tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59259567726317391972024-02-06T21:17:49.135-08:00Starry Night Sky EventsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-13686984122071114132016-06-01T13:04:00.001-07:002016-06-01T13:07:31.448-07:00Sky Events June 2016<h2>
Moon Phases</h2>
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Saturday, June 4, 11:00 p.m. EDT</h3>
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New Moon</h3>
The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.<br />
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Sunday, June 12, 4:10 a.m. EDT</h3>
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First Quarter Moon</h3>
The First Quarter Moon rises around 12:30 p.m. and sets around 1:40 a.m. It dominates the evening sky.<br />
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Monday, June 20, 7:02 a.m. EDT </h3>
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Full Moon</h3>
The June Full Moon is known as the Mead Moon, Strawberry Moon, Rose Moon, or Thunder Moon. It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise; this is the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.<br />
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Monday, June 27, 2:19 p.m. EDT</h3>
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Last Quarter Moon</h3>
The Last Quarter Moon rises around 1:00 a.m. and sets around 1:30 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.<br />
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Observing Highlights</h2>
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Saturn at opposition</h3>
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Friday, June 3, 3 a.m. EDT</h3>
Saturn is directly opposite the Sun in the sky, and is visible all night long.<br />
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Mercury north of Moon</h3>
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Friday, June 3, dawn</h3>
Mercury rises just before the Sun, about a degree north of the Moon, making it easy to spot.<br />
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Mercury at greatest elongation West</h3>
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Sunday, June 5, 5:00 a.m. EDT</h3>
Mercury will be at its greatest distance from the Sun in a westward direction. This is a fair apparition for southern observers, but a poor one for northerners, as Mercury is still close to the horizon at sunrise.<br />
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Jupiter west of Moon</h3>
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Saturday, June 11, sunset</h3>
Jupiter will be just west of the waxing crescent Moon at sunset.<br />
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Solstice</h3>
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Monday, June 20, 6:34 p.m. EDT</h3>
The Sun reaches its farthest declination north, marking midsummer in the Northern Hemisphere and midwinter in the South.<br />
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Planets</h2>
<b>Mercury</b> will be visible low on the eastern horizon just before sunrise early in the month, reaching maximum elongation on June 5.<br />
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<b>Venus</b> is too close to the Sun to be observed.<br />
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<b>Mars</b> was in opposition to the Sun on May 22, and closest to Earth on May 30, so continues to dominate the evening sky in Libra. Saturn is nearby in Ophiuchus.<br />
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<b>Jupiter</b> is well placed in the evening sky in Leo. It sets after midnight.<br />
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<b>Saturn</b> is in opposition on June 3 in Ophiuchus. Being directly opposite the Sun, it is visible all night. The rings are spread wide, making it a beautiful sight in any telescope.<br />
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<b>Uranus</b>, in Pisces, rises around 2:30 a.m., and is visible the rest of the night.<br />
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<b>Neptune</b>, in Aquarius, rises around 1 a.m., and is visible the rest of the night.<br />
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<i>Geoff Gaherty<br />Starry Night Software Support<br />All graphics © 2016 Starry Night Software</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-10943601439333319262016-05-01T11:00:00.000-07:002016-05-01T11:03:12.446-07:00Sky Events May 2016<br />
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Moon Phases</h2>
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Friday, May 6, 3:30 p.m. EDT</h4>
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New Moon</h4>
The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.<br />
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Friday, May 13, 1:02 p.m. EDT</h4>
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First Quarter Moon</h4>
The First Quarter Moon rises around 12:30 p.m. and sets around 2:30 a.m. It dominates the evening sky.<br />
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Saturday, May 21, 5:14 p.m. EDT </h4>
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<b>Full Moon</b></span></b></h4>
The May Full Moon is known as the Milk Moon, Flower Moon, or Corn Planting Moon. It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise; this is the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.<br />
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Sunday, May 29, 8:12 a.m. EDT</h4>
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<b>Last Quarter Moon</b></span></b></h4>
The Last Quarter Moon rises around 1:45 a.m. and sets around 1:15 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.<br />
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Observing Highlights</h2>
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Double shadow transit on Jupiter</h4>
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Saturday, May 7, 12:39–1:42 a.m. EDT</h4>
Shadows of Io and Callisto cross Jupiter simultaneously. The Sun is behind us to the right, and Io is much closer to Jupiter than Callisto, so that its shadow is much closer to the moon casting it.<br />
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Transit of Mercury</h4>
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Monday, May 9, 7:12 a.m.–2:42 p.m. EDT</h4>
For 7 1/2 hours, Mercury will be visible crossing the face of the Sun. A telescope with proper solar protection and magnifying at least 60 times is needed to see Mercury’s tiny disk.<br />
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Jupiter 2 degrees north of Moon</h4>
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Sunday, May 15, 2 a.m. local time</h4>
The waxing gibbous Moon will pass just south of Jupiter.<br />
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Mars at opposition</h4>
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Sunday, May 22, 7 a.m. EDT</h4>
Mars is directly opposite the Sun in the sky, and is visible all night long.<br />
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Mars closest to Earth</h4>
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Monday, May 30, 6 p.m. EDT</h4>
Because of Mars’ elliptical obit, it is actually closest to Earth 8 days past opposition. This is the closest Mars has been to Earth since 2005.<br />
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Planets</h2>
<b>Mercury</b> transits in front of the Sun on May 9. It will be well placed in the morning sky for observers in the Southern Hemisphere after May 19.<br />
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<b>Venus</b> is too close to the Sun to be observed.<br />
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<b>Mars</b> is in opposition to the Sun on May 22, and closest to Earth on May 30. This is generally a good apparition, but Mars is low in the southern sky for northern observers. It is visible all night in Scorpius.<br />
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<b>Jupiter</b> is well placed in the evening sky in Leo. It sets around 3 a.m.<br />
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<b>Saturn</b> is well placed in Ophiuchus, rising in late evening. Its rings are now spread widely, making it a beautiful sight in a small telescope.<br />
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<b>Uranus</b> is low in the eastern sky in Pisces, rising just before the Sun.<br />
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<b>Neptune</b> is in the eastern morning sky in Aquarius.<br />
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<i>Geoff Gaherty<br />Starry Night Software Support<br />All graphics © 2016 Starry Night Software</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-71904376204608134652016-04-01T09:07:00.000-07:002016-04-01T09:07:00.466-07:00Sky Events April 2016<h4>
Moon Phases</h4>
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Thursday, April 7, 7:24 a.m. EDT</h2>
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New Moon</h2>
The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.<br />
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Wednesday, April 13, 11:59 p.m. EDT</h2>
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First Quarter Moon</h2>
The First Quarter Moon rises around 11:45 a.m. and sets around 2:45 a.m. It dominates the evening sky.<br />
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Friday, April 22, 1:24 a.m. EDT </h2>
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Full Moon</h2>
The April Full Moon is known as the Seed Moon, Pink Moon, Sprouting Grass Moon, Egg Moon, or Fish Moon. It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise; this is the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.<br />
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Friday, April 29, 11:29 p.m. EDT</h2>
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Last Quarter Moon</h2>
The Last Quarter Moon rises around 2:30 a.m. and sets around 1:15 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.<br />
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Observing Highlights</h4>
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Double shadow transit on Jupiter</h2>
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Tuesday, April 5, 5:37–6:19 a.m. EDT</h2>
Shadows of Io and Europa cross Jupiter simultaneously.<br />
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Aldebaran 0.3 degrees south of Moon</h2>
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Sunday, April 10, 6 p.m. EDT</h2>
The Moon will occult Aldebaran as seen from Hawaii, northern Mexico, USA, and southern Canada.<br />
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Jupiter 2 degrees north of Moon</h2>
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Monday, April 18, 1 a.m. EDT</h2>
The waxing gibbous Moon will pass just south of Jupiter.<br />
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Mercury at greatest elongation East</h2>
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Monday, April 18, 10 a.m. EDT</h2>
This is the best evening apparition of Mercury for 2016 for observers in the Northern Hemisphere.<br />
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Moon, Saturn, Mars, and Antares in group</h2>
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Monday, April 25, past midnight</h2>
These four bright objects will rise as a group in the East just after midnight on April 24/25.<br />
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Juno at opposition</h2>
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Tuesday, April 26, 11:00 p.m. EDT</h2>
The asteroid Juno is exactly opposite the Sun in the sky, and is visible all night. It is magnitude 10.0 in the eastern part of the constellation Virgo.<br />
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Planets</h4>
<b>Mercury</b> is well placed all month in the evening sky, the best apparition of the year for observers in the Northern Hemisphere.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Venus</b> is moving behind the Sun, and will be hard to spot before sunrise.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Mars</b> rises around midnight, moving from Scorpius to Ophiuchus on the 3rd. It reverses direction on the 16th and moves back into Scorpius on the 30th. Its disk grows from 12 to 16 arc seconds during the month, as it moves towards opposition on May 22. Observers with good telescopes should be able to see some of the dark markings on Mars’ surface this month.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Jupiter</b> was at opposition on March 8, so is still visible most of the night, setting around 5 a.m.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Saturn</b> is well placed in Ophiuchus, rising around midnight. Its rings are now spread widely, making it a beautiful sight in a small telescope.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Uranus</b> is too close to the Sun to be observed this month.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Neptune</b> is also too close to the Sun to be observed.<br />
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<br /><br /><i>Geoff Gaherty<br />Starry Night Software Support<br />All graphics © 2016 Starry Night Software</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-9078861651612104962016-03-03T06:04:00.000-08:002016-03-03T06:16:56.090-08:00Sky Events March 2016<h4>
Moon Phases</h4>
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Tuesday, March 1, 6:11 p.m. EST</h2>
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Last Quarter Moon</h2>
The Last Quarter Moon rises around 12:45 a.m. and sets around 11 a.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky. This is the first of two Last Quarter Moons this month.<br />
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Tuesday, March 8, 8:54 p.m. EST</h2>
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New Moon</h2>
The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.<br />
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Tuesday, March 15, 1:03 p.m. EDT</h2>
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First Quarter Moon</h2>
The First Quarter Moon rises around noon and sets around 3:15 a.m. It dominates the evening sky.<br />
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Wednesday, March 23, 8:01 a.m. EDT </h2>
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Full Moon</h2>
The March Full Moon is known as the Worm Moon, Crow Moon, Sap Moon, or Lenten Moon. It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise; this is the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.<br />
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Thursday, March 31, 11:17 a.m. EDT</h2>
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Last Quarter Moon</h2>
The Last Quarter Moon rises around 2:15 a.m. and sets around 12:15 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky. This is the second of two Last Quarter Moons this month.<br />
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Observing Highlights</h4>
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Venus and the Moon</h2>
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Monday, March 7, 6:00 a.m. EST</h2>
Venus and the moon rise around 6 a.m., about 45 minutes before sunrise, less than 3 degrees apart.<br />
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Double shadow transit on Jupiter</h2>
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Monday, March 7, 7:28–8:58 p.m. EST</h2>
Shadows of Io and Europa cross Jupiter simultaneously. Because this is only 10 hours before opposition, the moons almost overlap their shadows.<br />
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Jupiter at opposition</h2>
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Tuesday, March 8, 6:00 a.m. EST</h2>
Jupiter is exactly opposite the Sun in the sky, and is visible all night.<br />
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Total eclipse of the Sun</h2>
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Wednesday, March 9</h2>
The path of totality crosses the islands of Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, and Halmahera in Indonesia, before heading to across the Pacific Ocean. It is seen here from Palembang on Sumatra. Partial phases of the eclipse will be visible in Southeast Asia, China, Japan, Papua-New Guinea, all of Australia except the southeast, Alaska, and Hawaii.<br />
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Double shadow transit on Jupiter</h2>
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Monday, March 14, 10:22–11:34 p.m. EDT</h2>
Shadows of Io and Europa cross Jupiter simultaneously.<br />
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Equinox</h2>
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Sunday, March 20, 12:30 a.m. EDT</h2>
The Sun crosses the celestial equator traveling north, marking the vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere. Days and nights are of equal length. The Sun rises due east and sets due west.<br />
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Jupiter 2 degrees north of Moon</h2>
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Monday/Tuesday, March 21/22, 12 midnight EDT</h2>
There is a close conjunction between the planet Jupiter and the Moon right at midnight.<br />
