What can you expect to see at the Community Observatory this weekend? This won’t be the greatest weekend to visit the observatory. Friday looks very cloudy with high humidity. Humidity fogs up the mirrors and lenses on our scopes. Saturday looks a bit better. Another issue is that the just-passed full Super Beaver Moon will still be very bright affecting our seeing. The Moon appears exceptionally bright when it is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit, making it approximately 14% larger and up to 30% brighter than usual. It rises at sunset and sets at sunrise, and its proximity to the horizon creates an optical illusion that enhances its size and brightness. This position also increases the Moon’s gravitational pull on Earth, resulting in higher tides known as “king tides,” which can cause significant issues in coastal areas, especially during storms. The two comets should still be visible but they will not be very bright. Rumors of them beco...