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meteor showers
Name Date of Peak Moon Phase Quadrantids January 4, morning Crescent, rises 4-5 a.m. Lyrids night of April 21/22 almost Full Eta Aquarids May 5, morning/evening New Moon Perseids August 12, morning Sets around 2 a.m. Orionids October 21, morning Rises around 1 a.m. Leonids November 17, morning Rises late evening Geminids December 13, evening Full Moon
February 24 - Saturn at Opposition. The ringed planet will be at its closest approach to Earth. This is the best time to view and photograph Saturn and its moons.
February 21 - Total Lunar Eclipse. The eclipse will be visible throughout most of the Americas, Africa, and Europe.
March 20 - The Vernal Equinox occurs in the northern hemisphere at 05:48 UT. There will be equal amounts of day and night. This is also the first day of spring.
June 20 - The Summer Solstice occurs in the northern hemisphere at 23:59 UT. The Sun is at its highest point in the sky and it will be the longest day of the year. This is also the first day of summer.
July 9 - Jupiter at Opposition. The giant planet will be at its closest approach to Earth. This is the best time to view and photograph Jupiter and its moons.
August 15 - Neptune at Opposition. The blue planet will be at its closest approach to Earth. This is the best time to view Neptune, although it will only appear as a tiny blue dot in all but the most powerful telescopes.
September 13 - Uranus at Opposition. The blue-green planet will be at its closest approach to Earth. This is the best time to view Uranus, although it will only appear as a tiny blue-green dot in all but the most powerful telescopes.
September 22 - The Autumnal Equinox occurs in the northern hemisphere at 15:44 UT. There will be equal amounts of day and night. This is also the first day of fall.
December 1 - Conjunction of Moon, Venus, and Jupiter. The crescent moon, Venus, and Jupiter will form a 3-degree triangle in the evening sky.
December 21 - The Winter Solstice occurs in the northern hemisphere at 12:04 UT. The Sun is at its lowest point in the sky and it will be the shortest day of the year. This is also the first day of winter.
2008 is also a leap year. so feb 29th, leap day.
this is just a collection of important dates for me to remember,
since i missed all but two meteor showers last year.
i thought other stargazers might appreciate me making this public.
i will probably also still get my constellation map idea,
and at the least a select few of them,
because the idea took me awhile to perfect and decide on
and i am getting them within the next two to three months.
i wish i could minor in astronomy.
i think i will look into that.
Name Date of Peak Moon Phase Quadrantids January 4, morning Crescent, rises 4-5 a.m. Lyrids night of April 21/22 almost Full Eta Aquarids May 5, morning/evening New Moon Perseids August 12, morning Sets around 2 a.m. Orionids October 21, morning Rises around 1 a.m. Leonids November 17, morning Rises late evening Geminids December 13, evening Full Moon
February 24 - Saturn at Opposition. The ringed planet will be at its closest approach to Earth. This is the best time to view and photograph Saturn and its moons.
February 21 - Total Lunar Eclipse. The eclipse will be visible throughout most of the Americas, Africa, and Europe.
March 20 - The Vernal Equinox occurs in the northern hemisphere at 05:48 UT. There will be equal amounts of day and night. This is also the first day of spring.
June 20 - The Summer Solstice occurs in the northern hemisphere at 23:59 UT. The Sun is at its highest point in the sky and it will be the longest day of the year. This is also the first day of summer.
July 9 - Jupiter at Opposition. The giant planet will be at its closest approach to Earth. This is the best time to view and photograph Jupiter and its moons.
August 15 - Neptune at Opposition. The blue planet will be at its closest approach to Earth. This is the best time to view Neptune, although it will only appear as a tiny blue dot in all but the most powerful telescopes.
September 13 - Uranus at Opposition. The blue-green planet will be at its closest approach to Earth. This is the best time to view Uranus, although it will only appear as a tiny blue-green dot in all but the most powerful telescopes.
September 22 - The Autumnal Equinox occurs in the northern hemisphere at 15:44 UT. There will be equal amounts of day and night. This is also the first day of fall.
December 1 - Conjunction of Moon, Venus, and Jupiter. The crescent moon, Venus, and Jupiter will form a 3-degree triangle in the evening sky.
December 21 - The Winter Solstice occurs in the northern hemisphere at 12:04 UT. The Sun is at its lowest point in the sky and it will be the shortest day of the year. This is also the first day of winter.
2008 is also a leap year. so feb 29th, leap day.
this is just a collection of important dates for me to remember,
since i missed all but two meteor showers last year.
i thought other stargazers might appreciate me making this public.
i will probably also still get my constellation map idea,
and at the least a select few of them,
because the idea took me awhile to perfect and decide on
and i am getting them within the next two to three months.
i wish i could minor in astronomy.
i think i will look into that.