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Double shadow transit on Jupiter</h2>
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Tuesday, March 22, 12:23–2:31 a.m. EDT</h2>
Shadows of Io and Europa cross Jupiter simultaneously.<br />
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Penumbral eclipse of the Moon</h2>
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Wednesday, March 23, 6:47 a.m. HADT</h2>
The Moon will dip briefly into the Earth’s faint penumbral shadow, best seen from the Pacific Ocean and surrounding territories. Here seen from Honolulu, Hawaii.<br />
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Double shadow transit on Jupiter</h2>
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Wednesday, March 23, 7:47–8:59 p.m. EDT</h2>
Shadows of Io and Ganymede cross Jupiter simultaneously. Europa is in occultation behind Jupiter and won’t reappear from Jupiter’s shadow until 9:46 p.m. EDT. Thus from 6:22 p.m. until 9:46 p.m. Io and Ganymede will be in front of Jupiter and Europa will be behind Jupiter or in its shadow, leaving Callisto as the only moon visible in small telescopes.<br />
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Double shadow transit on Jupiter</h2>
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Tuesday, March 29, 3:00–4:25 a.m. EDT</h2>
Shadows of Io and Europa cross Jupiter simultaneously.<br />
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Planets</h4>
<b>Mercury</b> is well placed low in the morning sky at dawn for the first half of the month. This apparition is more favorable for observers in the Southern Hemisphere because of the angle the ecliptic makes with the horizon.<br />
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<b>Venus</b> continues to shine brightly at dawn all month, but is dropping towards the Sun.<br />
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<b>Mars</b>, in the morning sky, moves from Libra to Scorpius on the 13th. Its disk grows from 9 to 11 arc seconds during the month, as it moves towards opposition on May 22. Observers with good telescopes should be able to see some of the dark markings on Mars’ surface this month.<br />
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<b>Jupiter</b> is at opposition on March 8, so is visible all night. There are a number of interesting double shadow crossings by Jupiter’s inner three moons.<br />
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<b>Saturn</b> is well placed in Ophiuchus, rising near midnight. Its rings are now spread widely, making it a beautiful sight in a small telescope.<br />
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<b>Uranus</b> is too close to the Sun to be observed this month.<br />
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<b>Neptune</b> is also too close to the Sun to be observed all month.<br />
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<i>Geoff Gaherty<br />Starry Night Software Support<br />All graphics © 2016 Starry Night Software</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-62232932963323182412016-01-31T12:59:00.001-08:002016-01-31T12:59:47.548-08:00Sky Events February 2016<br />
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Moon Phases</h4>
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Monday, February 8, 9:39 a.m. EST</h2>
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New Moon</h2>
The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.<br />
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Monday, February 15, 2:46 a.m. EST</h2>
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First Quarter Moon</h2>
The First Quarter Moon rises around 10:45 a.m. and sets around 1:15 a.m. It dominates the evening sky.<br />
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Monday, February 22, 1:20 p.m. EST </h2>
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Full Moon</h2>
The February Full Moon is known as the Snow Moon or Hunger Moon. It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise; this is the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.<br />
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<br /><br />Note that there is no Last Quarter Moon in February in North America, the previous one occurring on January 31 at 10 28 p.m. EST, and the next one occurring on March 1 at 6:11 p.m. EST. This is because, even though there are 29 days in February this leap year, the synodic lunar month (New Moon to New Moon) is 29.53 days long.<br />
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Observing Highlights</h4>
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Mercury, Venus, and the Moon</h2>
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Saturday, February 6, dawn</h2>
A slender crescent Moon will be framed by the planets Mercury and Venus at dawn this morning.<br />
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Mercury at greatest elongation west</h2>
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Sunday, February 7, dawn</h2>
Mercury will be at its farthest from the Sun. Because of the angle the ecliptic makes with the horizon, this will be more favorable in the Southern Hemisphere, seen here half an hour before sunrise in Melbourne, Australia.<br />
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Aldebaran occulted by Moon</h2>
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Monday, February 15, evening</h2>
The first quarter Moon will occult the bright red star Aldebaran against the backdrop of the Hyades star cluster, as seen from Hawaii, Japan, southern China, and southeast Asia.<br />
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Jupiter and the Moon</h2>
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Tuesday, February 23, 11 p.m. EST</h2>
The Moon and Jupiter will rise close together in the southeastern sky.<br />
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Zodiacal Light</h2>
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Wednesday, February 24–Wednesday March 9, evening</h2>
The faint glow of the zodiacal light will be visible for the next two weeks in the western sky after the end of evening twilight. It is a faint cone of light following the ecliptic, the green line shown here, quite distinct from the faint glow of the Milky Way to the Northwest.<br />
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Double shadow transit on Jupiter</h2>
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Friday, February 26, 4:37–5:03 a.m. EST</h2>
Jupiter’s moons Io and Europa will chase their shadows across the face of Jupiter. The Great Red Spot will also be well placed for observation.<br />
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Planets</h4>
All five naked eye planets will be arrayed across the morning sky for most of the month.<br /><br /><b>Mercury</b> is well placed low in the eastern sky at dawn for most of the month. It will be at greatest elongation west of the Sun on February 7. This apparition is more favorable for observers in the Southern Hemisphere because of the angle the ecliptic makes with the horizon.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Venus</b> continues to shine brightly at dawn all month, but is dropping towards the Sun. It will be close to Mercury on the 13th.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Mars</b>, in the morning sky, will be in Libra all month. Its tiny disk grows from 7 to 9 arc seconds during the month, as it moves towards opposition on May 22. Observers with good telescopes should begin to see some of the dark markings on Mars’ surface this month.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Jupiter</b> is now rising around 9 p.m. and shines brightly in Leo the rest of the night.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Saturn</b> is well placed in Ophiuchus in the morning sky. Its rings are now spread widely, making it a beautiful sight in a small telescope.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Uranus</b> sets in the west in mid-evening.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Neptune</b> is in conjunction with the Sun on 28th, making it too close to the Sun to be observed all month.<br />
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<br /><br /><i>Geoff Gaherty<br />Starry Night Software Support<br />All graphics © 2016 Starry Night Software</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-31667402002887895462015-12-01T07:12:00.004-08:002015-12-01T07:12:43.007-08:00Sky Events December 2015<h4>
Moon Phases</h4>
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Thursday, December 3, 2:40 p.m. EST</h2>
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Last Quarter Moon</h2>
The Last Quarter Moon rises around 11:45 p.m. and sets around 1 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.<br />
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Friday, December 11, 5:29 a.m. EST</h2>
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New Moon</h2>
The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.<br />
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Friday, December 18, 10:14 a.m. EST</h2>
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First Quarter Moon</h2>
The First Quarter Moon rises around 12:30 p.m. and sets around 1 a.m. It dominates the evening sky.<br />
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Friday, December 25, 6:11 a.m. EST </h2>
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Full Moon</h2>
The December Full Moon is known as the Oak Moon, Cold Moon or Long Nights Moon. It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise; this is the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.<br />
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Observing Highlights</h4>
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Jupiter and the Moon</h2>
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Friday, December 4, dawn</h2>
Jupiter will be 2 degrees north of the Moon.<br />
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Venus and the Moon</h2>
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Monday, December 7, morning</h2>
Venus will about a degree away from the Moon at dawn. The Moon will move to occult Venus over most of North America around noon EST, a good opportunity to locate Venus in the daytime sky.<br />
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Geminid meteors</h2>
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Monday–Tuesday, December 14–15, midnight to dawn</h2>
The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most reliable in the year, peaks near midday on December 14, so the best times to observe will be between midnight and dawn on the mornings of the 14th and 15th.<br />
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Solstice</h2>
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Monday, December 21, 11:48 p.m.</h2>
The Sun reaches its southernmost declination for the year, resulting in the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and the longest day of the year in the southern hemisphere.<br />
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Mercury at greatest eastern elongation</h2>
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Tuesday, December 29, dusk</h2>
Mercury will be well placed for observation in the western sky about half an hour after sunset.<br />
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Jupiter and the Moon</h2>
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Wednesday, December 30, before midnight</h2>
Jupiter and the Moon are close in the sky, and rise together just before midnight.<br />
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Planets</h4>
<b>Mercury</b> is well placed low in the western sky at the end of the month.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Venus</b> continues to shine brightly at dawn all month, but is dropping towards the Sun.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Mars</b>, in the morning sky, moves eastward in Virgo all month.<br />
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<br /><b>Jupiter</b> shines brightly in Leo rising around midnight.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Saturn</b> is too close to the Sun to be observed all month.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Uranus</b> is well placed in Pisces in the evening sky all month.<br />
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<b>Neptune</b> sets in the late evening in the constellation Aquarius.<br />
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<br /><br /><i>Geoff Gaherty<br />Starry Night Software Support<br />All graphics © 2015 Starry Night Software</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-40744075043497903532015-11-01T12:30:00.003-08:002015-11-01T12:35:27.467-08:00Sky Events November 2015<h4>
Moon Phases</h4>
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Tuesday, November 3, 7:24 a.m. EST</h2>
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Last Quarter Moon</h2>
The Last Quarter Moon rises around 11 p.m. and sets around 1 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.<br />
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Wednesday, November 11, 12:47 p.m. EST</h2>
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New Moon</h2>
The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.<br />
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Thursday, November 19, 1:27 a.m. EST</h2>
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First Quarter Moon</h2>
The First Quarter Moon rises around 12:30 p.m. and sets around 11:30 p.m. It dominates the evening sky.<br />
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Wednesday, November 25, 5:44 p.m. EST </h2>
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Full Moon</h2>
The November Full Moon is known as the Beaver Moon or Frosty Moon. It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise; this is the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.<br />
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Observing Highlights</h3>
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Venus and Mars</h2>
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Tuesday, November 3, dawn</h2>
Venus and Mars are less than a degree apart, with Jupiter nearby. Venus is by far the brightest of the three, with Mars a tiny red dot just above brilliant white Venus.<br />
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Jupiter and the Moon</h2>
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Friday, November 6, dawn</h2>
Jupiter will be 2 degrees north of the Moon, with Mars and Venus nearby.<br />
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Venus and the Moon</h2>
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Saturday, November 7, dawn</h2>
Venus will be 1.2 degrees north of the Moon, with Mars and Jupiter nearby.<br />
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Leonid meteors</h2>
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Wednesday, November 18, midnight to dawn</h2>
Although not predicted to be active this year, this shower has often performed well in the past, and is worth a look.<br />
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Occultation of Aldebaran</h2>
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Thursday, November 26, before sunrise</h2>
For observers in Canada and the northern USA, the Moon will pass in front of the bright red giant star Aldebaran in Taurus. The exact times of disappearance and reappearance will vary depending on your location. A program like Starry Night will give you the exact times for your location.<br />
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Planets</h4>
<b>Mercury</b> is too close to the Sun to be observed this month.<br />
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<b>Venus</b> continues to shine brightly at dawn all month.<br />
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<b>Mars</b>, in the morning sky, moves from Leo into Virgo on November 1, and continues to move eastward in Virgo for the rest of the month. It starts the month close to Jupiter, and ends it halfway between Jupiter and Venus.<br />
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<b>Jupiter</b> shines brightly in Leo in the eastern pre-dawn sky all month.<br />
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<b>Saturn</b> is too close to the Sun to be observed all month.<br />
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<b>Uranus</b> is well placed in Pisces in the evening sky all month.<br />
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<b>Neptune</b> is well placed in the evening sky all month in the constellation Aquarius.<br />
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<i>Geoff Gaherty</i><br />
<i>Starry Night Software Support</i><br />
<i>All graphics © 2015 Starry Night Software</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-48482964923751307142015-10-02T10:03:00.001-07:002015-10-02T10:03:45.358-07:00Sky Events October 2015<h4>
Moon Phases</h4>
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Sunday, October 4, 5:06 p.m. EDT</h2>
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Last Quarter Moon</h2>
The Last Quarter Moon rises around 11:15 p.m. and sets around 2:30 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.<br />
