Richmond Astronomical Society Skywatch March 17, 2006

A Skywatch is a public viewing of celestial objects through telescopes that have been brought in for the event. The one held by the Richmond Astronomical Society and the Science Museum of Virginia takes place on the lawn in front of the Science Museum on the third Friday of the month, weather (usually clouds) permitting. Members of the Society set up their telescopes for anyone who wants to look at what is visible that night. Some of the telescopes will be commercially made and some will have been hand made by the person who brought it. The time Skywatch begins varies because of the variability of sunset time, but can be roughly defined as 30 minutes after sunset, and as such should begin in March at about 7:00pm.