet Holmes, Moon, Uranus
Sat, December 15 8:00-9:00 p.m. CST Mars near opposition, Moon

 

2006 Dates Time Main Targets
Sat, January 7 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST Mars, Moon Orion
Sat, February 4 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST Saturn, Mars, Moon, Orion
Mon, February 6 7:00-8:00 p.m.CST BRAS meeting, Open to public
Sat, March 4 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST Saturn, Mars, Moon Orion
Sat, April 2 1:00-5:00 p.m. CDT Sun, Moon (LSU Museum Day)
Sat, May 6 9:00-10:00 p.m. CDT Saturn, Mars, Moon
Sun, September 3 8:30-9:30 p.m. CDT Jupiter, Moon
Sun, October 1 8:00-9:00 p.m. CDT Moon
Sat, October 28 8:00-9:00 p.m. CDT Moon
Wed, November 8 1:15-4:30 p.m. CST Mercury Transit
Sat, November 25 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST Moon
Sat, December 30 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST Moon Orion

 

 

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