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Monday, October 12, 8:06 p.m. EDT</h2>
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New Moon</h2>
The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.<br />
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Tuesday, October 20, 4:31 p.m. EDT</h2>
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First Quarter Moon</h2>
The First Quarter Moon rises around 2:15 p.m. and sets around 12:30 a.m. It dominates the evening sky.<br />
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Tuesday, October 27, 8:05 a.m. EDT </h2>
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Full Moon</h2>
The October Full Moon is known as the Hunter's Moon or Blood or Sanguine Moon. It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise; this is the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.<br />
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Observing Highlights</h4>
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Moon near Aldebaran</h2>
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Friday, October 2, 9 a.m. EDT</h2>
The waning gibbous Moon will occult Aldebaran as seen from Micronesia, Japan, and North America. This occultation will be in daylight in eastern North America, but Aldebaran should be visible in a telescope.<br />
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Moon near Venus</h2>
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Thursday, October 8, 5 p.m. EDT</h2>
The Moon will occult Venus as seen from Australia, New Zealand, and Melanesia. Best seen in North America around dawn on October 8.<br />
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<br />Best seen in Australia and New Zealand at dawn on October 9.<br />
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Moon near Mercury</h2>
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Sunday, October 11, sunrise</h2>
The Moon will occult Mercury as seen from southern South America. Best viewed in North America half an hour before sunrise.<br />
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Zodiacal light</h2>
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Monday, October 12–Thursday, October 24, before dawn</h2>
The best time in the year to see the dim glow of the zodiacal light in the pre-dawn eastern sky, the light reflected from millions of interplanetary particles. It lies along the ecliptic (shown in green). Don’t confuse it with the Milky Way, further south.<br />
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Opposition of Uranus</h2>
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Sunday, October 12, midnight EDT</h2>
Find Uranus at opposition by following the chain of stars in Pisces to a spot half way between Zeta and Epsilon Piscium, and a little to the south.<br />
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Mercury at greatest elongation west</h2>
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Thursday, October 15, 11 p.m. EDT</h2>
Mercury will be 18 degrees west of the Sun, best seen at dawn in the southern hemisphere.<br />
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Mars near Jupiter</h2>
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Sunday, October 18, before dawn</h2>
Jupiter and Mars will be close enough to fit in the same field of a telescope.<br />
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Double shadow transit on Jupiter</h2>
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Sunday, October 18, 6:42–8:08 a.m. EDT</h2>
The shadow of Io chases Ganymede’s shadow across Jupiter’s face.<br />
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Double shadow transit on Jupiter</h2>
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Sunday, October 25, 8:36–10:53 a.m. EDT</h2>
Shadows of Io and Ganymede enter Jupiter’s disk simultaneously, but Io’s shadow completes the transit by 10:53 while Ganymede’s takes over an hour longer. Best viewed in western North America.<br />
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Venus at greatest elongation west</h2>
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Monday, October 26, 3 a.m. EDT</h2>
Venus will be 46 degrees west of the Sun.<br />
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Venus near Jupiter</h2>
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Monday, October 26, 4 a.m. EDT</h2>
Venus will pass close to Jupiter.<br />
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Moon near Uranus</h2>
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Monday, October 26, 6 a.m. EDT</h2>
The Moon will occult Uranus as seen from New Zealand and French Polynesia. Here as seen from Auckland.<br />
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Moon at perigee</h2>
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Monday, October 26, 9 a.m. EDT</h2>
The Moon will be at its closest to the Earth this month. Expect high tides for the next four days.<br />
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Moon near Aldebaran</h2>
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Thursday, October 29, 8:30 p.m. local time</h2>
The Moon again passes close to Aldebaran.<br />
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Planets</h4>
<b>Mercury </b>is well placed in the morning twilight for the most of the month. This apparition is more favorable for observers in the Southern Hemisphere.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Venus</b> is reaches its greatest western elongation from the Sun on the 26th.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Mars</b> is low in the morning sky, moving eastward through Leo.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Jupiter</b> shines brightly eastern pre-dawn sky all month. It passes close to Mars on the 17th and Venus on the 26th.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Saturn</b> is low in the southwest evening twilight sky, and sets soon after. It moves from Libra into Scorpius on the 16th.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Uranus</b> is in opposition on the 12th in Pisces, and is visible all night. Its closeness to the Moon on October 26 will be a good opportunity to observe it.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Neptune</b> is visible most of the night in the constellation Aquarius.<br />
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<br /><br /><i>Geoff Gaherty<br />Starry Night Software Support<br />All graphics © 2015 Starry Night Software</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-80803506582463307482015-09-02T04:58:00.002-07:002015-09-02T04:58:57.973-07:00Sky Events September 2015<h4>
Moon Phases</h4>
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Saturday, September 5, 5:54 a.m. EDT</h2>
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Last Quarter Moon</h2>
The Last Quarter Moon rises around 11:30 p.m. and sets around 3 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.<br />
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Sunday, September 13, 2:41 a.m. EDT</h2>
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New Moon</h2>
The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.<br />
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Monday, September 21, 4:59 a.m. EDT</h2>
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First Quarter Moon</h2>
The First Quarter Moon rises around 1:30 p.m. and sets around midnight. It dominates the evening sky.<br />
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Sunday, September 27, 10:51 p.m. EDT </h2>
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Full Moon</h2>
The September Full Moon is known as the Harvest Moon or Full Corn Moon. It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise; this is the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.<br />
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Observing Highlights</h4>
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Neptune at opposition</h2>
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Tuesday, September 1, midnight</h2>
Neptune will be directly opposite the Sun in the sky, and visible all night. It is located in Aquarius but is too faint to be seen with the unaided eye. Use binoculars and a star chart from Starry Night.<br />
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Mercury at greatest elongation east</h2>
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Thursday and Friday, September 3 and 4, dusk</h2>
Mercury will be well placed in the evening sky for observers in the southern hemisphere, less so for observers in the north.<br />
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Aldebaran and the Moon</h2>
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Friday/Saturday, September 4/5, near midnight EDT</h2>
Observers on the eastern part of North America with low eastern horizons may be able to see the Moon occult the first magnitude star Aldebaran just after moonrise (around midnight, but check for local times). Observers in Europe will see it just before sunrise on the 5th.<br />
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Zodiacal light</h2>
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Friday, September 11–Thursday, September 24, before dawn</h2>
The best time in the year to see the dim glow of the zodiacal light in the pre-dawn eastern sky, the light reflected from millions of interplanetary particles. It lies along the ecliptic (shown in green).<br />
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Partial solar eclipse</h2>
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Sunday, September 13</h2>
This eclipse will be visible from southern Africa, Antarctica, and the oceans in between. Seen here is the maximum eclipse in Cape Town, South Africa.<br />
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Equinox</h2>
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Wednesday, September 23, 4:21 a.m. EDT</h2>
The Sun crosses the celestial equator moving southward, causing the days to grow shorter in the northern hemisphere and longer in the southern hemisphere.<br />
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Lunar trio</h2>
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Sunday, September 27, evening</h2>
There will be a triple treat for observers in eastern North America as sun, Earth, and moon align: a <b>total lunar eclipse</b>, <b>the moon at its closest</b>, and a <b>full moon</b>, all in one evening. At 8:12 p.m. EDT, the lunar eclipse will begin with the first faint Earth shadow creeping onto the moon. At 9:48, the moon reaches an extreme perigee, the closest it will get to Earth in all of 2015: 221,753 miles (356,877 km). Total phase of the eclipse will begin at 10:11 p.m. and mid eclipse will be at 10:47. At 10:51 it will be the instant of full moon, the largest full moon in 2015. At 11:23, the total phase of the eclipse will end, and at 1:23 a.m. the last of the Earth’s shadow will leave the moon. In western North America, the moon will already be in eclipse when the moon rises. Observers in South America, Europe, and Africa will also see most of this eclipse. The illustration shows the moon just entering the umbral shadow of Earth at 9:12 p.m. EDT.<br />
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Vesta at opposition</h2>
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Monday, September 28, 11 p.m. EDT</h2>
The brightest asteroid Vesta will be directly opposite the Sun and visible all night in Cetus. At magnitude 6.2, it will be right at the limit of naked-eye visibility, but easily spotted with binoculars.<br />
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Planets</h4>
<b>Mercury</b> is well placed in the evening twilight for the first half of the month. This apparition is more favorable for observers in the Southern Hemisphere.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Venus</b> is now a bright object in the pre-dawn sky, reaching maximum brightness of magnitude –4.8 on the 21st.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Mars</b> is low in the eastern twilight, moving eastward through Cancer into Leo.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Jupiter</b> reappears in the eastern pre-dawn sky in the middle of the month.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Saturn</b> is low in the southwest mid-evening sky, and sets in late evening.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Uranus</b> rises in mid-evening in Pisces, nearing opposition on October 12.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Neptune</b> is in opposition on the 1st, visible all night in the constellation Aquarius.<br />
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<br /><br /><i>Geoff Gaherty<br />Starry Night Software Support<br />All graphics © 2015 Starry Night Software</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-87023981363156186852015-08-01T07:11:00.001-07:002015-08-01T07:11:33.228-07:00Sky Events August 2015<h4>
Moon Phases</h4>
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Thursday, August 6, 10:03 p.m. EDT</h2>
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Last Quarter Moon</h2>
The Last Quarter Moon rises around midnight and sets around 3 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.<br />
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Friday, August 14, 10:53 a.m. EDT</h2>
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New Moon</h2>
The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.<br />
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Saturday, August 22, 3:31 p.m. EDT</h2>
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First Quarter Moon</h2>
The First Quarter Moon rises around noon and sets around midnight. It dominates the evening sky.<br />
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Saturday, August 29, 2:35 p.m. EDT </h2>
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Full Moon</h2>
The August Full Moon is known as the Corn Moon, Sturgeon Moon, Red Moon, Green Corn Moon, or Grain Moon. It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise; this is the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.<br />
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Observing Highlights</h4>
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Uranus and the Moon</h2>
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Wednesday/Thursday, August 5/6, dawn</h2>
The Moon will be close to Uranus just before sunrise. In southern South America, the Falkland Islands, and parts of Antarctica, the Moon will actually occult Uranus.<br />
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Mercury and Jupiter within 0.6 degrees</h2>
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Thursday, August 6, dusk</h2>
Mercury and Jupiter will pass really close to each other, appearing within the same telescope field.<br />
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Mercury, Jupiter and Regulus within 1 degree</h2>
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Friday, August 7, dusk</h2>
These three bright objects will form a tight triangular pattern low in the western sky after sunset.<br />
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Aldebaran and the Moon</h2>
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Saturday, August 8, early morning</h2>
The waning crescent moon will pass close to the bright red star Aldebaran low in morning twilight. The Moon will occult Aldebaran as seen from the Middle East, eastern Europe, northwestern Asia, Scandinavia, Russia, Alaska, and northwestern Canada.<br />
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Jupiter and Regulus within 0.5 degrees</h2>
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Monday, August 10, dusk</h2>
Jupiter will pass just north of the bright star Regulus in the constellation Leo.<br />
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Perseid meteor shower peaks</h2>
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Thursday, August 13, 2 a.m.</h2>
The Perseid meteor shower is always the most reliable in the year, and this year benefits from having the moon out of the sky for most of the night. Although Perseid meteors can be seen at any time of night, there are always more meteors after midnight because then the Earth is heading directly into the shower. Although they appear to radiate from a point in the constellation Perseus in the northeastern sky, they can be seen anywhere in the sky.<br />
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Mars in the Beehive</h2>
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Thursday, August 20, before dawn</h2>
Mars, just past conjunction with the sun, passes in front of the Beehive Cluster, Messier 44.<br />
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Moon close to perigee</h2>
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Saturday, August 29, 8 p.m. local time</h2>
The moon will be closest to the Earth at 11 a.m. on August 30, 222,631 miles or 358,290 km. distant. The moon will be below the horizon at that time for observers in North America. The best time to observe this “supermoon” will be just after it rises on Saturday night, August 29. Those living near the ocean should expect higher tides than normal for the next few days.<br />
