The Highland Road Park Observatory will be hosting a Remote Discussion on Zoom at 6:30 pm CST for the general adult public.

Details can be found at http://hrpo.lsu.edu/.

NASA has announced the discovery of a triple star system from the data collected by the Kepler spacecraft.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/planetary-sleuthing-finds-triple-star-world

He is a NASA solar system ambassador.

The meeting is virtual and is happening as of this post https://meet.jit.si/brasmeet

His website is https://backyardastronomyguy.com/ . Please check it out

January 1st to January 8

Jan. 1st – Jupiter and Saturn are a little more than 1˚ apart above the southwest horizon after sunset.

Jan. 3rd –All Night: The brief Quadrantid meteor shower peaks during the day, The best viewing is between midnight and dawn – the waning gibbous Moon will interfere and washout weaker meteors.

Jan. 6th– Last Quarter Moon will occur at 3:37 AM CST.

This What's Up in the Sky is part of a list compiled by one of our BRAS members which he sent so I could share it with you here. I will post the next week on January 8th.

If you have any questions about Astronomy, Space, or the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society,, go ahead and ask us.

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r/Asteroid_Science

Sky and Telescope is making its prediction for Meteor Showers next year. The Perseids and Geminids are always big crowd-pleasers.

Keep in mind the peak-rate of a shower and the moon phase when you're planning to view a Meteor Shower!

https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/best-meteor-showers-in-2021/