Join us on our Facebook Group to watch the second attempted launch of Crew Dragon! The first one, on Wednesday May 27th, was scrubbed because of weather. We'll try again today!

Launch is scheduled for 3:22pm ET.

Looking for a way to capture the day with your kids? Check out Valeria Rodriguez's website for a printable sheet for your kids to fill out as you watch.

Winter Observing

As we wrap up our series, we'll go over a few easy winter targets to get you started on your next season of observing. Join us to take a look at winter favourites such as Orion, Taurus, the Pleiades and the Orion Nebula. We will also take lots of time for questions in this session before sending you off on your next observing adventure!

Zodiacal Light

We're catching a few last targets and going over some previous ones that you may have missed from earlier in this series. We're going to do our best to see the Zodiacal Light this week too. You need a very specific set of conditions to be able to see it, which makes it one of the most challenging targets on the list!

Mars and the Planets

It's a great week for some planetary observing! Mars is at opposition, which means it'll be big and bright and beautiful as we come between it and the Sun. This only happens about once every two years, so seize the day and let's look at Mars!

Autumn Equinox

Happy Fall Equinox! We'll spend this session talking a bit about what equinoxes and solstices actually are, and will then jump into some lunar targets. Later in the week we will see another Jupiter-Saturn-Moon conjunction too, so get ready to check it out!

Double Stars

Mars and the Moon are getting close this week! Once you spot those in the next couple days, we'll be on the hunt for a little bit of everything, and a lot of double stars. We're going to focus on the particular challenge that double stars can present and give you tips for figuring out what you're looking at when you look for them!

Lunar Gems

This week we are catching the Moon early in its cycle, which means we have the opportunity to spot quite a few craters. We'll be seeking out the diamond ring crater this week!

Just before our next session, the Moon will be full, so we also have some more maria to show you this week.

Perseids

It's the Perseids Meteor Shower! This week we will be passing through a cloud of dust left behind by comet Swift-Tuttle, which means we'll have the chance to see shooting stars.

We have some more Deep Sky Objects on the list for this week, which will be perfect targets to take a look for while you're out watching the meteor shower.