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Planets</h4>
<b>Mercury</b> is visible low in the western sky after sunset for most of the month, This apparition is more favorable for observers in the Southern Hemisphere.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Venus</b> moves from the evening to the morning sky on the 15th, but will be hard to observe for northern observers because of its closeness to the sun. Southern observers will have an easier time, and on the 15th may actually be able to observe Venus as a morning star in the east and an evening star in the west.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Mars</b> reappears in dawn twilight after its conjunction with the sun on June 14.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Jupiter</b> is too close to the sun to observe this month.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Saturn</b> is well placed in Libra in the evening sky.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Uranus</b> rises in the late evening in Pisces.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Neptune</b> rises in the mid-evening in the constellation Aquarius.<br />
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<br /><br /><i>Geoff Gaherty<br />Starry Night Software Support<br />All graphics © 2015 Starry Night Software</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-72845862027343951062015-07-02T06:37:00.000-07:002015-07-02T06:37:28.305-07:00Sky Events July 2015<br />
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Moon Phases</h4>
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Wednesday, July 1, 10:20 p.m. EDT </h2>
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Full Moon</h2>
The Full Moon of July is known as the “Hay Moon,” “Buck Moon,” or “Thunder Moon.” It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise; this is the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky. This is the first of two Full Moons this month.<br />
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Wednesday, July 8, 4:24 p.m. EDT</h2>
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Last Quarter Moon</h2>
The Last Quarter Moon rises around 1:30 a.m. and sets around 1:30 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.<br />
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Wednesday, July 15, 9:24 p.m. EDT</h2>
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New Moon</h2>
The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.<br />
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Friday, July 24, 12:04 a.m. EDT</h2>
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First Quarter Moon</h2>
The First Quarter Moon rises around 1:15 p.m. and sets around 12:30 a.m. It dominates the evening sky.<br />
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Friday, July 31, 6:43 a.m. EDT </h2>
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Full Moon</h2>
This is the second Full Moon in July, what is sometimes called a “Blue Moon.” It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise; this is the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.<br />
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Observing Highlights</h4>
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Venus and Jupiter within 0.3 degrees</h2>
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Wednesday, July 1, dusk</h2>
Venus and Jupiter will pass really close to each other, appearing within the same telescope field. Both will be 32 arc seconds in diameter, but Jupiter is much further away from both the Earth and the sun, so will be much fainter than Venus.<br />
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Uranus and the Moon</h2>
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Wednesday/Thursday, July 8/9, dawn</h2>
The Moon will be close to Uranus just before sunrise. In the lands surrounding the Indian Ocean, the Moon will actually occult Uranus.<br />
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Venus at greatest brilliancy</h2>
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Thursday, July 9, dusk</h2>
Venus reaches its greatest brilliancy at magnitude –4.7.<br />
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Aldebaran and the Moon</h2>
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Sunday, July 12, sunrise</h2>
The waning crescent moon will pass close to the bright red star Aldebaran low in morning twilight. The Moon will occult Aldebaran as seen from eastern Russia, northern Japan, Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland, and Iceland.<br />
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Venus and the Moon</h2>
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Saturday, July 18, dusk</h2>
The Moon will be close to Venus just after sunset. Venus will appear in binoculars as a tiny crescent just north of the crescent moon. The moon will occult Venus as seen from New Guinea, northeastern Australia, Melanesia, and French Polynesia.<br />
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Ceres at opposition</h2>
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Saturday, July 25, 4 a.m. EDT</h2>
Ceres, the largest asteroid or smallest dwarf planet, will be in opposition to the Sun. At magnitude 7.5, it will be located right on the border between Sagittarius and Microscopium, just south of Capricornus.<br />
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Planets</h4>
<br /><b>Mercury</b> is well placed in the eastern sky at dawn for the first half of the month for observers in the Southern Hemisphere.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Venus</b> shines high in the western sky after sunset, reaching its greatest brilliancy from the sun on July 9.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Mars</b> is too close to the Sun to be visible.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Jupiter</b> is low in the western evening sky all month, close to Venus on the 1st and 31st of the month.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Saturn</b> is well placed in Libra in the evening sky.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Uranus</b> rises near midnight in Pisces.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Neptune</b> rises in the late evening in the constellation Aquarius.<br />
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<br /><br /><i>Geoff Gaherty<br />Starry Night Software Support<br />All graphics © 2015 Starry Night Software</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-65279864795611467662015-06-02T05:39:00.000-07:002015-06-02T05:39:04.130-07:00Sky Events June 2015<h4>
Moon Phases</h4>
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Tuesday, June 2, 12:19 p.m. EDT </h2>
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Full Moon</h2>
The Full Moon of June is known as the “Mead Moon,” “Strawberry Moon,” “Rose Moon,” or “Thunder Moon.” It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise; this is the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.<br />
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Tuesday, June 9, 11:42 a.m. EDT</h2>
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Last Quarter Moon</h2>
The Last Quarter Moon rises around 1:15 a.m. and sets around 1:15 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.<br />
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Tuesday, June 16, 10:05 a.m. EDT</h2>
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New Moon</h2>
The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.<br />
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Wednesday, June 24, 5:03 a.m. EDT</h2>
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First Quarter Moon</h2>
The First Quarter Moon rises around 12:30 p.m. and sets around 1:15 a.m. It dominates the evening sky.<br />
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Observing Highlights</h4>
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Double shadow transit on Jupiter</h2>
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Thursday, June 4, 12:58–2:13 a.m. EDT</h2>
The shadows of Io and Ganymede will simultaneously fall on the face of of Jupiter.<br />
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Venus at greatest elongation east</h2>
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Saturday, June 6, evening twilight</h2>
Venus reaches its greatest eastward distance from the sun, its orbit shown in white here. It is closing in on Jupiter.<br />
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Pallas at opposition</h2>
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Thursday, June 11, 9 p.m. EDT</h2>
Pallas, the second largest asteroid, will be in opposition to the Sun. At magnitude 9.4, it will be located just south of Lambda Hercules, below the “keystone” of Hercules.<br />
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Uranus and the Moon</h2>
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Thursday/Friday, June 11/12</h2>
The Moon will be close to Uranus just before sunrise. In southern Australia and the South Pacific Ocean, the Moon will actually occult Uranus, as seen here from Melbourne, Australia.<br />
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Mercury and the Moon</h2>
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Monday, June 15, sunrise</h2>
As seen here from Sri Lanka, the Moon will occult the planet Mercury. Other parts of the world will see the thin crescent of Mercury very close to the thin crescent of the moon just before sunrise.<br />
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Aldebaran and the Moon</h2>
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Monday, June 15, sunrise</h2>
As seen here from eastern North America, the Moon will occult the bright red giant star Aldebaran.<br />
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Solstice</h2>
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Sunday, June 21, 12:38 p.m. EDT</h2>
The sun reaches its most northern point, marking the middle of the astronomical summer season in the Northern Hemisphere, and winter in the Southern Hemisphere. The actual seasons tend to lag behind the astronomical seasons by about 6 weeks.<br />
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Mercury at greatest elongation west</h2>
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Wednesday, June 24, dawn</h2>
Mercury will be at its farthest from the sun, and close to the red giant star Aldebaran.<br />
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Venus and Jupiter within 0.3 degrees</h2>
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Tuesday, June 30, dusk</h2>
Venus and Jupiter will pass really close to each other, appearing within the same telescope field. Both will be 32 arc seconds in diameter, but Jupiter is much further away from both the Earth and the sun, so will be much fainter than Venus.<br />
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Planets</h4>
<br /><b>Mercury</b> is well placed in the eastern sky at dawn. It is better placed for observers in the Southern Hemisphere.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Venus</b> shines high in the western sky after sunset, reaching its greatest elongation from the sun on June 6.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Mars</b> is too close to the Sun to be visible. It will be in conjunction with the sun on June 14.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Jupiter</b> is low in the western evening sky all month, closing in on Venus.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Saturn</b> is just past opposition and shining brightly in Libra all night.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Uranus</b> is in the eastern morning sky in Pisces.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Neptune</b> rises after midnight in the constellation Aquarius.<br />
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<br /><br /><i>Geoff Gaherty<br />Starry Night Software Support<br />All graphics © 2015 Starry Night Software</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-29666873667017833302015-05-01T12:33:00.004-07:002015-05-02T14:59:51.901-07:00Sky Events May 2015<br />
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Moon Phases</h4>
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Sunday, May 3, 11:42 p.m. EDT </h2>
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Full Moon</h2>
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The Full Moon of May is known as the “Milk Moon,” “Flower Moon,” or “Corn Planting Moon.” It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise; this is the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.<br />
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Monday, May 11, 6:36 a.m. EDT</h2>
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Last Quarter Moon</h2>
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The Last Quarter Moon rises around 2 a.m. and sets around 1 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.<br />
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Monday, May 18, 12:13 a.m. EDT</h2>
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New Moon</h2>
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The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.<br />
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Monday, May 25, 1:19 p.m. EDT</h2>
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First Quarter Moon</h2>
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The First Quarter Moon rises around 1 p.m. and sets around 2:15 a.m. It dominates the evening sky.<br />
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Observing Highlights</h4>
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Mercury at greatest elongation</h2>
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Thursday, May 7, evening twilight</h2>
This is the best evening apparition of Mercury this year for observers in the northern hemisphere. Use Venus to help you locate it. Mercury is most easily located by sweeping with binoculars, but once you’ve located it, you should be able to see it with your unaided eyes.<br />
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Uranus and the Moon</h2>
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Friday, May 15, dawn</h2>
The Moon will pass just south of the Uranus just before sunrise.<br />
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Double shadow transit on Jupiter</h2>
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Wednesday, May 20, 8:06–8:35 p.m. EDT</h2>
The shadows of Io and Ganymede will be on opposite limbs of Jupiter, while the moons Io and Callisto will be central on the disk.<br />
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Saturn at opposition</h2>
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Friday, May 22, 10 p.m. EDT</h2>
Saturn will be in opposition to the Sun.<br />
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Note how most of Saturn’s moons are in the same plane as the rings, except for Iapetus, whose orbit is tilted 8.3 degrees. At opposition, Iapetus is close to maximum elongation towards the west, while Titan is close to maximum elongation towards the east.<br />
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Double shadow transit on Jupiter</h2>
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Wednesday, May 27, 10:01 p.m.–12:18 a.m. EDT</h2>
The shadow of Io chases the shadow of Ganymede across the face of Jupiter, catching up with it and passing it at 11:48 p.m. EDT. The Great Red Spot will also cross Jupiter’s disk during this period.<br />
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Planets</h4>
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<b>Mercury</b> is well placed for northern hemisphere observers in the evening twilight sky for the first three weeks of May.<br />
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<b>Venus</b> shines high in the western sky after sunset.<br />
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<b>Mars</b> moves from Aries to Taurus on May 3, too close to the Sun to be visible.<br />
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<b>Jupiter</b> is well placed in the evening sky all month.<br />
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<b>Saturn</b> is just north of Scorpius’ “claws.” At opposition on May 22, it is visible all night.<br />
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<b>Uranus</b> rises just before the Sun in Pisces.<br />
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<b>Neptune</b> is in the eastern morning sky in the constellation Aquarius.<br />
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<i>Geoff Gaherty<br />Starry Night Software Support<br />All graphics © 2015 Starry Night Software</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-46968075380458290192015-03-09T07:27:00.000-07:002015-03-09T07:27:39.795-07:00Sky Events March 2015<br />
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Moon Phases</h4>
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Full Moon</h2>
The Full Moon of March is known as the “Worm Moon,” “Crow Moon,” “Sap Moon,” or “Lenten Moon.” It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise; this is the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky. This is the smallest Full Moon of 2015.<br />
