International Space Station Transit? Nope! Jupiter Up Next

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I was lucky enough to have a second-within-a-month ISS transit of the moon viewable from the driveway observatory just before 3:00 am this morning. The only problem is that it wasn't going to be viewable.

Image Courtesy of Wikimedia

The sky had other plans as thunderstorms started to roll through about that time. I knew it would be a wash out the night before, but the storm made sure I was up for it anyway.

The forecast for the coming week shows a mostly clear night on Monday, followed by clear skies over the weekend. Since I'm a working stiff, the Nikon will probably go out Monday night to catch meteors. 

Jupiter reaches opposition on May 8th (cloudy forecast yet again), so it will be a good target for next weekend. 

This is My Best Image of Jupiter So Far, Taken Last Year