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Sky happenings for the month of July 2015
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Sky happenings for the month of August 2015
  
 
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|Full || 02 July 2015 || 02:20
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|Last Quarter || 07 August 2015 || 02:03
 
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|Last Quarter || 08 July 2015 || 20:24
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|New || 14 August 2015 || 14:53
 
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|New || 16 July 2015 || 01:24
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|First Quarter || 22 August 2015 || 19:31
 
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|First Quarter || 24 July 2015 || 04:04
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|Full || 29 August 2015 || 18:35
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|Full || 31 July 2015 || 10:43
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==  Meteor Showers ==
 
==  Meteor Showers ==
S Delta Aquariids - 29 July 2015
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Perseids - 13 August 2015
 
   
 
   
 
== Other events ==
 
== Other events ==
Earth at aphelion - 06 July 2015 19:00
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Venus in inferior conjunction - 15 August 2015
  
 
==Night Sky==
 
==Night Sky==
Note that this is for Calgary, Alberta on 15 July 2015 at 22:30 MDT. 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 August 2015 at 22:30 MDT. For this date and local time it will be similar for places in the northern hemisphere.<br>
Venus and Jupiter are now rapidly setting in the western sky. Saturn is now on the meridian at a reasonable hour, having passed opposition last month. The summer triangle asterism is almost on the meridian.  
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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]].
  
[[Image:july2015.png|15 July 2015 Sky]]
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[[Image:sky_aug_2015.png|15 Aug 2015 Sky]]
 
[[Category:Astronomical]]
 
[[Category:Astronomical]]

Revision as of 08:21, 2 August 2015

Sky happenings for the month of August 2015

Note all times and dates in UTC unless otherwise specified.

Contents

Lunar Phases

Phase Date (UTC) Time (UTC)
Last Quarter 07 August 2015 02:03
New 14 August 2015 14:53
First Quarter 22 August 2015 19:31
Full 29 August 2015 18:35

Meteor Showers

Perseids - 13 August 2015

Other events

Venus in inferior conjunction - 15 August 2015

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.
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 nebulae M27 - the Dumbbell Nebula (in Vulpecula) and M57 - the Ring Nebula (in Lyra) may be found. The globular clusters M56 and M71 are also in this region. The open cluster M29 can be found in Cygnus.

15 Aug 2015 Sky

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