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Friday, March 13, 1:48 p.m. EDT</h2>
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Last Quarter Moon</h2>
The Last Quarter Moon rises around 2 a.m. and sets around noon. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.<br />
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Friday, March 20, 5:36 a.m. EDT</h2>
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New Moon</h2>
The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.<br />
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Friday, March 27, 3:43 a.m. EDT</h2>
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First Quarter Moon</h2>
The First Quarter Moon rises around 11:30 a.m. and sets around 2:30 a.m. It dominates the evening sky.<br />
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Observing Highlights</h4>
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Sunday, March 8–Sunday, March 22, after evening twilight</h2>
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Zodiacal Light</h2>
Look to the south of west, just above Venus and Mars, for the faint zodiacal light, reflected from interplanetary matter along the ecliptic (marked by green line). Don’t confuse it with the brighter Milky Way to the northwest.<br />
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Friday, March 20</h2>
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Total Solar Eclipse</h2>
The path of this eclipse sweeps across the North Atlantic Ocean, missing all inhabited land except for the Faroe Islands, northwest of Scotland, and the Svalberg Islands north of Norway. These images show the appearance of the eclipse from Tórshavn in the Faroes<br />
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and Longyearbyen on Spitsbergen Island in Svalberg.<br />
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Friday, March 20, 6:45 p.m. EDT</h2>
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Equinox</h2>
The Sun crosses the celestial equator heading north, marking the beginning of Spring in the northern hemisphere and Autumn in the southern hemisphere.<br />
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Saturday, March 21, 7 a.m. EDT</h2>
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Uranus and the Moon</h2>
The Moon will occult Uranus as seen from easternmost Brazil, central Africa, the Middle East, and western Asia.<br />
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Saturday, March 21, 6 p.m. EDT</h2>
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Mars and the Moon</h2>
The Moon will occult Mars as seen from southwestern South America, seen here from Punta Arenas, Chile.<br />
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Sunday, March 22, after sunset</h2>
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Venus and the Moon</h2>
The Moon and Venus will make a pretty pair in the western twilight sky.<br />
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Tuesday, March 24, 10 p.m. EDT</h2>
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Aldebaran and the Moon</h2>
The First Quarter Moon passes close to the red giant star Aldebaran and the Hyades star cluster. The bright Pleiades star cluster is off to the right. The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran for observers in northern latitudes: Kazakhstan, Russia, northeastern Scandinavia, extreme northeastern China, northern Greenland, northwestern Canada, and Alaska.<br />
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Planets</h4>
<b>Mercury</b> is a “morning star,” most favourably placed for observers in the Southern Hemisphere.<br />
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<br /><b>Venus</b> is an “evening star” in the southwestern sky just after sunset.<br />
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<br /><b>Mars</b> spends most of the month in Pisces, but makes a brief excursion into Cetus on February 1st and 2nd.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Jupiter</b> just past opposition will be shining brightly most of the night. It is in Cancer all month.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Saturn</b> is just north of Scorpius’ “claws,” rising near midnight. It begins retrograde motion on the 14th.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Uranus</b> vanishes into evening twilight at mid-month.<br />
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<br /><b>Neptune</b> is still too close to the Sun to be observed.<br />
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<br /><br /><i>Geoff Gaherty<br />Starry Night Software Support<br />All graphics © 2015 Starry Night Software</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-60329862994189150712015-02-03T11:27:00.002-08:002015-02-03T11:40:31.702-08:00February 2015I'm away from my computer, and the interface for blogger.com doesn't work well on my iPad, so this month I'll direct you to Space.com's version of <a href="http://t.space.com/skywatching/16149-night-sky#1">my monthly sky events</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-6490795738086457782015-01-01T07:27:00.000-08:002015-01-01T07:27:24.400-08:00Sky Events January 2015<br />
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Moon Phases</h4>
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Sunday, January 4, 11:53 p.m. EST </h2>
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Full Moon</h2>
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The Full Moon of January is known as the “Wolf Moon” or “Old Moon.” It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise; this is the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.<br /><br />
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Tuesday, January 13, 4:46 a.m. EST</h2>
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Last Quarter Moon</h2>
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The Last Quarter Moon rises around 12:30 a.m. and sets around noon. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.<br /><br />
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Tuesday, January 20, 8:14 a.m. EST</h2>
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New Moon</h2>
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The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.<br /><br />
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Monday, January 26, 11:48 p.m. EST</h2>
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First Quarter Moon</h2>
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The First Quarter Moon rises around 11 a.m. and sets around 1 a.m. It dominates the evening sky.<br /><br /><br />
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Observing Highlights</h4>
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Saturday, January 3, 9 p.m. EST</h2>
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Quadrantid meteor shower peaks</h2>
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A waxing gibbous Moon will interfere with viewing this meteor shower. The best meteors will be visible after midnight, about 90 degrees away from the radiant in Boötes.<br /><br />
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Tuesday, January 6, 6:56–8:08 a.m. EST</h2>
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Double shadow transit on Jupiter</h2>
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The shadows of Io and Europa will fall simultaneously on Jupiter.<br /><br />
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Thursday–Monday, January 8–12, dusk</h2>
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Mercury close to Venus</h2>
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Mercury will be within one degree of Venus for five days, making it easy to spot in evening twilight. Mars is also visible higher in the sky.<br /><br />
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Friday, January 9, 8:15–10:05 p.m. EST</h2>
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Double shadow transit on Jupiter</h2>
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The shadows of Io and Europa will fall simultaneously on Jupiter.<br /><br />
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Friday, January 16, 1 hour before sunrise</h2>
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Saturn and the Moon</h2>
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Saturn will be close to the slender waning crescent Moon, just before sunrise Tuesday morning.<br /><br />
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Friday, January 16, 10:51–11:59 p.m. EST</h2>
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Double shadow transit on Jupiter</h2>
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The shadows of Io and Europa will fall simultaneously on Jupiter.<br /><br />
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Monday, January 19, dusk</h2>
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Neptune and Mars</h2>
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Neptune and Mars will pass within 15 arc minutes of each other, a rare planetary conjunction.<br /><br />
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Friday–Saturday, January 23–24, 11:35 p.m.–03:00 a.m. EST</h2>
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Double and triple shadow transit on Jupiter</h2>
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The shadows of Io, Europa, and Callisto will fall simultaneously on Jupiter; this is an extremely rare event, which will not occur again until 2032.<br /><br />
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Thursday, January 29, dusk</h2>
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Aldebaran and the Moon</h2>
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The waxing gibbous Moon is east of the red giant star Aldebaran and the Hyades star cluster. The bright Pleiades star cluster is above and towards the west.<br /><br />
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Planets</h4>
<b>Mercury</b> is well placed in the evening sky close to Venus. <br />
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<b>Venus</b> is an “evening star” in the southwestern sky just after sunset.<br />
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<b>Mars</b> spends most of the month in Aquarius, low in the southwestern sky after sunset.<br />
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<b>Jupiter</b> now rises in the early evening in the constellation Leo,
and shines brightly in the southern sky the rest of the night. The
current series of double shadow transits culminates in a triple shadow
transit on the night of January 24.<br />
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<b>Saturn</b> moves from Libra into Scorpius on January 17 the southeastern morning sky.<br />
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<b>Uranus</b> is well placed in Pisces in the evening sky, setting in late evening.<br />
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<b>Neptune</b> is low the western evening sky in Aquarius.<br />
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<br /><br /><i>Geoff Gaherty<br />Starry Night Software Support<br />All graphics © 2015 Starry Night Software</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-37306964461218772192014-12-01T07:15:00.000-08:002014-12-01T07:15:08.432-08:00December 2014<br />
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Moon Phases</h4>
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Saturday, December 6, 7:27 a.m. EST </h2>
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Full Moon</h2>
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The Full Moon of December is known as the “Oak Moon,” “Cold Moon,” or “Long Nights Moon.” It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise; this is the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.<br />
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Sunday, December 14, 7:51 a.m. EST</h2>
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Last Quarter Moon</h2>
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The Last Quarter Moon rises around 11:45 p.m. and sets around 12:15 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.<br />
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Sunday, December 21, 8:36 p.m. EST</h2>
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New Moon</h2>
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The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.<br />
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Sunday, December 28, 1:31 p.m. EST</h2>
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First Quarter Moon</h2>
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The First Quarter Moon rises around noon and sets around 1 a.m. It dominates the evening sky.<br />
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Observing Highlights</h4>
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Monday, December 1, 7 p.m. EST</h2>
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Uranus and the Moon</h2>
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The waxing gibbous Moon will pass just north of the planet Uranus. Observers in northwestern Canada and eastern Alaska will see the Moon occult Uranus, as in this view from Yellowknife, NWT, Canada.<br />
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Friday, December 5, midnight EST</h2>
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Aldebaran and the Moon</h2>
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The nearly full Moon passes just north of the red giant star Aldebaran and the Hyades star cluster. The bright Pleiades star cluster is above and towards the West.<br />
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Monday, December 8, 11:20–11:25 p.m. EST</h2>
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Double shadow transit on Jupiter</h2>
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For a brief 5-minute period, the shadows of both Io and Europa will fall simultaneously on opposite limbs of Jupiter, the first of a series of double transit events culminating in a triple shadow and satellite transit on January 24, 2015.<br />
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Sunday, December 14, 7 a.m. EST</h2>
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Geminid meteor shower peaks</h2>
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A last quarter Moon will interfere with viewing this most reliable meteor shower. The best meteors will be visible about 90 degrees away from the radiant in Gemini.<br />
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Tuesday, December 16, 1:12–02:02 a.m. EST</h2>
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Double shadow transit on Jupiter</h2>
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For 50 minutes the shadows of both Io and Europa will fall simultaneously on Jupiter. Note that this event occurs after midnight on Monday, December 15.<br />
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Friday, December 19, 1 hour before sunrise</h2>
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Saturn and the Moon</h2>
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Saturn makes a reappearance as a “morning star” close to the slender waning crescent Moon, just before sunrise Friday morning.<br />
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Sunday, December 21, 6:03 p.m. EST</h2>
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Winter solstice</h2>
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The Sun reaches its southernmost position in the sky, and begins moving northward again. New Moon is less than 3 hours away, so the Moon is close by, and the Sun is flanked by four planets (Mars, Venus, Mercury, and Saturn) and two dwarf planets (Pluto and Ceres). As happens every year at the solstice, the Sun is only a few degrees away from “alignment” with the black hole at the center of our Galaxy. This is the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.<br />
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Sunday, December 28, midnight EST</h2>
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Uranus and the Moon</h2>
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The waxing gibbous Moon again passes just north of the planet Uranus. Observers in northeastern Asia, Alaska, and northern Canada will see the Moon occult Uranus, as in this view from Yellowknife, NWT, Canada.<br />
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Planets</h4>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Venus</b> reappears as an “evening star” in the southwestern sky just after sunset at the beginning of the month.</span></div>
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<b>Mars</b> moves from Sagittarius into Capricornus on the 4th low in
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<b>Jupiter</b> now rises in mid-evening in the constellation Leo, and
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<b>Saturn</b> reappears in as a “morning star” in Libra in the southeastern dawn sky.</div>
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<b>Uranus</b> is well placed in Pisces in the evening sky, setting after midnight. Two close approaches by the Moon on the 1st and 28th will make it easy to spot.<br />
