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Sky Chart - September : 2010
Watch out:
Venus, Mars and Spica form a close group from 1st to 10th
Venus occultation on 11th dusk.
Mercury maximum elongation on 19th (dawn)
Venus brightest on 23rd
Jupiter visible all through the night; look out for red spot
SUN
Moves from Leo to Virgo; Daily pictures of the sun may be seen at : http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime-images.html
MOON
New moon on 8th at 16:00 ; Full moon on 23rd at 14:47; Last quarter on 1st ; First quarter on 15th ; Apogee on 21st ; Perigee on 8th
PLANETS
Mercury
Conjunction on 3rd ; maximum elongation on 19th (dawn)Venus
brightest on 23: pairs with moon on 11th (Occultation not visible)Saturn
Very low near the horizon at dusk in Leo; pairs with moon on 9thJupiter
Visible at dusk; opposition on 21st; pairs with moon on 23rdMars
visible till about 8:00pmUranus
barely visible at dawn in AquariusNeptune
barely visible at dawn in CapricornVisit www.heavens–above.com for comets, ISS sightings, ephemeris and other celestial events
Sky map is valid for the month around 7 pm
Events of the month
1 Last Quarter; Venus pairs with Spica
3 Conjunction of Mercury
4 Mars and Spica pair up
7 Moon pairs with Mercury
1 to 10 Venus, Mars and Spica from a small group
8 New moon at 16:00
9 Saturn pairs with Moon
11 Moon, Mars and Venus form a small group; Occultation of Venus visible from south Indian Ocean
15 Last Quarter
19 Mercury at maximum elongation
20 Neptune pairs with moon
21 Jupiter at opposition;
22 Uranus pairs with Jupiter
23 Autumnal Equinox; Full moon at 04:47;
Moon pairs with Jupiter; Venus at maximum brilliance29 Venus and Mars pair up
25 Moon at apogee (06:03) – Full moon appears smaller than usual
29 Venus pairs with Mars
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