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The Galactic Times Sky Planning Calendar
Calendar of Events
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South Taurid meteor shower peak
You can see some a week before and after. Best in late morning before twilight. ~10 per hour.
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Jupiter 2 Degrees N of Moon Evening
Jupiter 2 Degrees N of Moon Evening
Note Jupiter's 10.6 magnitude difference between nearby Neptune, and the 9.8 magnitude difference the other way compared to the Moon!
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Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) + Uranus occulted
Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) + Uranus occulted
A Dawn event for most, partial begins 4:09 AM EST, 1:09 PST, ends 7:49AM EST IF you can see it, 4:49PST. Totality begins 5:16 AM EST, 2:16 PST, ends 6:42 EST IF you can see it, 3:42 PST. To see all from start to finish be either in East Asia (Japan or east Russia) or … Continue reading Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) + Uranus occulted
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North Taurid meteor shower peak
~15 per hour but the just past Full Moon will hide most. Can see some for up to a week before or after.
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Leonids
The Moon is too close to where the Leonid meteors will stream from. While it is not the best place to look for meteors, the radiant point where they stream from, it does rather make for washing out the shower all over the sky anyway. Every 33 years the Leonids does get pretty active, from … Continue reading Leonids
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Moon passes Saturn*
* but timing depends on where you are! In North America is is around midnight -- setting time -- on the 28th.
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Mercury and Venus in quasi-conjunction
Mercury and Venus in quasi-conjunction
Deep in the evening twilight! Use binoculars and look carefully, within 30 minutes after sunset.