For persons who don't mind staying up late, May 15th will be a total lunar eclipse visible in South Carolina.  Starting at 11:30 PM, the full Moon will enter Earth's shadow and will appear darkened until 1 AM (May 16th).  Partial and total lunar eclipses happen frequently at different locations around the world but the total eclipses tend to be the more dramatic looking.  Depending on atmospheric conditions, the Moon may be quite dark in color or even reddish.

If you miss this eclipse, we will have another total lunar eclipse in March of 2025.

There are a number of websites including excellent ones from NASA that you can check for exact times and what to expect.  Hopefully we will have clear skies for the eclipse.

Thank you 

Cale Shipman

Lowcountry Stargazers

See this webpage for time information: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/2022-may-16

 Unfortunately, gathering clouds have forced us to cancel Astronomy in the Park on Wednesday, April 6.

Unfortunately, gathering clouds have forced us to yet again cancel Astronomy in the Park on Wednesday, March 23.

 Please Note the meeting at Brittlebank Park on Wednesday March 16 is CANCELED due to weather.  

Notice about the Astronomy in the Park events (at Brittlebank Park)

When weather leads us to cancel an event, we will post a cancellation notice here as soon as possible.  Overcast nights are difficult to predict, and we do not like to cancel unless we are sure we must, so watch our Facebook page. Especially on the day of the event.

We can predict when other events interfere with celestial viewing at the Park, and Home games of the Charleston Riverdogs are such events.  This year, home games will fall on Wednesday nights for these dates: 4/13, 5/4, 5/18, 5/25, 6/8, 6/22, 7/6, 7/27, 8/10, and 8/31.  If anything changes, we will be sure to announce it here and on Facebook. 

Thanks to all that support our public events.

 Please Note the meeting at Brittlebank Park on Wednesday March 9 is CANCELED due to weather.

 The January 2022 Newsletter is available.  Past issues can be found here, or follow the link on the right side of our home page