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<br /><b>Neptune</b> is in the early evening sky in Aquarius, setting in late evening.<br />
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Moon Phases</h4>
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Thursday, November 6, 5:23 p.m. EST </h2>
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Full Moon</h2>
The Full Moon of November is known as the “Beaver Moon” or the “Frosty Moon.” It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise; this is the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.<br />
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Friday, November 14, 10:15 a.m. EST</h2>
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Last Quarter Moon</h2>
The Last Quarter Moon rises around 11:00 p.m. and sets around 1:00 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.<br />
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Saturday, November 22, 7:32 a.m. EST</h2>
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New Moon</h2>
The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.<br />
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Saturday, November 29, 5:06 a.m. EST</h2>
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First Quarter Moon</h2>
The First Quarter Moon rises around noon and sets around 11:45 p.m. It dominates the evening sky.<br />
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Observing Highlights</h4>
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Saturday, November 1, dawn</h2>
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Mercury at greatest elongation west</h2>
Mercury will be best placed in the morning sky for the entire year. Look for it low in the eastern sky about half an hour before sunrise.<br />
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Tuesday, November 4, 1 p.m. EST</h2>
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Uranus and the Moon</h2>
The nearly full Moon will pass just north of the planet Uranus at 1 p.m. By the time it gets dark in eastern North America, the Moon will have moved eastward, but will still be close enough to Uranus to make the planet easy toolkit.This chart shows the positions of the Moon and Uranus at 7:30 p.m. EST.<br />
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Saturday, November 8, 8 p.m. local time</h2>
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Aldebaran and the Moon</h2>
When the Moon rises tonight in the northeastern sky around 8 p.m. local time, it will be close to the bright red giant star Aldebaran and the Hyades and Pleiades star clusters.<br />
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Monday, November 17, 6 p.m. EST</h2>
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Leonid meteor shower peaks</h2>
The peak of this meteor shower occurs at 6 p.m. E.S.T. when the radiant is below the horizon in North America. The radiant rises in the northeast at midnight local time, but meteors may still be seen. The best meteors are visible about 90 degrees away from the radiant.<br />
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Saturday, November 22, 7:32 a.m. EST</h2>
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Grand conjunction</h2>
On the morning of November 22, six solar system objects will be packed into an area of the sky less that 20 degrees wide. Centered on the Sun and the New Moon, the planet Venus and dwarf planet Ceres will be to the east of the Sun, and the planets Saturn and Mercury will be to the west of the Sun. Unfortunately, the bright Sun will make it impossible to see any of these objects except the Sun itself.<br />
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Planets</h4>
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<b>Mercury</b> will be well placed in the morning sky for observers in the Northern Hemisphere for the first half of the month.<br />
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<b>Venus</b> is too close to the Sun to be observed all month.<br />
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<b>Mars</b> is now in Sagittarius, closing in on the Sun.<br />
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<b>Jupiter</b> now rises in the late evening in the constellation Leo.<br />
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<b>Saturn</b> is in conjunction with the Sun this month, so cannot be seen.<br />
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<b>Uranus</b> is well placed in Pisces in the evening sky. A close approach by the Moon on the 4th will make it easy to spot.<br />
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<b>Neptune</b> is well placed in the early evening sky in Aquarius, and sets near midnight.<br />
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<i>Geoff Gaherty</i><br />
<i>Starry Night Software Support</i><br />
<i>All graphics © 2014 Starry Night Software</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-11673276615362585072014-10-04T06:52:00.001-07:002014-10-04T06:52:27.896-07:00Sky Events October 2014<br />
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<span style="color: white;">Moon Phases</span></h2>
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<span style="color: white;">Wednesday, October 1, 3:33 p.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">First Quarter Moon</span></h4>
<span style="color: white;">The First Quarter Moon rises around 2:15 p.m. and sets around 12:30 a.m. It dominates the evening sky. This is the first of two First Quarter Moons this month.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Wednesday, October 8, 5:51 a.m. EDT </span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Full Moon</span></h4>
<span style="color: white;">The Full Moon of October is known as the Hunter’s Moon because it is the Full Moon following the Harvest Moon; it is also sometimes known as the “Blood Moon” or “Sanguine Moon.” It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise; this is the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Wednesday, October 15, 3:12 p.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Last Quarter Moon</span></h4>
<span style="color: white;">The Last Quarter Moon rises around 11:30 p.m. and sets around 2:15 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Thursday, October 23, 5:57 p.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">New Moon</span></h4>
<span style="color: white;">The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Thursday, October 30, 10:48 p.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">First Quarter Moon</span></h4>
<span style="color: white;">The First Quarter Moon rises around 1:45 p.m. and sets around 12:30 a.m. It dominates the evening sky. This is the second of two First Quarter Moons this month.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Tuesday, October 7, 5 p.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Uranus at opposition</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The planet Uranus reaches opposition, located exactly opposite the Sun in the sky. It is visible all night. You can locate it by projecting a diagonal of the Square of Pegasus to two stars in Pisces just north of Uranus.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Wednesday, October 8, early morning</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Total eclipse of the Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivptdnz7HWvN0u8T_5pSxXxvGm65QIzi622sxYq6AOjOKWCFiTm0oE2d8EQ2ib-sPQuEwrgHDBerEDd9cvOWZiKAWsB3LXZB-I4BeNHjmUEVoQcGcce4hte72WRcVCgrlDeN4nZJAJSo/s1600/event-141008a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivptdnz7HWvN0u8T_5pSxXxvGm65QIzi622sxYq6AOjOKWCFiTm0oE2d8EQ2ib-sPQuEwrgHDBerEDd9cvOWZiKAWsB3LXZB-I4BeNHjmUEVoQcGcce4hte72WRcVCgrlDeN4nZJAJSo/s1600/event-141008a.jpg" height="270" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<span style="color: white;">This eclipse is visible over much of the World, except for Europe and Africa. It occurs in the early morning in the Americas, and in the early evening in Asia and Australia. As shown here, the Moon enters the umbra, the darkest part of the Earth’s shadow, at 5:15 a.m. EDT. Greatest eclipse will be at 6:55 a.m. EDT.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Wednesday, October 8, 7 a.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Moon in conjunction with Uranus</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">In the middle of tonight’s lunar eclipse, the Moon will be just north of the planet Uranus. Use the eclipsed Moon to locate Uranus with binoculars.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Sunday, October 12, 6 a.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Moon in conjunction with Aldebaran</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The Moon will pass just to the north of the bright red giant star Aldebaran, located in the Hyades star cluster.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Thursday, October 23, afternoon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Partial eclipse of the Sun</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">This partial solar eclipse will be visible most of North America and eastern Siberia. The Sun will be covered to the greatest extent at sunset from the Canadian arctic to the American Mid-west. It is shown here as seen from Yellowknife NWT. Partial solar eclipses are particularly dangerous if viewed without adequate protection, so use a special solar filter (“eclipse glasses”) to look at it.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Saturday, October 25, evening</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Saturn and the Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The Moon passes just north of the Saturn in the constellation Libra. Viewers in central Europe will see the Moon occult Saturn, as shown here from Vienna, Austria at 6:30 p.m.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Planets</span></h2>
<span style="color: white;"><br /><b>Mercury</b> will too close to the Sun to observe most of the month, but begins a good morning apparition at the end of the month for observers in the Northern Hemisphere.<br /><br /><b>Venus</b> is in superior conjunction with the Sun on the 25th, so will be hard to see all month. Look for it during the partial solar eclipse on the 23rd.<br /><br /><b>Mars</b> is now fading rapidly in brightness as it moves towards the far side of the Sun.<br /><br /><b>Jupiter</b> rises well after midnight in the constellation Cancer, moving into Leo in mid-month.<br /><br /><b>Saturn</b>, in Libra, vanishes into evening twilight late in the month.<br /><br /><b>Uranus</b> is in opposition on October 7 in Pisces, visible all night.<br /><br /><b>Neptune</b> is well placed in the evening sky in Aquarius.<br /><br /><i>Geoff Gaherty<br />Starry Night Software Support<br />All graphics © 2014 Starry Night Software</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-46698894342009090632014-08-31T09:16:00.003-07:002014-08-31T09:23:19.007-07:00Sky Events September 2014<br />
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<span style="color: white;">Moon Phases</span></h2>
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<span style="color: white;">Tuesday, September 2, 7:11 a.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">First Quarter Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The First Quarter Moon rises around 2:30 p.m. and sets around 12:30 a.m. It dominates the evening sky.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Monday, September 8, 9:38 p.m. EDT </span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Full Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The Full Moon of September is known as the Harvest Moon because it is the Full Moon closest to the autumn equinox on September 22; it is also sometimes known as the Full Corn Moon. It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise; this is the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Monday, September 15, 10:05 p.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Last Quarter Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The Last Quarter Moon rises around midnight and sets around 3 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Wednesday, September 24, 2:14 a.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">New Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Wednesday, September 10, 10 p.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Uranus and the Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The waning gibbous Moon passes just north of Uranus in the constellation Pisces. The Moon will occult Uranus as seen from eastern Canada, Greenland, and northern Siberia. Seen here from Halifax, Nova Scotia.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Sunday, September 14, after midnight</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Aldebaran and the Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The waning last quarter Moon will pass just north of the bright star Aldebaran in the constellation Taurus.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Sunday, September 21, early evening</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Mercury close to Spica</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The planet Mercury will pass close to the bright star Spica in Virgo. This is a particularly good apparition of Mercury for observers in the Southern Hemisphere, less so for northerners.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Monday, September 22, 10:29 p.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The Sun crosses the celestial equator moving southward. Day and Night are of equal length. The Sun rises due east and sets due west everywhere on Earth. This is the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, the vernal equinox (Spring) in the Southern Hemisphere.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Saturday, September 27, 9 p.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Ceres and the Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The Moon passes just south of the dwarf planet Ceres in the constellation Libra.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Sunday, September 28, midnight EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Saturn and the Moon</span></h4>
<span style="color: white;">The Moon passes just north of the Saturn in the constellation Libra.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Sunday, September 28, 11 a.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Vesta and the Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The Moon passes just south of the asteroid Vesta in the constellation Libra.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Monday, September 29</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Double shadow transit on Jupiter</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The shadows of Europa and Callisto cross the face of Jupiter simultaneously, best seen from India and central Asia. Seen here from New Delhi.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Mercury</b> will be in its best evening apparition of 2014 for
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Venus</b> is low in the eastern sky, rising just before the Sun. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Mars</b> is now fading rapidly in brightness as it moves towards the far side of the Sun. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Jupiter</b> is low in the morning sky in the constellation Cancer. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Saturn</b>, in Libra, is low in the WSW evening twilight sky, setting in mid evening. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Uranus</b> is rising in mid-evening in the constellation Pisces, heading towards opposition on October 7.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><i>Geoff Gaherty<br />Starry Night Software Support<br />All graphics © 2014 Starry Night Software</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-85907123235805239932014-07-01T06:34:00.001-07:002014-07-01T06:34:27.681-07:00Sky Events July 2014<h2>
<span style="color: white;">Moon Phases</span></h2>
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<span style="color: white;">Saturday, July 5, 7:59 a.m. EDT</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">First Quarter Moon</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">The First Quarter Moon rises around 1:45 p.m. and sets around 1:15 a.m. It dominates the evening sky.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Saturday, July 12, 7:25 a.m. EDT </span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Full Moon</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">The Full Moon of July is known as the Hay Moon, Buck Moon or Thunder Moon. It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise, the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Friday, July 18, 10:08 p.m. EDT</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Last Quarter Moon</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">The Last Quarter Moon rises around 12:30 a.m. and sets around 2:30 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Saturday, July 26, 6:42 p.m. EDT</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">New Moon</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.<br /><br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Observing Highlights</span></h2>
