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Sky happenings for the month of January 2016
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Sky happenings for the month of February 2016
  
 
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|Last Quarter || 02 January 2015 || 05:30
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|Last Quarter || 1 February 2016 || 03:28
 
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|New || 10 January 2016 || 01:31
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|New || 8 February 2016 || 14:39
 
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|First Quarter || 16 January 2016 || 23:26
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|First Quarter || 15 February 2016 || 07:46
 
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|Full || 24 January 2016 || 01:46
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|Full || 22 February 2016 || 18:20
 
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==  Meteor Showers<ref name="RASC"/>==
 
==  Meteor Showers<ref name="RASC"/>==
Quadrantids - 04 January 2016
 
  
 
== Other events<ref name="RASC"/> ==
 
== Other events<ref name="RASC"/> ==
  
02 January 2016 - Earth at perihelion
 
  
 
==Night Sky==
 
==Night Sky==
Note that this is for Calgary, Alberta on 15 January 2016 at 22:30 MST. For this date and local time it will be similar for places in the northern hemisphere.<br>
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Note that this is for Calgary, Alberta on 15 February 2016 at 22:30 MST. For this date and local time it will be similar for places in the northern hemisphere.<br>
We now have the winter constellations overhead with [[Taurus]] and [[Orion]] being prominent. This brings up the unaided eye clusters of the [[Hyades]] and the [[M45|Pleiades]] over head. Both of these clusters are best either unaided eye or with binoculars. Also prominent is the [[M42|Orion Nebula]] just under the belt of Orion. All of these are worth a look. The magnificent open cluster [[M44]] in the constellation of [[Cancer]] is also coming overhead later in the evening. If you have a telescope the fainter open cluster [[M67]] is also in Cancer.
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The magnificent open cluster [[M44]] in the constellation of [[Cancer]] is now coming overhead and you have a telescope the fainter open cluster [[M67]] is also in Cancer. [[Orion]] is now further west but it's deep sky gems are still visible. In [[Ursa Major]] a nice paring of galaxies is visible ([[M81]] and [[M82]]) which can be seen together at low power in most telescopes.
  
 
A little off the beaten path are three nice [[open cluster|open clusters]] [[M36]], [[M37]], and [[M38]]. These three clusters are in the constellation of [[Auriga]] which is directly north of Orion (on top of Orion for those in the Northern Hemisphere].
 
A little off the beaten path are three nice [[open cluster|open clusters]] [[M36]], [[M37]], and [[M38]]. These three clusters are in the constellation of [[Auriga]] which is directly north of Orion (on top of Orion for those in the Northern Hemisphere].
  
[[Image:sky_jan_2016.png|15 Jan 2016 Sky]]
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The planet Jupiter is now visible before midnight in the Western Sky.
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[[Image:sky_feb_2016.png|15 Feb 2016 Sky]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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[[Category:Astronomical]]
 
[[Category:Astronomical]]

Revision as of 16:40, 31 January 2016

Sky happenings for the month of February 2016

Note all times and dates in UTC unless otherwise specified.

Contents

Lunar Phases[1]

Phase Date (UTC) Time (UTC)
Last Quarter 1 February 2016 03:28
New 8 February 2016 14:39
First Quarter 15 February 2016 07:46
Full 22 February 2016 18:20

Meteor Showers[1]

Other events[1]

Night Sky

Note that this is for Calgary, Alberta on 15 February 2016 at 22:30 MST. For this date and local time it will be similar for places in the northern hemisphere.
The magnificent open cluster M44 in the constellation of Cancer is now coming overhead and you have a telescope the fainter open cluster M67 is also in Cancer. Orion is now further west but it's deep sky gems are still visible. In Ursa Major a nice paring of galaxies is visible (M81 and M82) which can be seen together at low power in most telescopes.

A little off the beaten path are three nice open clusters M36, M37, and M38. These three clusters are in the constellation of Auriga which is directly north of Orion (on top of Orion for those in the Northern Hemisphere].

The planet Jupiter is now visible before midnight in the Western Sky.

15 Feb 2016 Sky

References

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