Past Event
Friday, October 18, 2024, 6:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.
Star Gazing
17160 Stonebridge Parkway, San Diego, 92131
Cost: Free
Join members from the San Diego Astronomy Association at the West Sycamore Staging Area to view the nighttime sky through telescopes. Rising above the mountains to the east will be the near full moon at 7:01pm. Saturn is bright and Cassiopeia is well placed to show the Owl Cluster. Catch Venus before it sets at 7:56. The “Big Dipper” of Ursa Major is “pouring." End of Stonebridge Parkway, Scripps Ranch (map) From I-15, go east on Pomerado Road and turn right on Stonebridge Parkway. The entrance to West Sycamore is at the very east end of Stonebridge Parkway. Starts at dusk. Park on the paved street and walk past the gate into the park where telescopes are set up. 32 55' 59.6"N 117 00' 01.5"W
Sunset 6:49 pm