Tonight's weather

Looks good tonight!
Could be our first clear Friday night sky of July.
In the picture above, the whitespeck at the top right corner is the Moon.

METEOR SHOWER DATES

Jan 3rd & 4th - Quandrantids
Estimated Rate: 40/hr
Origin: Comets C/1490 Y1 & C/1385 U1
Radiant: Bootes

April 21st & 22nd - Lyrids
Estimated Rate: 20/hr
Origin: Comet Thatcher
Radiant: Lyra

May 5th & 6th - Eta Aquarids
Estimated Rate: 10/hr
Origin: Comet 1P/Halley (Halley’s Comet)
Radiant: Aquarius

July 28th & 29th - Southern Delta Aquarids
Estimated Rate: 20/hr
Origin: Comet 93P/Machholz
Radiant: Aquarius

August 12nd & 13rd - Perseids
Estimated Rate: 60/hr
Origin: Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle
Radiant: Perseus

Oct 8th & 9th - Draconids
Estimated Rate: 10/hr
Origin: Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner
Radiant: Orion

Oct 21st & 22nd - Orionids
Estimated Rate: 20/hr
Origin: Comet 1P/Halley (Halley’s Comet)
Radiant: Orion

Nov 5th & 6th - Taurids
Estimated Rate: 5-10/hr
Origin: Asteroid 2004 TG10, Comet 2P/Encke
Radiant: Taurus

Nov 17 & 18 - Leonids
Estimated Rate: 40/hr
Origin: Comet 55P/ Tempel-Tuttle
Radiant: Leo

Dec 13th & 14th - Geminids
Estimated Rate: 40/hr
Origin: Asteroid 3200 Phaethon
Radiant: Gemini

Dec 22nd & 23rd - Ursids
Estimated Rate: 5-10/hr
Origin: Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle
Radiant: Ursa Minor

About Us

The Observatory is open every Friday evening from 7.45pm to 10pm. Admission is free! All visitors are welcome!

The Observatory is located in Omnitheatre.
Address: 21 Jurong Town Hall Road, Singapore 609433

Driving:
Exit from Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) Exit 14 from Changi Airport towards Tuas
Exit from Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) Exit 13 from Tuas towards Changi Airport
Exit from Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) Exit 31 from Changi Airport towards Tuas near Bukit Batok Flyover
Exit from Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) Exit 31 from Tuas towards Changi Airport near Bukit Batok Flyover

MRT Train:
Alight at Jurong East Station on the East West Line and walk or transfer to Bus No. 335.

Direct public buses:
66, 178, 198, 335 (alight at Science Centre stop or Snow City stop)

SCOB - Science Centre OBservatory

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Friday, July 31, 2009

Tonight's weather

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