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<span style="color: white;">Friday, July 4, 4 a.m. EDT</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Pluto at opposition</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Dwarf planet Pluto reaches opposition with the Sun in eastern Sagittarius. It is moving away from the richest part of the Milky Way, so is not quite as lost amongst rich star fields as it has been in recent years.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Saturday, July 5, 9 p.m. EDT</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Mars and the Moon</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">The waxing gibbous Moon will pass just north of the planet Mars. Observers in Hawaii, western Central America, and northern South America will see the Moon occult Mars.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Monday, July 7, 10 p.m. EDT</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Saturn and the Moon</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">The Moon will pass just south of the planet Saturn. The Moon will occult Saturn as seen from French Polynesia, southern South America, and South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Saturday, July 12, dawn</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Mercury at greatest elongation</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTFJZjb8pCZkyPR5ZkLKBUxYcK7PnzMjkEzULDRWbtXOQbk5hBMKJbFBoRt_wzQw4TBY8WX517DRdvl4-mwQWpbJNe0gEoPuC4yvzExqrQsoWIlzoogQGnN0PmQAqReBtqY5c7_rAmYA/s1600/event-140712a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTFJZjb8pCZkyPR5ZkLKBUxYcK7PnzMjkEzULDRWbtXOQbk5hBMKJbFBoRt_wzQw4TBY8WX517DRdvl4-mwQWpbJNe0gEoPuC4yvzExqrQsoWIlzoogQGnN0PmQAqReBtqY5c7_rAmYA/s1600/event-140712a.jpg" height="235" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<span style="color: white;">Not a particularly good apparition of Mercury, though slightly better as seen from the Southern Hemisphere here. Look half an hour before sunrise with binoculars, using Venus and nearby bright stars to locate Mercury.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Saturday, July 12, dusk</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Mars and Spica</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-XgdVnTeXNDkNLKO4CRrANMwpYzrkZREwlDG4wK3opHI3uNk3zqQPNHf9MEGWBjS1dHAesEyfFpQG43-9eeiWpOTPS6piqxr8376mdirB57dKJn0eW7tMP4yTCj4RzwgB2AE4uutjOQ/s1600/event-140712b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-XgdVnTeXNDkNLKO4CRrANMwpYzrkZREwlDG4wK3opHI3uNk3zqQPNHf9MEGWBjS1dHAesEyfFpQG43-9eeiWpOTPS6piqxr8376mdirB57dKJn0eW7tMP4yTCj4RzwgB2AE4uutjOQ/s1600/event-140712b.jpg" height="235" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<span style="color: white;">Mars passes less than 2 degrees north of the bright star Spica, Alpha Virginis. Look for the pair about an hour after sunset.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Tuesday, July 22, dawn</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Aldebaran and the Moon</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">The Moon passes just north of the bright star Aldebaran in Taurus. Look for Venus and Mercury below and to their left, and follow the shrinking crescent Moon over the next few nights as it slides below Venus and Mercury.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Planets</span></h2>
<span style="color: white;"><b>Mercury</b> will be low in the dawn sky all month. This is not a very
good apparition of Mercury, though being close to Venus will help you
to find it. This is the view half an hour before sunrise in the Northern
Hemisphere. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Venus</b> is low in the eastern sky, rising just before the Sun. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Mars</b> is now fading rapidly in brightness as it moves towards the far side of the Sun. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Jupiter</b> is too close to the Sun to be observed, being in conjunction on July 24.<br /><br /><b>Saturn</b>, in Libra, is well placed in the evening sky. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Uranus</b> is located in the constellation Pisces, rising near midnight. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Neptune</b> is in Aquarius all month, rising in the late evening. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><br /><i>Geoff Gaherty<br />Starry Night Software Support<br />All graphics © 2014 Starry Night Software</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-80708936295074437402014-06-02T17:07:00.000-07:002014-06-02T17:07:00.239-07:00Sky Events June 2014<h2>
<span style="color: white;">Moon Phases</span></h2>
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<span style="color: white;">Thursday, June 5, 4:39 p.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">First Quarter Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The First Quarter Moon rises around 1 p.m. and sets around 2 a.m. It dominates the evening sky.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Friday, June 13, 12:11 a.m. EDT </span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Full Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The Full Moon of June is known as the Corn-Planting Moon or the Strawberry Moon. It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise, the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Thursday, June 19, 2:39 p.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Last Quarter Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The Last Quarter Moon rises around 1 a.m. and sets around 1 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Friday, June 27, 4:08 a.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">New Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.<br /><br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Observing Highlights</span></h2>
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<span style="color: white;">Tuesday, June 3, 2:08–3:44 p.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Triple shadow transit on Jupiter</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The shadows of Europa, Ganymede and Callisto will play on Jupiter’s cloud deck. Best observed from eastern Europe and the Middle East.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Saturday, June 7, 9 p.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Mars and the Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The waxing gibbous Moon will pass just south of the planet Mars.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Sunday, June 8, dusk</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Spica and the Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The Moon will pass just north of the bright star Spica in Virgo.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Tuesday, June 10, dusk</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Saturn and the Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The Moon will pass just south of the planet Saturn. The Moon will occult Saturn as seen from southern South Africa (as seen here) and parts of the Southern Ocean.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Tuesday, June 10, 6:07–6:28 p.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Double shadow transit on Jupiter</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The shadows of Europa and Ganymede will cross Jupiter’s cloud deck simultaneously. Best observed from central South America.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Saturday, June 21, 6:51 a.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Solstice</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and winter in the Southern Hemisphere.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Tuesday, June 24, dawn</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Venus and the Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The slender crescent Moon will pass just below the planet Venus.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Wednesday, June 25, dawn</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Aldebaran and the Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The Moon passes just north of the bright star Aldebaran in Taurus.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Planets</span></h2>
<span style="color: white;"><b>Mercury</b> sets just after the Sun for the first two weeks of the
month, but will be too close to the Sun to be seen for the last two
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Venus</b> is low in the eastern sky, rising just before the Sun.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Mars</b> is now fading rapidly in brightness as it moves towards the far side of the Sun. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Jupiter</b> is now low in the western sky at sunset, and is lost behind the Sun at the end of the month. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Saturn</b>, in Libra, is well placed in the southern sky for most of the night. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Uranus</b> is located in the constellation Pisces, rising just before the Sun. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Neptune</b> is in Aquarius all month, rising after midnight. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><br /><i>Geoff Gaherty<br />Starry Night Software Support<br />All graphics © 2014 Starry Night Software</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-77442997938024522572014-05-01T05:13:00.001-07:002014-05-01T05:13:12.580-07:00Sky Events May 2014<br />
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<span style="color: white;">Moon Phases</span></h2>
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<span style="color: white;">Tuesday, May 6, 11:15 p.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">First Quarter Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The First Quarter Moon rises around 12:15 p.m. and sets around 2:15 a.m. It dominates the evening sky.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Wednesday, May 14, 3:16 p.m. EDT </span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Full Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLvECosebP7O1Mc9BaZYs1a5sHrDfEQNa85m_0P1Q8zWN9CUuv7M0mx8i2tXzOvJZkMiq2DD-B_KlAHgGujQH6MJ83t23HLXpdnms6U26VIwuq4n9dUkl1rsaCkPB9j8he5k2TafWjoQ/s1600/May-Full-Moon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLvECosebP7O1Mc9BaZYs1a5sHrDfEQNa85m_0P1Q8zWN9CUuv7M0mx8i2tXzOvJZkMiq2DD-B_KlAHgGujQH6MJ83t23HLXpdnms6U26VIwuq4n9dUkl1rsaCkPB9j8he5k2TafWjoQ/s1600/May-Full-Moon.jpg" height="260" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<span style="color: white;">The Full Moon of May is known as the Milk Moon, Flower Moon, or Corn Planting Moon. It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise, the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Wednesday, May 21, 8:59 a.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Last Quarter Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-eq2OOx8cTiWqx1qXkLX4Ih62qQXLuEA4laRaKF7fmDAfA-kf2UiFN4GvrXCkPAZrRxt3NhQMg2g25YmkiFRN51bksGYVDcbD2eUPpFsUFMY4NsAySj2ddcomJFfZYNbhLHcBNfCwIsk/s1600/May-Last-Quarter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-eq2OOx8cTiWqx1qXkLX4Ih62qQXLuEA4laRaKF7fmDAfA-kf2UiFN4GvrXCkPAZrRxt3NhQMg2g25YmkiFRN51bksGYVDcbD2eUPpFsUFMY4NsAySj2ddcomJFfZYNbhLHcBNfCwIsk/s1600/May-Last-Quarter.jpg" height="260" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<span style="color: white;">The Last Quarter Moon rises around 1:30 a.m. and sets around 1:15 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Wednesday, May 28, 2:40 p.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">New Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj108kKe-kfeB5byC1BvX_pW0tITW6n_JmOpTCilNwAgcXsv6fZIsuNLgcrXnBurpE1eQN8z37yf8Bfaem_RlWPoe1DPHUYoKmzoKKVSq6yr11-9LIaKB0iAum6YnVtm-rDMvIrihLC_gY/s1600/May-New-Moon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj108kKe-kfeB5byC1BvX_pW0tITW6n_JmOpTCilNwAgcXsv6fZIsuNLgcrXnBurpE1eQN8z37yf8Bfaem_RlWPoe1DPHUYoKmzoKKVSq6yr11-9LIaKB0iAum6YnVtm-rDMvIrihLC_gY/s1600/May-New-Moon.jpg" height="260" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<span style="color: white;">The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.<br /><br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Observing Highlights</span></h2>
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<span style="color: white;">Saturday, May 10, 2 p.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Saturn at opposition</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Saturn will be at opposition, exactly opposite the Sun in the sky.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Wednesday, May 14, early morning</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Saturn and the Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">The Full Moon will pass just below the planet Saturn. Observers in southern Australia and New Zealand will see the Moon occult Saturn. Saturn is just appearing from behind the Moon as seen from Melbourne, Australia.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Thursday, May 15, dawn</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Venus and Uranus</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSyEyOA63FerX4-xk3hfYALhUvgmgjHUGZI1usoqQdxaCQMERZbkg9opj5Tf1-m7w9S1Giikh6Imhl8W8dc_MyB823_aMbZzP5HC_E7X1ttEdKovUMcbBPHqVDfcXzTvBCRFd00cGXBA/s1600/event-140515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSyEyOA63FerX4-xk3hfYALhUvgmgjHUGZI1usoqQdxaCQMERZbkg9opj5Tf1-m7w9S1Giikh6Imhl8W8dc_MyB823_aMbZzP5HC_E7X1ttEdKovUMcbBPHqVDfcXzTvBCRFd00cGXBA/s1600/event-140515.jpg" height="260" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<span style="color: white;">This will be a difficult observation because the sky is starting to get light by the time the planets rise, making it difficult to see 6th magnitude Uranus. A low eastern horizon will be necessary.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Saturday, May 24, 3–4 a.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">New meteor shower</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Debris from Comet 209P/LINEAR is expected to cause a new meteor shower radiating from the constellation Camelopardalis, just off the nose of the Great Bear. This may be the brightest meteor shower this year.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Sunday, May 25, dawn</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Venus and the Moon</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yD9uhhPvHbfOr6aqd0F56-1YvkOUFA3TTveI1RmMNjzeAo_VDoZN8HV2RvsApHMWWi2n_a9ijndMXnegcwhj-NGJHbT1oRGpTwdqz_PAM3byHsf4Vy4vScoSW1oI9RTIA1zzqz60PUk/s1600/event-140525a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yD9uhhPvHbfOr6aqd0F56-1YvkOUFA3TTveI1RmMNjzeAo_VDoZN8HV2RvsApHMWWi2n_a9ijndMXnegcwhj-NGJHbT1oRGpTwdqz_PAM3byHsf4Vy4vScoSW1oI9RTIA1zzqz60PUk/s1600/event-140525a.jpg" height="260" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<span style="color: white;">The slender crescent Moon will rise just above the planet Venus, shortly before sunrise. Later in the day, you can use the Moon to spot Venus in the daytime sky.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Sunday, May 25, sunset</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Mercury at greatest eastern elongation</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">About half an hour after sunset, look for Mercury low in the western sky, framed by Procyon and Jupiter to the left and Capella to the right.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Planets</span></h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><b>Mercury</b> is well placed low in the western sky about half an hour after sunset, in the last half of May.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1ABut1TWF3ryN-v8wyhUanSLTf8E5kmSDpfg-96PVja7NYH3j3lJJxFLr7bpbXQvM988nWk-e2VvS4Z4g4iEeaqw9-pieLCB16Gk5B39y8UkLAuEf4HhD3ZrsPc9syQOmrVsZp8KKJg/s1600/May-Venus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1ABut1TWF3ryN-v8wyhUanSLTf8E5kmSDpfg-96PVja7NYH3j3lJJxFLr7bpbXQvM988nWk-e2VvS4Z4g4iEeaqw9-pieLCB16Gk5B39y8UkLAuEf4HhD3ZrsPc9syQOmrVsZp8KKJg/s1600/May-Venus.jpg" height="260" width="400" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><b>Venus</b> is now a “morning star,” rising in the East just before the sun.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4la4PFPf4IptnKW7_tPC2H3TMxW7kguo-Dn4scOw3FX_xS9gxxHr7EFoUCR7SdKjmerqwDIAHa-u4dJgDOh2Pj0TVmshfmbjUijjfJJ8aCs22OzhcbolZh0xAyBXUefOWnaItFP0sFk/s1600/May-Mars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4la4PFPf4IptnKW7_tPC2H3TMxW7kguo-Dn4scOw3FX_xS9gxxHr7EFoUCR7SdKjmerqwDIAHa-u4dJgDOh2Pj0TVmshfmbjUijjfJJ8aCs22OzhcbolZh0xAyBXUefOWnaItFP0sFk/s1600/May-Mars.jpg" height="260" width="400" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><b>Mars</b> was in opposition on April 8 and now is shrinking in size and fading in brightness.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiPV_lm1L4Uw3lSlrsxtXDSXU5nZkVeCkcBX7JQkusrJMcO7tsfeKHB2ZbEcZESU6JaPXvHNmOmyEMVRY9k28zDF60DONlwFuHSJ2UWrjo9iL7rXRKxs2V_g3EQF8DLcbpyn4MBUfxG0/s1600/May-Jupiter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiPV_lm1L4Uw3lSlrsxtXDSXU5nZkVeCkcBX7JQkusrJMcO7tsfeKHB2ZbEcZESU6JaPXvHNmOmyEMVRY9k28zDF60DONlwFuHSJ2UWrjo9iL7rXRKxs2V_g3EQF8DLcbpyn4MBUfxG0/s1600/May-Jupiter.jpg" height="260" width="400" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><b>Jupiter</b> shines brightly in the western sky in Gemini at dusk,
