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Eye on the Sky |
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BST (UT + 1 hour)
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June-July 09 |
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June
Fri |
5th |
Venus at greatest elongation (46 degrees west); 10pm
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Mon |
7th |
Antares is 0.6 degrees south of the Moon (occultation North America, except most Canada); 5am
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Tue |
9th |
Asteroid (22) Kalliope is at opposition; 1am |
Thu |
11th |
Asteroid (471) Papagena is at opposition; 1am |
Sat |
13th |
Mercury greatest elongation (23 degrees west); Neptune and Jupiter three degrees south of the Moon (5pm)
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Mon |
15th |
Jupiter stationary; 9pm |
Tue |
16th |
Juno is 0.4 degrees north of the Moon at midnight (occultation north-west Australia); Uranus is 6 degrees south of the Moon; 7am |
Fri |
19th |
Venus is two degrees south of the Moon at 2pm; Mars is six degrees south of the Moon and Venus is eight degrees south of the Moon at 6pm
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Sun |
21st |
Solstice; Mercury seven degrees south of the Moon; 7am
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Mon |
22nd |
Vesta in conjunction with Sun; 1pm |
Tue |
23rd |
Pluto at opposition; 9am |
| Thu |
25th |
Asteroid (97) Klotho at opposition; 1am |
| Sun |
28th |
Saturn is seven degrees north of the Moon at 3am; NEO 2001 FE90 makes its closest approach at midday. |
July
Wed |
1st |
Uranus stationary |
Sat |
4th |
Earth at aphelion; Antares 0.5 degrees south of the Moon (11am); Asteroid (7) Iris at opposition (magnitude +8.7) |
Mon |
6th |
Comet 2006 W3 (Christensen) at perihelion |
Tue |
7th |
Moon at apogee (406,224 km) |
Fri |
10th |
Jupiter 4 degrees south of the Moon; Neptune 3 degrees south of the Moon (11pm) |
Mon |
13th |
Jupiter 0.6 degrees south of Neptune (8pm) |
Tue |
14th |
Mercury in superior conjunction; Venus 3 degrees north of Aldebaran (7pm) |
Sat |
18th |
Moon occults M45 (Alcyone grazing occultation) |
Sun |
19th |
Venus 6 degrees south of the Moon (6am) |
Tue |
21st |
Moon at perigee (357, 467km) |
Wed |
22nd |
Total solar eclipse (India, China, Japan) |
| Tue |
28th |
Delta Aquarids meteor shower maximum (11pm) |
| Fri |
31st |
Antares 0.5 degrees south of the Moon, occultation SE Europe (5pm) |
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