Sky Chart - July : 2009

 

    IYA 2009

Sky chart details in Kannada

Get ready for a good number of interesting events other than Solar eclipse

• SOLAR ECLIPSE 22^nd JULY 2009 See also http://www.taralaya.org/SolarEclipse22July2009.pdf

• Moon next to Antares on 4^th

• Penumbral eclipse on 7^th (not visible from India)

• Venus pairs with Aldebearn  around 14^th

• Moon, Pleiades, Venus and Mars form a group on 18^th and 19^th ;

• Pleiades occultation on 18^th dawn ; only the beginning can be seen

• Mars pairs with Aldeberan on 27^th

• Moon occults Antares 31^st

• Another penumbral eclipse on 6^th August visible at dawn; see also http://www.taralaya.org/July2009.pdf

The Sun:

• Sun moves from  Gemini to Cancer:  Right Ascension changes from  06:40 to 08:45; declination changes from    +23 06’ to =18 16’. Earth at aphelion on 4^th

•  Daily images of the sun can be seen at

• http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime-images.html

• Solar eclipse on 22^nd

The Moon:

•  Full moon on 7^th at 14:51; penumbral eclipse 14:03 to 16:14

• Last Quarter on 15^th ;

• New moon 22^nd at 08:05 solar eclipse  

• First Quarter on 28^th  

• Apogee on 7^th  ; 13 hours after full moon

• Perigee on 21^st ; 6 hours before new moon  

The Planets

• Mercury  -  not visible ; superior conjunction on 14^th

• Venus –  visible at dawn ; pairs with Aldeberan in third week; size 22”;  magnitude; -4.4

• Mars – visible at dawn – 4” ; size 4.8”;  magnitude +1.1

• Jupiter -   rises by midnight;  Capricorn  ; size  45” – magnitude -2.7

• Saturn – in Leo visible for a short while in evening   size 17”; magnitude +1.0

• Uranus –  visible at dawn  in Aquarius     – magnitude 5.8;  size 3.5”

• Neptune –visible at dawn  in Capricorn  6.4 ; magnitude 7.8; size 2.3”

Visit www.heavens-above.com for interesting events, ISS sightings,  bright comets and so on.

 

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