setting around midnight. The Great Red Spot is easier to see than in
many recent years, showing a distinct orange color.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><b>Saturn</b>, in Libra, is in opposition to the Sun on May 10, and shines brightly in the southern sky all night.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><b>Uranus</b> emerges from behind the Sun late in the month, located in the constellation Pisces.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><b>Neptune</b> is in Aquarius all month, rising three hours before the Sun.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: white;"><br /><i>Geoff Gaherty<br />Starry Night Software Support<br />All graphics © 2014 Starry Night Software</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-78759450501035318142014-04-04T17:36:00.001-07:002014-04-04T17:36:59.576-07:00Sky Events April 2014<h2>
<span style="color: white;">Moon Phases</span></h2>
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<span style="color: white;">Monday, Apr. 7, 4:31 a.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">First Quarter Moon</span></h4>
<span style="color: white;">The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the East as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the West an evening or two after New Moon.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Tuesday, Apr. 15, 3:42 a.m. EDT </span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Full Moon</span></h4>
<span style="color: white;">The Full Moon of April is known as the Seed Moon, Pink Moon, Sprouting Grass Moon, Egg Moon, or Fish Moon. It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise, the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Tuesday, Apr. 22, 3:52 a.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Last Quarter Moon</span></h4>
<span style="color: white;">The Last Quarter Moon rises around 2:15 a.m. and sets around 1 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2:14 a.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">New Moon</span></h4>
<span style="color: white;">This is the second New Moon this month. There is no special name for this event. Notice how much closer the Sun and Moon are compared to the New Moon on April 1. At the next New Moon on April 29, the Moon will pass directly in front of the Sun, causing an annular solar eclipse, visible in Antarctica and Australia.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Observing Highlights</span></h2>
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<span style="color: white;">Thursday, Apr. 3, evening</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Aldebaran and the Moon</span></h4>
<span style="color: white;">The Moon will be close to the red giant star Aldebaran in Taurus this evening.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Tuesday, April 8, 5 p.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Mars at opposition</span></h4>
<span style="color: white;">Mars will be at opposition, exactly opposite the Sun in the sky. Oddly enough, Mars isn’t at its closest to the Earth for nearly 6 more days, because of Mars’ elliptical orbit.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Saturday, Apr. 12, 4 a.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Venus and Neptune</span></h4>
<span style="color: white;">An unusual opportunity to view the brightest and the faintest planets at the same time. This will be a difficult observation because the sky is starting to get light by the time the planets rise, making it difficult to see 8th magnitude Neptune. A low eastern horizon will be necessary.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Sunday, Apr. 13, 8 a.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Vesta at opposition</span></h4>
<span style="color: white;">The brightest asteroid Vesta will be opposite the Sun this morning. At magnitude 5.8 it should be just visible with the naked eye under dark skies; an easy target in binoculars.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Monday, April 14, 9 a.m.</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Mars closest approach</span></h4>
<span style="color: white;">Because of its eccentric orbit, Mars will be at its closest to Earth today, almost a week after opposition on April 8. This is an unfavourable opposition, Mars being only 15.1 arc seconds in diameter. Later today, the almost Full Moon will pass just north of Mars.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Monday, April 14, sunset</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Mars and the Moon</span></h4>
<span style="color: white;">Shortly after sunset, Mars and the Moon will be visible rising in the East.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Tuesday, Apr. 15, 2 a.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Ceres at opposition</span></h4>
<span style="color: white;">Ceres will be directly opposite the Sun in the sky, in Virgo. Ceres was the first asteroid discovered in 1801, and was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. At magnitude 7.0, it will be easily visible in binoculars as a star-like point of light. It is less than 1 arc second in angular diameter.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Tuesday, Apr. 15, 12:54–6:38 a.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Total eclipse of the Moon</span></h4>
<span style="color: white;">The Moon will be completely immersed in the Earth’s shadow from 3:07 a.m. until 4:25 a.m., with partial phases being visible before and after. This eclipse will be visible over all of north and South America, across the Pacific Ocean, and in Australia and New Zealand.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Thursday, Apr. 17, 3 a.m. EDT</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Saturn and the Moon</span></h4>
<span style="color: white;">The nearly Full Moon will pass just north of the planet Saturn. Observers in southern South America and French Polynesia will see the Moon occult Saturn. Saturn is just appearing from behind the Moon as seen from Papeete, Tahiti.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Tuesday, Apr. 29</span></h4>
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<span style="color: white;">Annular Solar Eclipse</span></h4>
<span style="color: white;">This annual eclipse will only be total in a small area in Antarctica, but will be widely seen as a partial eclipse. The partial phases all be visible from most of Australia, and far across the southern Indian Ocean. It is seen here from Hobart, Tasmania.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Planets</span></h2>
<span style="color: white;"><br /><b>Mercury</b> is too close to the Sun to be observed this month.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><br /><b>Venus</b> is now a “morning star,” rising in the East just before the sun.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><br /><b>Mars</b> is in opposition on April 8 and closest to the Earth on April 14. It is visible in Virgo all night long.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Jupiter</b> shines brightly in the South in Gemini most of the night,
setting in the northwest around 2 a.m. The Great Red Spot is easier to
see than in many recent years, showing a distinct orange color.<br /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WvbjIGTqthQDBRp8FO0OOjBGiDXvHl4zBQXjutd15VmTFfO_UXRkb55yjF02vtpWufBqAsnEb-6jRYhnATTrrKmKbvHyBSizPQ6Eh7Z3iLdgN2RdUBfckCP_WKGB5e5cYCLP3Yq_stQ/s1600/Apr-Jupiter.jpg" height="233" width="400" /></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><br /><b>Saturn</b>, in Libra, rises in the eastern sky around 10 p.m., and is visible the rest of the night.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><br /><b>Uranus</b> is too close to the Sun to be visible.<br /><br /><b>Neptune</b> is close to Venus in Aquarius all month, rising just before the Sun.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><br /><i>Geoff Gaherty<br />Starry Night Software Support<br />All graphics © 2014 Starry Night Software</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08100776822869196411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925956772631739197.post-34180911619406386222014-03-02T14:51:00.001-08:002014-03-02T14:51:47.872-08:00Sky Events March 2014<br />
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<span style="color: white;">Moon Phases</span></h1>
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<span style="color: white;">Saturday, Mar. 1, 3:00 a.m. EST</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">New Moon</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">The Moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it
is too close to the Sun, but can be seen low in the east as a narrow crescent a
morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the west an
evening or two after New Moon. This is the first of two New Moons this month.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Saturday, Mar. 8, 8:27 a.m. EST</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">First Quarter Moon</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">The First Quarter Moon rises around 11 a.m. and sets around
2 a.m. It dominates the evening sky.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Sunday, Mar. 16, 1:08 p.m. EDT </span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Full Moon</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">The Full Moon of March is known as the Worm Moon, Crow Moon,
Sap Moon, or Lenten Moon. It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise, the
only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of
the month, the Moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Sunday, Mar. 23, 9:46 p.m. EDT</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Last Quarter Moon</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">The Last Quarter Moon rises around 2 a.m. and sets around
noon. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Sunday, Mar. 30, 2:45 p.m. EDT</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">New Moon</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">This is the second New Moon this month. There is no special
name for this event. Notice how much closer the Sun and Moon are compared to
the New Moon on March 1. At the next New Moon on April 29, the Moon will pass
directly in front of the Sun, causing an annular solar eclipse, visible in
Antarctica and Australia.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Observing Highlights</span></h1>
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<span style="color: white;">Saturday/Sunday, Mar. 9/10, 1 a.m.</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Jupiter and the Moon</span></h3>
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</span><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: white;">Saturday night (or rather Sunday morning) at 2 a.m. we turn
our clocks forward to Daylight Saving Time. About an hour before that happens,
have a look at your western horizon. You’ll see an arch of first magnitude
stars: Procyon, Pollux, Castor, and Capella, and suspended beneath them, the
planet Jupiter and the slightly gibbous waxing Moon.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Friday, March 14, before sunrise</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Mercury at greatest elongation</span></h3>
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</span><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: white;">For observers in the southern hemisphere, this is the best
time to see Mercury in the morning sky. Look about half an hour before sunrise,
and you will see Mercury half way between brilliant Venus and the horizon,
framed by first magnitude stars Altair and Fomalhaut.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Tuesday, Mar. 18–Tuesday, Apr. 1, after evening twilight</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Zodiacal Light</span></h3>
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</span><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: white;">The faint glow of the zodiacal light, reflected from
millions of tiny interplanetary particles, will be visible from northern
latitudes in the western sky right after evening twilight ends. Fainter than
the Milky Way, this is only visible in really dark skies. The Milky Way arches
from southwest to northwest, while the zodiacal light rises straight up from
the western horizon underneath Jupiter.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Tuesday, Mar. 18, 10 p.m. local time</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Mars, Spica, and the Moon</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Look towards the eastern horizon around 10 p.m. and you’ll
see the Moon, two days past Full, rising with the planet Mars to its left and Spica
to its right.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Thursday, March 20, 2:07 a.m.</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Asteroid Erigone occults Regulus</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Asteroid 163 Erigone will pass in front of the first
magnitude star Regulus, causing it to blink out of sight for a few seconds.
This will be visible only on a narrow path starting over Long Island, New York,
through Kingston, Ontario, Algonquin Provincial Park, and the western part of
Hudson’s Bay. A map of the predicted path is shown here <a href="http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/observations/RegulusOcc/">http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/observations/RegulusOcc/</a>.
Erigone itself will be 11<sup>th</sup> magnitude, not visible to the naked eye.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Thursday, Mar. 20, 12:57 p.m. EDT</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Equinox</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">The Sun crosses the celestial equator heading north, marking
the beginning of Spring in the northern hemisphere and Autumn in the southern
hemisphere.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Thursday, Mar. 20, midnight</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Saturn and the Moon rise together just before midnight in
the southeastern sky. Earlier in the day, the Moon occulted Saturn as seen from
northeastern South America, southern Africa, and Madagascar.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Venus at greatest elongation west</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Venus will be at its farthest westward from the Sun, which
means that it will also be in perfect “half-moon” phase, lit exactly from its left
side.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Sunday, Mar. 23, 10:08 p.m.–10:32 p.m. EDT</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">Double shadow transit on Jupiter</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">The shadows of two of Jupiter’s moons, Io and Ganymede, will
cross Jupiter’s face simultaneously, visible to observers all across North
America.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Thursday, Mar. 27, sunrise</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">The Moon close to Venus</span></h3>
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<span style="color: white;">The slender crescent moon will be just to the left of Venus,
which will appear as a miniature crescent in small telescopes.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Planets</span></h1>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Mercury</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> is well
placed in the morning sky for observers in the southern hemisphere for most of
March.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Venus</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> is now a
“morning star,” rising in the east just before the sun. It reaches greatest elongation
west on March 22.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Mars</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> is continues to
brighten close to Spica in Virgo. It rises in the east in mid-evening and is
visible the rest of the night.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Jupiter</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> shines
brightly in the south most of the night. The Great Red Spot is easier to see
than in many recent years, showing a distinct orange color.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Saturn</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> rises in the
eastern sky around midnight in the constellation Libra.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Uranus </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">is too close
to the Sun to be visible, being in conjunction with the Sun on April 2.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Neptune</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> is too close
to the Sun to be visible.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><i>Geoff Gaherty</i></span></div>
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