CityDeepSky:Current events

From CityDeepSky
(Difference between revisions)
Jump to: navigation, search
m
Line 1: Line 1:
Sky happenings for the month of August 2015
+
Sky happenings for the month of September 2015
  
 
Note all [[Time and number conventions|times]] and dates in UTC unless otherwise specified.
 
Note all [[Time and number conventions|times]] and dates in UTC unless otherwise specified.
Line 7: Line 7:
 
!Phase!!Date (UTC)!!Time (UTC)
 
!Phase!!Date (UTC)!!Time (UTC)
 
|-
 
|-
|Last Quarter || 07 August 2015 || 02:03
+
|Last Quarter || 05 September 2015 || 09:54
 
|-
 
|-
|New || 14 August 2015 || 14:53
+
|New || 13 September 2015 || 6:41
 
|-
 
|-
|First Quarter || 22 August 2015 || 19:31
+
|First Quarter || 21September 2015 || 8:59
 
|-
 
|-
|Full || 29 August 2015 || 18:35
+
|Full || 28 September 2015 || 2:51
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
==  Meteor Showers<ref name="RASC"/>==
 
==  Meteor Showers<ref name="RASC"/>==
Perseids - 13 August 2015
+
Delta Sextantids - 29 September 2015
 
   
 
   
 
== Other events<ref name="RASC"/> ==
 
== Other events<ref name="RASC"/> ==
Venus in inferior conjunction - 15 August 2015
+
Partial Solar Eclipse (Antartica, Southern Africa) - 13 Sep 2015 at 6:41
 +
Autumnal Equinox - 23 September 2015 at 8:21
 +
Total Lunar Eclipse (Western Europe, West Africa, South America, Eastern North America) - 28 September 2015 at 2:51
  
 
==Night Sky==
 
==Night Sky==
Note that this is for Calgary, Alberta on 15 August 2015 at 22:30 MDT. For this date and local time it will be similar for places in the northern hemisphere.<br>
+
Note that this is for Calgary, Alberta on 15 September 2015 at 22:30 MDT. For this date and local time it will be similar for places in the northern hemisphere.<br>
Saturn is now low in the southwest and for the early evening the only planet visible. The summer triangle is now high overhead where the [[planetary nebula|planetary nebulae]] [[M27]] - the Dumbbell Nebula (in [[Vulpecula]]) and [[M57]] - the Ring Nebula (in [[Lyra]]) may be found. The [[globular cluster|globular clusters]] [[M56]] and [[M71]] are also in this region. The [[open cluster]] [[M29]] can be found in [[Cygnus]].
+
The summer triangle is still high overhead but now past the meridian mid evening. Autumn constellations such as [[Pegasus]] are now coming into view which brings objects like the galaxy [[M31]] as well.
  
[[Image:sky_aug_2015.png|15 Aug 2015 Sky]]
+
[[Image:sky_sep_2015.png|15 Sep 2015 Sky]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
 
[[Category:Astronomical]]
 
[[Category:Astronomical]]

Revision as of 06:27, 2 September 2015

Sky happenings for the month of September 2015

Note all times and dates in UTC unless otherwise specified.

Contents

Lunar Phases[1]

Phase Date (UTC) Time (UTC)
Last Quarter 05 September 2015 09:54
New 13 September 2015 6:41
First Quarter 21September 2015 8:59
Full 28 September 2015 2:51

Meteor Showers[1]

Delta Sextantids - 29 September 2015

Other events[1]

Partial Solar Eclipse (Antartica, Southern Africa) - 13 Sep 2015 at 6:41 Autumnal Equinox - 23 September 2015 at 8:21 Total Lunar Eclipse (Western Europe, West Africa, South America, Eastern North America) - 28 September 2015 at 2:51

Night Sky

Note that this is for Calgary, Alberta on 15 September 2015 at 22:30 MDT. For this date and local time it will be similar for places in the northern hemisphere.
The summer triangle is still high overhead but now past the meridian mid evening. Autumn constellations such as Pegasus are now coming into view which brings objects like the galaxy M31 as well.

15 Sep 2015 Sky

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Information from the RASC Observer's Handbook
Personal tools