crescent moon

Crescent moon sets at 7:00 PM Sky tour, star charts, Jupiter, winter constellations. $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and children ages 5-12.

Call 327-7622 or email isabela [at] stedwards [dot] edu to reserve tickets in advance to secure seating and telescopes.

The annual Orionid meteor shower will peak in the hours before dawn on Oct. 21, according to the editors of StarDate magazine, who said the shower could produce up to 20 meteors per hour.

The view should be especially good this year, as the crescent Moon will remain below the horizon, with no chance to overpower [...]