Monthly Astro Calendar
All times are MST from Winslow AZ
July 2025
07-02, First Quarter Moon + Lunar 'X' & 'V' @ 3:42 p.m. MST -------------------------->
07-04, Mercury greatest morning eastern elongation
07-10, Full Moon
07-17, Last Quarter Moon
07-19, Winslow Homolovi Observatory Open 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Visitor Center Presentation, Bill Wood - Deep Sky Image Processing for One-shot Color
M57, Ring Nebula (Planetary Nebula-Low Stellar Mass Nova), 1,400 Light Years Distance
M92, Globular Cluster, 150,000 stars, 26,000 Light Years Distance, Brighter than M13
Albireo, Double Star, 380 Light Years Distance, Colorful Indigo & Gold
M27, Dumbbell Nebula (Planetary Nebula-Low Stellar Mass Nova), 1,700 Light Years Distance
T Coronae Borealis, Blaze Star (Recurrent Nova), 2,700 Light Years Distance, Outburst Pending
07-24, New Moon
07-28/07-29, Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Shower Peak 25/hr
07-29/07-30, Alpha Capricornids Meteor Shower Peak 5/hr
August 2025
08-01, First Quarter Moon
08-09, Full Moon
08-11 & 12, Perseid Meteor Shower, 50-75/hr (Moon will interfere)
08-16, Winslow Homolovi Observatory Open 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Visitor Center Presentation, TBA
Telescope Targets TBD
08-16, Last Quarter Moon
08-21 Thru 08-25, LCRVAC Astro Campout, Boondocking in the Greens Peak Area, 9,200', Bortle 2
08-23, New Moon